What to Wear in May
May is the most deceptive month in the wardrobe calendar. It looks like summer in photographs, behaves like spring on the ground, and contains within a single week the possibility of a hot afternoon, a cold morning, a sudden downpour, and an evening that requires a jumper. Anyone who has packed for May based on the forecast and then stood shivering in a pub garden at nine in the evening knows the problem. The month rewards flexibility, layering, and a certain readiness to be wrong about the weather.
The fundamental problem
May's defining feature is its range. A typical May day can swing fifteen degrees Celsius between dawn and afternoon, which means the outfit that's perfect at eight in the morning is overheating by lunchtime and underdressed by dinner.
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