Breath! How to Dress for a Thunderstorm

August 12, 2024

” It was a terrible, hot summer evening, which was the 14th terrible, warm summer day in a row”. But uses voiceover in a voice in a Samantha episode as she frantically searches the streets and fanns herself to no avail. It’s just too popular in the town, and all she’s doing is fanning more hot, humid air in her path.

Those of us without club members just have to sweat through living and be okay with it. Samantha finally finds shelter by trespassing in a private lake. We thought we’d put our style director hats on to prepare for the upcoming episode of “unprecedented” temps after living through the next New York heat this year.

The handkerchief is kept on.

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen have become fashion women’s favored persons because they create fantastic clothing and consistently do so with such mischievous elegance. Everyone was talking and evidently buying their candy-colored custard sandals at their pre-fall event, which was a result of how popular they had all be. A design wore a long, swingy black cover with an orange and white decorative blanket draped across her shoulders, which was even more significant. This item is the most chic kind of crazed because it was actually a cotton towel rather than a silk or cashmere scarf that was made to look like a towel. Sweating? No problem, simply brush it off and move. Great. —Laia Garcia-Furtado

The Row prefall 2024.
The String, pre-fall 2024. Photo: Courtesy of The String

Flannels, Often

In recent years, flannels have lost their appeal. For some, they feel dated, and for others constricting—a little too much. I’m all for having as little of an undergarment as possible in the summer, but I also need to come out as a great fan ( I’d rather buy a white or black arched tank leading directly from the money keep ). An undershirt will stop those crisp white cotton button-downs or those snazzy shirts made of an esoteric material from clinging to the sweat droplets running down your back as you wait for the delayed train on a damp subway platform or while your backpack is rubbing against your back. Make the undershirt a part of the look, even better, do n’t let the swinging of the fashion pendulum interfere with practicality. —José Criales-Unzueta

Ferragamo spring 2024.

Ferragamo, spring 2024.

Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway .com

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Dries Van Noten, spring 2025 menswear.

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway .com

Look-to-Go

L-O-O-K-T-O-G-O you can make this look to go is the dress-for-summer lyric in’ s ubiquitous hit” Hot to Go”! ( In my head, that is. ) My most important non-sweat tip is to carry my look with me wherever I go. When I want to wear something I wo n’t sweat in and do n’t want to compromise my vision, or when my outfit is too many layers ( I used a balloon-hem skirt this week that was fun to wear but too heavy for a heatwave ), I do it for the office. I throw on some athleisure—say gym shorts and a gym tee—for my commute and change once at the office. Large handbags are back in style, which is a good thing. —JCU

Bottega Veneta spring 2024.

Bottega Veneta, spring 2024.

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway .com

Bottega Veneta spring 2024.

Bottega Veneta, spring 2024.

Photo: Armando Grillo / Gorunway .com

Built-In Ventilation

When the weather is oppressively hot and humid, there are few things that are as unpleasant. Its own version of hell to cover your body with fabric as your pores sweat. Enter holes. Slits. Cutouts. Wide, loose knits that only cover you in concept but not in reality. Okay, you will still need to cover up if you are going out into the world, but here’s where a very thin, lightweight dress, a pair of boyshorts, or even a bodysuit can be helpful. By themselves you may not be able to get away with them, but when you bring them together, it’s heavenly. —LGF

Sacai spring 2024 readytowear.

Sacai, spring 2024 ready-to-wear.

Photo: Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway .com

Diotima spring 2024.

Diotima, spring 2024.

Photo: Courtesy of Diotima

Karoline Vitto spring 2024.

Karoline Vitto, spring 2024.

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway .com

Go Wet

Get dressed and take a shower if it’s the coldest. Slick your hair back. Let your clothes hang over you before entering the world. If you start sweating, who cares? You’re already wet, but also fresh. Continue to drink plenty of water throughout the day and avoid the unavoidable summer storm systems. This is really living. —LGF

Di Petsa fall 2024.

Di Petsa, fall 2024.

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway .com

Bonus: Ice Ice, Baby

If all else fails, I advise dressing up with ice and do as he did with his spring 2006 collection. Bracelets, earrings, necklaces—the possibilities are endless. ( I’ve also saved myself from sweating off my makeup by getting a little battery-charged fan. ) —JCU

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Maison Margiela, spring 2006.

Photo: Don Ashby

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Maison Margiela, spring 2006.

Photo: Don Ashby

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