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Roll this sassy slicker from brand-new outerwear company Weather Girls into a kid-sized handy sack and she won’t mind if it rains on her parade. The legs of the rainproof pants, by Canada’s K-Way, zip all the way from the ankle to the waist for easy on-and-offs. The footwear is classic Hunter (Scotland’s veteran wellie maker—think serious mud), which has just launched a line of kids’ rubber boots in eight chalk and crayon colors. Look for the reflective stripes on the backs.
Brown slicker by Weather Girls, $53 at Natalie & Friends. Duhamel rain pants by K-Way, $44, at Calypso Bébé and Enfant. Hunter boots, $49, at Tip Top Kids Shoes.
Camo role
A comfortable, made-for-foul-weather boy’s coat with a serious cool quotient—let the heavens rip.
Little kids’ print rain slicker by Lands’ End, $35, at landsend.com.
Candy striper
Matching rain boots, umbrella and rain hat are available with this spiffy striped coat, which is made of cotton thinly coated in PVC for a butter-soft feel.
Blue-striped raincoat from Pluie Pluie, $18.50, at Home Front Kids, 202 E 29th St between Lexington and Third Aves (212-545-1447).
Green party
K-Way’s been around long enough to have perfected the art of keeping people dry without making them look drab. This lightweight rainbreaker comes in a range of neon colors.
Claude jacket by K-Way, $49, at Calypso Bébé and Enfant.
Eco sum
Parents who worry about the dioxins their kids’ PVC raincoats are off-gassing should take a look at this new, nontoxic rainproof alternative. It’s made for Puddle Gear by Sweden’s Abeko (European consumers have been boycotting PVCs in rain gear since 2001) from a durable, pliable, polyurethane-coated stretch fabric.
Albin jacket from Puddle Gear, $50 from puddlegear.com.
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