These London Fog umbrellas remind me of the durable, classic-styled European umbrellas I grew up with.  They withstood bad weather, and these do too.

I bought two in different colors, urban safari and signature black.  Both are subdued plaids.  Anyone interested in signature black should look at the third picture (closed umbrella) carefully; otherwise they may think it is simply a black/tan plaid.  The umbrella has subtle shades of blue, tan and varying colors of black.

The same goes for Urban safari.  The Amazon pictures don't show the subtle peach/green colors very well.  The second picture (of the stick handle) provides a glimpse of those colors.  I have submitted my own pictures as well to help clarify colors.

The price for these umbrellas seems to fluctuate.  I bought mine for $24, and thought that was reasonable.  Men might appreciate London Fog's solid black umbrella, which is made in the same stick style, but is not offered through Amazon.  It can be found elsewhere online.  While not exactly compact (35 1/2" long), the umbrella will easily fit into any car, office space or umbrella stand.

UPDATE:  For some reason, there is no longer a "customer image" button for this umbrella.  Anyone interested in seeing the two pictures I submitted of color details will have to open up my personal profile page, click on customer images, and then scroll through until the two plaid umbrellas are displayed.