Does anyone else have a "Florida Only" wardrobe?

I walk around in my bathing suit and cover-up most of the time when I am in SoWal...it is all I can do to get dressed to go out to eat. I wouldn't even have to buy clothes if I lived down there!!!! Hey, maybe that is my ticket to living there...just live in my bathing suit 12 months out of the year, and save a fortune on my clothes bill!!!!!

I do have a florida wardrobe. A couple of dirty wife beaters, a pair of real short cutoff jeans, and a mismatched pair of flip flops

I do have a florida wardrobe. A couple of dirty wife beaters, a pair of real short cutoff jeans, and a mismatched pair of flip flops

LMAO!! :laughing1

I do have a florida wardrobe. A couple of dirty wife beaters, a pair of real short cutoff jeans, and a mismatched pair of flip flops

Some how this does not surprise me.

Some how this does not surprise me.

Seriously, my wardrobe at home consists of a pair of boots, a few pairs of jeans and some button ups. My beach wardrobe is a few pair of shorts and my birks. Maybe a shirt.

Seriously, my wardrobe at home consists of a pair of boots, a few pairs of jeans and some button ups. My beach wardrobe is a few pair of shorts and my birks. Maybe a shirt.

Personally I think ALL clothes are over rated. I hate them. Luckily, I have a laid back job that I can wear my uniform...jeans and t-shirts. If I had to dress up, I guess they would just have to fire me!

I have two very different wardrobes. I don't mean summer clothing and winter clothing. I'm talking about I wouldn't be seen wearing north of the Mason-Dixon line or south of the Mason-Dixon line, depending on what it is! Like my linen pants that have flip-flops embroidered on them and the other linen pair with pink flamingos on them. They look great (honestly, they do!) when we're in Florida. I cringe to think of them here in Indianapolis. I'd probably be hooted out of town if I wore them here.

My husband and I were walking through Seaside on Sunday and I had on my navy Reebok shorts and a red tee. I caught a reflection of myself and mentally cursed myself for bringing my Northern colors down to the beach with me. Navy and red is a no-can-do in the land of lime green, Pulitzer pink and white!

I guess I could stick to taupe linen and that would work north AND south of the M-D line but I love color too much to bring myself to do it.

This is how you will recgonize my husband. Not cutoffs but jean shorts, a shirt from Cancun that says "Save Water, Drink Beer", Keens, and a hat (GT or Seacrest Beach).

I wash it a lot while were there.

I of course pack everything I own and end up wearing the same outfit everyday unless I'm in a swimsuit and birkies (bthab!) headed to the beach!

I never learn.

Every year I pack a huge dive bag full of clothes- it's fun to pack for vacation! I even pack 5 or 6 pairs of shoes. And a few belts- God knows why. I wear the same clothes everyday pretty much- start the day in bathing suit and board shorts or cutoffs, and later in the day I get dressed up and add a sarong. Woo hoo! I don't really wear shoes- just park a pair of drug store flips outside the beach house.

Hit a new low this year and did a bit of last minute shopping at Zoo Gallery on a July Saturday night, wearing nothing but a bathing suit. I kinda forgot where I was when I headed out on the bike, and figured out that I wasn't really dressed right as I wheeled through the Red Bar crowd (most of whom were overdressed IMHO). The panic moment came when I had to get on the bike and ride back, carrying a shopping bag. I was praying that I wouldn't crash half nekked in front of the crowd. Or crash into one of the 30 or so 'Burbs parked everywhere! (no offense RO- I have a big ol' hog of a vehicle too)

Personally I think ALL clothes are over rated. I hate them. Luckily, I have a laid back job that I can wear my uniform...jeans and t-shirts. If I had to dress up, I guess they would just have to fire me!

All this time I thought you were a chick.

All this time I thought you were a chick.

