On Sunday, Shawn Michelle’s Homemade Ice Cream in Bronzeville was not only bursting with dozens of customers, but they were all wearing the same attire: the quarter-zip sweater.
Some were bright, some were muted. Some were paired with bow ties and neckties. The patrons — mostly in their teens or early 20s — socialized and laughed as they tried samples of caramel cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake and lemon pound cake flavors.
“I feel proper when I wear a quarter-zip,” said Lake Rome, 14, of Ashburn. “I’m a Whitney Young [High School] student, so I pride myself on nothing less than excellence.”…