Why We Stopped Wearing White After Labor Day and How It Began

At the Jersey shore and throughout Central Jersey Labor Day signals the unofficial end of summer (The official end is September 22) and the day we are supposed to stop wearing white.

Chances are you might not know the reason why we do this. Vogue's senior lifestyle writer, Elise Taylor, told ABC about when the fashion idea started.

Taylor said, "I can trace it back to essentially the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era. So that's the late 1890 to 1900s. And, like so many trends, they began in the elite circles in New York City." She added that those elite city-dwellers had the money to vacation at the beaches all summer long.

But they didn't have shorts or tank tops to beat the heat, so they would wear white clothes to stay cool. Once vacation was over, they returned to wearing darker attire in the city because the dirt and grime would stain their white clothes. Wearing white was also a status symbol and because the wealthy put away these clothes, those not of their class took notice and began doing the same.

"It snowballed into this edict of style when it was always one about practicality," said Taylor. "If you look back at publications at the time, there was no official edict. There was no official statement saying, "Do not wear white after Labor Day."

Still, this idea persisted and fashion influencers say this tradition has long overstayed its welcome. Lifestyle and etiquette expert Elaine Swann says, on the basis of etiquette rules, this notion to stop wearing white after Labor Day "does not have a place in the 21st century."

She suggests that you, "Wear white, have fun with it. Select the color that works best for your skin tone and even for your environment." She says that she wears her white skinny jeans and other white clothes year round, and highly recommends that you do as well.

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According to a report by the Daily Mail these are the highest paid movie stars based on their latest movie or a new movie that their starring in.

Just to give you an idea of the crazy amounts of money that celebrities are making now, here are the salaries of some of the actors on this list for movies they previously starred in. Tom Cruise made a mere 2 million dollars for starring in the original Top Gun, he now makes more than double that...much more than double that amount. Will Smith was also paid 2 million bucks for his role in Bad Boys. Leonardo DiCaprio's base salary for Titanic was 2.5 million. For his role in nineteen ninety one's Thelma and Louise, Brad Pitt earned just 6 thousand dollars. You read correctly, Brad Pitt got just six grand! How about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? In his debut movie role he took in 5.5 million, which is considered pretty high because it was his first starring role. How about this? Ryan Reynolds made just a hundred and fifty dollars a day for his very first acting gig. How ridiculous is this one, Chris Hemsworth earned a paltry one hundred and fifty thousand for his very first Thor movie. For his first Fast and Furious movie Vin Diesel obtained 2 million clams. For an entire season on Saturday Night Live Will Ferrell made just three hundred and fifty thousand bucks. For his role in Quills in 2000, Joaquin Phoenix collected three hundred seventy five thousand greenbacks. Denzel Washington is getting 20 million for Equalizer 3, but only received a tiny fraction of that for his first role in the TV show St. Elsewhere. Jason Momoa took in a million bucks per episode for Game of Thrones.

Now let's find out what these actors are making for their acting talents in their latest movie or a new movie that they're starring in 2022.

Weird Al Yankovic is currently spanning the globe on his Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour with absolutely zero stops in New Jersey. However, we will be able to see his (parodied) life story very soon in the comfort of our own Jersey living rooms because the trailer for the rock biopic about Weird Al, "WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story" has been released this week.
The film stars Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, who plays a young Weird Al Yankovic, making his way through life while enduring all of the standard Behind the Music style highs and lows, setbacks, and bad decisions. Everything from his parents not believing in him to doing drugs to reaching worldwide fame and fortune. I have a friend who works for Weird Al and I’ve heard some rather interesting stories, but none of them as outrageous as the one where he sleeps with Madonna (Watch the trailer below).
Very few would disagree that reaching fame and fortune with an accordion is a pretty difficult task to accomplish. But Weird Al did it. Nothing could be truer than saying that Weird Al Yankovic is, by far, the leader in the parody music genre. It’s not even close. If you search “best parody singer” he’s at the top of a list of names, many of which are not recognizable.
The movie also stars Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute from “The Office) as Dr. Demento, Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) as Madonna, and Saturday Night Live alum Will Forte as a record executive.
I can’t say I consider myself a Weird Al Yankovic fanatic, however, I have enjoyed many of his songs and admire his creativity and success. It’s pretty impressive what he’s been able to consistently accomplish all these years.
“Weird” will be available on November 4th on The Roku Channel, about a week after Weird Al Yankovic’s sixty-third birthday.
So, in honor of Weird Al and his upcoming biographical masterpiece here’s the trailer followed by, in no particular order, my favorite Weird Al songs and videos. Enjoy!

Catch the movie on the Roku channel beginning November 4th...

Every time I hear Michael Jackson's "Beat It" I think "...have some more chicken, have some more pie..."

Well done, Al!

Coolio didn't give Al his approval to parody "Gangsta's Paradise," but Al's record company told him that he did. Al later apologized.

A parody of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" this is one of his most clever.

Non-stop cameos with Jack Black and Eric Stonestreet stealing the show. Fantastic!