If I do come in 2012, I will invest in a pair of decent black snow boots, elegant enough to wear with suits and skirts, at least during the day.

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Each gentleman would wear boots outside in the snow, then remove them and put on tuxedo shoes once he arrived.

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On a recent trip to the West coast (where rain and snow were not a material hazard), I managed to wear the same set of wedge heels to five meetings.

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And, if you don't fancy carrying it around, you could always wear it as a scarf that tells you if it might snow or a belt that gives you the news headlines instead.

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