L-A: Rainy Week continues with a post from our Unpaid Staffer Anthony, who we miss greatly. And thank heavens he wrote something because Ally is inconsolable. Not kidding. This was in my email:

I will not be writing a post. Do you want to know why? Do you ever need to FUCKING ASK? I am THIS close to burying myself underneath the covers and eating all the ice cream in all the worlds. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

Also, WTF with her dress? Is it a dress? I fucking hate the bitch. Like, an effing “baby doll” dress? WHO WEARS BABY DOLL DRESSES? Chicks in Baby G’s daycare class who are not even two don’t even wear BABY DOLL DRESSES.

But really? Can you blame her? Her Leo has been caught on a boat with Legsy McCan’t-Act.

Moving on.  What rainy day fashion accessory does Anthony have for us? Guess:

Anthony: To bring any readers up to speed as to why I’ve been M.I.A. recently here it is:

I moved to Vancouver.

Naturally, my first impression of this province that I had never visited before was,

 “OMIGOD IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL.”

The second impression?

 “OMIGOD IT’S STILL BEAUTIFUL.”

This cycle has shown no signs of slowing down but in between marveling at my new home and exploring the many neighbourhoods, I’ve discovered that the legends about the West Coast being relatively soggy in the spring time are most definitely true. Though having a spring season is new to me because let’s face it, Halifax has two extremes – frigid or warm. Of course, that’s when normal weather patterns are in place and do not consider the apparent rain bomb y’all are experiencing.

With wet weather in Vancouver comes the tried and true umbrella. I like to think of the umbrella as an extension of yourself. What does it say about you? What is your approach to less than desirable weather?

Since moving here, I’ve seen people spend far too much and too little on their umbrellas so allow me to share with you what I’ve observed with my less than train sociological eye.

Plain, small umbrellas with the velcro strap hanging down:

You don’t care about the weather nor do you think about your umbrella. It’s plain because you need something that’s functional not fashionable. That velcro strap? It’s a testament to your business like demeanour and you wear it well. Why spend more than $3 on something that you’ll probably just lose. Like my friend Kevin says, “umbrellas in Vancouver are like take-a-penny-leave-a- penny.”

The aforementioned plain umbrellas but tattered:

Ah yes, the battle ravaged umbrella. This is not so much a testament to your all business approach to rain but a signifier of one of two things: your forgetfulness to buy a new umbrella or, forgive my harshness, but how cheap you are. I mean seriously, they are less than $5. Pony up the cash.

 The giant golf umbrella you got as some free swag:

Are you on a golf course? No. Are you in the wilderness? No. Where are you? One of the busiest cities in Canada with a population of over 600,000 people, most of whom walk on the congested sidewalks. I don’t care who you know at Coastal Savings nor do I care what Telus conference you attended – put it away.

 The simple, fashionable umbrella with a wooden handle:

Now this, I like. You’ve clearly recognized that your umbrella will probably circulate through your wardrobe heavily and decided to invest more than $10 into the purchase. The wood handle distinguishes you from the sea of plastic pump action umbrella pistons and everyone will think you’ve spent some cash when you could have easily picked this up at Wal-Mart. Functionally fashionable – taste the rainbow, friends.

 

The fashionable umbrella that goes perfectly with your outfit and is just short of actually having bells and whistles attached:

We notice you. We get it. I hope spending that $45 on a piece of fabric – not water resistant fabric, mind you – makes you feel pretty because to the rest of us you look like you’re trying too hard.

I don’t think umbrella purchases should be made impulsively. Before you buy, why not try holding it in the air. If you’re all up on superstitions you don’t have to open the umbrella indoors – just raise it up so you get a sense of the weight and feel. By the way, that whole umbrella superstition is totally false. Mary Poppins used her umbrella EVERYWHERE and things turned out just fine for her.

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Source: http://fashionablethings.com/2011/05/18/umbrella-style/