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Subject:Re: [NVC] Best fabrics for hot humid weather?
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:31:16 -0400

Try silk. You probably won't find them in as garish designs as cotton
or rayon, and you'll have to use a delicate cycle if machine washing
(or use the "hand wash" cycle if it has one). But they work pretty
nicely in humid weather.

On Jul 24, 2007, at 6:29 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:

> I like to wear loose shirts (preferably w/ some garish Hawaiian print)
> in hot & humid weather. So far my random testing suggests that Rayon
> feels cooler than cotton or polyester. Anyone know of a resource that
> lists fabrics and how nice they feel in hot, humid, lounging about
> conditions?
>
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