The warm weather has arrived in Charlottesville, bringing with it an increase of allergies, snake bites, and causing a massive shortage of sundresses.
“It’s unbelievable,” says Trish Rutherford, owner of the Sundress Barn on the downtown mall. “We get a new shipment of sundresses in, and they are gone within an hour.”
Other stores, such as the Sundress Hut, Sundresses Etc, and Sundress For Less are reporting similar problems. The shortage is expected to last several months, at least through August. And those lucky enough to find a new sundress will certainly pay exorbitant prices due to high demand.
Women aren’t the only ones having a hard time finding appropriate clothing for the summer. Men are reporting that pastel polo shirts are increasingly hard to find. Those with horses or alligators on them are especially scarce.
City council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss solutions for this clothing emergency. While importing sundresses from abroad is a good short-term fix, they are exploring broader solutions to decrease our dependence on foreign summer attire.
“It’s a serious problem indeed,” says Rutherford. “I mean, how are people supposed to walk along The Corner without a new sundress? Are they supposed to wear shorts and a shirt? That’s just neanderthal.”
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