FROCKSTAR: Rant #2 Rain it in...please?

I've always wished that I could be one of those humans who don't give the lashings of rain a second thought as they slide into their trainers and their work out gear. Stretchy tops and pants that are scientifically manipulated so that their temperature prances along at a comfortable level as they peg it through the city, drenched locks flying out behind them, eyeballs fogging up like glass lenses; splashing poor old grannies as they pound the puddles, much like how my car drenches the runners. Sozzlers for that if you're a victim. In fact sozzlers on behalf of all drivers, sometimes we don't see you. Sometimes we do.

Recently I have heard of a pre-school in Scotland that is conducted entirely outdoors. Meaning, the kids, the little ones, arrive early in the morning for their day and come rain hail or shine, will conduct all of their activities outside, sometimes in the forest for some shelter. Perhaps if the hail is actually like tiny white spherical weapons, they may take shelter in a hut, but generally, these kids live outside during their school days. The requirement is the right gear of course to insulate their little bodies so they are totally prepared for and resilient against any weather.

I wonder if I went to a school like that would I be less likely to cower at the windowsill peering indignantly out at the rain we're having right now? Less likely to write off a day of activities for fear of my outfit and hair being destroyed and ending up looking like a frizz monster circa 2000 (before GHDs)? Who knows... but right now, as I peer out the window covered in droplets, I fight off the urge to roll up into a ball and hibernate like the hamsters I had as a kid. That we thought died one day. They were actually hibernating. They got a ceremonious funeral. Oh dear.

Well, if I can't suck it up and go dancing in the rain, a pair of red Hunter wellies and this polkadot umbrella as featured in Vogue will keep me happy and dry!
Here are some red and black themed fashion forward rain embracers: