White after Labor Day

[RedAngie]

...and no one wore jeans to church in the 1960's either. Wear what you want!

Few wore jeans anywhere “out” back then, according to my mother. Jeans, or as she called them, dungarees, were considered strictly work clothes. Cleaning out the basement, raking leaves, etc. Many people would have been extremely embarrassed if they were “reduced to” wearing jeans and being seen in public.

 

[ronandannette]

I saw more people adhere to this “rule” in the northeast but I’ve only heard people laugh it off in Texas and Florida. I have seen a few people get picky about seasonal cowboy hats (felt vs straw) and seersucker suits for formal summer events, but white is allowed year round.

I'm from cowboy country myself, albeit quite a ways away from Texas and/or Florida. I've never heard this before but I LOVE IT!!

 

[_19disnA]

And what is the reason behind NOT wearing a hat indoors? That's a new one to me.

 

[AustinTink]

And what is the reason behind NOT wearing a hat indoors? That's a new one to me.

This is how I was taught as a kid. My mom taught us to follow all the Emily Post guidelines.

Men's Hat Etiquette​

Hats can be left on…​

• Outdoors
• At athletic events (indoors or out)
• On public transportation
• In public buildings such as post offices, airports, and hotel or office lobbies
• On elevators

Take hats off, including baseball caps …​

• In someone's home
• At mealtimes, at the table
• While being introduced, indoors or out (unless it's frigid!)
• In a house of worship, unless a hat or head covering is required
• Indoors at work, especially in an office (unless required for the job)
• In public buildings such as a school, library, courthouse, or town hall
• In restaurants and coffee shops
• At a movie or any indoor performance
• When the national anthem is played
• When the flag of the United States passes by, as in a parade

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I'm from cowboy country myself, albeit quite a ways away from Texas and/or Florida. I've never heard this before but I LOVE IT!!

There is a functionality to it. A felt hat is warmer while a straw hat is built to ventilate. I've been told that straw hats shouldn't be worn before Easter or after Labor Day, but there are allowances based on climate and most purists will allow a felt hat year round due to style. So, someone in Wyoming could be OK wearing felt until the last snow while someone in parts of Texas may wear straw until the weather starts to turn cooler in November. And then you've got my former coworker that insists on the hard dates.

I used to work with a girl that lost it over hats for her friend's wedding. Her friend was getting married in February or March at her family's ranch (entire processional on horseback) and I guess the groom wanted to wear straw. I got the impression that the groom was marrying into the ranch/cowboy lifestyle and wasn't really up on the stylistic norms. He and his friends just liked the look of the straw with the tuxedos and boots. My coworker rambled on for a good 45 minutes about how embarrassing and classless it was to even suggest straw this early in the season and how the bride and her family would be mortified and criticized for his massive etiquette breach if he followed through with his fashion faux pas. It's been ages, but I think the groom was eventually pushed into felt to save the family's reputation!