What is the Official Dress?

What is the Official Dress?

The uniform worn by FFA members at local, state and national functions is called Official Dress. It provides identity and gives a distinctive and recognizable image to the organization and its members. Official Dress has been worn with pride by millions of FFA members since 1933.

What is Official Dress for FFA?

Official Dress for FFA members include: An official FFA jacket zipped to the top. Black slacks and black socks/nylons or black skirt and black nylons. White collared blouse or white collared shirt.

When was the FFA Official Dress created?

1933
Agriculture educator J.H. (Gus) Lintner commissioned a jacket for members of the local FFA chapter to wear to the 1933 National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo., as part of their FFA band uniform. The iconic blue and gold design was so popular that it was adopted as the Official Dress of FFA members.

What is the FFA Official Dress for females?

Female Official Dress White collared blouse and official FFA blue scarf. Black dress shoes with a closed heel and toe (No boots, sandals, open-toed shoes, or tennis shoes.) Black nylon hosiery. Official FFA jacket zipped to the top.

What are the 4 main parts of official dress?

For females, official dress consists of a black skirt (black slacks may be appropriate for traveling and outdoor activities), a white collared blouse, an official FFA blue scarf, black dress shoes with closed heel and toe, black nylon hosiery, and an official FFA jacket zipped to the top.

Why does FFA have Official Dress?

What are the 4 main parts of Official Dress?

Why does FFA have official dress?

Who wore the first FFA jacket?

J.H. (Gus) Lintner
Fredericktown, Ohio is credited with being the birthplace of the famous jacket. According to the FFA website, Agriculture educator J.H. (Gus) Lintner commissioned a jacket for members of the local FFA chapter to wear to the 1933 National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo., as part of their FFA band uniform.

What are 3 awards that may be worn on the FFA jacket?

FFA members can earn pins for their jackets, but there should never be more than three pins on the front. The three medals worn should represent the highest degree earned, the highest office held, and the highest award earned by the member.