A few days ago I was describing to a friend the fashion style of one of my senior colleagues as "Straight off the rack from Talbots with some preppy thrown in for good measure. She never gets rid of anything and maintains her clothing impeccably, so if she was wearing it ten years ago, she's as likely to wear it tomorrow." Then I described a few of her typical classic outfits, ending with, "And yesterday she wore one of her two seersucker suits."
I was expecting my friend to nod knowingly, as in, "Ah, I see what you mean. No one wears seersucker anymore, and that's seriously dedicated to the prep factor." But my friend's actual and immediate response was, "Seersucker? After Labor Day?"
And I thought I was a tough crowd.
Posted by cynical at September 15, 2006 04:24 PMYou did not know? All I wear is seersucker except of course after Labor Day!!
Posted by: sally on September 15, 2006 05:31 PMNo white either, right?
Posted by: Linkmeister on September 15, 2006 08:24 PMAt what point in the year does it become before labor day? Because even they day before labor day is after labor from the prior year. So where exactly is the new starting point?
Posted by: Woody on September 16, 2006 04:11 PMWoody has a good point there!
Posted by: DogsDontPurr on September 16, 2006 05:41 PMYears ago I declared my closet a white seersucker free zone. I'm so happy I made that wise choice.
Posted by: chapin on September 17, 2006 03:16 PMOh, my pretties. The answer, of course, is obvious.
Everyone knows that there are certain items (white handbags/shoes/belts, linen, and seersucker, for example) that must never be worn before Memorial Day or after Labor Day.
If you didn't before, now you know. Don't let me catch you making these amateurish mistakes ever again, oui?
Posted by: cynical on September 17, 2006 03:18 PM(Linky and Chapin, you make a cynical girl proud.)
Posted by: cynical on September 17, 2006 03:20 PMI'm wear white shoes right now!
(They're old lady/nurse shoes, as I'm at work.)
Posted by: Robyn on September 18, 2006 12:49 PMProfessional attire is an entirely different story, of course, unless your employer (or the fashionistas) would prefer you work naked from September through May. Which could make hospitals entirely more appealing places to go, if you ask me.
Posted by: cynical on September 18, 2006 01:18 PM(I'm wearing them, too. I must remember to proofread!) My white shoes are scuffed up and look terrible. I could wear those cute (in an ugly sort of way) gators or something, but they're low priority in my budget. The ugly white nurse shoes will do.
Posted by: Robyn on September 18, 2006 01:29 PMSee...the way to never get dogged for wearing stuff out of season is to go completely naked. Or else...just get rid of all white shoes and anything made from seersucker.
Posted by: wordgirl on September 18, 2006 05:52 PMAnd linen. Don't forget linen.
Posted by: cynical on September 18, 2006 05:54 PMI'd like to see the world adopt the "go naked" approach, but then again I am a registered pervert.
Posted by: TJ on September 19, 2006 11:00 AM