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Old 09-08-2010, 08:25 PM
 
Location: The Big D
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Did a quick poll on my facebook. Every single female except one (she is from the northeast) ALL said they have grown up w/ that fashion "rule" and still adhere to it. Their ages range from 20-52+. Some live and/or grew up in the Midwest, others in all areas of Texas and some in the Dallas area as well as friends in Florida.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:48 PM
 
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If You Must Know: Why Shouldn't We Wear White After Labor Day? - TIME
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:54 PM
 
Location: Central Texas
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momof2dfw, I could pull the same kind of poll with my friends (I figured out that you were born just about the time I was living in Highland Park) and come up with the opposite result. I suspect that we simply run in different circles, even within Park Cities.

As for myself, now (and then, for that matter), I have no problem with someone having fashion rules for themselves. The moment they decide that anyone else must abide by those rules, though, they've stepped over a line, in my viewpoint. And they make me giggle, too.
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Old 09-08-2010, 09:03 PM
 
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I think THL is right on this. I am 58, and grew up in Wisconsin. I remember my mom saying that you shouldn't wear white after Labor Day, but I don't remember any other mention of it. (It may have been an outdated "rule" even when she told me about it.) And I never heard of the rule again when we moved to Texas (I was 16). I think the idea is completely antiquated. My advice it to forget it. Personally, I have never paid any attention to it, and haven't heard anyone mention it in years.
I use to hear this when I was a kid, but that was back in the 60's and 70's. I think those ideas went out the window decades ago.
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Old 09-08-2010, 09:07 PM
 
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YouTube - Serial Mom : You Can't Wear White shoes after labor day
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Old 09-09-2010, 07:57 AM
 
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Did a quick poll on my facebook. Every single female except one (she is from the northeast) ALL said they have grown up w/ that fashion "rule" and still adhere to it. Their ages range from 20-52+. Some live and/or grew up in the Midwest, others in all areas of Texas and some in the Dallas area as well as friends in Florida.
Well, I grew up in Massachusetts and now live in Pennsylvania and no white after Labor Day was always a rule in my Mom's house. Btw, I'm 41 (as of today!). I have absolutely no problem with others if they choose to pass on this "rule" but it always makes me feel a bit off to walk around in a white shirt after Labor Day. Maybe I'll get over it when we move to Austin?
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Old 09-09-2010, 08:58 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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Well, I grew up in Massachusetts and now live in Pennsylvania and no white after Labor Day was always a rule in my Mom's house. Btw, I'm 41 (as of today!). I have absolutely no problem with others if they choose to pass on this "rule" but it always makes me feel a bit off to walk around in a white shirt after Labor Day. Maybe I'll get over it when we move to Austin?
Or not. As said, we don't have a problem if you obey any rules you have for yourself, just don't expect us to abide by them! Do what makes you comfortable!
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Old 09-09-2010, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Well, I grew up in Massachusetts and now live in Pennsylvania and no white after Labor Day was always a rule in my Mom's house. Btw, I'm 41 (as of today!). I have absolutely no problem with others if they choose to pass on this "rule" but it always makes me feel a bit off to walk around in a white shirt after Labor Day. Maybe I'll get over it when we move to Austin?
I would definitely not worry about these things in Austin. As I said before, Austin has got to be the dress-down capital of the country. Whenever I've gone downtown on a weekend night, it's really easy to spot the out-of-towners because they're usually the ones dressed up really fancy.

I didn't even know about the no white after Labor Day "rule" until I opened this thread. It sounds like a remnant of hoity-toity upper class WASPy society.
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Old 09-09-2010, 09:23 AM
 
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Well, I grew up in Massachusetts and now live in Pennsylvania and no white after Labor Day was always a rule in my Mom's house. Btw, I'm 41 (as of today!). I have absolutely no problem with others if they choose to pass on this "rule" but it always makes me feel a bit off to walk around in a white shirt after Labor Day. Maybe I'll get over it when we move to Austin?
As I mentioned earlier, I don't really adhere to the rule, but I must admit that I do put away any white (although I have only 2 pairs of capris, I think) when the weather turns cooler. It doesn't seem right to wear white pants when it is cold or raining. For me, it isn't a Labor Day thing, its a weather thing. I remember that an exception was made for "winter white", which is really cream or light beige. I think that's why it was called "winter white"; because it was acceptable in winter. As a teenager, I remember having cream wool slacks that were fine in the winter (this was Wisconsin, so we wore wool pants.) So even though I haven't thought about the rule in years, I'm sure it has been tucked away in my subconscious, influencing my "fashion" decisions.
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Old 09-09-2010, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I have heard this rule (white shoe), but not know anyone that actually thinks about it. I have heard and seen people comment on felt vs. straw cowboy hats, but not sure on the exact 'season' for each.
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