Plus: Is it acceptable to wear the flag on one’s butt?
Hosts may set the general standard of dress, such as “black tie” — or puzzling codes they think up, such as “elegant casual,” whatever that means. But they are supposed to respect their guests’ judgment and not scold them in advance.
I was raised to believe that it was disrespectful, if not traitorous, to wear the American flag on your butt or anywhere else, except as part of an authorized uniform, or maybe a discreet pin like the ones that seem required for politicians.
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