Fair weather accoutrements...

How do you prepare for climate you are not use to? Do you buy the heaviest jacket in Macy's or treat it like an Arizona summer with flip flops and a Wheaties t shirt? In our current element Arizona weather ranges from 95 degrees (OK this is at night) to 111. My clothes with the exception of when I go to work consist of a short piece of tatterred cloth and some sort of hair tie to keep my hair off of my neck. I am sure you can imagine our concern when picking out clothes to wear in another country where the summer weather ranges from the low 50's to the mid 60's. To help us with this problem we decided to spend a quick weekend in San Fransisco which has similar weather currently to London. Among other ideas to prepare I have to say this is by far the funnest. We are immersed in fashion while getting a strong sense of what people wear in cooler weather. I wasn't really sure what I would find with weather like this in the summer because people could be wearing large jackets and boots or they could be wearing shorts with a sweatshirt. Here in SF we found both ranges but along the way we found our style. It helps to have a stylish hubby who can guide you. Learning what true fashion is (which is definitely an exploration I am on) involves much more. I am finding it involves being you with a tailored or a refined classy edge. All and all our homework is done and now we can go on and have some fun in this wonderful little town.