![]() ![]() A belt adds a fashionable touch and makes the coat feel less bulky, but she says that when the temperature drops, “I really don’t care about looking cute.”Ģ. Dionne opts for a long model with “head to toe” coverage, complete with a fur hood for extra warmth. Though she keeps several coats in rotation-including stylish pea coats in three different colors-Dionne prizes her “no-nonsense coat” on the chilliest of game days. Belted feather-down long coat Mango ($189.99) “This is gonna sound crazy, then a blouse if I can get the collar to pop through the jacket, so it looks a little bit more professional.” On top of that she’ll sometimes add a sweater-that makes up to four whole layers before she even adds her coat. “My upper body gets a lot colder than my lower body,” Dionne says, so she’ll usually don a long-sleeved T-shirt as a second top layer. Long-sleeved T-shirt Sir & Madame, 938 N. As long as her lower body won’t be seen on camera, she slips on a pair over her running pants and socks.ĥ. ($165)Įven though they’re casual, Dionne has found that jeans provide the most cold-weather protection. Bootcut Vintage Reserve jeans Joe’s Jeans, 1715 N. “If I can feel it early, like before the game even starts, then I know it’s going to be a bad day.”Ĥ. “I wear socks up to my knees, and that keeps my toes warm.” This first layer is important, she says, as the feet are the first thing to go numb. “Sometimes people think they’re tights, but they’re not,” she laughs.ģ. ![]() ($79.99)Ĭold-weather running pants round out Dionne’s base layer. Prana Deena pant Road Runner Sports, 1435 N. Merino wool stretch 8K zip-T Hot Chillys ($80)ĭionne starts off with a cold-weather running shirt-”usually a mock turtleneck so it goes up my neck.” Thumb holes on the long sleeves of this shirt provide extra hand protection.Ģ. During our interview, she walked me through her on-the-field attire, which I used as inspiration as I assembled an ultimate cold-weather outfit of my own.īOTTOM LAYERS 1. “They’re so into it-it’s fun to be a part of.”īut unlike the die-hard fans whose uniforms consist of blue and orange body paint, Dionne opts to layer up on game day. “They sit out in that weather every single year and every single week and they cheer on that team,” she says. ![]() When covering the Bears each week, Dionne is continually amazed by the short-sleeved-or often shirtless-fans who seem impervious to the wintery gusts. “I feel like here the wind always blows toward you,” she says, “ it is always 10 degrees cooler on the field at Soldier Field than it is anywhere else in Chicago.” Chicago and Cleveland are both known as chilly lakeside cities, but having covered NFL teams in both places, Fox 32 sports reporter Dionne Miller gives the cold-weather edge to the Windy City. ![]()
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