Little Red Raincoat

When Jasper was a puppy, I bought this raincoat to wear for rainy, doggy walks. I like it so much, though, that it graduated from dog-walking-wear to work-wear. Raincoat, REI. Sweater, Outback Red. Skirt, Plenty by Tracy Reese (thrifted). Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Lauren Ralph Lauren. Earrings, thrifted vintage. Bag, thrifted. Attending college in rainy, western Washington State, my crew and I never carried umbrellas. We preferred our Gore-Tex jackets. It was far more practical to pull our hoods up and put our heads down as we humped our backpacks up and down hills, through the wind and rain. Once I became a fancy office lady in Cincinnati, I...