Good morning friends!
It's still been chillier than I'd like for May and to top it off rainy! I guess in these times of the Polar Vortex May showers bring June flowers? Anyway, I've got you covered with ideas on how to tackle your wardrobe these mild, but chilly rainy days.
Tips for dressing for work on a rainy day:
1. Wear a skirt! This is an excellent opportunity to wear some cute skirts to work. It's also a practical option to avoid wet pant legs. Work pants also do not tend to look very good tucked into knee high rubber boots, but a skirt with knee high rubber boots is an adorable look. Your colleagues will be impressed that you look so good on an ugly day!
2. Invest in a good raincoat and even more importantly, a good umbrella. Umbrellas that you buy at the drugstore for 5 bucks get you through an emergency but leave you drenched otherwise. Invest in a good umbrella that provides full coverage.
This one is a nice option, but these
dome umbrellas offer full coverage at an affordable price.
Hunter also has a version of the dome umbrella.
3. As for footwear, rubber boots are a good option. In these photos, I am wearing rubber
Capelli booties that I snagged at a discount retailer in midtown.
Here is a similar option. Or you can opt for knee length rubber boots like the popular
Hunter boots or this more affordable
Totes version.
For milder summer rain, I like wearing my
Sperry Top-Siders. These are more breathable and comfortable than rubber rain shoes. I've worn mine on numerous occasions in pouring rain and they've held up very well.
My outfit: Rain coat - Laundry by Shelli Segal, old but similar here | Skirt - Zara, old their newer version here | Shirt - Elle for Kohls, old but similar here | Bag - Calvin Klein, similar here | Boots - Capelli, old but similar here
written with love,
Leslie
