I am one of those gals that dresses for the seasons, even though we don't have seasons in South Florida. (88 degrees in September? No problem. My office's airconditioning makes boots and sweaters very plausible.)

That said, one thing I miss about living in a cold climate is the ritual of buying a winter coat. I lived in Delaware for 5 years and Chicago and Cleveland before that. So, over the course of ten years I had plenty of coats. (Yes, honey, coat styles do go out of fashion!) My all-time fave: a black and white plaid wool swing coat that I bought on major sale at a boutique in Lewes, Delaware. A distant second: The puffy blue ski jacket that got me through several snowy Ohio winters.

Of course, no need for coats in sunny SoFla, but i just found something that might appease my coat fixation. The new Snowmass Stevie bag from Kate Spade looks so wintry chic. How fun to carry it around and pair it with... flip flops!

-- K.V.W.

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