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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Using an arbitrary date on the calendar to tell you when a piece of clothing is no longer socially acceptable isn't really common sense.
Nor do I see why white shoes would be stupid in January. How is that common sense? Why would they look stupid because it is January? Seriously, I have zero comprehension of why the color changes from fine to oh god no not that.
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The date isn't exactly arbitrary. It's just a shorthand way of saying no white shoes when summer is over. Because white dress shoes have a spring-summer/warm weather look to them.
As for James and Preston, guys do have to pay attention to this stuff too. The no-white shoes means no white bucks. And by extension, it means no clothing like seersucker. As noted by AF, though, white =/= off white, nor does it = dirty bucks.
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
One difference I've noticed is that in the north the rule is no white shoes before Memorial Day, while I was taught that in the south it is no white shoes before Easter.
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That's how I've always heard it.
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