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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: The seasonal divide https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:18:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Ginger on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide/page/2#post-2254151 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:06:09 +0000 Ginger 2254151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can't really divide things up by season. The past few weeks are a good example: Feb 14-15: Sunny and warm, 70s Feb 18: 50s (i.e. "normal") Feb 21: Sunny and almost hot, 85 Feb 23-25: 20s-30s, ice storm Mar 1-6: 70s and 80s, mostly sunny This week: 40s and 50s, some rain Next week: 70s, no rain I've been spending alternate weekends working on the garden, mostly doing dirt work. When it's cold, I stay in and sew. This was a nice weekend so I spent a lot of it outside, but the cold front slid in yesterday afternoon. Quite a chilly morning. It would be very stressful to try to guess when to get out summer clothes/put away winter clothes, so I don't try for the most part. Stagiaire Fash on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide/page/2#post-2254067 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 19:29:45 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2254067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Now it is clearly spring here. I can tell because I feel sick. The pollen does that to me. Meds help some, but not enough. Would be nice if fashion could fix that, lol. Bijou on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide/page/2#post-2254024 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:17:51 +0000 Bijou 2254024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think for some of you, my temps are such that I live in an eternal summer. My seasons are similar to Brooklyn, just a bit hotter and no humidity - it is a very dry heat: <ul> <li>My summers are very dry and hot and last from December to the end of March - temps with a min of 20C up to 40+C (highest max was 46C this summer)</li> <li>April and May are the best months - beautiful weather with cool evenings and max temps in the low to high 20C's, occasionally getting hotter and some scattered showers.</li> <li>June, July and August are wet and the temps cool. I say it is 'freezing' and will be wearing layers of clothing at temps of 12 - 18C! Our minimum can occasionally drop to 2C, but we never get snow.</li> <li>Sept, Oct and November is classic spring weather, some warm and some cool days. In November the temps gradually get into the low 30C's and we are into summer weather again!</li> </ul> The thing that makes my summers bearable (other than air-con) is that most evenings we get a cool wind coming off the Indian Ocean to drop temperatures despite a very hot and sunny day. Alas with all the sunshine, we are the skin cancer capital of the world.  Style Fan on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide/page/2#post-2254007 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 22:19:47 +0000 Style Fan 2254007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Where I live, winter lasts six months of the year.  It starts in November and ends in April.  It can snow in May.  :(   The seasons look something like this: Winter - November to April Spring - May, if we are lucky Summer - June, July and August complete with mosquitos and other insects Fall - September and October I don't know when I will pack my winter clothes away.  Maybe June. Angie on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide/page/2#post-2253916 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:23:10 +0000 Angie 2253916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Stag, yes! Your explanation is dead right. Thank you.  Carla, yes, you get it! My guess is that the next drop for Spring is now and over the next few weeks. High summer after Easter and again in June.  Sally on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide/page/2#post-2253913 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:07:11 +0000 Sally 2253913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think Jenni and Sal have given a good picture of New Zealand weather.  I find February and early March a little tricky as it is still summer and I'm itching to wear cardigans so usually put it on in the cool of the morning and am boiling by midday. I"m keen to wear my new ankle boots now but it seems too hot still.   Same with Spring...it is supposed to be spring but it isn't until the end of the October that I feel comfortable in spring /summer dresses.   I run cold so in winter I usually wear my coat all day and try to make things interesting by changing the scarves.  I think this year I will work on layering with tights and sweaters so I can take my coat off.   Carla on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide/page/2#post-2253912 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:04:59 +0000 Carla 2253912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @ Angie - I get what you mean.  Do you know when the next seasonal (spring for Northern hemisphere/fall for Southern Hemisphere) drops will be?  I note Uniqlo is dropping IdeLF (Ines de La Fresange) tomorrow in the UK, but here in Canada it is scheduled for next week, March 17th.  I’m not getting a sense from most other places I shop/browse -:and things like shorts are not available - other than what looks like last year’s left-overs. Does anyone do Resort? Sal on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253907 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:57:52 +0000 Sal 2253907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I should add that I can have the itch to shop a bit earlier than things are available.  The forum does not help this problem!! For example I was looking at boots in January when there were none really available.....  