Is it de rigeur to match your umbrella to your outfit?

[GlitKnit]

or not

I had a rainbow striped one when I lived in England it covered all bases and looked rather fetching .

Are you going somewhere very glamorous glitknit? If it's Ascot Ladies day then maybe if not then it's a bit OTT IMO

And it 's just something else to carry or loose ! I just shove a little one in a bag!

Looks like you're trying waaaay too hard if umbrella matches your outfit IMO.

i saw his guy just, in a red and white jacket with matching brolly, I wondered if i had missed a memo

Hope not. I tend to use a frog or duck (dcs) as mine is bust.

no need to match umbrella to outfit - unless as someone else said, Ascot or VIP event.