Aladdin Sane umbrella.
 
The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw these custom umbrellas made by “maker of groovy things,” Etsyer Kayci Garline Wheatley, was that I had to have them all. Which makes sense as I live in Seattle. And if you believe the legend of the rain here—and you should—then you can never have too many umbrellas on hand. Of course, the second thing that popped into my mind was how often I lose umbrellas. And losing a custom-made Aladdin Sane umbrella would hurt way more than losing the basic “plain Jane” umbrellas we all buy and replace over and over again during our wet lives.

In addition to the ones I’ve included in this post, Wheatley also does custom orders so you could theoretically have the umbrella of your dreams created, and then cry bitter tears when you lose it on the bus a week later. More information on all the umbrellas in this post can be found on Wheatley’s Etsy shop.
 

Prince umbrella.
 

 

 

“Platinum Girls” (a riff on ‘The Golden Girls’ obviously) umbrella
 

Dolly Parton umbrella.
 

“Retro Rockers” umbrella. Images include Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello, Jimi Hendrix, Patti Smith, Mick Jagger, Morrissey, New York Dolls, Debbie Harry, Ramones, Freddie Mercury and Madonna.

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Upskirt underpants umbrellas are a thing in Japan