Summer Fashion Tips to Stay Cool

Spring is finally warming up, and summer is just around the corner, so battling rising temperatures while still maintaining your fashion sense is the name of the game. How do you stay cool without looking any less sharp? It’s all about the choices you make. These summer wear fashion tips for men will help you stay cool — and still look cool.

Short Sleeves Keep You Cool

If you aren’t in an important business meeting or at a formal dinner, you can drop the entire suit in favor of something that fights the heat. Matching shirt and pants set, often called a walking suit, still present a superb, put-together look, without all the bother of a coat, vest or long sleeves to trap in heat. Staying casual is a great way to keep cool, and the walking suit option comes in a wide variety of colors and styles. Try to go for a linen suit, which is cooler than a polyester or rayon option. If you can’t wear short sleeves, breathable cotton dress shirts are a must!

Try Loose-Fitting Pants

Wide leg pants may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of summer fashion, but a wide leg helps promote air circulation. When air moves around your legs, it cools them down. It at least beats having your pant fabric stick to you during a heat wave. If you can wear a looser shirt, by all means do so! Casual shirts with wide necks and sleeves and the option to unbutton (not that you’d ever do that at work) can help you deal with the high temperature.

Add a Lightweight Hat

With so many fun options, why not add a lightweight hat to keep the sun at bay while you’re out during peak sunshine hours. Just make sure that your hat is made from paper, raffia, straw or a similar material. Body heat escapes via the top of your head, and this is something you really want to happen during the summer. You can wear fashionable, summer-approved hats in pork pie, fedora and derby styles. This vented fedora has a wide brim to keep the sun off your face, has plenty of vents for heat to leave your head and is sure to add some style to any ensemble. With a straw hat that allows for heat dispersal, you can amp up your fashion without amping up your body heat.

Embrace Seersucker Suits

If you can’t go casual, at least make your suit a little cooler by wearing a lightweight, breathable fabric. Its texture means that a garment doesn’t make full contact with your skin, allowing for a little more air circulation to cool down your body. Seersucker has been the must-have suit fabric for warmer, Southern states for decades. Seersucker suits come in many stripe variations and colors, and look just as sharp as a conventional wool or polyester suit. Don’t punish yourself just because you have to attend a business meeting or a wedding – make a scene in seersucker.