SIMPLE STYLE

THE WATERPROOF COAT

Words: CLARE GOGERTY

“You are that person who remembered not only to buy it but to bring it with you” Alongside the collapsible umbrella, the waterproof coat, stowed away in a bag, is the most useful of items at this time of year. Not only does it deliver instant cover when April springs its showers upon you, but it offers the chance to feel really smug. You are that person who remembered not only to buy it, but to pack it and bring it with you as you ventured out that morning. No shivering in shop doorways waiting for clouds to move on for you. No sheltering at bus stops being drenched by passing cars. You can pull up its hood, do up its poppers, and stride purposefully forward, cloaked in an item that…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2017 - Issue 58

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