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As people used to living in cold places would say, you don’t really feel the bitterness of cold if you’re properly dressed—layers upon layers of synthetic fabrics, wools, and cashmeres and furs, if you can afford them.It’s the same thing when living in the tropics.
In fact, you have to count your blessings: We don’t need to swathe ourselves in expensive animal pelts and skins to survive the searing temperatures.
The solution isn’t so extreme as tearing your clothes off (though when you’re at the end of your delirious wits, that may be tempting), but as simple as picking the appropriate clothing fabrics for the weather.
You shed off tight, stuffy clothes and go for looser cuts.
You’re going for ease, after all.
Top fabric of choice for summer, of course, is cotton, cotton and cotton.
It’s affordab...
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