Topic: Southern Clothing

There are many Southern clothing stores that flaunt the confederate flag and represent themselves as the Southern way to dress. A few days ago, one of my sorority sisters emailed us about a new clothing line that her friend just launched called Dixie Gentlemen. In her email she said, “his stuff was a hit at the Carolina Cup! So put your SoPro and Southern Tide today and check his line out.” This company has many clothing styles that are considered to be Southern such as Croakies and overalls. I never considered overalls to be Southern, because I lived in Israel when I was younger and every kid in my preschool wore overalls at least once. Croakies are something that I definitely consider to be Southern. I had never heard of Croakies before I moved to Atlanta. Many of the clothes sold at Dixie Outfitters have Confederate flags on them. At my friend’s middle school, Flat Rock Middle School, a few years ago, clothing with Confederate flags was banned. Many girls wore Dixie Outfitters clothing and people got offended leading the NAACP to get involved. What is your thought about Dixie Outfitters and its representation of the Confederate flag through the clothing that it sells? What clothing styles do you consider to be southern?