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• November 17, 2008
• The Goods

Saving For a Rainy Day: 10 Umbrellas To Get You Through The Storm

By Natalia Rachlin

We figure that if we added up the dough we've collectively spent on flimsy $5 umbrellas (that always freakin' break), we could probably buy a modest sailboat, and take off for distant, rainless shores. Alas, we're not the type to run (or sail) away from our frustrations: instead, we're solving our parapluie problems by plunking down some extra cash on one of these sturdier styles—each of these will definitely last you more than ten city blocks!

Clockwise, from top left:

Marc by Marc Jacobs Umbrella, $40.60, available at Shop Bop; Buffalo Check Umbrella, $125, available at Barney's; Marimekko Unikko Flower Umbrella, $50, available at Rain or Shine; Fuck the Rain Umbrella, $55, available at Art Lebedev Studio; Rain Parade Mini Umbrellas, $32, available at Fred Flare.

Clockwise, from top left:

Peace Sign Umbrella, $135, available at href="http://www.barneys.com/Peace%20Sign%20Umbrella/21702%2e5169,default,pd.html"target="_blank">Barney's; Vinyl Polka Dot Umbrella, $35, available at Umbrella Stand; Mod Battic Umbrella, $65, available at Pare Umbrella; Birdcage Bubble Umbrella, $30, available at Rain Drops; Duck Umbrella, $18.95, available at Lederer de Paris



And a few of our favorites from Ebay:

Vintage Arkansas Razorbacks Football Team Umbrella
Vintage Mustard Yellow Umbrella
Vintage Red and Blue Plaid Umbrella
1990's Ralph Lauren Floral Umbrella

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