Why Do You Not Wear White after Labor Day : The secret history

The time has come for us law-abiding citizens to enforce the venerable “no white after Labor Day” rule of the law. Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that you got that mandate from somewhere? Does it still even be relevant? To better understand the logic behind this rule, we researched the history of clothing restrictions.

• Labor Day will no longer have any meaning as an end-of-summer deadline for not wearing white.
• It’s possible that it developed because people were hot and desired to be cold, or they wanted to show off their money.
• People are now donning white whenever they desire.

A Time article on the matter from 2009 asserts that the decision may have simply been born of necessity. White clothing was simply cooler to wear in the days before air conditioning (sob) (in temperature, not in vibe). In particularly hot weather, one had to choose between being able to wear more revealing and lightweight clothing (because revealing and lightweight clothing was all that was offered). A lighter colour scheme would be good, as you could still wear more things, but it would keep you safe from sunburn. We’re scared to death of it.

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And perhaps, the decree was inspired purely by disdain for the people in the building. It has been suggested that wearing white in the summer may have helped the extremely wealthy members of society distinguish themselves from the middle and lower classes (and the nouveau riche). Wearing dark clothes was typical for people who lived in the grimy city. If you had enough money to spend the summer at a vacation home, you would dress in white “vacation” outfits to travel to and from your home in the city.