https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:22:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1666273 Tue, 24 May 2016 16:25:06 +0000 rachylou 1666273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, Banoffi! I'll remember the name - of the hat company that is (!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1666233 Tue, 24 May 2016 14:32:40 +0000 Banoffi 1666233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've gotten some great wide-brimmed hats from the San Diego Hat Company. &nbsp;Never mind that my 11 year old tells me I look like a farmer when I wear them to watch his soccer games.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1666058 Tue, 24 May 2016 05:17:51 +0000 Laura 1666058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Drifit is what Nike calls their breathable lineup of clothes. Adidas has the same thing but they call theirs Climacool. I find that stuff super valuable for when I am in a place with strong sun, I want sun protection yet allow my skin to breathe. I then wear a long sleeve Nike Drifit or Adidas Climacool. I did that once when rollerblading in 85 degree weather under a hot hot sun. </p> <p>Is baby sunscreen sticky? .... I'll have to give that one a try </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1665704 Mon, 23 May 2016 16:12:01 +0000 rachylou 1665704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thx, herga!</p> <p>Is Drifit a brand, Laura? I have to look internationally, I think. Like go to the sari store. I used to have a salwar kameez, but I shrunk and gave them all away.</p> <p>I use the baby stick sunscreen, because it's easy to apply and reapply...like when I'm stuck in traffic. But I have not been religious about sunscreen. I got sunburn as a child, but then stopped getting sunburns, and now I do again... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1665665 Mon, 23 May 2016 14:13:31 +0000 Laura 1665665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Rachy! You asked a very interesting question about the best ways to cover up in the sun. I'm really interested in reading the responses too.</p> <p>My line of work has me doing quite a bit of international travel. When I am in places with strong sun, I find that people take covering themselves up very seriously and that it can be done in a stylish manner too.</p> <p>- Wide brim hats (if you want to go stylish)<br />- Baseball caps (casual but can be really cute too)<br />- Long sun dresses (great for covering up, comes in many styles &amp; colors, long loose skirt breathes yet blocks the sun)<br />- Drifit shirts</p> <p>What kind of sunscreen do you use?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1664104 Fri, 20 May 2016 02:50:59 +0000 rachylou 1664104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good hat, Angie! Linen hasn't been my fave thing in the past, but I'm leaning toward it now.</p> <p>I'll check out Sol Cool, Sandy (!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1664010 Thu, 19 May 2016 23:35:19 +0000 SandyG 1664010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ExOfficio makes Sol Cool sunblock 50 clothing that has thumbholes, doesn't make you sweaty, comes in a choice of 6 colors. I bought the Zippy Hoody and used it so much I duplicated it, then various long sleeved tops, and now a bandana to wear as a sun scarf. Most straw hats that stay on in windy conditions are too heavy for me. I'm always on the hunt for attractive sun hats and need a collection, it seems.</p> <p>If you're driving a car, you can add a sun shield film on the driver's window side to give more protection.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection/page/2#post-1663967 Thu, 19 May 2016 21:05:03 +0000 Angie 1663967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hat, long cotton or linen sleeves, sunblock on face, neck and hands.</p> <p>This is my hat or walking Sam.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663949 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:19:05 +0000 rachylou 1663949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Ginger. That is totally Ingrid'. Genius find.</p> <p>Anna, I feel I've seen you in a boater and recall it was brilliant!</p> <p>I'm watching to 'catch a thief' - also need that big white round thing Grace wears... And her backwards apron dress (!!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663913 Thu, 19 May 2016 18:40:30 +0000 annagybe 1663913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for a wide brimmed straw boater </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663875 Thu, 19 May 2016 17:36:14 +0000 Ginger 1663875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, I found a hat for you! This is <i>very </i>Ingrid.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663609 Thu, 19 May 2016 04:53:46 +0000 heather.enhui 1663609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely in team covered up, and second all the suggestions for breezy linen &nbsp;and cotton gauze long sleeved tops. Going for loose and wide shapes helps with air circulation. I'm loving wearing wide culottes and palazzo pants right now, though I am combining them with a bit more fitted tops. I cannot stand wearing a hat even in winter, as I easily overheat, so I carry a parasol all the time, but it is quite normal thing to do here in Beijing. All the summer umbrellas come with a UV protection inner lining. If you do use a parasol, make sure it is not letting the UV through!</p> <p>Covering up can be stylish and to be honest, I love the opportunity to be creative and contrarian to the norm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663580 Thu, 19 May 2016 03:10:22 +0000 Ledonna N. 1663580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You will be the most stylish covered person Rachylou </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663571 Thu, 19 May 2016 02:56:24 +0000 Jaime 1663571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A wide hat and light cotton or linen long sleeves. I don't like floppy either, this one holds its shape. I see the pompom version for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663490 Thu, 19 May 2016 00:08:57 +0000 Bonnie 1663490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to wear long sleeved chambray shirts in the sun. I've worn them hiking on hot days and they cover my skin but are not as hot as tees or man made materials. I also wear a Tilley hat. Not fashionable but it really works.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663479 Wed, 18 May 2016 23:57:32 +0000 LillyH861 1663479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! Try something linen or cotton. Those fabrics are more breathable so you can cover up but not melt from the heat.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663369 Wed, 18 May 2016 19:41:55 +0000 rachylou 1663369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, of course! Brilliant, Una. