ALL IN THE DETAILS: Raincoat Weather in The District

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired of this rainy weather, too (Did you catch my T Swift rhyming?). Here in my hometown and the capital of the United States of America, Washington, DC, it is humid everyday and raining every other day. So, a raincoat and a water-resistant purse are must-haves for this kind of summer weather, especially if you are planning on spending any time in DC this summer.

I spotted this Fashionista in Georgetown sporting a handy-dandy (oh no, I’m rhyming again…) paisley patterned raincoat that she had bought that day at Jack Wills and a Dooney & Bourke crossbody bag. After I oohed and aaahed at the raincoat’s originality, I just had to go try it on for myself. Two words I would use to describe the raincoat are flattering and versatile. It is flattering because it cinches at the waist to show off a woman’s best assets and it’s versatile because it can be worn in a few different ways to achieve different looks. When I saw the paisley print on the Fashionista and on a mannequin in the store, I saw it as a preppy piece. However, when I looked to my left, I saw a sales associate at Jack Wills working the paisley print on a T-shirt dress paired with some Dr. Marten boots, horn-rimmed eye glasses and a stone necklace and saw that it could be worn as a grunge look as well! It’s amazing how a pattern can be worn with different kinds of accessories and the entire look of an outfit can change.

How To: To copy this Fashionista’s rainwear look, just click the link to the Jack Wills raincoat and it will take you straight to the raincoat’s webpage. No need to accessorize much past this raincoat! It’s a statement piece itself!

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