<p>I'm going up to Cornell from all the way down here, where its 70-80+ almost year round. As such, I have very few winter clothes to speak of. Can someone give me like a cursory list of clothing items I'll definitely need?</p>
<p>Definitely would be much appreciated. </p>
<p>And what exactly is a winter coat or winter boots, things like that? Are there stylish things that you should wear, and you’ll be laughed at if you’re wearing something stupid, or is it just about staying warm in whatever you can?</p>
<p>Ok heres the deal with winter clothing. In ithaca once it gets cold, dressing stylish usually flies out the window…at least for me it did. No one will care trust me because they dont want you getting sick and spreading it in a class room. Buy a nice good pair of rain boots and snow boots. Also i would suggest 2-3 fleece jackets, a couple hoodies, and 1 maybe 2 snow jackets. Alot of people wear northface, but I prefer columbia because its a bit cheaper and just as warm. Plenty of socks, gloves, SCARVES (the windchill is killer), hats, earmuffs, basically anything you can think of to keep you warm.</p>
<p>BTW cornell provides budget increases for people who come from warm areas and have no winter clothes.</p>
<p>Winter coats/winter boots basically just need to keep you warm and keep out the snow and rain.</p>
<p>sarita says it best: </p>
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<p>i wore t-shirt and jeans under a warm jacket. </p>
<p>northface is the priciest but most seen brand on campus
columbia is a close second
land’s end is the economy brand and their jackets work just as well (what i use)
they also sell good WATERPROOF (a must) snow boots or even athletic shoes </p>
<p>girls: even though you’ll see other girls wear this (UGGS + LEGGINGS)…you cant :P</p>
<p>D went to school in MA coming from the South. We didn’t try to buy anything down here other than normal sweaters, lightweight jackets, hoodies, etc. For the clothing that was needed for the north, she waited till she was at school and had made friends that could give her advice on the style’s and necessities and then ordered on-line.</p>
<p>As for boots, I’ve got some pretty nice hiking boots, waterproof with Gore-Tex and whatnot. Would that suffice?</p>
<p>yeah it would suffice zfanatic…</p>
<p>and even one of those duck jackets work…</p>
<p>gloves and head gear help too</p>
<p>They can, but you might want to get dedicated snow boots.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to wait to get up North before you buy your winter clothes (because summer time is when all the winter clothes are on sale), then I suggest finding a ski/snow shop around your town and going there to pick up clothes and boots.</p>
<p>I also bought my jackets from Lands End and it’s great. The online catalog usually has a clearance section and sales sectionthat contains some really good winter coats for cheap.</p>
<p>You will need a pair of rain boots as well. They have tons of cute ones, D got fur lined ones from EMU, around $50 that were extremely warm.</p>
<p>question though, is it worth it to bring up all my winter gear this august? i’d kind of feel dumb lugging around winter coats in 80 degree heat 
if i’m going home for fall break in october is that early enough to get my winter stuff, or will it be cold before then?</p>
<p>i was planning on bringing my frye boots, rainboots, leather jacket, northface fleece, and maybe one peacoat, and then when i go home for fall break switching the leather jacket with a heavier peacoat and bringing back a heavy winter coat as well.<br>
does this sound like a good plan?</p>
<p>also is it necessary to have heavy duty snowboots? i’m from ny, not the city but relatively downstate, and i’ve gotten by in the snow by just using rainboots and thick socks…would this work in ithaca?</p>
<p>How bad does the weather get up to winter break? I’m wondering if I could get away with minimal winter clothing until that point, and then bring tons of stuff when I come back in January, because I know then that I’ll need it. Haha.</p>
<p>I wasn’t planning to bring all of my heavy-duty snow gear until later (at least not until after October break)…is that a bad idea? lol. Not sure when the right time will be to lug it all up to Ithaca…will we need it before Thanksgiving break?</p>
<p>There is sometimes snow in Ithaca by October; the weather fluctuates a ton. I don’t think you’ll need winter clothes yet in the beginning of first semester. However, I think you should wait until October break… Is there a possibility of your family mailing you your clothes when it gets cold?</p>
<p>You’ll be wearing a lot of jeans and sweatpants on bottom, a lot of sweaters/ sweatshirts/ hoodies on top, and socks and shoes for your feet. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about the footwear part, you won’t have occasion to walk through snow unless you desire to, so as long as you have a pair of socks on and they dont get wet, you don’t have anything to worry about. </p>
<p>Scarves are nice if you like wearing them, definatly keep in the warmth. </p>
<p>One thing I suggest is getting a ski/snowboard jacket or something similar. They are generally very comfy and warm. Now is also the best time to buy them as they are on sale in the summer. Good companies there are Spyder, Burton, Rossiniol, ect (ski snowboard companies). I wouldn’t skimp on a nice jacket as you will be wearing it often</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about the weather, its something you can get used to and the snow is beautiful.</p>
<p>I would bring a few warm shirts and a light jacket to coast you by just in case you get really cold, but snow gear can definitely wait till November.</p>
<p>zfanatic…you just never know…</p>
<p>if push comes to shove you can just wear layers…</p>
<p>but yeah 2nd semester is the worst</p>
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<p>you absolutely can. anyway, its worth it to not wear ugly pants all year, and leggings are much more comfortable than jeans anyway. try underarmour leggings. and I found my uggs to be much warmer than the hardcore snow boots I got from paragon. </p>
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<p>trust me, people are judging.</p>
<p>“I wouldn’t worry about the footwear part, you won’t have occasion to walk through snow unless you desire to, so as long as you have a pair of socks on and they dont get wet, you don’t have anything to worry about.”</p>
<p>This is false. North Campus definitely gets snowed on, and requires you to walk through snow to get onto Central.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I started breaking out the heavier winter clothes around November, but definitely for after winter break.</p>
<p>And the only people judging you are the ******bags.</p>
<p>They don’t clean the walks on north campus in the winter? </p>
<p>I can’t say that I really know what its like there, I’m just speaking from my experience in buffalo where the climate is (i imagine) fairly similar.</p>
<p>they do clean some of the walks, but sometimes it will pile on even after they’ve cleared the walk, and it will be snowing as you walk to class.</p>