Words and photography: Erin Johnson
Springtime in Trieste is unpredictable. Some years it can arrive unexpectedly in early March, days on end of warm sunshine and balmy breezes.
Other years it feels like there will be no end to the rain and bora wind, until by the time you are able to put away the winter coat, it’s already summer.
There may be a very long or a very short window for what we call transitional clothing: light jackets, gauzy scarves, dressing in layers.
But the most fashionable Triestini are resilient and able to adapt their style for any weather.
When we went out to photograph some of them for this issue, the weather was just in-between, winter starting to lose its gray choke hold over the city but full-blown spring not quite yet in swing.
Nevertheless, we saw hints of spring in what these locals and visitors were wearing: bright colors, unbuttoned coats, sunglasses, and sunny smiles.
