Food & Drink
Rainy Day Style Essentials
These stylish pieces ensure you’ll be suited up for any kind of April shower
By Jennifer McCullum March 8, 2016
This article originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of Seattle magazine.
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Stay dry with the City Pocket jacket ($470), made from traditional British waxed cotton fabric, part of the debut line of Queen Anne–based outerwear brand Feller (feller.clothing).
Lightweight cashmere leggings ($298) from Queen Anne’s Mere Basics can stand on their own or slip seamlessly under jeans for an extra layer during chilly spring downpours (shop.merebasics.com).
Chooka’s mid-calf rain boot ($64.95) color-blocks high tides for pedestrian puddle jumpers. The Kent-based Washington Shoe Company, maker of the boot, celebrates its 125th anniversary this year (shoes.com).
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