What are the differences in the ways British women dress as opposed to American women? (live, shop)
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I have a pretty extensive closet back home with quite a few heavy winter coats. I'm not sure I agree with you on that.
We do (in my part of British Isles) get a fair amount of snow and ice in the winter months.
^^This
Never underestimate the need for warm clothing in the UK, the cold may not be -20 cold but being a maritime nation the cold is damp and will chill you through to the bones.
I've been to Cornwall when it was hotter than the south of France and I've lived in Scotland where it literally rained for weeks on end (July 2012 in Alaska was the same 30+ days of never-ending rain).
I was born in Oxford which is situated in a bowl of hills so when the weather comes in boy does it come in and it gets bone chilling cold, growing up our winter coats were all puffy anoraks and we lived in warm boots all winter.
Now living in N. Michigan we have warm (OK hot) summers and usually very cold winters so my wardrobe here is much more extensive than it was even in Alaska. Everything from shorts for the summer to lots of layering clothes and uber warm hats and coats for our winters.
Your point? It's still cold and icy in the UK in winter.
Greater need for separate winter/summer wardrobes in DC than in London. That was the point my friends who were mocking my larger wardrobe didn't understand. Maybe you don't either.
The state does have extreme temperatures from time to time with 90 °F (32.2 °C) in the summer and temperatures below 0 °F (-17.8 °C) in the winter not being unusual.[2]
In summer it's in the high 80s/low 90s (32.2 C) and MUGGY most of the time. We say, "It's not the heat so much as the humidity." In winter it's below freezing most of the time. Another difference is that it REALLY gets cold here at night in winter. It also stays oppressively HOT and muggy at night in summer.
We don't spend too much money on summer clothing. It's mainly sandals, shorts, tank tops or sun dresses for women. Men wear shorts and sandals. Lightweight trousers and short sleeved shirts when they go to work. The money goes to the electric bill for air conditioning.
Winter is when the cost of clothing sucks the life out of you. The boots and parkas, thick gloves, scarves, hats, woolen sweaters.
My husband from England was approved to immigrate in JANUARY eight years ago. Well, I braved a blizzard to pick him up at the airport and HE turned up in a medium weight jacket and shivered all the way home. Thank goodness it was time for the January clearance sales. We headed to the sales outlets and got him a proper winter jacket. Then a wool hat and waterproof down filled gloves. Boots too.
Yes, he does speak about your damp cold that goes right through you. But you can still wear your usual clothes and add a layer or two--I think. I haven't had a chance to be there in winter but I've enjoyed your gorgeous summers--and rainy springs just like our rainy springs. I love your autumn too.
Two years ago we had 100" inches of snow! That's 2.794 m. Now that was a record but most winters are fairly horrible. When you get that much snow it remains for months--frozen snow. You cannot dress in regular clothing and just put a wool jacket over it. You go outside wrapped up like a polar bear.
I don't own a big winter coat. It's not that cold that you need much of a winter wardrobe in the UK. Usually, just adding layers is more than enough, plus maybe gloves and scarf.
Clearly in parts of the US, the large differences in seasons will require a much more expansive clothing range. I can wear the exact same clothes in winter as in summer here. Jeans, t shirt and hoodie in winter and summer isn't unusual. I doubt that would be the case in Chicago for instance.
I don't own a big winter coat. It's not that cold that you need much of a winter wardrobe in the UK. Usually, just adding layers is more than enough, plus maybe gloves and scarf.
Clearly in parts of the US, the large differences in seasons will require a much more expansive clothing range. I can wear the exact same clothes in winter as in summer here. Jeans, t shirt and hoodie in winter and summer isn't unusual. I doubt that would be the case in Chicago for instance.
I hadn't realized that Britain's weather was so mild. You make it sound like California. Even northern California's winters used to require more than just a hoodie. That penetrating fog in the San Francisco Bay Area certainly requires a heavy wool jacket. And winter temps used to get down to around 45 degrees F during the day. Some winters saw a cold snap with temps hovering around freezing.
I hadn't realized that Britain's weather was so mild. You make it sound like California. Even northern California's winters used to require more than just a hoodie. That penetrating fog in the San Francisco Bay Area certainly requires a heavy wool jacket. And winter temps used to get down to around 45 degrees F during the day. Some winters saw a cold snap with temps hovering around freezing.
Southern England is very mild. It rarely snows here, it is icy on occasion but that's about all when it comes to wintry weather.
hmm...short skirts that barely cover anything? That must be where Russia got that fad for young women, that's been going strong since Gorby crashed and burned. Maybe it came in as he was on the way out, IDK, but before him, the dress code was conservative. That clothing style comes across unfavorably to American men, or to some of them. Though they may admire the view, they ask why so many Russian women dress like they're selling themselves. I'd always been at a loss to explain it. I guess it's true what people say about the US being more conservative than The Continent in some regards.
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