This next item, like all those previously featured on "Things To Bring To College (Hot Nurse Outfit, Louis Vuitton Purse, Facebook Relationship Status) serves the dual purpose of being a college staple essential in everyday situations and a luxury item that casually flaunts your superiority over other students.

What they don't tell you on your Vanderbilt tour (always scheduled on a bright and sunny 70 degree spring day) is that despite the beautiful weather you are currently seeing, and yes, the lack of snow in the winter, Nashville is constantly being rained on. What better way to protect your suede Uggs and leather tote than with the new (limited-editon) Rihanna Umbrella by Totes?

It is clearly not enough that "Umbrella" (Ella-ella-ey-ey-ey) is played on local radio stations at least twice per hour and that girls have deemed it appropriate to make their facebook pictures ones of them and friends posed under umbrellas despite a complete lack of rain (see top left), Rihanna has now released a line of (duh) umbrellas. The 19 year old star has not let her speech impediment-ediment-ediment-ey-ey hold her back in exploiting consumers money to the fullest. Unlike the average umbrella, which prices in it about $5, Rihanna umbrellas range from $16-50 and come in fun-yet-obnoxious colors like pale pink, hot pink, black-and-hot-pink, and silver satin.
Link: http://www.totes-isotoner.com/category/id/100361.do