https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:33:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360801 Wed, 22 May 2024 09:15:58 +0000 Suz 2360801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's interesting to hear comments on what works in the heat. In my experience, humidity levels, together with winds, are just as relevant as the temperature on the thermometer. Not to mention personal thermostat, which seems to vary so widely. And whether or not a person lives or works in a place with AC.&nbsp;</p> <p>Most of my summer closet is cotton. I do have a few viscose or modal items, and a few polyesters (a skirt, a few tops -- sleeveless only, and loose fitting, in high summer).&nbsp;</p> <p>I love cotton linen blends and have a few of those. I also have four linen shirts. And I do wear silk in summer if it is sleeveless or if the day is cooler.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also have lightweight merino gear tees that are great.&nbsp;</p> <p>I can't wear cashmere well in any kind of humidity. If the humidity is low, I can wear it comfortably across a range of temperatures (assuming it's not heavy weight).&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360793 Wed, 22 May 2024 04:57:19 +0000 Jenni NZ 2360793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just checked. I have a lot of polyester, less cotton, a little rayon or viscose. Our summers are not that hot and so I can cope with polyester. I often need a summer cardigan at the beach for cooler wind. I have some quite fancy polyester like a Veronika Maine top which trumpeted “fabric from Italy! Made in Australia”. It’s a fine thin fabric but still poly!<br /> My 3 shorts are all a linen blend. I don’t like the wrinkles but I live with them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360786 Wed, 22 May 2024 02:38:36 +0000 Carla 2360786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Invested in linen last summer, and was&nbsp;<i>very&nbsp;</i>happy (and comfortable). &nbsp;Also, some synthetic performance blend shorts that are lightweight and cool. &nbsp;Durable and colourfast as well. &nbsp;I think they are the first shorts (in maybe 10 years!!j that have made it into a second summer! &nbsp; </p> <p>Some combination of the Finds (below) are my hot weather go-to’s. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360752 Tue, 21 May 2024 18:41:35 +0000 rachylou 2360752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cotton voile when it’s super hot! But since I’m in the SF Bay, actually a summer Puffy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360751 Tue, 21 May 2024 18:35:22 +0000 Suntiger 2360751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mostly cotton (tops) and rayon (skirts, harem pants). I have some linen, silk, and poly blends too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360740 Tue, 21 May 2024 16:28:28 +0000 lyn67 2360740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, forgot to mention viscoze. Viscoze can be wrinkly and shrinkly but after decades of refrainig myself of buying I found out&nbsp; viscoze of our times can be&nbsp; much more better quality than 30-40 yrs ago!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360737 Tue, 21 May 2024 15:51:28 +0000 Irina 2360737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Sisi</b>, half of my summer tops are silk. I don’t find it warm for summer. For years I wore a silk pair of cargo pants in the summer months. My last pair from Club Monaco fell apart and I struggle to find a replacement. Such a useful thing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360721 Tue, 21 May 2024 12:40:14 +0000 Carol 2360721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cotton, rayon, and the occasional unfortunate polyester--I buy and wear what's thrifted and not fussy. I love linen, but more in movies where a suited person saunters to an outdoor cafe table in South America to meet their connection. IRL, it seems like a&nbsp; lot of work.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360712 Tue, 21 May 2024 10:31:44 +0000 Olive Green 2360712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cotton about 80 percent of summer pants, shorts, tshirts, and blouses. &nbsp;Linen or linen blend tops about 20 percent. No synthetics or tech fabrics in summer except in swim suits.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360706 Tue, 21 May 2024 09:40:45 +0000 Sisi 2360706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 - cotton<br />#2 - viscose, a fabric that I have been appreciating more and more lately.<br />I am surprised that some of you mention silk, I find it warm and not breathable. But maybe your summers are not so hot and sticky like mine.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360702 Tue, 21 May 2024 08:07:26 +0000 lyn67 2360702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denim, cotton,&nbsp; linen(&amp;linen blends) +poliester, too (but mostly in bottoms only like pleated/midi skirts-or some smarter dresses). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360701 Tue, 21 May 2024 07:29:38 +0000 Star (Lise) 2360701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cotton. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360694 Tue, 21 May 2024 02:36:33 +0000 The Cat 2360694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cotton. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360688 Tue, 21 May 2024 01:31:11 +0000 Irina 2360688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Cat2,&nbsp;</b>my Eileen Fisher silks don’t wrinkle easily but other silk items - tops and pants get wrinkles from sitting. I do love silks anyway and wish &nbsp;I could find more casual style ones.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360683 Tue, 21 May 2024 00:57:01 +0000 Jaime 2360683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer very thin cotton. I have a few blouses of this material and find them breezy but also sun protective. Silk is too hot for me usually.