Our houses are cold and our coats are threadbare. Why can’t Australians embrace overcoats and puffer jackets?[br]When much of the country was blanketed with snow last week,Australians were uniquely unprepared. Not just because we didn’t believe the equipment to measure the tumble, but we’re not a nation of coat-wearers. In the northern hemisphere, or winter fashion is intensely coat-focused. Locally,campaigns and window displays in the cooler months are more likely to celebrate the art of layering – woollen knits piled on two or three at a time worn over trousers, or even dresses with no tights (although tights are a more common sight in Melbourne during winter).
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Source: theguardian.com