hi everyone. i am moving to vermont, where i am told it gets very very cold in the winter. i was just wondering what you all wear when it gets snowy. i'm from california and am not used to cold weather.
I tend to wear a large blue woolly cradigan with a pixie hood, but the secret is layers. Wear a long sleeved top with a teeshirt over it and then a jumper and a coat and you'll be snuggly.
yeh, nynysuts is right. Here in England where i am every1 wheres lots of layers in the Autumn ad the winter. the most i have ever worn was a t-shirt on a t-shirt under a jumper under a flease. In winter i forget the hippie look cause it is just too cold.
my words of wisdom: when it gets cold i wear...clothes =D lol but nah man just get some sweaters, jeans, and hoodies
In winter I wear longer skirts hehe. I even layer skirts sometimes cos I'm a bit weird like that. I dion't mind cold weather too much though, makes me appreciate warmer weather more. Ah England, love it...
I wear silk under garments. I usually wear leg warmers over the long underwear but under my pants, I layer tops and cardigans, i have made myself very warm and functional scarfs, i wear multiple pairs of socks, waterproof boots, gloves, a hat, and a down coat. Problem is when you get inside, you have so many garments on. . .
I don't know what the humidity is like in Vermont, but in dry cold Colorado, I use layers with a really good outer coat. I know flannel-lined jeans are made, and they might be a grand idea. I use tights: the exercise type in cotton (basically a T-shirt for the legs) under trousers/ skirts (whichever applies), with a long sleeve T-shirt under a second shirt or sweater (jumper). Mittens are warmer than gloves because your fingers can share warmth. Glittens, fingerless gloves with a "cap," rock. http://www.buffaloriveralpaca.com/products/glittens.htm I found mine at a military surplus store. Add a nice water resistant parka with hood, and a scarf for those days you walk far or in snow as it falls. I have to have a hat. I made a fleece hat, but they are all over in stores. In a pinch, a hat, scarf, sweater/ thick hoodie and gloves/mittens can do. And snow boots. I keep a pair of shoes at work and use snow boots to go anywhere. We get some traction problems. I love Yak trax. http://www.yaktrax.com/productstraction.aspx I do have one lighter weight coat for fall/ spring, because the parka is serious winter gear. Lots of coats and parkas are springing up in the local thrift stores here. I paid $50 for the one I use, bought in 1998, new, but it was 75 percent off and a friend worked at the store and got me a damage discount for a small stain. but it is a Mountain Hardwear parka, and I might well be using it on my 50th birthday.
Aside from everyone else's great suggestions, get yourself a couple pairs of thermal long-johns. It'll make a world of difference on those cold, cold days. I also loooooove really high socks to wear under clothes becasue long-johns are a bit bulky, thigh-high length socks own on cold days.
as most people have said allready, layers, lots of layers. dont wear jeans, they wont keep you warm at all & if it gets wet it takes forever to dry so you will feel even colder. silk, bamboo & cotton are great materials for keeping you warm, i bought some wicked bamboo thurmal base layers the other day that keep me really toasty. one of the keys to keeping warm is to have a layer of air between your base layer & your upper layer. as an avid skiier i have had to learn how to keep warm. i had some salopets that were a little too small & tight to the top of my legs. they didnt keep me warm at all because there was no air between my legs & the salopes. i love chunky knit jumpers with a couple of layers under.
I have a huge army type coat and big boots that I wear if I go out if its cold,I dont care what I look like Id just rather be warm and comfy.Nothing worse than freezing your ass off! At home I have a ton of hoodies and lazy about in warm pj's even its the middle of the afternoon!
I usually wear leggings (mostly black or any dark color), knee high boots with a heel and tunic or a mini dress. It's not the warmest outfit but if I have my army jacket I stay pretty warm.
Knee high moccasin/boots, long wool skirts, long sleeved t + sweater over it, wool hat. Or i wear wool or linen tunics with long sleeves. This is what I wear damn near every day.
have you ever seen almost famous? it's like the suede jacket she wears, and jeans, that would look adorable. like for example, http://cgi.ebay.ca/vtg-T-1970s-HIPP...14&_trkparms=72:1215|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318 Ohhhhhhhh. I love it!! lol
i rely on moccasins, wool socks, and flannels, with the occausional hoodie....but yea layers keep you warm....im warm blooded so i dont get cold too easily