What is a White Party for teenagers birthday and why are there no gifts?

Question

My 14 yr old was invited to a teenagers birthday party but it is labeled a white party and everyone is supposed to wear white and bring no gifts. What kind of party is this?

Answer 1

This is what one web site says about white parties. I don't know if this is the same as the one your child was invited to though.

The Florida party, co-founded by fashion designer Frank Wager started as a small fundraising event for the Health Crisis Network in 1985, bringing in a total of $16,000 to help the fight against HIV/AIDS. In 1995, more events joined the White Party, including "The Victory Party" and "Muscle Beach", giving the White Party the archetype for its modern form. In 1998, the Health Crisis Network merged with Community Research Initiative, and the White Party has brought in over $2 million for their efforts. Today, Care Resource, aka/ Community AIDS Resource, operates with over 100 employees in both Dade and Broward County providing medical, counseling, testing, psychosocial, a food bank and more to their clients.

The White Party's theme of having its participants wear all-white clothing was chosen by co-founder Frank Wager because, as he said, "White stands for purity. White is elegant, non-political, non-combative and makes people look just plain beautiful."

The Florida White Party has been featured in W, Vanity Fair, Glamour magazine, The New York Times, and has been the subject of documentaries on Bravo, The Travel Channel, the BBC, Playboy Channel, and others.

White Party Week in Florida attracts thousands of participants with over 13 events, including a fundraising brunch at the Versace mansion, an exclusive beach party, and a New York Times celebrity speaker panel, in addition to the White Party itself. [1]


[edit] Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California also hosts an annual White Party. It was the subject of the 2002 documentary film When Boys Fly [2] and was the partial setting for the 2001 feature film Circuit. The Palm Springs White Party was also featured in an episode of the 2006 reality television series The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, in which Janice Dickinson was named "Queen of the White Party."

The Palm Springs White Party was described by Frommer's Travel Guide as "one of the biggest and best on the US party circuit ... [with] over 20,000 gay men dressed in white." [3]


[edit] Montreal
Every Easter Sunday in Montreal, Canada a white party (Bal en Blanc) catering to both straight and gay ravers is held. It usually attracts over 16,000 attendees and prominent international DJs such as Peter Rauhofer, Deep Dish, Tiesto, David Guetta, and many others.


[edit] References
^ Ramone Johnson, "The White Party" About.com, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
^ When Boys Fly, IMDB. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
^ "White Party Spring Break", Frommer's Online Travel Guide. Retrieved 2007-03-22.

[edit] External links
White Party (Florida) official site
White Party (Palm Springs) official site
Bal en Blanc (Montreal) official site
Care Resource
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Party"

Answer 2

Usually a "White Party" is just where everyone is required to wear all white clothes in order to get into the party.

Not asking for gifts is probably just personal preference. Maybe they dont really need anything (an affluent family perhaps?).

Answer 3

I agree with Steph K-
It is just a party where all the kids wear white. That's it.
Truman Capote used to have black and white parties and recently a popular Mtv show called Laguna Beach had one as well.
No gifts just means that they don't expect birthday gifts. They are trying to be polite.

Answer 4

Are you talking about white tie party? If so, it's a very formal party where men wear tuxedos (white tie) and women wear formal dress. There are no gifts because the person giving the party finds your presence gift enough.

Answer 5

Something they ripped off from P Diddy.

Answer 6

It's probably just a social