White after Labor Day - true?

Can you really wear white after Labor day now, or is that still a no-no?

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I think someone posted this a few weeks ago. Majority of the girls believed that wearing white clothes is okay but wearing white shoes is still a no-no.

I'm not a big fan of white myself so I usually don't wear anything white after Labor day anyway unless it's very hot out.

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I will wear white sneakers, never was a big fan of white pants/shorts or capris.

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yeah, I figured this topic would have been brought up recently....I don't own 1 pair of white shoes! But I am sporting a pair of white cropped pants today

I think wearing white in the dead of winter is a bit odd, but wonder about the Spring and Fall....I think that wouldnt be the end of the world

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here is something funny I found on YAHOO!!

Dear Yahoo!:
Why aren't you supposed to wear white after Labor Day?
Fletch
San Francisco, California

Dear Fletch:
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.

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I let the weather decide...if it feels summery...I'll wear white...

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I will still wear white after labor day. I was never big on clothing etiquette. In fact my whole wardrobe is probably one big fashion faux-pau.