Many of us are traveling to blistering hot places and or live in them. This thread is about exchanging styles for hot humid climates only. Not thick cotton shorts with blazers or suits. I'm talking 90+ degrees and 90% humidity.

It's 85 degrees in my office as I type this and I predict a hot summer here and in the rest of the country.

What do or would you wear?

man jeggings. I hear they are quite breezy.

Yeah, one thing I dread about moving back to Florida this summer, the fucking, disgusting, somebody please kill my ass heat.

My only ideas thus far have been buying some shorts, t shirts, lots of sunscreen and a nice UV hat.

I think I will purchase this before I head down there. It is a bit pricey though. Couldn't I get the same coverage with just a simple hat from Wal-Mart? I think all the UV protection advertisement and cool imagery jacks the price up on the hat.

http://www.coolibar.com/02522.html

Here's a site that has some flats fishing specific stuff. We wear visors here on the water. Regular hats are too hot
http://www.skinnywaterculture.com/

CS please tell me you're not planning on wearing a hat like that here..

Last summer was one of the hottest ever in DFW history with 40 days in a row of 100+ degree weather. I spent most of my time wearing shorts or swimming trunks with a tank top or fitted t-shirt.

Linen suit and panama hat.





You can even get them with an open weave crown:



After G's recommendation I did a bit of looking around for the best Panama hat's, which are from Montecristi, Ecuador by the way, and this guy seems to provide the very best:

Brent Black, The Panama Hat Company of the Pacific.

If it's really hot, forget the tie. Pocket square, panama hat, some aviators and you'd have to try really hard to fuck up this look. Good luck.

Quote: (03-08-2012 06:50 PM)durangotang Wrote:  

Linen suit and panama hat.

Suit huh? I don't think so. You will melt and be drenched with sweat in 5 minutes here in the summer.

Hows something like this?
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I thought that hat looked pretty slick, then I clicked the link and found it costs more than two of my carpayments. Im a sad panda.

Quote: (03-08-2012 07:13 PM)Chad Daring Wrote:  

I thought that hat looked pretty slick, then I clicked the link and found it costs more than two of my carpayments. Im a sad panda.

Don't worry Chad, I've got you covered. Brent Black Panama hats are the very best and sell from $500 up to $25000. The really high end hats take weavers months to weave, are a true and dying art without our support, and can be over 1600 weaves per inch. Imagine that.

You can read up here:

Best of the Best: How Fine Are the Finest?

If you want to spend a lot less but still have something nice for around $200 (or less), which is what I'll do for my first Panama hat, I plan on ordering from:

Panama Hats Direct.

After Brent Black, the site is painful, but they seem to have a lot of nice testimonials. I just got a promotional link to their overstock deals sent to me, where you can see here and save an additional 30% - 50% or so:

Panama Hats Direct Overstock Offers

Durangotang where do you live?

Quote: (03-08-2012 07:47 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Durangotang where do you live?

In Colorado. Mech, are you in Texas?

Quote: (03-08-2012 08:00 PM)durangotang Wrote:  

Quote: (03-08-2012 07:47 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Durangotang where do you live?

In Colorado. Mech, are you in Texas?

Florida that's why this thread is titled the way it is. You wear one of those suits here here in the summer you will die!

Quote: (03-08-2012 06:29 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Here's a site that has some flats fishing specific stuff. We wear visors here on the water. Regular hats are too hot
http://www.skinnywaterculture.com/

CS please tell me you're not planning on wearing a hat like that here..

Heh, heh, I like the look. Makes me think I am in one of those Spaghetti Westerns Tarentino likes so much. I can make work, even though I'd be standing out more than a black guy at a Southern Tea party rally.

I am feeling the Panama hat more though. I will probably cop that.

Edit: Uh, fuck that. The shit is 500 bucks? They must have lost their God Damn mind.

Quote: (03-08-2012 08:54 PM)Commander Shepard Wrote:  

Quote: (03-08-2012 06:29 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Here's a site that has some flats fishing specific stuff. We wear visors here on the water. Regular hats are too hot
http://www.skinnywaterculture.com/

CS please tell me you're not planning on wearing a hat like that here..

Heh, heh, I liked the look. Made me think I was on one of those Spaghetti Westerns Tarentino likes so much. I am feeling the Panama hat more though. I will probably cop that.

