[Cheap Chic Plan No. 9] Before you buy a folding umbrella for the rainy season. The City Boy way is a dual-purpose umbrella for sun and rain
How about the option of a dual-purpose umbrella for sun and rain?
It is the rainy season.
Buy a plastic umbrella at a convenience store.
Lose it.
Buy another one.
Before you know it, you have many umbrellas at home.
Many people are probably like that.
I used to be like that too.
But things are different lately.
If you are going to buy an umbrella now, I would recommend not a plastic umbrella, not just a regular folding umbrella, but a dual-purpose umbrella for sun and rain.
When the rainy season ends, an even more troublesome season arrives
Speaking of umbrellas, they are things you use in the rainy season.
Folding umbrellas are useful. You can deal with sudden rain smartly. However, that is not the true potential of this umbrella. Once the rainy season ends, it is summer. It is going to be intense.
Recent summers are abnormally hot.
35 degrees.
40 degrees.
Just walking to the station is exhausting.
I used to think,
"Parasols are effeminate..." (Kaoru Hanayama style)
but not anymore.
However, once you actually use one, your perspective changes.
A parasol is not a fashion item.
It is a heat-protection item.
In the modern summer, it is almost a necessity.
That is why a sun-and-rain umbrella is so powerful.
This is where the sun-and-rain umbrella comes into play.
Use it as a rain umbrella during the rainy season.
Use it as a parasol when summer arrives.
One item, two roles.
It is extremely rational.
There is no need to carry a folding umbrella and a parasol separately.
You just need to keep one in your bag.
It is perfected as a tool.
I recommend the Montbell sun-and-rain umbrella.
I use the Montbell sun-and-rain umbrella.
Its good points are that it is simple.
It is lightweight.
It is compact.
It is durable.
True to an outdoor brand, it is excellent as a practical item.
Also, I feel like the heat shielding performance is exceptionally high.
Cheap parasols might provide shade, but
the sun's heat stillpenetrates the umbrella, making it feel quite hot.
In that sense, authentic parasols from outdoor brands
provide a great sense of security.
These kinds of tools aren't flashy.
However, before you know it, you won't be able to let them go.
I like items like this from a Cheap Chic project perspective as well.
They aren't luxury goods.
But they definitely make life more comfortable.
They are the ultimate practical items.
Let's invest heavily in things like that.
Men, in particular, should not get sunburned
Recently, men's skincare has become the norm.
Toner.
Emulsion.
Serum.
There are many options.
However, if you care about your skin, the first thing you want to avoid is ultraviolet rays.
No matter how hard you work on your skincare,
it becomes less meaningful if you continue to be exposed to intense UV rays every day.
Sunscreen is also important.
And a parasol is also important.
It is an investment in your future skin.
The new standard for City Boys
I wonder what City Boys were like in the past.
A white shirt.
Denim.
Sneakers.
That is the image I have.
But the summer of 2026 in Tokyo is different.
It is too hot.
This is not an era where you can just power through with grit.
Carry a Montbell sun-and-rain umbrella.
If it is hot, use it as a parasol.
If it rains, it becomes an umbrella just like that.
It is rational and comfortable.
And yet, it is also a little bit cool.
Adults carry their own shade.
That is why I want to make a suggestion.
If you are going to buy a folding umbrella during this rainy season, please stop and think for a moment.
Is just any folding umbrella really enough?
You can get through both the rainy season and summer.
There is the option of a sun-and-rain umbrella.
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