ETTM: No white after Labor Day

[hallows]

I've never understood why. I don't really wear white, because it's impossible for me to eat anything without wearing it, but it sorta makes me want to be a rebel, lol.

[jennlin]

bc summer is over.

[picksthemusic]

I think that's an old rule from, like, the 80s. If you watch What Not To Wear, they'll just tell you to wear what looks good on you. And if you can pull off white jeans in November, go you.

[madDawg228]

I think white is a good color to wear SOMETIMES in the winter, but that might be an UO. It can be made to appear more cold than warm when paired with the right colors. But I always prefer ivories to "real" whites.

[jennlin]

the white refers to pants, shoes, and purses, i thought.

[Deleted]

It only refers to the bottom half and accessories. White shirts are fine year round.

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One common explanation is practical. For centuries, wearing white in the summer was simply a way to stay cool — like changing your dinner menu or putting slipcovers on the furniture. "Not only was there no air-conditioning, but people did not go around in T shirts and halter tops. They wore what we would now consider fairly formal clothes," says Judith Martin, better known as etiquette columnist Miss Manners. "And white is of a lighter weight."

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