I'm not a big fan of people wearing western cowboy hats on eastern streams. In my view anyone who doesn't rope and ride should not wear a cowboy hat! But that's just me.
Whew! I didn't know you Easterners have a fishing dress code. I'm more of the 'if it feels good, do it' type of guy when it comes to fishing apparel.

But then again, my regular fishing outfit is a grungy fedora, a sex pistols T-shirt, a pair of shorts, and Converse sneakers with felt glued to the bottom. I get some weird looks sometimes - on a side note, no one seems to care on the streams around Boulder, but when I head down to the South Platte, I get a lot of head shaking and even a few glares.