I am a chick kurt, just not the girlie, girl type. I am actually just a country chick. Not much into the fancy, smancy stuff...not that there is anything wrong with it, just not me. ;-)

I was wondering how much of my winter stuff I could leave behind.
Do people wear turtlenecks and stuff like that in January, or is it warmer than that?

I was wondering how much of my winter stuff I could leave behind.
Do people wear turtlenecks and stuff like that in January, or is it warmer than that?

If you're used to winters in Denver, SoWal winters will not phase you. You'll be out there dressed like we would in July.

My favorite part of my wardrobe...beach or not.....FLIP FLOPS!!!! I wear them all year long. Last year for new years eve it got up to 60 or so, I was thrilled to death to pull out my fancy black "party" flip flops!!!!!! :clap_1: ask ktschris.......she will back up my love for the FF.

Seagrove lover, could I interest you in my flip-flop embroidered pants?

Several pairs of flip-flops of varying sizes and colors, including one "dress up" pair with sequins (glue gun for shoe repair), a couple of J. Crew tee-shifts, two pairs of generic shorts, and a collection of faded tee-shirts from local shops. Also, a 6-pack of cotton underduds from any department store (or Walmart for fans of same). My husband likes any venue where he could stop at a Publix Market or Safeway and buy his wardrobe for the week. He keeps one nice silk old Hawaiian print shirt with a pair of black linen pants for those big nights at a restaurant with white linen napkins (usually someone else's idea). Our dog, Butter has one Hawaiian print shirt and a red dress leash for those special occasions where he gets to dine al fresco . He prefers bottomless in all situations, however. (You think I'm kidding about the shirt??? )

The answer for me is not so much what I wear when I'm in FL but what I don't wear when I'm in FL

Seagrove lover, could I interest you in my flip-flop embroidered pants?

thanks Mermaid!!! now thats something I don't have!!!! and I thought I had a good collection

The answer for me is not so much what I wear when I'm in FL but what I don't wear when I'm in FL

RO - nail on head!!!

we don't wear most stuff.

I like to wear mainly shorts, bathing suits, t-shirts / wife beaters (I prefer clean), shorts, birkies or flip flops, and jeans and sweats in the winter on occasion. maybe cowboy boots too. that's it. it's a good thing too because shopping around here is still limited as H. E. Double Toothpicks.

cute shoes are fun but not required.

thongs? nah. just get stuck.

RO - nail on head!!!

we don't wear most stuff.

I like to wear mainly shorts, bathing suits, t-shirts / wife beaters (I prefer clean), shorts, birkies or flip flops, and jeans and sweats in the winter on occasion. maybe cowboy boots too. that's it. it's a good thing too because shopping around here is still limited as H. E. Double Toothpicks.

cute shoes are fun but not required.

thongs? nah. just get stuck.

Hmmm ... I was referring to my arseless chaps

Hey, RO, LOVE the little guy doing the "Splits"!

I was wondering how much of my winter stuff I could leave behind.
Do people wear turtlenecks and stuff like that in January, or is it warmer than that?

For visits north, I still hold on to a couple of different weight fleece jackets and long sleeve shirts. I do often wear pants in the winter, but usually, just add socks to go on the feet before the Birks. In the cold weather here, a couple of tee shirts with a light fleece for layers suits me fine. Unless I am on the beach just sitting in the cold wind. Then I break out my heavy fleece. Mostly, just one wardrobe. I think the last time I wore pants was around March. The last time I wore socks, about the same time. Jacket would fall into March too. Long sleeve shirts, maybe Feb.
Welcome to the Beach!

I will add that once you acclimate, you may find yourself getting cold when temps drop below 70 degrees F.

I will add that once you acclimate, you may find yourself getting cold when temps drop below 70 degrees F.

Thanks, SJ and Landlocked.
Yes, I thought about the above. Fine by me.
We have a lot of Katrina evacuees here. In this beautiful, golden September weather, they declare they are staying, but I wonder if they will feel the same way after the first snowstorm--and then the one after that, and so on. Denver winters are fairly mild, but they tend to begin early and stay late.