Fashionable and functional necessities for rainy Dallas days

Many of us Texans have been unprepared, gear-wise, for all the recent heavy rains, so we turned to the interwebs (to stay off the roads) to help us find rainy day essentials — umbrellas, jackets, boots and the like — that are as cute as they are practical. --- We like the price ($19.99) almost as much as the polka-dot print and size of this ShedRain AirVent golf umbrella from Target. The 62-inch arc helps shield more than one from the rain, and it's advertised as tough enough to handle weather at its worst, i.e., it's nearly impossible to turn inside out.