An odd fashion faux-pas that has stuck around for longer than it should have.

White was once a symbol of wealth and leisure.

those who only recently came into money.

"A painting of a young woman in a long, white dress, standing with one hand holding a flower. The painting is titled 'Symphony in White No. 1' by James Abbott McNeill Whistler."

Polar Entertainment Corporation/Savoy Pictures / Viayoutube.comThere was the final scene in 1994’sSerial Momwhere Beverly Sutphin scolds one of the jurors for wearing white shoes after Labor Day and fatally attacks her.

There was a practical reasoning for this, though.

As fall approached, white clothes went out of style in exchange for darker colors.

Meanwhile, those who remained in the city throughout the summers wore darker clothes that could disguise the dirt.

Three women in period dress sit at a table set for tea in a vibrant garden with a cottage in the background

However, fashion was and still is an anchor for social status.

Not to mention, fashion houses also introduced seasonal collections that reflected this trend.

A woman stands on a tennis court in Victorian-style attire, including a hat and a long white dress, holding a tennis racket

At the same time,Voguealso introduced “winter whites” on their models throughout the seasons.

The rule eventually transformed into “no white shoes after Labor Day.”

But these days, it’s hard to find anyone who actually follows this rule anymore.

A vintage photo of a protest march with men, women, and children carrying American flags and signs, including "Wives and Children of the Strikers" and "Give Us a Living Wage Not Charity."

In fact, it feels like there are hardly any rules in fashion as a whole.

Two women, dressed in elegant 19th-century attire, are seated and engaged in conversation in a richly decorated sitting room with framed art on the walls

Person posing on the red carpet in a white, cut-out dress at the Breakthrough Prize event. Background shows text "Breakthrough Prize" and "Scientists Changing the World"

A vintage Vogue magazine cover from August 1893 showing an illustration of a woman in a garden scene, captioned "A Summer Butterfly."

Three women in elegant white gowns, one standing behind a red couch while the other two are seated, looking at each other. Names are not identifiable

A person in work attire is emptying a street bin into a wheeled cart in an early 20th-century urban setting, with horse-drawn carriages in the background

Cardi B wears a white gown with a hood and high slit while holding an award at the American Music Awards on the red carpet

Jared Leto dressed in a white fluffy outfit holding a large cat head on the red carpet at an event, surrounded by photographers and attendees