It’s a little longer than most other portable ones – it measures 58cm length-wise – but, hey, it’s the silver-tone Alexander McQueen signature skull that matters, ya? Want your parapluie (French for “umbrella”) to be functional and high-fashion? Here’s your (wet) season’s best hand-carry black shell accessory. Skull-Handle Umbrella, $584 (£312.09), Alexander McQueen Escher-ish cubic op-art all-over print, that upon closer inspection, is actually an interlocked-letter graphic design of the latter’s brand name. The former’s Auto-Compact model is reworked with an M.C. This tie-up product between English brands London Undercover and YMC epitomises the labels’ utilitarian aesthetics. Retailer: “How many kinds of prints or patterns do you want for your umbrella?” You: “Yes.” Well, here’s your “yes” – a design that’s inspired by the patchwork process of piecing together different fabrics to symbolise family heritage (this affordable one’s all nylon, of course).Īvailable at Klosh stores, multiple locations, CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE Photo: END.Īuto-Compact Umbrella, $65, London Undercover x YMC Measuring 45.5cm when closed, you can still stick this in a tote bag and have its handle pop out, just so you can appear low-key showy. This silver-plated stag-head brolly’s crafted in the UK by heritage and luxury cufflinks brand Deakin & Francis (that’s founded all the way back in 1786). You’ve got the right to feel all puffed-up and lordly when you’re seen with this show-stopper. Stag Head-Handle Umbrella, $505 (USD $376), Deakin & Francis A brave choice for braving the rain.ĬLICK HERE TO PURCHASE Photo: MatchesFashion Like all of her glam accessories, this off-beat one’s hard to miss, what with the swirly black and white patterned canopy and punchy-red handle and ferrule (that’s the tip at the top of the canopy, fyi). Tiny Optical Stripe Umbrella, $29.64 (RRP $53.73), Lulu Guinnessįrom the witty and retro-chic designer Lulu Guinness comes this attention-seeker.
This made-in-Japan product’s so hyped it’s excluded from any promotions, not eligible for free shipping, is limited to 1 piece per customer and not open for any returns or exchanges. Measuring 48cm when extended, 95cm wide when opened and weighing at 79g, the design’s kept clean with just a touch of swag in the form of “STATIONERIES” printed boldly on the water-repellant ripstop fibre. This one’s obviously for the hypebeasts: A Hypebeast x Fragment Design collabo delivered in a city-slicker black. HYPB/FRGMT Umbrella, $84 (USD $62), Stationeries by Hypebeast x Fragment Me.” when you are seen stepping about town with a fancy brolly. But, why don’t we switch out your humble, functional device for a more trendy, covetable version so that you would be more willing to bring it out and do a show-out? (Yes, Singaporeans are notorious for not bothering with carrying one around, despite our weather.) Sort through these phalanx of stylish travel umbrellas to find a fave – so you can go less like “ella, ella, eh, eh” when you’re caught out without one, and more like “Rain. Time to whip out the old, trusty, foldable umbrella. Thu 17 Oct at Penarth Leisure Centre Dance Studio, 6-7pmįull details and updates regarding Cardiff’s Umbrella Flash Mob can be found via the Facebook event.According to recent meteorological news, the weather for March is gonna be WAP (Wet And Pushy), with heavy rain making all things wet and winds pushing stuff all around. Tues 15 Oct at Penarth Leisure Centre Dance Studio, 7.30-8.30pm Sun 13 Oct at Penarth Leisure Centre Dance Studio, 12-1pm If you’d like to practice with the dance instructor, Gemma Hillberg, ahead of the event, there will be optional rehearsals taking place in Penarth on the following dates: If you are interested in participating in an all-singing-all-dancing national moment, participants can learn the routine by following this instructional video. The BFI and its partners, including Compass Presents and Chapter, are inviting the Cardiff community to take part in the flash mob.Īs well as providing a great experience for participants and spectators, footage from the Cardiff Singin’ in the Rain Umbrella Flash Mob will be used with clips from similar events in Bristol and Manchester to create a film trailer, which will be screened in cinemas nationwide.Ĭhapter would like to get as many people as possible involved. The performance will provide footage for a promo video for the the latest BFI Blockbuster season - Musicals!, which runs from October to January.
On Saturday 19 October at 2pm, dozens of Cardiff volunteers will gather at Chapter to perform a dance routine with umbrellas to the title track from Singin’ in the Rain. Led by Cardiff/Barry based Gemma Hillberg of Turnd Up Fitness and dancers from across the city, Cardiff’s Singin’ in the Rain Umbrella Flash Mob will be taking place at Chapter as part of the BFI’s UK-wide season BFI Musicals! The Greatest Show on Screen.