By Matthew Rahn (Rogers State University)
There’s a feud brewing amongst House and Senate chambers this fall Session, and it’s not likely to fizzle out any time soon. Creed Littlefield and Eva Dye, the respective chairs of House and Senate Fashion Committees, are leading their congressmen and women to fashion success.
This race for fashion glory will be easily seen this week, as both the House and Senate will be hosting various themed days. Representative Littlefield outlined multiple themes including stoplight day, which will be held on Saturday and asks House members to wear red, yellow and green to signify their relationship status. It’s themed days like this that Littlefield hopes will bring fashion to life at OIL.
One thing Eva and Creed can certainly agree on is “Bowtie Friday.” This themed day has been an OIL tradition for years now, but both fashion chairs agree that the excitement for it has died down. One goal of both Littlefield and Dye is to see more bow ties this year.
At the root of this feud lies subtle differences in House and Senate rules and regulations regarding dress code. The House-not requiring a suit jacket-tends to be more relaxed while the Senate is more strict. However, Representative Littlefield describes a new fashion punishment system
“I’m gonna try a new system this year, like a demerit system, and it’s called Ewck points, which is more of a constructive criticism.”
No need to worry, though, Littlefield explained that this will only be enforced in a friendly manner in order to promote good fashion sense.
On the other hand, the senate is not without its reprimands for poor fashion. Senator Dye explained that simply wearing the same tie two days in a row may land you in the cross hairs of the fashion committee. Just as in Littlefield’s case, Dye assures that breaking a fashion law will only result in kind advice.
No matter what chamber you call home, look out for the fashion committee and take part in their efforts to have the most fashionable session yet.