Ever hear of a washing machine/dry cleaning? Nurses wear white, and their clothing is not meant to be worn once and thrown away.
Today dressing in white seems impractical, but actually, white used to be the default color -especially for babies/little kids, since it was easier to wash with bleach; color-fast detergents are a relatively new invention. Also, I think certain dyes, depending on the culture, were reserved for the ruling class.
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