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It's because offices are stuck air conditioning to a level that makes suits comfortable. There was a big brouhaha about it in England a couple years ago.

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there's no article of clothing one can put on to become cooler, so it makes sense that the prevailing temp would be cooler.

NASA has a wardrobe that contradicts you.

I think GP meant reasonably acquirable. You can't exactly order a NASA space suit on Amazon, can you?

perhaps not a real one, but... it's amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Charades-Astronaut-Space-Costume-Jump...

Is walmart adding that to next year's summer line?

If anywhere in the world has figured out how to dress for heat and humidity, it's the Indian subcontinent, and all I'm saying is the sari involves bare midriff for a reason. I live in the southeast and spend a lot of time outside. To cut down on my sunscreen bill, I've started wearing loose, long sleeve white cotton button ups with the last few buttons undone so I can tie the ends up around my waist.

You catch a breeze wearing that, and it's like wearing a weightless AC unit on your back. Hand to God.

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