Today's Tidbit... Dressing Up for the Queen and Game

I wrote the following with the accompanying image in 2020. Given the news of the Queen’s death, I thought I’d republish it today.

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Among the more tribal changes in fan behavior over the last few decades has been the trend of fans dutifully wearing team colors and gear to games. Wearing team colors, especially clothing with team logos and slogans, is now the norm, but it was not always so. Back in the day, it was enough to wear a pin or ribbon with your school colors or a slogan. Men attended games in suits and wore fedoras. Women wore dresses and liked them. (They still do at many Southern schools.)