I had appropriate clothing for the weather in our area!!! Living in the Southeast, there was NO way to know what kind of weather you’d be waking up to face. It would be 70 one day & 30 the next. This was before every home had a TV & the local weatherman on the radio just took a stab at it. You didn’t know on Monday what to expect on Friday. Hell, you didn’t know on Monday morning to expect on Monday afternoon. So, my Mom dressed us in layers so we could adjust as need be throughout the day. If it was exceptionally cold in the morning, we wore our heavy coat. If it had warmed up by time school let out, we carried our coat home in our arms. We seldom had snow or terribly cold weather, so mittens weren’t part of our wardrobe; however, we did keep a pair of wool socks in our coat pocket for emergencies. My Grams loved to crochet, so we always had a new warm hat available when needed. Not even the rich kids had a closet full of the perfect winter clothes; but then again, the rich kids didn’t have to deal with riding the bus & standing out in inclement weather!!! Although I wasn’t always dressed perfectly for the weather, I don’t remember ever going horribly cold for any length of time!!!