Comments on: Ready Made Outfit: Black and White with Rain All Over http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/ Real Style for Real People: An Intelligent Take on Fashion Trends Tue, 21 May 2013 14:51:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: djmichele http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/comment-page-1/#comment-266784 djmichele Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:09:03 +0000 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/#comment-266784 I think any kind of trench looks great (like the previous poster said, it's not that cold, it's all about layering). And boots are the best thing about living in the fall-winter-spring in the Northwest. Staples: Boots (leather not rubber, suede is fine since there's no salt in the water here), Trench or wool coats (colored, whites are great, fit is key to looking slim), jeans, skirts with tights, long sleeve and regular t-shirts. Scarf is a must have for the wind. A biker jacket that's feminine is something I wear all year round. Fun Accents: I love handwarmers that match my scarf and/or hat. Fedora and other great looking hats. A happy umbrella in a color or pattern that makes you smile. A great lip stain is key to looking fresh in this climate and keeping it that way. I think any kind of trench looks great (like the previous poster said, it’s not that cold, it’s all about layering). And boots are the best thing about living in the fall-winter-spring in the Northwest.

Staples: Boots (leather not rubber, suede is fine since there’s no salt in the water here), Trench or wool coats (colored, whites are great, fit is key to looking slim), jeans, skirts with tights, long sleeve and regular t-shirts. Scarf is a must have for the wind.
A biker jacket that’s feminine is something I wear all year round.

Fun Accents: I love handwarmers that match my scarf and/or hat. Fedora and other great looking hats. A happy umbrella in a color or pattern that makes you smile. A great lip stain is key to looking fresh in this climate and keeping it that way.

]]> By: Trisha http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/comment-page-1/#comment-247132 Trisha Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:08:16 +0000 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/#comment-247132 Thinner, breathable layers and regular leather boots do sound like they'd be a better bet against the constant drizzle :) Thanks for the advice, Miss Moneypenny! Thinner, breathable layers and regular leather boots do sound like they’d be a better bet against the constant drizzle :)

Thanks for the advice, Miss Moneypenny!

]]> By: Mimi http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/comment-page-1/#comment-245449 Mimi Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:51:38 +0000 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/#comment-245449 I always find it difficult to dress for "warm winter" weather... it's chilly but typical winter clothes don't really feel right. I like how this looks light enough for me in California, yet still has that "foul weather" feel. (Here we are mid-November and it's going to be near 80F degrees today but cool at night! Something like this, sans the boots, would work for me ). I always find it difficult to dress for “warm winter” weather… it’s chilly but typical winter clothes don’t really feel right.
I like how this looks light enough for me in California, yet still has that “foul weather” feel. (Here we are mid-November and it’s going to be near 80F degrees today but cool at night! Something like this, sans the boots, would work for me ).

]]> By: Miss Moneypenny http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/comment-page-1/#comment-245415 Miss Moneypenny Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:35:22 +0000 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/11/14/ready-made-outfit-black-and-white-with-rain-all-over/#comment-245415 As a veteran of the PNW I can say that this outfit, while styling, isn't super-practical. Even though it doesn't really get that cold, the damp chill in the winter air is brutal and she'll want more than a tank top under the sweater. Thinner, breathable layers, but lots of them, are key, and it's a good idea to have a scarf or a turtleneck for comfort. She also doesn't really need the boots -- while the rain is relentless, it's usually not very heavy -- more like constant drizzle -- and water-resistant or even just regular sturdy leather boots are better. (I have some cute rubber boots and I hardly ever wear them!) But try not to slide into the Gore-Tex jacket + Keen boots trap . . . there's enough of that going around already! :-)) As a veteran of the PNW I can say that this outfit, while styling, isn’t super-practical. Even though it doesn’t really get that cold, the damp chill in the winter air is brutal and she’ll want more than a tank top under the sweater. Thinner, breathable layers, but lots of them, are key, and it’s a good idea to have a scarf or a turtleneck for comfort. She also doesn’t really need the boots — while the rain is relentless, it’s usually not very heavy — more like constant drizzle — and water-resistant or even just regular sturdy leather boots are better. (I have some cute rubber boots and I hardly ever wear them!) But try not to slide into the Gore-Tex jacket + Keen boots trap . . . there’s enough of that going around already! :-))

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