re: Can someone explain to me the purpose of 'white parties?'

I think they started in the Hamptons, so it's a way to feel like you're living the Hampton life

If you go by wiki it's all about the LGBT community

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White Party is the name of a number of circuit parties held annually, catering to the LGBT communities. Its name comes from the requirement that party-goers dress in all or almost all white. White Parties have taken place in Miami, New York City, Chicago, Illinois, Huntsville, Alabama, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Palm Springs, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Los Feliz, California; and Montreal, Quebec, although the events are independent of each other.

In the gay community, the White Party is what is known as a circuit party, and it is just one of a hundred such events that take place around the country

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