What does it mean when they say..??

Question

What does it mean when they say " No wearing white after Labor Day"? And were did that come from??

Answer 1

It used to be the "rules" of hoity-toity upper class women.  But nowadays no one cares.  Where whatever you feel like wearing.  

Answer 2

Good question. Go here. maybe it can help. I did and found it interesting.

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Answer 3

yea i heard of that 2, i dont get it :|  but i have 2 wear white cuz my school uniform is white :P

Answer 4

Old fashion rule.It means its time to retire the spring and summer colors like white.Pull out the autumn colors baby.Yay,I love this time of year!

Answer 5

it came from the movie wedding crashers

Answer 6

Im pretty sure it means "i Don't really know " or "ummmm"

Answer 7

I can't really answer this.

but the link below might.

Answer 8

Tradition.

Who makes up any of those rules?

Answer 9

We are slaves to that one. But when can this rule be broken?

In a word--always. All rules are made to be broken and this one is broken just for the very reason it exists. Fashion. The most flagrant example is winter white. Rich not quite snow colored fabrics adorn the best dressed in marvelous high quality suits and coats made often from wool so that there is no mistaking it for summer season. Winter white wools or angora are the stuff that declares that the wearer is too fashionable to care about the rule of thumb.

No wearing white after Labor Day is another generation's rule for the vociferous younger generation. The youth market is filled with so many violations of this wardrobe rule that many of them would say it no longer applies at all. White is often used to accent pastel or more electric versions of pastel shades. This is particularly true in the case of ski type parkas and snow pants. White is increasingly used for hat, scarf and glove sets.

The only place that the no wearing white after Labor Day rule is really applied is in the case of handbags with matching shoes or lightweight white clothing. All of the obviously summer purses are sort of frowned upon after the semi-official end of the summer fashion season, Labor Day.

This does present a touchy situation in hot climates. Not only are fall and winter clothes too hot it just doesn't seem like the same season that it does in colder northern climates. Obviously in these places creative solutions are used. White gym shoes are still fine. Otherwise, darker though lightweight clothing is worn.

Answer 10

No wearing white after labor day no longer applies. Any stylist will tell you that, it was something people used to say but no longer works.. theres nothing wrong with wearing white regardless of what people say rules are made to be broken.. this one needs to be.. white is a color of winter.. it goes well with ANY other color.. anything.. its more of a cliche than anything.. it started as "dont wear white summer dresses after labor day" or thin linens stuff like that.. and became "no white" white is permitted..  

Answer 11

I believe the rule is no white shoes, not no white clothing. White shoes are summer attire, and it is tacky to wear them when summer is over.

Answer 12

I think it's more for fashion preparing for Fall to come.  But i've heard it's ok to have white shoes/heels and accessories...but it's a lame rule and you should wear whatever you want to.  No one cares unless you are a celebrity or live in beverly hills.

Answer 13

it is actually originally sunday. I have no idea what it means but it sounds like a witness thing.

Answer 14

lol idk. i heard it on jammin z 90 in SD.

haha. and i was wearing a white jacket which was ironic.

you can google it. ^_^

actually i'll do that now... one second.

alright, they said just cuz it's not a fall/winter color.

EH?! :D

Answer 15

i'm not sure where it comes from, but it essentially means its taboo to wear white after labor day because summer is over and fashion switches over to the warmer fall/winter colors. labor day is kind of the big bang out of summer, so it pertains to that.  

Answer 16

That's so old. It's not as accepted as it used to be.

Answer 17

As with many customs and etiquette dictums, it's difficult to pin down the reason behind the prohibition against white after Labor Day. We searched on variations of "wear white after Labor Day" and sifted through the Etiquette and Fashion categories in the Yahoo! Directory. We managed to turn up a bit of information on the fashion dictate.

Originally, the rule was more along the lines of "Only wear white shoes between Memorial Day and Labor Day." Furthermore, it mainly applied to white pumps or dress shoes. White tennis shoes and off-white boots seem exempt, as are any shoes worn by a winter bride. "Winter white" clothing (e.g., cream-colored wool) is acceptable between Labor Day and Memorial Day too.

The only logical reasoning we could find cited temperature. Image consultant Nancy Penn suggests that because white reflects light and heat, wearing white would make you cooler in winter, and thus should be avoided. But others suggest the rule stems from a class issue. Acting Director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology Valerie Steele notes that in the late 19th century and the 1950s, more people were entering the middle classes. These nouveau-riche folks were often unaware of the standards of high society, so they were given specific codified rules to follow in order to fit in.

Several sites quoted a charming refrain about G.R.I.T.S. -- girls raised in the South. This bit of folklore states, "Southern girls know bad manners when they see them," and a clear sign of bad manners is wearing white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day. Because fashions in the American South can be a little more formal than elsewhere, perhaps the no-white-shoes rule came from south of the Mason-Dixon Line? Even Star Jones (an otherwise fashion-forward Southern lady) admits that white shoes "are for Easter Sunday and not the dead of winter."

We can only surmise that the point of this rule is to ensure that people only wear summer fashions during the actual summer months. The opposite probably applies as well, but people generally don't need to be reminded to avoid wearing a goose-down parka in 100-degree weather. If you live in a locale with summer temperatures year-round, we can't see the harm in wearing white shoes or a head-to-toe white outfit in October. And we promise not to tell Miss Manners.  

Answer 18

good question

Answer 19

its so supposed to mean that white isnt a fall color i think

Answer 20

I just heard that in NEver Been kissed. Lol

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