How there wasn’t widespread chaffing and sweat related problems (especially in the south) back in the summers of the early 1900s when 3 piece suits were the norm?

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How there wasn’t widespread chaffing and sweat related problems (especially in the south) back in the summers of the early 1900s when 3 piece suits were the norm?

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The fabric used was natural – cotton and linen. Thin fabrics that breathe and keep you cool in the heat.
Not the polyester/nylon/spandex crap we have our modern clothes made from.

>“By 1901, men attending spectator sports in the summer were increasingly
wearing **flannel and linen suits**, straw Panama or boater hats, blazers,
white trousers, and, of course, the royal-approved homburgs [a type of
hat] and tweeds.

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