Celebrating Reagan's Legacy in a Halter Top

Yesterday, some people in the office and I had a discussion about the types of people that waited to see President Reagan's casket as it made its way into the Capitol Rotunda. It was clear that a large percentage of people dressed down for the event, wearing shorts and t-shirts and the like. My view at the time was that it wasn't inappropriate because these were the people that Reagan represented and that this was not an official funeral service. My coworkers remarked that they couldn't imagine people wearing khaki shorts during similar events in the past. Well, the Washington Post has written an article about this very issue. Let me know what you think... I'm curious what the consensus is on this one, as I'm not sure myself.