One sentence, heard at every bus stop in Italy this month. It is centuries old, and it is also a dressing rule.
No more in-between seasons
Non ci sono più le mezze stagioni: Italy jumps from summer to winter with no gentle middle to dress for.
An old complaint
Writers trace it to the letters of Lorenzo Magalotti, a Florentine scholar around 1700, during the Little Ice Age.
Dress for either way
Cold at eight, warm at two. The outfit has to handle both before lunch, without a change.
Warmth at the core, arms free
A fitted vest over a light skirt: the middle moves into fall while the rest stays in summer.
From Maria's edit
If the season won't decide, you don't have to either.