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As summer comes to a close, we prematurely mourn the loss of white jeans. The wearing of whites has traditionally marked summer, sandwiched in America between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Regions blessed by temperate weather such as the west and deep south tend to eschew the tradition of shelving white shoes and pants after September 1st, but in general we are moving away from such rigid etiquette.

Some claim that bright whites after Labor Day is a maverick, fashion forward move and others have sworn off white jeans for life. You’ve seen them everywhere lately thanks to the 80’s revival. Liz Hurley has been wearing them non-ironically a since the 1990’s. David Hemmings caused a stir when his character wore white jeans with a black belt in 1966’s Blowup, launching a mini white denim trend. Let’s not forget Mick Jagger, who rocked them in The Rolling Stones’ 1981 music video for “Waiting On A Friend”. Enjoy the video as you check out white jeans then and now. Do you dare wear white jeans and will you venture out in them after September 1st?

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