Checking out SoCal fashion in the rain and cold – crazy weather for mid-April, and clever outfits to meet the challenge, colorful garb gleefully combatting the gray.

Lots of umbrellas, some just carried in case…

The rain check is obviously for writing – I offer you plenty of visual treats, instead.

Heavy weather is today’s aptly named album. A lot of styles I saw here were also worn during the late 70s when this music was performed live by Weather Report .