Learning to dress for winter

Now I have an image in my head of a girl in a short coat and her butt is cold!

 

 

Your first winter: A guide to winter outerwear and apparel

I know your type.  You come to the North, the land of cold icy winters, for opportunity or adventure, for love.

People warn you about the cold winter.  “Dress in layers,” they say. You’re no dummy, so you pack your warm clothes: a sweater, a leather jacket, ankle socks, one pair of suede shoes.

You arrive in the long steamy months of August and you don’t see what all the fuss  is about. It’s September. The leaves change colors.  You make new friends.  You find someone good to cut your hair. It gets cooler, sure, but you can handle it.

But then, it’s October and the temperature outside is as cold as you’ve ever seen it.  You see the mist your breath creates when you step outside in the morning for the first time.  It’s thrilling and novel.

In November you see your first snow flurries and  they begin to accumulate. And the more you hear about the winter, the more you fear it. But the locals around you laugh and say “This isn’t winter; winter hasn’t even
started yet!”

But fear not! This guide will tell you everything you need to know about winter clothing including:

• Getting the right outerwear (jackets, gloves, boots, socks)
• Strategies for staying warm all day with layering
• How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius in your head for you international folks
• Shopping list including expected costs

If you dress appropriately and get the right gear, winter won’t be as much of a struggle.

In my thirty years of living through winter, I’ve seen many people who think of this season as something to wait out, like a passing storm. But let me tell you, winter is not a passing storm.  Winter is six months of the year in many places.   And you can’t change the weather.  But what you can change is your outfit.  So let’s get you outfitted properly.