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When To Pack Basic Black
Barely nine months after relocating from San Francisco to L.A., I’d so forgotten the dress code, that I showed up for a Bay Area visit looking like a creamcicle. I wasn’t literally wearing orange, but my light khaki pants and white t-shirt screamed bridge and tunnel to the residents of this foggy, unpastelled city, and I was branded a tourist. Before moving, I hadn’t owned a shred of clothing that wasn’t black, brown or grey. OK, maybe a scarf. But down here, it’s different. It’s warm most of the time, and L.A.’s white-hot sun bleaches out color. Fuchsia reads neutral. As I pack for a weekend north, I’m not taking any chances. This time, I’m sticking to black.
UPDATE: Sign from SF shop: I only wear black because they haven’t invented a darker color.
Image: Marina Tavares
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Both are great cities. I have no fashion sense, though. Canadian practical, that’s me. But love, love SF, esp. Sonoma Valley. Seems like you know your way around your new city! Will watch this space — good stuff!