# Is is safe to wear white yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 5, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034 "2002-04-05T17:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/1 "2002-04-05T17:47:30Z")
As the saying goes, you’re not supposed to wear white after Labor Day. When is it considered okay to start wearing it again? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/2 "2002-04-05T18:00:51Z")
In theory - Memorial Day. Personally, I don’t pay any attention to that, but if you saw the way I dressed, you’d discount anything I say regarding fashion. ---
**Author:** ![girl27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@girl27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/girl27)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/3 "2002-04-05T18:04:52Z")
I thought it was after Easter… 'Cause all the ladies wore their pretty white… (whatevers) to Church? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/4 "2002-04-05T18:07:10Z")
Isn’t there a commercial where Kathy Ireland tells these two women on the street that it’s okay to wear white anytime? ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/5 "2002-04-05T18:08:37Z")
Nah, the original fashion rule was for Memorial Day, but times have changed. Living out here in L.A., we generally ignore the rule. ---
**Author:** ![Azure\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/6 "2002-04-05T23:38:05Z")
**Ivylass** , I saw that commercial too. And if the TV tells me so, it’s settled. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/7 "2002-04-05T23:43:36Z")
ms manners says, NO white shoes before may 30th. unless you are a nurse, tennis player, or a bride. sneakers are no longer white after one wearing. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/8 "2002-04-06T00:07:18Z")
For me, it is _never_ safe to wear white. It guarantees I dump the coffee mug, dribble pasta sauce, or lean against a dirty car–early in the morning, of course, so I can walk around like a dufus all day. As far as fashion goes, I personally don’t care. I’m more concerned about people wearing white shoes with dark hose than if they wear them in _gasp_ the wrong season. ---
**Author:** ![Magickly\_Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/9 "2002-04-06T00:12:05Z")
The rule was Memorial Day, but I exceptions are made for Easter, because it’s no fun to wear drab colors for Easter. I wear white whenever I want to, though, so I ignore a lot. Usually, it’s dark colors for winter and white for spring/summer. ---
**Author:** ![Nonny\_Mouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@Nonny\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonny_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2002, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-safe-to-wear-white-yet/102034/10 "2002-04-06T03:21:11Z")
It’s safe to wear white after the last snow melts, the salt’s all gone, and all the mud dries up. Before that, pastels aren’t a great idea either. Nonny “she who is without stain” Mouse