Summer Style vs. Summer Comfort
Readers, summer has arrived here in New York City and it is definitely having an effect on how I dress.
In my heart of hearts I long to dress elegantly head to toe linen, white shoes, maybe even a vest, like a dapper 20s dandy sailing on the Ile de France (thats an ocean liner) en route to, I dont know, Capri or something.
But barring a large inheritance from a mysterious stranger, I will never dress that way. Im just not up for real style at the cost of comfort. And I hate to pay for dry cleaning.
I live in a fashion capital and I certainly wouldnt get beer cans thrown at me out of a speeding low rider if I dressed like Oscar Wilde instead of Oscar Madison (remember The Odd Couple?). But when the mercury rises, I am simply too lazy to dress up.
During the summer, I dont even want to think about belts or socks, let alone jackets and ties. (Fortunately I dont work in an office.)
When its hot and humid and the summers are getting hotter here as they are in many places even a drawstring sounds too binding, forget about an interfaced waistband.
Once in a blue moon (like when Im modeling a shirt Ive sewn), youll catch me in a suit.
But youre much more likely to find me in pajamas. (If only I had the courage to wear a sarong)
Readers throughout the world, do you struggle with the seemingly mutually exclusive dictates of comfort vs. style, especially when the weather gets hot?
Which one usually wins out?
Where you live (or work), are you allowed to dress as casually as you want?
Hope youre staying cool, everybody!
For more than twenty years Id lived on the edge of the Garment District without even knowing what a seam ripper was. Now I rip daily!
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