While I'm a serious nature lover, that doesn't preclude me from loving fashion and style, too. That's probably a tired trope by now, anyway; the idea that you can't love the outdoors and love high style simultaneously. So I'm thrilled when fashion puts out things I could imagine wearing all the time. It may not be the intent of the industry, but I'm increasingly seeing form and function merging into beautiful ensembles for time outside.
Behold the quarterly street style marathon that broadcasts out from online fashion magazines. These last few months of photos show hooded jackets, long wool coats, hats, outdoor gear and footwear suitable to a winter hike (albeit in the frost, maybe not the snow).
Here are some images of my favorite get-ups, for the imagination and sensibility of the wearer--any of them are ones I could conceive wearing myself (if budget and blizzards were off the table)!
Arizona Muse at Paris Fashion Week. Image: Tyler Joe.
From Kiev Fashion Week. Image: Dvora.
New York Fashion Week. While the shoes don't look very warm, I love the rest of this outfit. Image: Diego Zuko.
New York Fashion Week. Wool pants AND cammo! Love. Image: Tyler Joe.
Paris Fashion Week. Image: Tyler Joe.
Paris Fashion Week. Image: Tyler Joe.
New York Fashion Week. Velvet pants, why not? Image: Nabile Quenum.
Veronika Heilbrunner, New York Fashion Week. She has the best selection of outdoor jackets! Skirts and culottes, too. Imaginative. Image: Nabile Quenum.
Veronika Heilbrunner, New York Fashion Week. Image: Nabile Quenum.
Veronika Heilbrunner, New York Fashion Week. A skirt and warm tights, kinda Yama Girl? Image: Nabile Quenum.
This one is just fun, might inspire a Steller's or Blue jay, depending on what coast you are on. New York Fashion Week. Image: Nabile Quenum.
You might like more suggestions for gear and clothing for a day of birding: Please visit my Birding Plumage page for more inspiration!