5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

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5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

If you are an office person, this season may not be a great one for you. You may be enveloped by an air con environment while inside your office, but immediately you step out of your office or car especially in the afternoon, you will be singing a different song.  The temperature is rising day by and day, men and women who are obliged to dress to impress may be having a lot of challenges to stay cool. The heat is not an excuse for you to let down your dress code.  Interestingly, it is an opportunity to make use of new fabrics, colour and style. These are what you should do;

5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

Lightweight Fabrics and Clothing

The perfect fabrics if you are in the tropical are natural materials made from linen or cotton that are lightweight.

  • You should make sure that the material is lightweight.
  •  If light can pass through the clothing when you pass it through light.
  • Light and natural fabrics dry faster.

Lighter waves of wool are preferred like madras, seersucker or poplin, not twill, which is what materials like jeans are made of.  It is obvious that most jeans materials are heavy and may not allow you to relax comfortable when you are in the sun.

5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

Breathable Clothing

You will feel uncomfortable when high humidity combines with high temperature. The easiest way to ease off is by perspiring heat away.

  • You should maintain a cool body temperature by allowing air circulation. This is what fabrics can help you achieve
  • Breathable fabrics are the ideal materials during the hot season.

5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

Fabrics that are breathable will be able to allow perspiration happen without trapping moisture and creating unpleasant odoursCottons can absorb sweats and allow the body breathes freely. However, that a material is lightweight does not mean that it can be breathable. Silk is not perfect because it retains heat.

5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

Protective Clothing

One of the things you should check when shopping for hot weather is the protective nature of a cloth.  A cloth that cannot protect you from the sun’s harmful UV (ultraviolet) rays should not be used.

5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

The Clothing Construction

The construction of a clothing is important while picking especially for men. If  clothing cannot exhibit the breathable and lightweight properties, it is best considered useless. Take for instance, a blazer that is lined with satin, silk or polyester, the fabrics are going to heat up the inner layers.

5 Principles For Stylish and Smart Dressing in Africa

Lighter Colour Materials

It is a general knowledge that dark colours absorb more light compared to light colours.  The dark coloured materials tend to be hotter during the hot season.  Dark shades of green, puple and blue can generate thermal energy when they are exposed to hot weather. Whether you are an office person or not, light coloured materials are preferred during this climatic condition.

Linen Shirts

Bring down your body temperature when you go for linen shirts that are comfortable and lightweight. Though, you need time during ironing to make it straightened.

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