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Editor’s Pick: Rain Gear For The NY Chick

Written by Ashley

Give Back & Stay Dry.

NYC chicks are probably used to these ridiculous rainstorms of late, and I know why. NYC is filled with savvy girls who use utility & style to protect themselves in the worst of Mother Nature’s battlegrounds. Running to a meeting by subway, or frolicking out for drinks downtown means nothing, when armed with these tough-chick NYC essentials.

  1. Raindrops on Railways Umbrella [$29.99 modcloth.com]: The best way to get around, unscathed by any measly monsoon. An officially licensed MTA approved subway map umbrella. You’ll never lose your cool.
  2. Kenneth Cole’s AWEARNESS Rain Poncho [$60 kennethcole.com]: Protect your hottest designer duds with an equally cute, yet wearable, designer poncho. Reversible from a tough-as-nails blue camouflage to solid NYC black, this nylon unisex hooded poncho tucks into a self-containing pouch, for easy toting after the raindrops end. Until May 30, 2011, 100% of net profits from the sale of the rain poncho will be donated to AWEARNESS the Kenneth Cole Foundation in support of HELP USA, and will go towards funding housing for homeless people living with HIV/AIDS. [learn more here]
  3. Hunter Original Tall Wellington in Dark Olive [$125 hunter-boot.com]: In a cool green color that pops just enough to get noticed without standing out in the hustle & bustle. Your charm, grace & killer rack already stand out enough, right?

About the author

Ashley

a fun-loving, twenty-something living in Brooklyn. She spends most of her time absorbing all the life, tofu and whiskey that NYC has to offer. Her current obsessions? BDG High-waisted leggings, vintage boot shopping in Williamsburg, Katherine Kwei's sling bag and Melanie Marie's two-finger horn ring.

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