Obey the weather

Vintage umbrellas are more than just style. Wanyinz Wakamau shows us that they will not only give you a fashionable outlook but also keep you cool on a sunny day. (PHOTO: ELVIS OGINA)

The long rains are here. And they are wreaking havoc on fashion parades of many women, especially those who, come rain or high water, are dead set on wearing certain clothes.

They are called the freeze and shine brigade. These are Nairobi girls who dare Mother Nature, and, in cold or rainy weather, will not change their weather-unfriendly dress code even if a law is passed in Parliament.