I do try and enjoy each season for it's own beauty and pleasures - the beach and the long nights in summer, the fruit and produce in autumn along with the cool nights and hot days, the cosiness of winter and the chance to wear my coats and boots, and the hope and clear light of spring with flowers blooming. I don't find it as easy in winter - but I do love being a winter sports Mum - last year of it though.... Stagiaire Fash on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253903 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:11:10 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2253903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie, yes, I’m familiar with “Daylight Savings Time”—most US states have it, and Europe also changes its clocks at the start and end of the summer. What was confusing was that you said days are shorter, as if there was less daylight because of the way clocks are set. Nothing we do with our clocks is going to change the number of hours of daylight. Some people prefer to have the sun rise and set at an earlier clock time, so there is an “extra” hour of daylight in the morning. Other people prefer to shift that hour to the evening, so sunrise and set occur when the clock says it’s an hour later. But whichever way it goes, there is no more daylight during the day. Autumn days are shorter because of the earth’s tilt on its axel and rotation around the sun, not because of how the clocks are set. JAileen on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253891 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:51:04 +0000 JAileen 2253891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Carla, I planted our peas.  It’s in the 50s and cloudy and so perfect for working in the garden.  But it may snow tomorrow! <div>At the end of January I started a bunch of lavender.  Only about five percent have come up.  :(    We had some major work done in our backyard and now have a lot of bare dirt.  I love lavender, and hoped to avoid buying a bunch at the nursery.  <div> </div><div>I’ll start our tomatoes in a couple weeks, inside, and won’t plant them outside until Mother’s Day.  Even then, I’ll put a WallOWater on each one, and also on each squash, eggplant, and pepper. </div></div> Cardiff girl on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253882 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:19:18 +0000 Cardiff girl 2253882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here it was the first day of meteorological spring a few days ago but you wouldn’t know it,it’s dark and grimly wet.Our springs are so variable sometimes unseasonably warm ,other times snow.l am itching to get my spring stuff out but realistically the end of April is usually more sensible. Quite often we don’t actually have a prolonged period of what l would call spring weather,we go straight into summer heat or remain in winter!It makes dressing nicely quite difficult as a lot if layers being dragged on and off is the usual look round these parts. Angie on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253879 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:50:20 +0000 Angie 2253879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Stag, that was a little unclear! Let me try again. I meant that in Spring - like in two weeks - our clocks go forward an hour so that there is more daylight during the day. It's colder but light for longer. It's light till 10pm in June around here. So the days feel like they are longer, IYKWIM. The days in Autumn are warmer but the days are much shorter because it gets dark quickly. Clock goes back in November.  Stagiaire Fash on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253874 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:34:35 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2253874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ “ the days are longer because the clock changes.” Lol, what? I’m not sure what you were trying to say here. Interesting that the climate swings seem more extreme in the US than in Europe. Angie on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253873 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:18:09 +0000 Angie 2253873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What Suz said! We both live in the PNW, which has four distinct seasons :) Spring in Seattle is colder and gloomier than Autumn. Especially in the morning. But the days are longer because the clock changes. VERY RAINY.  Summers were never hot. But now they are thanks to climate change. But they thankfully do not last for long. Seattle is not built for heat and few homes have a/c....when these days we actually need it!  Winters were never that cold. Now they are. Lots more snow the last four years.  Stagiaire Fash on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253869 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:53:31 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2253869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, Juneuary is what we can get here too! For the most part, our seasons follow the calendar, starting at equinoxes and solstices. Don’t think I’ve lived anywhere else like that. CJH, maybe that’s why I get into the berry wardrobe idea so much early in the year. Lightbulb moment! Mary Beth (formerly LBD) on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253868 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:50:42 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 2253868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Spring in Atlanta starts showing its colors by late February, with flowers, but it's usually mid-March before we get the temps to match.   Spring and summer are my favorite seasons, and I always get fidgety for spring clothes, so I usually try to add some color pops with accessories and a couple of thicker pullover sweaters in spring colors.   