Tube Strike 5 August: Fashion Hacks To Help You Survive
5 Fashion Hacks To Help You Survive The Tube Strike
Rosy Cherrington— The Huffington Post UK
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With yet another tube strike set to disrupt your day you'd be forgiven for faceplanting into your soy latte and vowing not to leave the house for the next day or so.
But we can't exactly sit at home the whole time, most of us are going to have to brave the tube-less journey to work - be it by bus, Uber, or actually doing that thing called walking.
To help you on your epic quest to make it to the office on time, we've compiled five fashion and beauty hacks to help you survive the ordeal.
1. Wear comfy shoes.
Because a four-mile walk with blisters would break us as a person.
2. Layer up.
While you'll want to dress light to combat the sweating on your way to work, you can bet as soon as you arrive the pesky air-conditioning will make you wish you'd worn a massive jumper.
This is one occasion where tying something around your waist will look totally acceptable and not like a school child that's secretly pissed themselves.
Not only will your fellow commuters thank you (for the deodorant part anyway), the only hope you have of turning up to work looking half acceptable is to stop the effects of sweating before they even start.
4. Avoid long or floaty styles.
If you're cycling to work, it's a bit of a given. Don't nobody want to get their dress or cardigan caught up in a bike wheel!
But no matter what your mode of transport, this actually works out well for everyone in a tube strike situation. You wouldn't wear anything that could catch on stuff in a zombie apocalypse and this is pretty much the same thing.
5. Bring a small bag
Because there ain't no room for Olsen twins-esque handbags-as-big-as-your-body on a jam-packed bus. We know they carry loads and make everyone look slimmer, but break this tube strike style commandment and prepare for some serious death stares from everyone squashed around you.
10 Alternative Ways To Get To Work During The Tube Strike
Penny farthing(01 of10)
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If you live in Shoreditch or the surrounding areas, this is probably how you get to work already, but if not, why not pay tribute to your ancestors, don your top hat, and ride one of these bad boys to work. (credit:Patrick Riviere via Getty Images)
Woodpecker(02 of10)
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That's how John Travolta gets to work... (credit:Elliot Wagland)
Horseback(03 of10)
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It might not go down a treat with our current infrastructure, but riding on horseback has always been the transport of choice for lotharios, and it gives your hair a cracking windswept boost. Parking's a nightmare though.
George's red budget box(04 of10)
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Chancellor George Osborne's special red box is going to be out and about loads today, offering a far more frequent service than the Northern Line. And there's going to be absolutely loads of room in there, because he's not giving you any money. Climb in! (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
Hot air balloon(05 of10)
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Always wanted to give the whole sitting in a giant picnic basket in mid-air thing a go? Tomorrow's your chance! Just be warned that you may end up in Watford if you let it drift too far. (credit:Matt Cowan via Getty Images)
Space hopper(06 of10)
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A great work-out for your quads apparently - just try not to get any punctures. (credit:Jim Ross/Invision/AP)
Segway(07 of10)
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You could use a skateboard, or those shoes with wheels at the bottom that make kids in supermarkets a public menace. Or you could just get yourself a giant pair of wheels with a stick. (credit:Elise Amendola/AP)
Private jet(08 of10)
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I mean, they're KIND OF expensive, but if you're that annoyed, it'll definitely beat being on the ground where the rest of London will be entirely devoid of personal space. (credit:Getty Images)
Boris bike(09 of10)
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Boris will be riding his, presumably - won't you Boris? So get yer helmet out and get peddling with the big man himself, we're all in this together... (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Zip wire(10 of10)
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The infrastructure on London's inner city zip wire system needs a bit of work, sure, but it's certainly more of an adrenaline kick than a coffee in the morning. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)