<p>My D’s favorite boots (tall riding boots) are “distressed” so there is a more room for error. That said, I carried a washcloth in the audition bag so I could wipe them down if they got salt-y. The day we went to CMU it was FREEZING, and the sidewalks were caked in salt (it was too cold for it to work and melt) I used the cloth that day after we got in the building. When we went to Chicago for unifieds it had been snowing quite a bit, the 1st day there the streets were full of soupy slushy disgusting slop (a common problem in an urban winter). D elected to wear weatherproof boots to get to auditions (that was NYU and Syracuse, neither of which was in the Palmer House) and then put her “cute” boots on when we arrived. I got to hold the dripping boots- just one of the perks of being the Sherpa-mom!</p>
<p>We bought D a dress coat for Christmas last year (in prep for auditions, most of which were Jan/Feb). Went with something classic that (hopefully) will carry her through college and into young adulthood. We saw people at auditions arriving in every style of outerwear- from a full length fur (had to giggle a little) to ski coats and every style in between. D said she liked feeling “pulled together” b/c it looked like her coat went with her outfits- but it certainly doesn’t matter for the audition</p>