This year I thrifted a sky blue thick cotton sweater, and picked up a pink sweater at consignment.  I have thinner sweaters that I usually wear throughout summer, because of the air conditioning here, but I've started layering those now, with lightweight tees, and lightweight toppers. cjh on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253867 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:29:46 +0000 cjh 2253867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’ve found perhaps my body seasons have changed as I get older. Even though I feel quite as active as in the past so I wouldn’t have thought my metabolism changed that much, it seems spring and fall have kind of disappeared as to wardrobe needs. I’m generally cold and need layers on top and long pants from late September through April, with just a week or two of “transition” on either end. In April and May I like to have a pink sweater, spring mood but still warm. In the September-October months, perhaps an orange or gold combo of top and sweater serves that purpose - seasonal but warm. Around the first of June I suddenly get too hot and can finally go for shorts and light tops, mostly sleeveless ones, which are all I need until into September. I think the climate seasons might still be the same but my dressing approach has changed a lot. Suz on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253865 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:18:33 +0000 Suz 2253865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I realize I had my dates wrong up there (not that anyone cares!)  "Juneuary" is the season when it is unseasonably grey and cold and it typically lasts all June, not all July!  Anonymous on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253862 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:59:52 +0000 Anonymous 2253862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We usually have snow in May, so long winters.  I divide spring into cool or cold spring with pastel or bright sweaters and jackets and warm spring with lighter weight things and shorter (cropped) pants.  Mid days can get warm but mornings and evenings are usually below freezing for a long time.  The hardest part for me is postponing any garden planting until June as anything planted outside earlier will probably freeze.  Spring trees rarely bloom and for several years now the first tree leaves have frozen and secondary leaves come out later.   <div> </div> rachylou on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253840 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:38:11 +0000 rachylou 2253840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No. Cal here… mad temps… it’s been swinging between the 70s in the day and the 30s at night. I call this season False Spring Staysfit on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253832 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:06:08 +0000 Staysfit 2253832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Runcarla and RobinF, the seasonal pattern here is pretty much the same as yours.  Spring and Fall are so short that I lump Spring with Summer and Fall with Winter when planning my wardrobe transitions.   Brooklyn on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253831 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:55:14 +0000 Brooklyn 2253831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Summer is very dominant here. Summer starts in December but in reality it can start getting very warm in October and stay that way until May. January and February are high summer - very humid. May, June are usually cool but pleasant. July, August are cold. But Winter is pretty mild and it doesn’t snow. Daily maximums around 16-18C (but sometimes low 20s) but cold over night (6-8C). Usually by this time of year I’m sick of summer but it’s been coolish (although still humid) and very wet this year so I feel a little sad it’s over. But there’s still at least a couple of months of warm weather to go. To give you an idea, my wedding day was in April (mid Autumn). It was 29C on the day I got married and it’s been similar ever anniversary since. I keep all my clothes out except shoes. I will probably do a full shoe switcheroo in late April. I’ve already started bringing out the boots because of the wet weather. Stagiaire Fash on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253828 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:36:17 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2253828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The struggle is here, and it’s real! We had sunshine for the last 3 days. That’s unusual enough this time of year that Berlin-based social media accounts commented on it. I sunbathed on my balcony, was chagrined that I nearly got a light burn with a very light UV index of 2. Tried to stand up & do a little cleaning out there, but it was too chilly—Upper 40s/ around 7. It will stay this way for months. And I will be chomping at the bit the whole time. Spring here probably starts in April. June might have some days in the 70s, or maybe not. We can rely on summer weather July-Sept (but it will be interspersed with cooler days).. Cool and rainy fall is Oct-early Dec. The long Johns come out sometime in Dec and I wear them, at least sometimes, through March. There are two distinct seasons here though—Dec-early Feb is dark and cold, classic sweater weather. In Feb, however, the sun comes back and the longer days make me want to wear springy stuff, but it’s too cold. Writing this out has brought a breakthrough in my thinking about seasonal dressing: I’m fine with my fall/winter looks, even if people don’t find them as exciting as my summer attire. But I might want to think about pieces that look springy but *feel* warm for late winter/early spring. Then again, the part that really bugs me is probably *how much* clothing, regardless of any color/pattern/style, I