Winter White

Oh, September - that time of year when thoughts return to softly turning leaves, gigantic orange pumpkins, and that hoary old prohibition against wearing white after Labor Day.

As CL reminded RD and RA the other day, though, so-called "Winter Whites" are permissible from Labor day to Memorial day.

What, exactly, is a winter white, and how would simple-minded engineering folk distinguish between what's permissible and what's not? We certainly wouldn't wish to commit any fashion faux pas. All this simple interlocutor could dig up on the web were things like "creamy white" or "pearly white". Pretty inspecific, no?

Luckily, it appears that not being able to distinguish between whites is not really a problem anymore:

...thanks to new types of material, new colors and the creation of the fashion term “winter white,” the tradition is falling by the wayside.

Not only that, but according to the great wiki,

...people who 'dare' to wear white after Labor Day [are] innovative, creative, and bold...

and with the exception of "bold", who wouldn't want that?

Update: Smashed's sister had the following comment: You must not be caught up on the latest fashions. The newest trend is that white is indeed fashionable year round. Spread the news.