How to pick the right fits and cuts for your clothes when you sweat?

Whether it’s wearing something large or wearing something with enough cuts that you can breathe through, there are tricks to finding the clothes’ fit that will keep you from sweating more. Picking your clothes in the right fabric and in the right color can be enough to manage your sweating, but paying attention to the fit will definitely help too!

Below are examples of fits and cuts you can try to feel both drier and more comfortable in your clothes:

Slightly larger, one-size-up clothes:

Avoid clothes that stick to your skin. First, because they don’t let you breathe much so it increases how warm you get and how much you sweat. Second, because it is so uncomfortable when you are waiting for your drenched clothes to dry while you are wearing them (you know, that feeling when you get out of the crowded subway/summer heat/etc. and feel the water drop down your spine – or elsewhere-, and then you go into the over-climatized office/store and have to wait forever for your shirt to dry?!).

The only caution when picking clothes that are slightly larger than your size is that you can’t pick ALL your clothes in one size up. That could look unflattering and neglected pretty quickly! You’re gonna ask me “That’s great but should I get the bottoms OR the tops slightly larger?” And I would say, “It depends!”. In my case for example, I sweat way quicker from the top than from the bottom part of my body, so I would usually go with jeans my size and tops slightly larger (unless the t-shirt’s fabric and color combination hides my sweat of course in which case I can wear tight t-shirts too – see the glorious rule of 3). That way, my t-shirt is less drenched by the time I get to the office and it is also quicker to dry out! If you’re more likely to sweat from the bottom, you could for example wear a tank top /shirt your size with a pair of one-size-up shorts or jeans if you’re a man, or with a one-size-up boyfriend pair of jeans or a long skirt if you’re a woman.

There are times of the year or fashion trends that allow you to wear one size-up-looking clothes for BOTH tops and bottoms (yay!), so make sure you take advantage of them when you can!

Large openings or cut-outs:

This one is obviously easier to pull in the summertime. If you sweat from the underarms this one is perfect for you. When you don’t have fabric stuck to your armpits, it’s easier not to get it wet, right? When I wear something like a draped top, I still sweat but it is way quicker to dry than when wearing a t-shirt with sleeves. Because you can easily lift your arms up for a bit to get some breeze (for example keeping your arms on the table during lunch) or even pat the area a bit (discrete bathroom break: pat-pat tissues on your armpits and voila!).

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