Edit: Uh, fuck that. The shit is 500 bucks? They must have lost their God Damn mind.

The straw is hand picked and heated with sulfur to prepare it. It is then separated by hand. It can take a single weaver months to hand weave the finest hats. Then another weaver weaves the fibers inward, then it must blocked and shaped, shipped, and sold by a merchant for profit. $500 for several weeks to several months of an artists time is cheap. Plus, we need to support the art so the next generation takes it up. What do guys pay for a nice watch? A nice panama hat is a handmade piece of art, and I'll give G the credit here - its definitely the ultimate in style as far as men's hats go.

I posted a link above where you can get a lesser grade Montecristi panama hat for cheaper.

How old are you dudes? I'm 42 and wouldn't even wear that stupid hat. Yeah it looks cool on the old black guy but c'mon here.

Here's The Art of Manliness "A Man’s Guide to Summer Dress":

Part 1

Part 2

Here's a good StyleForum thread on dressing in hot/humid climates:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/139691/dress...d-climates

They are big fans of linen.

Quote: (03-08-2012 09:34 PM)durangotang Wrote:  

Here's The Art of Manliness "A Man’s Guide to Summer Dress":

Part 1

Part 2

Here's a good StyleForum thread on dressing in hot/humid climates:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/139691/dress...d-climates

They are big fans of linen.

Maybe you need to come here in August. The water temp is over 90

Quote: (03-08-2012 09:28 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

How old are you dudes? I'm 42 and wouldn't even wear that stupid hat. Yeah it looks cool on the old black guy but c'mon here.

It depends on the climate and venue, but if it's hot and I am outside then hell yes I'd sport a nice Panama fedora.

http://www.brentblack.com/pages/montecristi_hall.html

I have been to Tampa/Clearwater in June. You could feel the humidity before you left the plane.

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That's today

I've had the best luck with clothes from here when it's hot but the style lacks a bit
http://www.columbia.com/mens/men,default,sc.html

Quote: (03-08-2012 09:57 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

I've had the best luck with clothes from here when it's hot but the style lacks a bit
http://www.columbia.com/mens/men,default,sc.html

That looks like what people wear in Colorado. I have seen enough chicks (and dudes) dress in androgynous Colombia gear to last two lifetimes. I'd rather go naked.

Emech, I liked the short sleeve polo shirt you posted better. Some simple beige shorts if you are avoiding pants, canvas boat shoes, nice shades and a fun vibe would work.

Quote: (03-08-2012 10:15 PM)durangotang Wrote:  

Quote: (03-08-2012 09:57 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

I've had the best luck with clothes from here when it's hot but the style lacks a bit
http://www.columbia.com/mens/men,default,sc.html

That looks like what people wear in Colorado. I have seen enough chicks (and dudes) dress in androgynous Colombia gear to last two lifetimes. I'd rather go naked.

Fine but some of that shit you can dive in the water and be dry in minutes and some of the shirts have some slick vents that keep you cool.

I will take you to the tikibars when you come here. A suit and Panama hat is not going to work. June isn't even that hot.

I started this thread hoping there would be some alternatives

I can deal with this stuff as well
http://www.patagonia.com/us/shop/mens-shirts?k=1D-aU

Quote: (03-08-2012 10:21 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Quote: (03-08-2012 10:15 PM)durangotang Wrote:  

Quote: (03-08-2012 09:57 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

I've had the best luck with clothes from here when it's hot but the style lacks a bit
http://www.columbia.com/mens/men,default,sc.html

That looks like what people wear in Colorado. I have seen enough chicks (and dudes) dress in androgynous Colombia gear to last two lifetimes. I'd rather go naked.

Fine but some of that shit you can dive in the water and be dry in minutes and some of the shirts have some slick vents that keep you cool.

I will take you to the tikibars when you come here. A suit and Panama hat is not going to work. June isn't even that hot.

I started this thread hoping there would be some alternatives

Tikibars sound great eMech. I bet Mixx has some solid advice for you - we know what G will say.

How would this look work in Florida?

I can slowly feel the heat creeping up. I usually just wear plain t shirts, shorts, baggy jeans and wife beaters. I can't mess with anything else when I'm drenched in sweat after 20 seconds in the sun. How the hell do you dress GQ in 110+ weather?