Comments on: 5 Tips to Stay Cool on Your Commute and on Really Hot Workdays https://corporette.com/stay-cool-hot-workdays/ A work fashion blog offering fashion, lifestyle, and career advice for overachieving chicks Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Lisa https://corporette.com/stay-cool-hot-workdays/#comment-3560319 Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:58:53 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=59605#comment-3560319 I walk 2 miles to work each day, and while I can get away with walking in my work clothes most mornings when the temperature is cooler, I carry a large bag with a change of clothes for after work. I usually will duck into a bathroom closest to the exit and change into a pair of shorts and tank top so that my work clothes aren’t completely gross after walking home 2 miles in 100+ weather.

I also have been wearing my curly hair in a bun a lot more often lately because otherwise it had been turning into a mess. (Someone actually had the gall to comment on this the other day with “Your hair looks nice that way, but it’s even prettier when you wear it down. I know it’s hot out, but maybe you should consider that.”) I appreciate the new style ideas! One of my go-tos is a French braid tucked underneath itself. (Tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSBAqxQCNKk . I’ve found I can do just a regular French braid on slightly wet hair and achieve a nice look.)

]]> By: Anon https://corporette.com/stay-cool-hot-workdays/#comment-3560143 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:50:41 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=59605#comment-3560143 In reply to purplesneakers.

Are you from India? :)

]]> By: Anonymous https://corporette.com/stay-cool-hot-workdays/#comment-3559983 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:55:56 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=59605#comment-3559983 In reply to Anonymous.

+100! I thought I was the only person in business casual rocking chacos on the commute in NYC.

]]> By: Senior Attorney https://corporette.com/stay-cool-hot-workdays/#comment-3559954 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:44:41 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=59605#comment-3559954 In reply to Blonde Lawyer.

Yeah, I took all natural fibers on my first trip to Southeast Asia and felt completely wilted the whole time. This last time I got a bunch of synthetic, breathable, quick-drying travel clothing and looked and felt about 100% better. Space-age clothing for the win!

]]> By: Anon2 https://corporette.com/stay-cool-hot-workdays/#comment-3559952 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:41:44 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=59605#comment-3559952 Is it that I’m getting a bit used to it 0r is it actually a tiny bit better in DC today? Everyone always complains my office is cold and yesterday my body was so warm that I barely felt the AC. Today though it feels more normal — i.e. on the cold side. Cold enough that I stood outside for 5 min at lunch (under a covered part of the building that gets no sun all day).

I am missing NYC right now. Just moved here last yr and the weather is unbearable despite only 225 miles south. NYC gets heat but not like this and even during this stretch, they’re 2-5 degrees cooler and 5-10 degrees lower heat index which are marginally HUGE.

]]> By: Anonymous https://corporette.com/stay-cool-hot-workdays/#comment-3559951 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:38:00 +0000 https://corporette.com/?p=59605#comment-3559951 In reply to Cat.

Agreed. I also have been known to duck into a lobby or shop for a minute or two just to cool off in the AC. And while they’re not stylish and I want to wash my feet once I get to work, I prefer to commute in sandals (chaco or similar, not flip flops) when it’s super hot. Somehow air on my toes makes a big difference.

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