Cynical, I have the same challenge. I threw away all my clothes. I can't find a coat I can wear because they are all infected. (Well, I found a few that looked good, but they were out of my current price range.)
I look sooo bizarre. I wear only the same couple clothes over and over, and I can't wear shoes - only sandles.
The good news is I live in So Cal too, and somehow I have been managing w no coat.
Oh, and also, just like you I can look at the clothes and see the infections. the bad ones always have the TINY little white specs as well, along w the rest of the party.