today was the hottest ever..
it was interesting though, everybody outside and in my class were wearing really wonderful, colourful clothes
a fine black tank under a ribbed blue one with an orange ikat silk scarf. fine grey pants
a powder blue striped degrade tank under a loose-fitting white crinkled blouse with eyelets.. crinkled and with boat neck like prada s/s 09..
and my instructor's.. a slightly crinkled crispy robin's egg blue shirt-blouse with a trim in bright pink, pastel yellow and avocado for the collar, hem and sleeve cuff. the pencil skirt was interesting.. a heavier fabric, with woven vertical stripes.. thick colourful yarns going down, mimicking the trim on her shirt, and the next stripe would be a flat and fine soft grey..
as for me i wore full white for the first time in ages.
pants were grey with very thin white, criss-crossing degrade stripes
i was sweating though. and the sun makes people smell. i have to find something better to wear...
I really like wash linen dresses/skirts for the heat, but I literally wore out my last linen skirt and haven't seen anything to replace it with yet. Most important of all ... no hose, at all, I mean never ... except maybe for a wedding or something. All natural fibers, of course ... but that's a rule in my wardrobe year round
I do wear silk when it's hot, but it's not my favorite ... just hard to avoid.
And you have to mentally shield yourself from the heat, just like extreme cold. I can will myself not to sweat
(Yes, mom, I said sweat
)
why not ??
i reread this thread, and some people find silk makes them sweat too, holding in their body heat
is linen actually refreshing?
i was thinking if it was a sort of unevenly textured linen.. i've seen some linen that is a bit smooth.. the uneven texture makes it so that it doesn't lie flat on the skin..so that's why it feels cooler
same idea with crepe fabrics
