Wearing silk in August...good or bad?

[CampbellScot]

I have a really pretty summer dress that I want to take with me to disneyworld but it's 100% silk...I have no idea though how silk will perform in the Florida humidity. does it make you sweaty? is it a wrinkled mess?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

THANKS!!!

 

[CampbellScot]

hasn't anyone worn silk in Florida in August? ANYONE? It's a really cute dress...

It may SEEM like a silly question...but one MUST be fashion forward while vacationing...

 

[Tasmen]

I'm just wondering how sweat will be handled with a silk dress. That would be my primary concern.

 

[CampbellScot]

Yeah...I know what you mean...really the question was more about me trying to justify this dress I just purchased. It's gorgeous...really flowy and just so SUMMER...but my husband got a little huffy about it...it wasn't outrageously expensive...just maybe slightly shocking... and I said I would wear it all summer so it would totally pay for itself *ahem*...and I wanted to further point out how I would even wear it at Disneyworld...

I know...I'm sunk. Sweat and silk don't mix AT all...

Oh well...it's STILL pretty...

 

[jenelope]

Well, from personal experience, silk is nice and light and breathable. However, when it comes in contact with sweat it gets wet, stays wet, and develops unsightly darker splotches. I'm sure my own cute dress wasn't nearly as cute at an outdoor cocktail party as it was in my air-conditioned closet!

 

[Tasmen]

Maybe you could wear it to dinner one night that it isn't going to be raining?

 

[GoofyBaseballMom26]

There is no way I could wear silk in August... not during any time of the day.

 

[CampbellScot]

Thanks everybody...I'm out of luck...I know it...I'm trying to imagine silk in humid sweaty Florida...I just don't think it would be pretty... Oh well...husband will just have to get on over it...besides, he'll forget all about the dress in about a week...

 

[MinnesotaChill]

Silk is HOT! My long underwear is silk! If it was sleeveless and low cut around the arms maybe...

 

[MomofKatie]

I would be worried about it getting sweaty and DIRTY!! Thinking about all the spills, dirty handrails, etc that you could run into would make me think twice about wearing anything I couldn't throw in the washing machine.

I'd save it for a nice evening dinner at a resort- you can visit a park during the day and freshen up to do a nice dinner at California Grill or Flying Fish or something.

 

[kennancat]

Hate to say it, but the key word for clothes in Florida is cotton.

I think it's a great excuse to go out to a nice dinner with your DH Take a light sweater (I assuming it's got short or no sleeves and the restaurants can be cold) and make a dinner reservation at California Grill, Flying Fish, Artist Point, etc. Then take a nice walk together after dinner.

 

[emerymt]

I bought a Tommy Bahama shirt for my husband and he didn't really like it, but was wearing it when we were at the gate to catch a plane on Oahu. Then we realized we left the baby's carseat in the rental car! My (fortunately) athletic husband ran all the way back to the car rental place, got the seat, and ran back.

He was soaked, but comfortable, and dried out in a few minutes in his silk shirt. It was then that he quite griping about being made to wear a "fancy" shirt on vacation. There's a reason why the best Hawaiian shirts are silk & rayon. We have found silk, rayon and polyester microfiber to be the absolute best for travel, and now we don't take anything else.

 

[emerymt]

I think the key to taking this dress or not is- what's the weave? Is it lined crepe (very fancy, snags easily) or twill (very sturdy)? Not all silk is the same. I've got silk I wear in the park and can handwash in the sink, and I've got silk that has to be drycleaned and babied.

P.S. I understand your fashion quest. I'm one of those people who won't wear crocs (ever) and probably not even white puffy athletic shoes (aren't they for athletics?) in the park. In fact, my favorite park wear is a dress. It's actually very cool & practical, but it looks mighty fancy.

 

[CampbellScot]

I think the key to taking this dress or not is- what's the weave? Is it lined crepe (very fancy, snags easily) or twill (very sturdy)? Not all silk is the same. I've got silk I wear in the park and can handwash in the sink, and I've got silk that has to be drycleaned and babied.

P.S. I understand your fashion quest. I'm one of those people who won't wear crocs (ever) and probably not even white puffy athletic shoes (aren't they for athletics?) in the park. In fact, my favorite park wear is a dress. It's actually very cool & practical, but it looks mighty fancy.

I only do dresses in the parks too!!! Usually little cotton sundresses, but I've done fancier...usually for dinner at a resort though. Sundresses and skirts are my Disney wear. My step daughter is croc crazy and I got her a pair and she wants very much for me to have a matching pair...we'll see.

As far as this dress goes...it's probably the "needs to be babied" kind. It's strapless and long and just beautiful in a casual summery way. I think I may wear it on our "Artist Point" night...I won't even have to leave my resort!! No humidity can get me that way!!!

 

[MinnesotaChill]

Okay, I have to ask, what DO you wear for shoes? I hate the look of Crocs too, although they seem to be coming out with some better wedge type sandals, but after suffering neck and back pain last year, they were the ONLY shoes I could find to wear in the parks. Anything else made the pain unbearable. I'd love an alternative!

I've also been teased for wearing skirts in the park, but I hate shorts! Crocs look ridiculous with skirts!