kilts in the rain.

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I have several waist length, zip-front, collared racing jackets and/or "baseball" jackets as we Americans call them, made of water-repellent nylon-cotton or nylon-polyester blends, as well as three waist length leather racing/motorcyle/bomber type jackets, in black, brown, sage green and red, for casual kilted wear in wet (or wet and cold) conditions. For really nasty conditions--especially when I'm wearing formal or semi-formal kilted wear--I have a full-length Russian Navy Officer's Cape, made of heavy weight black cotton cavalry twill, with a laminated rubber interior layer and a large, detachable hood; I bought mine from an eBay seller in Germany who posts listings for them regularly at a very attractive price. The Russian Army version of these capes--in a brownish-green color--are also regularly available from eBay sellers in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, etc. They are extremely well-made and an excellently affordable alternative to Inverness capes, of which even the basic/economy models can be quite dear. My usual, preferred cold/wet weather protective head wear for all of these is a simple black wool beret, although my black leather driving cap is a casual option. Aside from all that, simply heed the little Celtic voice that whispers "wool, Wool, WOOL", and remember, as the all-seasons, all-conditions cyclist in me has learned (the hard way) that it's better to be Wet And Warm, as opposed to Wet And Cold.