11 Ways to Conquer April Showers in Style, According to Instagram
April showers, you’ve overstayed your welcome. Constant downpours are no excuse to ditch your stylish sensibilities. When armed with a cutting-edge slicker and a rainbow stripe bubble umbrella, you may even look forward to the prospect of venturing out on a rainy day. Kidding (sort of). Trust us — you’ll *want* to reach for the wellies and updated trench coats for spring after seeing how these 11 Instababes conquer monsoon season in style. Be our guest.
1. Matching Rain Boots: When there’s no sunshine, you’ve got to create some of your own. Blair Eadie looks radiant in her rubber ducky yellow rain jacket and matching wellies — a friendly reminder to stick with the mellow yellow hues as a defense against the blues.
2. Rainbow Stripes: Be the type of person who believes in spontaneous dance parties in the rain. Courtney Quinn commands attention with her cheery rainbow umbrella, red trench, and sunny yellow bag.
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3. Bright Toppers: Haven’t you heard? The brighter your topper, the more rainy-day fun that can be had. Follow UK blogger Frédérique Harrel’s lead by teaming a vibrant longline slicker with platform brogues for no shortage of daytime swagger.
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4. Mismatched Prints: While we imagine a rainy day in Paris couldn’t be that bad (it’s the city of lights, for Pete’s sake!), this preppy Parisian blogger has the right idea. She refrains from going too matchy-matchy by juxtaposing a gingham print umbrella with a striped trench. Très chic is right.
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5. More Is More: Metallic accordion pleat skirt? Check. Sparkly sneakers? Check. A punchy red jacket that can be spotted at least a mile away? Triple check. In a crowd of blasé ponchos and unsightly rainy day stompers, you best believe this Instababe made a lasting first impression.
6. Patent Rainy Day Slicker: Slay, girl, slay! This street MVP looks dang good in her black patent trench, frayed hem jeans, cap-toe pumps, and classic wayfarers. Rain or shine, she’s got the lewk.
7. Scandinavian Simplicity: You’ve got to hand it to style and travel blogger, Chelsea Lankford, for nailing the art of Scandinavian simplicity down to a T (hello, stripes). Her charcoal Stutterheim raincoat is a piece de resistance in its own right, especially considering Seattle’s rainy reputation.
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8. Downtown Hipster: Bummin’ it isn’t even a part of this babe’s vocabulary. Her clear bubble umbrella (the most important rainy day accessory, natch), tailored camel coat, red knit beanie, and Doc Martens deserve a spot in any downtown hipster’s rainy-day wardrobe.
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9. Bubble Umbrella FTW: What rain?! Julia Engel of Gal Meets Glam makes the most of a rainy day in the city with a playful candy-striped umbrella and ladylike trench in tow.
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10. A Classic Trench: Don’t you dare underestimate the power of a perennial khaki trench that’s equal parts classic and timeless. We’re majorly obsessed with how this colorful prepster styled hers alongside gingham pants, a storm blue sweater, and a pint-sized gold crossbody bag. Could she be any more chic? Nah.
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11. Cheeky Umbrella: Rain check, please. DO reach for your cheeky umbrella-ella-ella for no shortage of compliments during your morning commute. Best case scenario: You could turn some frowns upside down and, who knows, maybe the rain gods will send blue skies your way.
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