Because It’s Going to Be 50 Degrees…

For the first time in one hundred billion days, it is not going to snow this week.

In fact, it’s not only not going to snow, it’s going to hang out like a koala bear on monkey bars at a steady 50 degrees. And sure I know that koalas aren’t bears, but have you ever seen bars made out monkeys, either? No way, Chalupa Joe. Let’s stop picking the nits and instead focus on sunshine.

More importantly, let’s focus on what we’re going to wear in this sunshine.

The Not-Quite-a-Coat Coat 

The duster coat – preferably of the pastel variety — is a good option both for its layering potential and its ability to double as a stylish Swiffer WetJet. A silk trench coat like this one won’t keep you warm should the weather decide to PMS again, but you’ll look cool as hell as you dodge ice pellets, so there. A military inspired style like this one by Marc by Marc Jacobs  will shield your neck, plus the cotton fabric is easy, breezy, and the enemy of impromptu sweat marks.

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The Denim Dress

A 70s resurgence means one thing: lots of denim. And per Alexa Chung’s demonstration, let us never underestimate the magic of true blue and an A-line hem. Layer a denim dress over a turtleneck, under a neoprene sweatshirt or with the one pair of tights you’ve managed not to tear this winter.

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Flatform Espadrilles 

Be bold, run free, give the ice sheet lying dormant outside of your apartment building a giant finger and wear a pair of flatform espadrilles. Be safe and pair them with some knit socks until the temperature climbs above 60. From then on out, we go nude.

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Now, grab a good book and an overpriced smoothie and head to the park. Pretend you’re Cher Horowitz and watch the boys play frisbee while you catch up on all of the latest fashion news coming out of Paris. Or stay home and re-watch GIRLS; it’s your monkey bar, after all — we’re just swinging from it.