Paulette Dorflaufer loves to dress up.

Her job as a crossing guard starts at 7:15 a.m., but every morning she wakes early to assemble her elegant outfit and apply a coat of lipstick. In winter, she wears fur boots and full-length fur coats; in spring and fall, shawls or capes — all topped with a bright-yellow reflective vest. She always finishes the look with an ornamental hat, which she calls her “chapeau.”