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360682 Tue, 21 May 2024 00:23:42 +0000 always trying 2360682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>100% cotton-especially t shirts.&nbsp; Just found 100% cotton jeans-first time in many many years.&nbsp; Linen cotton blends, and so happy to find some newer tinsel, loycel blends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360671 Mon, 20 May 2024 22:47:58 +0000 slim cat 2360671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rayon mostly, some linen/rayon mix, cotton - in that order .&nbsp;<br />Of course I live at the San Jose, CA where summers are very long ( May to October I would say ) and often hot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360668 Mon, 20 May 2024 22:38:03 +0000 cat2 2360668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>About 2/3 cotton and 1/3 silk. I don’t understand the comment about silk wrinkling, I find it stands up surprisingly well to daily activity. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360662 Mon, 20 May 2024 21:27:42 +0000 Sal 2360662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suspect I am fairly evenly split with linen, cotton, viscose with guest appearances with silk and polyester.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360659 Mon, 20 May 2024 20:35:14 +0000 Dee 2360659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My fabric of choice for summer is definitely cotton, organic if I can get it. I also have a few items in 100% linen and a number of linen/cotton blends. Surprisingly, as MsMary mentioned, some of the tech fabrics are pretty light, breathable and durable as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360658 Mon, 20 May 2024 20:28:42 +0000 ChristelJ 2360658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cotton for me too, although I do wear all sorts of other fabrics. Some rayon spandex dresses are good for my summers, and linen pieces, but the cotton ones feel the very best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360644 Mon, 20 May 2024 18:34:42 +0000 Irina 2360644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>SarahD8</b>, I’m happy to see someone else who wears cashmere in the summer! I keep a cardigan, a t-shirt and sweaters all year around &nbsp;&nbsp;<div>I love featherweight cashmere for the warmer weather but it is so hard to find!</p> <p></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360643 Mon, 20 May 2024 18:33:38 +0000 Cardiff girl 2360643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another one for cotton,don’t mind it mixed with viscose,Tencel is lovely and cool and l don’t mind a stone washed, soft linen but find quite a lot of high street linen scratchy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360641 Mon, 20 May 2024 18:26:35 +0000 SarahD8 2360641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cotton, cotton, and more cotton! I just did a little summer wardrobe assessment yesterday so I feel pretty confident in saying so. :-)</p> <p>I love a woven cotton-silk blend, although it does read/feel a bit dressier to me. I can wash it in the machine on delicate, but prefer something a bit sturdier feeling for everyday.</p> <p>I like linen, but prefer a linen-cotton blend, which can achieve the texture and airiness of linen without the problematic wrinkles -- rumple, not crease.</p> <p>Actually I wear a lot of cashmere even in the summer -- mostly very lightweight cardigans, for morning/evening or in AC. As my local climate has warmed my use of summer cashmere has migrated more towards shoulder seasons and beginning/end of the day (and I've started using lightweight linen or cotton button-ups for a little shoulder coverage during the day). But I would still call it a staple fiber for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360640 Mon, 20 May 2024 18:11:00 +0000 MsMary 2360640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly I am loving the tech fabrics these days. My husband and I call them "space clothes" and we like them for travel but I'm wearing them at home, too. These Old Navy pants, for example, are in constant rotation in warm weather. Beyond that, I like my cotton blends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360639 Mon, 20 May 2024 18:08:57 +0000 Angie 2360639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good question, <b>Irina</b>!&nbsp;</p> <p>100% COTTON by far - in wovens and knits :)</p> <p>Some 100% linen - but not too much. I like it like you do! Just not too much of it ;)&nbsp;</p> <p>Some 100% silk - but not too much of it either. Too delicate for my very doggie life.&nbsp;</p> <p>Love viscose, rayon and tencel BLENDS with cottons, silks, modals, and linens.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wear a bit of 100% polyester too. Or polyester and cotton blends.&nbsp;</p> <p>My yoga wear is 100% polyester. Can't stand wearing it. But it works best for yoga. Cottons don't work for my yoga practice, unfortunately! I've tried, and wasted money.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-fabric-of-choice#post-2360635 Mon, 20 May 2024 17:44:54 +0000 Irina 2360635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see that linen is not very popular. Well, horses for courses as Angie says. I’m curious what would be the most used fiber. Cotton? Of course!<br />I love silk for summer, too but there is not a lot washable available. I’m always so tempted by silks and have a number of tops in my wardrobe. But it feels too dressy often. Also wrinkles. It’s on my no buy list aside for a special occasion items.&nbsp;<div>Cotton is very useful, all my t-shirts, more than half of the dresses and button down shirt, some pants are cotton.&nbsp;<br />My summer wardrobe probably is 20% silk, 45% cotton and 35% linen. <br />I have some blends with viscose but a few (by choice). No modal or polyester, acrylic in any form but for gear and swimming.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>What about your preferred choice of summer fabrics to wear?</div> </p>