Wear White After labor Day???

[Bonanza]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?

[Stu from NYC]

I have stuck to the rule you can wear white until the first real snowfall of over 6 inches.

[JMintzer]

Isn't "Winter White" a thing?

[BrianL99]

Maybe as the South expands and the average age of Villagers decreases, the mentality will stop being mired in the 50's & 60's.

Perhaps we'll even see a band at a square, wearing white and refusing to play Mustang Sally.

[shut the front door]

The concept of not wearing white after Labor Day started in the 19th century as a way for the upper class to separate themselves from the working class.
We're beyond that and the whole concept went out decades ago.

[tophcfa]

Perhaps we'll even see a band at a square, wearing white and refusing to play Mustang Sally.

Sallie wears white year round. And it’s not Mustang Sally, it’s Golf Cart Sallie, cause all she wants to do is ride along Sallie, ride Sallie ride : )

[billethkid]

Concept belongs in the archives very near the buggy whips!!

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[BlueStarAirlines]

Next you are going to tell me I shouldn't wear my three piece suit to the squares and that top hats are no longer in fashion!

[Boomer]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?


Oh my! Such a quandary……….

And now, a lot of early boomer women reading this are probably asking themselves, “What would my mother say.” (There is no question mark needed at the end of that last sentence because the question is rhetorical. We all know what our mothers would say.)

But……..we front-of-the-boom women did a lot of things our mothers told us not to do. We came of age on the cusp of some real change.

Personally, I would not wear my white jeans or shoes in Cincinnati after Labor Day. But in TV when it is really hot, I might think about it……

Boomer

[Stu from NYC]

Next you are going to tell me I shouldn't wear my three piece suit to the squares and that top hats are no longer in fashion!

Heaven forbid that top hats go out of fashion

[BrianL99]

Heaven forbid that top hats go out of fashion


... or root beer, running boards and baby doll pajamas.

[Djean1981]

As far as attire, do what you want.

[lindaelane]

I am 65. I heard that rule for shoes only - not clothes - when I was age 6, and followed it until white tennis shoes were popular for all. I don't know if people in the hotter South ever had such a rule for clothes. If they did, it is gone.

Yes, I know white clothes help the wearer feel cooler than dark ones would. But south of a certain latitude it is quite hot until well into Autumn.

Also, we had what we called "winter white". No one avoided wearing, for instance, a white sweater. I think that is well known, even by those much older than myself.

I have heard of women being condemned by other women for wearing white shoes to a non-summer job interview, as late as the early 2000s. I think that is sad.

Hey, if a person is covering up the squiggly and hairy bits, I have no complaints about their attire.

[La lamy]

My mother taught us that we'll look like painters if we wear white after Labor Day. Oh my!!! How happy I am to stop that ridiculous mindset. Wear what you want, when you want is my motto.

[bowlingal]

so, if you vacation in the Caribbean in Feb where the temp is about 85....you don't wear white?

[defrey12]

This is undoubtedly THE dumbed thread I’ve seen yet…

[TeresaE]

Just be happy to have a roof over your head, food in your belly and clothes of any color on your back. Many people in world don’t.

[mikeycereal]

Never heard of that until I was an adult, so obviously my parents were past that concern... had they even known about it too. I remember a comedy sketch on that non-wearing of white, not sure if it was a commercial or what, where some guy brought that up. I can picture his voice; sounded like that dude from the "Airplane!" comedy who was making jokes in the tower.... and someone else laughing when he said it. But yeah, it became kind of a joke several years back.

[WingedFoot78]

The commercial you are thinking about is still on tv.

[Stu from NYC]

This is undoubtedly THE dumbed thread I’ve seen yet…

I think it is rather funny

[Kenswing]

This is undoubtedly THE dumbed thread I’ve seen yet…

That would be “dumbest” thread. But trust me, even as dumb as this one may seem, it doesn’t even make it into the top 10 of the dumbest threads I’ve seen here.

[IndianaJones]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?
I grew up down here in Florida - have never heard this “rule”. The only dress code we were told was “don’t wear flip-flops to the funeral home”. I think even that rule is passé. Feel free to wear white all year!

[MrFlorida]

Who wears shoes in Florida ?

[cphague]

If you ask me, Sallie is one of the few that knows how to look good for any occasion!

