Comments on: Goodbye White Shoes

By: Heather MacAllister

Heather MacAllister — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:05:22 +0000

At least he’s wearing a belt!

By: Heather MacAllister

Heather MacAllister — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:03:58 +0000

I think it’s funny, too, but so ingrained. I see the poll is down, but about 2/3 of the voters said they’d wear white shoes if they want to!

By: Linda Warren

Linda Warren — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:20:56 +0000

It’s scary that we have a rule and no one knows who made it or how it got started. And people follow it religiously. Well, some. I saw a lady in church who had on white heels. I thought “That’s a no-no” and then mentally smacked myself. Who cares? We need to get rid of the rule. But how do we get rid of the years it’s been branded into our minds? Maybe I’ll wear my white shoes. Oh, yeah!

By: D.L.

D.L. — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:05:59 +0000

Now I really want to know where the rule comes from! Usually I find I have most of those rules in my DNA too, but this one doesn’t seem to affect me as much. I tend to wear my white sandals right up until my toes start to freeze. Maybe if I had some white pumps it’d be a different story though…

By: Joanne Rock

Joanne Rock — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:34:49 +0000

I like the white shoe rule. It keeps my white shoes clean and unscuffed to have them out of the closet for just a few months a year. Do you think it applies to white belts for men??? I keep trying to hide my son’s white belt, which he takes out of the closet at all times of the year. Granted, it’s canvas. So it’s not as scary as white leather in winter, but still…

By: Heather MacAllister

Heather MacAllister — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:38:05 +0000

Interesting article. Originally, the ban was just white shoes. White clothing was okay. And I’m not surprised Chanel broke whatever rules she could find! Don’t we have her to thank for women’s pants and getting us out of the corset? (Y)

By: Katie mack

Katie mack — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:02:11 +0000

Ignore this one, it has a typo. I tried to delete it before it posted, but no go.

By: Katie mack

Katie mack — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:00:55 +0000

Heather ~ Maybe this will give you courage: 1) Fashion legend Coco Chanel disregarded the rule and made white a year-round part of her wardrobe as far back as the 1920s, and 2) “Even the 2004 manners bible, Emily Post’s Etiquette, 17th Edition, gives the go-ahead for wearing white after Labor Day.” (excerpted from Time article below)

Here’s today’s Time article addressing the origins of the rule: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090908/us_time/08599192068400

By: Katie mack

Katie mack — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:59:57 +0000

Heather ~ Maybe this will give you courage: 1) Fashion legend Coco Chanel publicly flaunted the rule and made white a year-round part of her wardrobe as far back as the 1920s, and 2) “Even the 2004 manners bible, Emily Post’s Etiquette, 17th Edition, gives the go-ahead for wearing white after Labor Day.” (excerpted from Time article below)

Here’s today’s Time article addressing the origins of the rule: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090908/us_time/08599192068400

By: Heather MacAllister

Heather MacAllister — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:11:44 +0000

Silly?!? :-O