need in this weather. No amount of shopping can change that, unless I wear snow pants every day. chewyspaghetti on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253807 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:04:27 +0000 chewyspaghetti 2253807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We have the opposite problem. It's "summer" weather about 10 month out of the year in Southern California, but that makes our mild winters feel really cold to us. We also deal with weather thats swings wildly back and forth, so one day this week reached 90 degrees F, and on Friday it will barely reach 60 and will rain. I don't do a seasonal switch the way my things are right now. Jaime on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253791 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:03:58 +0000 Jaime 2253791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Our long summer starts around May and lasts through October, although peak heat is usually August-September. It will soon stop raining until around October, with a few freak exceptions. The winter is mild with many spring like days, but also chilly and wet enough for coats. Spring is brief but sweet with the citrus blossoms beginning to bloom even now. Suz on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253778 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:48:49 +0000 Suz 2253778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ When I lived in Ontario, my weather was similar to yours, though my fall was a bit shorter in Kingston and spring came about a week later.  I'm still getting used to the patterns here. I do switch my closet out, but not the whole of it any more. I have many more cross-seasonal items than I had in Ontario. (I also have a larger closet so can spread out a bit more and keep less stored for that reason).  Spring is on its way here -- the songbirds have arrived and the deer are out looking for tender shoots to munch. But I'm still wearing layers, boots, and a puffer much of the time. I won't change out my clothing until the end of the month (around the equinox) or even sometime in April. Last week it was so cold I was wearing my big Ontario parka!  Our seasons do typically follow the solstice/ equinox but with some refinements Cool Spring -- 2/20 to 4/20. Warm spring -- 5/20 to 6/20.  Juneuary -- 6/20 to 7/20.  Wildfire/ heat dome season.  7/20 to 9/20 Early fall -- 9/20 to 10/20 Later fall, aka atmospheric river season and dark season -- 10/20 -- 12/20 Winter  12/20 to 2/ 20  Cool spring can be pleasant. Warm spring is absolutely gorgeous. Wildfire season can be gorgeous too, if the fires and heat domes stay in abeyance. Early fall is lovely, though not as colourful as in the east. Winter is...well...it's a mix. Some cold and snow, some wet, and lots and lots of overcast days and darkness.  Carla on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253775 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:27:13 +0000 Carla 2253775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @ CarolS - when I lived in Timmins, On, I took my winter fashion inspo from Winnipeg Fabbers, since I knew your weather was going to be my weather in a couple of days :-D @ JAileen - I’ll be starting seeds indoors in two weeks. @ RobinF - I think we are on the same parallel! CarolS on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253772 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:01:19 +0000 CarolS 2253772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Um, there will be no peas planted here for SOME time. This was taken about a week ago and we've had a bit more snow since then. Daytime highs hovering between -6C and -16C for the next couple of weeks. We'll see some melting on roads and sidewalks on sunny days, but the real spring thaw is still a distant dream. We've had about double our usual amount of snow this year. Our first snowfall was around Nov. 9, so by the time we're done with the spring melt (maybe mid-May?) I think we'll have gotten to enjoy at least six full months of snow. Maybe a bit more than that.  Also, this winter was CRAZY cold -- I think we spent most of February under an Extreme Cold Warning, and January wasn't much better. My Seasons: Winter Nov to mid-April, depending on the year. Spring mid-April to early June, depending on the year. Can start e Summer mid June to August (this includes a period I of gross summer that usually hits for a few weeks around mid-July and abates a week or two into August) Fall September- October - Although sometimes September can be gloriously summer....  I also have a picture somewhere of me standing in front of a pile of snow that must be close to 10' high on a residential street in our neighbourhood. And piles just like it are on every corner... I guess this explains a few things about my wardrobe... RobinF on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253754 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:44:26 +0000 RobinF 2253754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here in Michigan our seasons are about the same as you. It is starting to feel like spring is coming but definitely still coat/boot weather. It's supposed to be nice this weekend, maybe a high of 60 which will be a nice taste of spring but back to the 30's next week. Lesley on "The seasonal divide" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-seasonal-divide#post-2253752 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:38:04 +0000 Lesley 2253752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Your calendar resembles mine, although spring might also just be May! Ugh. I really battle with not overbuying for the warm months, because I have so much zest for that time of year. I did just take a trip somewhere hot, which is not helping (I'm wanting to shop for tanks and shorts, when in reality I'm looking at months and months ahead of pants and sweaters!).