The Canadian Press 11/07/2024 11:04 Dressing for the summer to stay and look cool involves more than picking out a white T-shirt and shorts. Choosing the right fabric, according to experts in fashion and dermatology, is about a breezy fit, and remembering to hydrate. Henry Navarro, associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University’s school of fashion, stresses the need to use multiple forms of protection against the sun and heat, including to choose long, loose clothing, wear a hat and carry an umbrella for shade. “There’s no silver bullet to protect against the heat and sun,” he said in an interview Wednesday, but he adds that North Americans can learn about staying cool from dress traditions in warm and humid countries. “We can learn (from) historically proven ways to cope with…
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