The NFL has never before fielded more style-savvy players and colleges aren’t far behind. These professional guys are rocking tuxedos, making best-dressed lists, starting their own bowtie line. And yet, we continue to celebrate elevated style by decamping in a parking lot and guzzling pedestrian beer. It seems, well, wrong.
Lets class up the joint a bit.
To be sure, upscale tailgating is nothing new. Colleges like Virginia’s Emory & Henry and Hampton-Sydney, plus Kentucky’s Centre College have the fancy tailgate established as a long-standing tradition. Like something out of The Great Gatsby, men and their dates would spread across the grassy hills near the stadium and watch the action from there; all the while sipping cocktails while clad in bow ties and sundresses. Today, as more become mainstream spectators consuming their drinks and enjoying gourmet food in the parking lot like mere mortals, the rest of it stuck around: nice dress, nice drinks, nice food. And, after all, why wouldn’t it?
