Celebrate Labor Day by browsing through L'OFFICIEL archives for inspiration on your all-white look before we bid farewell to the heat and welcome the cool weather.&nbsp;&nbsp;

As we&nbsp;bid farewell to the summer season and celebrate&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/shopping/white-flats-shoe-trends-balletcore-shop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Labor Day</a> with traditional picnics and parties, it's hard not to think about one of the most enduring&nbsp;social norms that the holiday's annual arrival reminds us of&mdash;not wearing white after Labor Day. 
To be clear, the tradition is less of a rule, per se, and more of a class standard. It was established by New York&rsquo;s elite during the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/the-gilded-age-series-finale-season-3-hbo-new-york-newport">Gilded Age</a>. As past generations left the metropolis for the beach during the hot months, they needed to wear white, specifically linens, to&nbsp;stay cool. However, as summer ended, so did their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/history-of-tennis-whites-trend-summer-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">white clothing</a>, which was packed away to hide the dirt and grime that came with city life at the time. By the 1950s, avoiding primarily white outfits after Labor Day had become more entrenched in American culture and was often reinforced by US fashion authorities of the time.&nbsp;
These days, wearing white after Labor Day is less a fashion faux pas and more of an outdated standard, but some still observe the tradition, even today.&nbsp;
Speaking of the past, we pulled inspiration from the L&rsquo;OFFICIEL archives to commemorate the holiday with a series of ultra-chic monochromatic looks. From a 1953 cover featuring a classic <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/shopping/designer-a-line-skirts-shop">A-line</a> dress cinched at the waist with a sweetheart neckline to a button-up styled alongside a pair of pants wrapped with a tie around the waist as if it were a belt from a 1989 spread, a blast from the past can often prove to be just the fashion inspiration you needed. Whether you choose to emulate these outfits on the day itself or set your monochromatic white looks aside for next summer, these archival images are worth a browse.&nbsp;
While we say our goodbyes to the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/l-officiel-archive-splash-a-century-of-swimming-and-style" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warm weather season</a> and store our bathing suits and linens away, we ponder whether the color white will travel with them. Regardless of your decision, there is no right or wrong as you honor this Labor Day tradition or rock a frosty winter white.&nbsp;
For now, celebrate Labor Day by scrolling through an array of all-<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/designer-white-handbags-bags-trend-summer-2025">white</a> looks straight from the archives of L&rsquo;OFFICIEL below.&nbsp;

Issue 620 from 1975. 'L'OFFICIEL' Archives.

Issue 567 from 1969. 'L'OFFICIEL' Archives.

Issue 745 from 1989. 'L'OFFICIEL' Archives.

Issue 722 from 1992. 'L'OFFICIEL' Archives.

Explore L’OFFICIEL Archives For Inspiration To Have the Ultimate Labor Day Look

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