If people claim they feel depressed during the winter, it's not just the lack of sunshine and other factors which are causing this; the way they dress tends to suggest that every day is one long funeral. In the first photo I'm showing, taken at the bus stop, everyone is wearing a black coat. The splashes of red you see are actually someone's backpack or bag.
Not everyone, however, feels the need to dress the winter blahs. On a couple of days out and about, I did manage to catch some people trying to at least liven their look beyond this totality of black. It doesn't take much to achieve this; even if you want to wear black boots, black pants, black gloves, a black hat and carry a black bag, it's surprising how the introduction of colored coat sparks your whole look.The photos I'm showing are just ordinary people, not fashion models, so you have to take that into consideration. The lady on the bus in the light blue duffel coat also bothered to find mittens with a blue stripe to match her coat. Kudos to her, because in her size range, she probably finds it difficult to find things that are more colorful.
Copyright Deborah C. Sawyer
