Seersucker

Seersucker is a cotton fabric, commonly striped or checkered, used to make clothing for summer wear, with a strong tradition in the American South. The word originates from the Persian words "shir o shekar," meaning "milk and sugar", from the resemblance of its smooth and rough stripes to the smooth surface of milk and bumpy texture of sugar.

In the mid-1990s, US Senator Trent Lott from Mississippi designated a “nice and warm” day in the second or third week of June as Seersucker Thursday. This tradition has since spread outside Congress and is now known as National Seersucker Day.

Celebrate the rich tradition of seersucker and the arrival of summer with one of our lovely pocket squares.