Sallie wears white year round. And it’s not Mustang Sally, it’s Golf Cart Sallie, cause all she wants to do is ride along Sallie, ride Sallie ride : )

[Monika Greiner]

I always wore Winter white
A white
Wool Sweaters and white slags in Northern Europe.

[fdpaq0580]

I just ask myself, "what would Jesus wear?". Then I put on t-shirt and shorts. 😎

[Collierbabe]

Even the fashion industry threw this rule out years ago, thank goodness! Don't be a fashion slave. Besides, in Florida white is a staple in our wardrobe.

[kendi]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?

That’s old school thinking. Any color any season goes these days. Who really cares anyway. Silly to be bound by what others think you can or can not wear. Dress as you please.

[toeser]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?


With everything that is going on in the world and this country, why the heck would anyone care?

[Stu from NYC]

With everything that is going on in the world and this country, why the heck would anyone care?

The only person who gets a vote on what I wear is my wife and I outvote her.:BigApplause:

PS: She never has given me a vote on what she wears

[AnthonyO]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?

Silly "rule". Wear white whenever you want to and yes always white sneakers.

[MandoMan]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?

No, it doesn’t hold true even in Florida unless you are among a group of fastidious elderly ladies living in high rise condos on the beach in Miami and dreaming of shopping again in NYC while their husbands salt away millions on Wall Street. The same people who make rules against wearing golf shirts and shorts and caps unless you are actually on the golf course. They also say women should never wear leggings instead of pants, and no one should wear clothing advertising brands or with “clever” says on them, and many more. We are in The Villages. It’s thoroughly middle-class, sometimes with delusions of grandeur. It’s about comfort here, golfing, drinking, dining, dancing, being free of lots of social rules. Especially the stupid rule about when you can wear white. But one thing I ask you not to ever do is get a tattoo. I’ve never seen a tattoo as attractive as the skin underneath it. If you need to remember a name or date or wise saying in some foreign language, don’t get a tattoo so you don’t forget. Put it in needlepoint and hang it on your wall.

[DonnaNi4os]

I wear white whenever I want to. The wear white rule of Memorial Day thru Labor Day has long been disregarded.

[jimschlaefer]

Oh my! Such a quandary……….

And now, a lot of early boomer women reading this are probably asking themselves, “What would my mother say.” (There is no question mark needed at the end of that last sentence because the question is rhetorical. We all know what our mothers would say.)

But……..we front-of-the-boom women did a lot of things our mothers told us not to do. We came of age on the cusp of some real change.

Personally, I would not wear my white jeans or shoes in Cincinnati after Labor Day. But in TV when it is really hot, I might think about it……

Boomer

Cowboy hats are included as well. Black after Labor Day. White after Memorial Day.

[GmaLisaG]

Born in Florida doesn't apply here..

[Sherry8bal]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?

This whole thing was a stupid idea in the first place and why anyone would bother to follow it is beyond me. Do YOUR OWN THING!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rapscallion St Croix]

I'll wear white after Labor Day. I'll also step on a crack, pick up a tails up penny, and put ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago. What I won't do is pass a salt shaker hand-to-hand.

[richdell]

I wear white underwear. Does that count?
:popcorn:

[chrissy2231]

I'm my own drummer & DO NOT follow ridiculous rules-I wear white all year long!

[Pres1939]

Just wear what you like! Why be concerned about this, considering what the country is currently facing?

[BumpaOompa]

OP, you are really old school!! What does the Farmer’s Almanac tell you to do?

[DaleDivine]

This is undoubtedly THE dumbed thread I’ve seen yet…

WOWWWW, took you 2 pages of reading to come to that conclusion???
:0000000000luvmyhors:popcorn::ohdear:

[Stu from NYC]

Born in Florida doesn't apply here..

Are 10% of posters on this site born here? Tend to doubt it

[Lea N]

Sallie wears white year round. And it’s not Mustang Sally, it’s Golf Cart Sallie, cause all she wants to do is ride along Sallie, ride Sallie ride : )

Cute!!

[fcgiii]

Does the rule apply to underwear?

[MiPalmers]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?
I wear white whenever I want to wear white. (Once I moved out of my parents home in the 80s.)