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663365 Wed, 18 May 2016 19:32:05 +0000 catgirl 1663365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Indian tops are MADE for this issue.&nbsp; Light cotton lawn/gauze kurtis.&nbsp; Seriously. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663357 Wed, 18 May 2016 19:06:44 +0000 rachylou 1663357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Meredith</b>. Ohmigosh, lolol! Hipsterville totally has plant shops... that is, Hipsterville had <i>terrarium</i> shops. Jungle-floor dark. Hipsters don't really go outside. They just sort of walk really fast to the drip coffee hole-in-the-wall. Oh, ok. I lie. They stand outside to queue. Hipsters LOVE TO QUEUE.</p> <p>p.s. I do already have a prairie bonnet...my mum brought it back for me as a souvenir from some trip.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663352 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:58:57 +0000 rachylou 1663352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can imagine that look, <b>La Pedestrienne</b>. Minimalist avant garde. Hmmph! I can see my look already - but with wide black crop pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663351 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:56:11 +0000 Meredith 1663351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Does hipsterville have hipster gardening shops? The locally owned shops around here carry very nice straw hats. I have one straw and one Tilley for the field. But if anyone could pull off a sunbonnet, it's you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663348 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:53:44 +0000 LaPed 1663348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I highly recommend a parasol. Find one in a nice summery print. Very versatile, can wear whatever you want and not fret about burns (have to learn how to angle it properly!). I carried one often when I lived in Nevada.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you aren't excited by full-brim hats, you could do a cap plus a scarf or kerchief for the back of your neck. And big voluminous scarves are nice for low-cut necklines.</p> <p>One of my most stylish great aunts suffered from (and survived) numerous melanomas -- she was an avid boater. In her later years, her summer uniform was a long sleeve white blouse, linen pants, a big straw hat, and white tennis shoes. She looked eternally fab. It's totally possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663347 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:52:44 +0000 rachylou 1663347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Was a duster originally linen and for driving?! Oh then someone has to be making something like that.</p> <p>I think of dusters as the long, heavy coats that cowboys wear... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663345 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:47:39 +0000 Ginger 1663345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, a "duster" was originally a long, lightweight, dust-colored coat topper (I think of linen) worn for driving in newfangled open automobiles. Perfect for you. :D</p> <p>FWIW, I actually wear driving gloves! The inside temperature of the car gets so hot in summer that the wheel burns my hands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663344 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:45:23 +0000 rachylou 1663344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carter, the bell sleeves are brilliant!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663343 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:44:44 +0000 rachylou 1663343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute hats! I <i>do </i>like the black page boy, but the brim might not be enough. The boater also appeals to the old fashioned in me. Didn't know what a panama hat was when I thought about it. Will have to go looking for those and fedoras and check out Tilley.</p> <p>You look good in your fedora, <b>Firecracker</b>! </p> <p><b>kkards</b>...that Anthro hat is my kind of brim. That's not what I mean when I say floppy hat, although this one is titled 'floppy'... lol. This is more like a proper Ingrid Bergman hat.</p> <p>Good to know SPF cloth works, <b>Poppy</b>. A SPF cloth topper I should do, I think. Did a google... they have some with the thumb holes so the sleeves cover the hands. Yes, I think I should really do something like that...</p> <p>I think I also need something like a long linen 'coat' topper that I can just throw on. I wonder if such a thing exists.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663341 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:41:57 +0000 carter 1663341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Driving gloves?! Would a boho-type bell sleeve blouse be a decent cheat? Something with extra long sleeves to cover your hands when you're outside. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663329 Wed, 18 May 2016 17:50:12 +0000 Gigi 1663329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you're going to cheat, I think that this Nic and Zoe topper works well over sleeveless items. Nordstrom has it in quite a few colors (you'll have to click around on the site to find them, as they have divided some of them into separate pages). It's very lightweight and versatile.</p> <p>I did buy a floppy hat at J. Crew. It wasn't as floppy as other floppy hats, so it didn't overwhelm me (I'm short). I bought the CrewCuts version, for kids, since my head is too small for regular hats. I also found a straw hat at American Eagle that is nice--it makes me feel like I'm going to the Kentucky Derby or something.</p> <p>Nordstrom does have some hats with SPF built in that may be worth a look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663325 Wed, 18 May 2016 17:48:26 +0000 bj1111 1663325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yup...parasol. &nbsp;a printed umbrella in a rachy print.</p> <p>i myself have no problems looking like an escapee from a japanese tour bus filled with moms and grannies. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sun-protection#post-1663313 Wed, 18 May 2016 17:28:23 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1663313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel for you, Rachylou. It's hard to come up with stylish sun coverups. I do like the wide-brimmed fedora idea (and I have one myself). I wasn't so crazy about the rounded-top wide-brimmed hats on me, but the more structured top appealed to me more. </p> <p>How about a parasol? I think you could carry off that style. Maybe you could keep an eye out for interesting ones, so you could have a little wardrobe of them to switch up with your outfits. </p>