Hooters is a nationwide chain that apparently has varying reputations, depending on where each outlet is located. Here on the Pacific coast, Hooters is called a family restaurant, but there are not many parents who willingly take their kids there. Some, yes. But not many.
I have been told, though, that Hooters is a lot more popular in Florida and really is considered more of a family restaurant there, despite the suggestive name.
When I first read about Jennifer's case and saw some things about a Hooters jacket, I had just finished a novel by Carl Haiisan, a Florida novelist/journalist. In the novel a Hooters waitress was kidnapped from her workplace (THIS IS FICTION!) and is wearing a Hooters jacket when she's taken. The kidnappers are infatuated with her because of her feminine assets, and the jacket is considered something of a symbol/trophey. It was described, IIRC, as an orange and white satin jacket with the name 'Hooters' prominent. Well, this is what I thought of when I heard about Jennifer having borrowed a Hooters jacket.
ETA: There isn't a photo of the jacket on this thread, but there is a link to the site where you can see it. See the following post.
However, Hooters evidently sells a variety of sportsware-type garments. I believe that on this same thread we're typing on, someone has posted a photo of a jacket of the same kind Jennifer was thought to have borrowed. I will look through and see if I can find it.