[JMintzer]

Silly "rule". Wear white whenever you want to and yes always white sneakers.

The official "old man" shoes of The Villages...

https://cdn.runrepeat.com/i/new-balance/27050/new-balance-mens-624-cushioning-x-training-shoes-uk-7-uk-width-4e-white-with-navy-men-s-white-with-navy-d5d2-600.jpg

[Boomer]

For those taking shots at this thread topic:

This is just a light, little conversation. That’s a good thing. No need to be agitated by it. If it disturbs you, you could decide not to read it.

Boomer

[andcar55@sbcglobal.net]

Maybe as the South expands and the average age of Villagers decreases, the mentality will stop being mired in the 50's & 60's.

Perhaps we'll even see a band at a square, wearing white and refusing to play Mustang Sally.
Oh god yes
All the same tired old songs

[Veiragirl]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?


Who cares?! It's Florida not NYC

[manaboutown]

White sneakers have been out since the Jerry Seinfeld show ended. lol

[Stu from NYC]

For those taking shots at this thread topic:

This is just a light, little conversation. That’s a good thing. No need to be agitated by it. If it disturbs you, you could decide not to read it.

Boomer

Very true and well said

[Stu from NYC]

I have decided that I will wear white before during and after labor day/ Now have to buy a pair of white sneakers

[MrFlorida]

Does the rule apply to underwear?

Who wears underwear in Florida ?

[fdpaq0580]

Who wears underwear in Florida ?

😬😧😠🙈🙈🙈🙈👀

[Stu from NYC]

Who wears underwear in Florida ?

Why didnt you tell me that before we moved here?:sing:

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Who wears underwear in Florida ?

...

[Mhoey]

We are retired! We do and wear whatever we want 😃
As long as it is appropriate 😊

[Stu from NYC]

We are retired! We do and wear whatever we want 😃
As long as it is appropriate 😊

Better talk to the committee on when it is appropriate:pepper2:

[Rose Ann Vinci Igoe]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?

I go with the weather if its warm , I wear white and sandles as long as I want. and in Jan, Feb, I wear a Winter White which is off white and a heaver material.

[Stu from NYC]

I go with the weather if its warm , I wear white and sandles as long as I want. and in Jan, Feb, I wear a Winter White which is off white and a heaver material.

Did you get an approval in writing from the wrong to wear white after labor day police?

[Bonanza]

Just wear what you like! Why be concerned about this, considering what the country is currently facing?

This is a fun thread and has nothing to do with anything.
Lighten up!
:Screen_of_Death:

[manaboutown]

I have decided that I will wear white before during and after labor day/ Now have to buy a pair of white sneakers

My last pair of Nike white sneakers I bought in 1992. I'll give them to you if I can find them. Size 12.

[Stu from NYC]

My last pair of Nike white sneakers I bought in 1992. I'll give them to you if I can find them. Size 12.

They may have shrunk to size 6 by now, that florida heat is something

[B-flat]

This thread reminds me of my late mother-in-law who was always worried about what the neighbors will say and that includes the subject of wearing white. It's pretty gross seeing a senior or an overweight person with lumps and bumps wearing white pants.

[Stu from NYC]

This thread reminds me of my late mother-in-law who was always worried about what the neighbors will say and that includes the subject of wearing white. It's pretty gross seeing a senior or an overweight person with lumps and bumps wearing white pants.

Very true stay away from white but ok to wear speedos.:BigApplause:

[Bonanza]

This is undoubtedly THE dumbed thread I’ve seen yet…

And what's even dumber is that you made a comment!
:posting:

[Bonanza]

For those taking shots at this thread topic:

This is just a light, little conversation. That’s a good thing. No need to be agitated by it. If it disturbs you, you could decide not to read it.

Boomer

Thank you. You are one of the few who get it!
:a040::clap2:

[Stu from NYC]

Thank you. You are one of the few who get it!
:a040::clap2:

Some people here think everything must be serious

[Rodneysblue]

The rule of thumb is that you don't wear white after Labor Day which holds true even in Florida,
but you can resume doing so after Memorial Day.

How about when it's 37 degrees in February?

White sneakers are always the exception!

Why yes or Why not?

I just don't wear white at all. Had to wear monotone colors while working all my life so now I go for colorful camp and Hawaiian shirts.