Ms. York had specified that the new portrait of her dogs should be painted in a Renaissance style, so, in keeping with the theme, the lobby was filled with actors in Shakespearean attire, checking coats and making a ruckus.
Generally, T-shirts should be avoided anyway, but slogans bearing bad language, nude imagery or advertising a particular brand name are definitely not advisable (unless the deceased specifically requested such attire in his/her will; check with the family in advance).
I recall an experience during high school when a school security guard came into a classroom and asked all the girls to stand up; he was checking them for inappropriate attire.
Mr. Williams himself plays one of the two "Garbhglas" harps, and, like its other harpist, he wears Celtic attire (pixie hat, kilt; I forgot to check whether he wears pointed booties).
There is also a lot of good service journalism: one feature shows exactly how to write a check; another explains standard professional attire for teen girls (no bra straps, no flip-flops); another lists sweepstakes and contests.
Check renaissance festival websites for attire ideas.
Reel in the years and check out the '70s 'dos and attire (not to mention a hepped out Bill Cosby) in this clip from the "Midnight Special": Your thoughts?
If you have a large budget, you may want to check e-bay sites for Renaissance/Medieval attire and purchase a dressy, heavy cape for effect.
Mr. Ingram's Barnette, a beanpole attired in a loudly checked suit — Marion Williams's 1970s costumes are period-perfect — presents an amusingly awkward figure.
Collegiate-looking still, at thirty-six, hadhad on jeans and an untucked checked shirt, more or less his attire for the momentous day (in the film, it becomes a pink bunny suit).
