Hello MOTown Fashionistas! Welcome to Tips & Tricks by MOTown Style, the place where we share with you the how-tos on tackling new trends, easy DIYs, and basically how to stay infinitely stylish 365 days a year, rain or shine – and we all know how fickle our dear SAR can be.
If you have stayed in Macao long enough to experience summer season, then you may be well-educated on just how unappealing, how irritating, this season can get. Summer in our little SAR is not the most comfortable of seasons, with the weather ranging from highly humid oven-like conditions to sudden thunderstorms. It’s enough to drive even the best of us a little insane.
So, without further ado, here are MOTown Style’s 5 tips for dressing in Macao during summer season. We can’t promise it’ll improve your mood, but we can ensure that you will be as stylish and as cool as humanly possible, even if you are still melting on the inside.
You know how, in Macao, clothes seem to stick to your skin after a few hours, like a sweaty glue? This effect is worse in summer, and even more unbearable when your clothes are clingy to begin with. Take it from us and reach for your flowy pieces: light dresses, summer rompers and breezy chiffon tops, and stay cool for the day.
Trust us, we love ourselves some black and grey, but these colors attract heat much faster than lighter-colored pieces. Good news though, dark-colored clothing lovers: beige, camel, white, dusky pink, and greige are all so in right now, just as basic, and as wearable as your basic black. Dare we say “Nude is the New Black”? And if you're a feeling a little funky, how about some light summer prints?
There is little worse than wearing your chunky costume jewelry throughout the scorching heat and coming home to find that the green oxidization made by the metal and your sweat combined have clung to your skin. Instead, why not opt for cloth accessories which are much lighter, like a silk scarf, bandanna, or a lace or ribbon choker. You could also opt to wear barely-there rings and necklaces.
So is chambray, linen, and silk. These materials are natural fibers that are lighter and breezier against the skin. Stay away from synthetic fabrics like nylon and polyester, though, if you can help it. These fabrics are not breathable and will keep all the heat and sweat clinging to your body.
Macao’s summer weather darts from intense sunshine to heavy rains in a matter of hours within one day, so we highly suggest bringing both your sunnies and a small foldable umbrella in your bag at all times. No, we’re not being paranoid, this freak-weather actually happens more often than you think!
