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. read more
Unless you live in So. Calif., Fla., or the islands, the old notion not to wear white after Labor Day until Memorial Day has always been an unwritten rule, most likely from the late 1800s. We here in the south, Florida especially, dress by the weather - if it's still warm, like through Oct., we wear white sparingly. read more
By the 1950s, women’s magazines made it clear to middle class America: White clothing came out on Memorial Day and went away on Labor Day. These days the fashion world is much more relaxed about what colors to wear and when, but every year you will still hear people say that white after Labor Day is unacceptable, all thanks to some snobby millionaires who decided that was a fashion no-no more than 100 years ago. read more
You are allowed to wear white after labor day.A guy named David Cross made it up in the 1970's because he hated the color white. read more
These days the fashion world is much more relaxed about what colors to wear and when, but every year you will still hear people say that white after Labor Day is unacceptable, all thanks to some snobby millionaires who decided that was a fashion no-no more than 100 years ago. read more