Atelier Doré

i love her pants! :)

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Thank you Brie for doing the research. I had no idea! And now, that I know that the reason for the « no white after Labor Day » rule was based in elitism and snobbery, I am that much more delighted to break it.

I like the white, but I can’t keep my eyes off the shoes – they’re so ugly! Especially how her heel sticks out :)

Haha, c’est très intéressant! Mais ça a dû vraiment me toucher, parce que le total look blanc sous la pluie et la grisaille de Strasbourg, on oublie! Surtout les pantalons, le bas finit tout sâle. Pour moi cette règle a aussi ses raisons pratiques mais est absurde en effet si ce n’est qu’un snobisme ;)

Cécile

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Thank you ! I’ve learnt something today !!!I love white , it’s always chic and flattering. Xxx
Soph.
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Il suffit qu’on m’impose quelque chose pour que je fasse le contraire!

I love breaking the rules!

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Rules are made to be broken. I’m for all white anytime. I’d like to see this outfit with different shoes, but otherwise it’s working for me. Love the voluminous trousers.

These rules are not unlike some of Garance’s painful reflections regarding dating in NYC. Better to follow your heart in both cases and leave the rules and judgments behind. x

Love it!!
xx
Stephanie
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Totally agree and what a funny story! Love this beautiful look and this beautiful photo of Sabrina! xx

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It’s got to do with light.Couleurs look differents depending on the light.Want to blend in in bright summer light=wear white.Want to blend inin dsrk winter light=not necessarily all black.But dark.Simple as that.

White is always in-season :)

Wow, that’s such a beautiful outfit, I love the combination! <3
Have a good weekend!

xx Linnae at LinnaeDesign

white is fine…all seasons….the wide short pants never

Peut être plus facile de ne pas salir une tenue toute blanche par une belle journée sèche et ensoleillée d’été ? Je ne sais pas, c’est vrai que plus le temps refroidi, plus les tenues s’assombrissent !

xx CarolineJ
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She’s so cool!

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I think Sabrina looks stunning in her white and it was perfect look for the Indian summer weather we had. Perfect Street-style shot! with love from sojustnice.com

La tenue est casual et passe partout j’aime beaucoup!
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That’s why rules are written – to be broken, often by the same people who wrote them in the first place. White clothes have always been the prerogative of the aristocracy; wearing white (especially in winter months) is the real mark of ‘snobbery’ (just think what it costs to dry clean a coat!).
I like white in winter, but I limit it to one or two items at the most, easy to clean. Not just for the practicality (New York is a dirty city), but because it would make me feel way too self-conscious, and that I find uncomfortable. There are colours that go better with certain fabrics or seasons (think about aubergine in the fall or winter; one rarely wears that colour in the summer). Plus, there is something to be said about the old ritual of pulling out white jeans at the start of summer, and putting them back as we enter fall and winter; it makes us more aware of the changing of the season, and I value rituals, even small ones like that. I love clothes, but I don’t like the way the fashion industry flattens every aspect of our lives.

I wonder where you got your information from…. As a fashion historian I can tell you that white and silver where during the 18th and up to mid 19th century mainly upper class colours, because of they’re impracticalities. In a time when clothes were extremely expensive, being able to have white clothes meant you could afford having several garments to change and servants to clean them. I’m not so sure why these elite ladies were trying to distinguish themselves, considering they were, by wearing white, already very distinguished.