Rainy Day Dos and Don'ts

Since there appears to be no end in sight to the rain covering the Northeast, I've compiled this emergency list of what not to wear on a day like today. Washington, DC, is fairly chilly on this rainy day and you'd have to be crazy to wear flip flops. Read on...

1) DON'T wear anything you like. A cab is likely to drive through a puddle right next to you and ruin your outfit.
2) DO wear something comfortable, like an old pair of pants you don't care about too much but still look passable for the office.
3) DON'T wear any shoes that will let water seep in and/or spray all the dirt from the road on your legs. Example: I counted at least five girls wearing flip flops this morning and walking to work. I also saw a girl teetering on pointy-toed, fabric-covered, stiletto mules, which is wrong for a number of reasons, but we won't go there right now.
4) DO wear boots and skirts. If they're leather boots, make you sure waterproof them. While a tad overly trendy, those galoshes or rain boots that everyone has are really functional and actually look cute with a pleated skirt. You can always throw a pair of heels in your bag for the office. Either way, you'll be much happier that your ankles or the bottoms of your pants aren't wet and dirty.
5) DON'T wear pants that are too long for you! I made this major mistake this morning, wearing brand new pants with sneakers for my walk to work, and now the bottoms are wet and splattered with road grease:(
6) DON'T go bare-legged. One New Yorker wrote me yesterday about having to stop in the GAP on her way to work to buy a pair of tights. And I'm guessing they weren't cheap.
7) DON'T wear suede, as Abby pointed out. No further comment necessary.
8) DON'T try to do anything with your hair. It is futile. Put some frizz-fighting serum on it and let nature take its course.