Tan Cotton Suit Thursday. . .

The waning days of summer, and already kind of cool here in Mid-Michigan, but I'm determined to enjoy my warm weather gear as long as is feasibly possible. Admittedly, the almost chilly gray day today (Friday) has me thinking about tweed, oxford cloth, wool flannel, corduroy, and suede.

But let's talk about yesterday's tan cotton suit. Brooks Brothers, I think, although I can't swear to it. Might also be Southwick. Haven't checked the label(s) inside the coat in ages.

In any case, it's lightweight, airy, and comfortable. I always chuckle when I pull this one out and think back to 2012, possibly 2011, or maybe 2013, when there was quite a kerfuffle among the political right in the U.S. in the wake of then President Obama showing up for a summer press conference in a tan suit instead of the usual navy or charcoal.

Questions of color and pattern related to differing levels of formality aside, past presidents have ALSO been photographed carrying out their duties in tan, taupe, or beige summer suits. With that nugget of information in mind, I really did not, and still don't, understand what the problem was at the time.

Other than, perhaps, there was nothing else to complain about that day so, "Let's criticize his suit."

--Heinz-Ulrich

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