Reply #4: Natural Fabrics - Cotton, Silk & Worsted Wool (Tropical Weight) All "Breathe" [View All]

[JimGinPA]

Where polyester & poly blend materials, not so much. The trade-off is polyester is wrinkle resistant. Tropical weight wool is where the fibers are combed rather than "flanneled" (brushed). You can also find trop-weight wool/poly blends that are half-lined (the lining only comes half-way down the back) that are both light & wrinkle resistant. Dark colors also heat faster in the daytime. Cotton sportcoats look like you slept in them after a couple hours, where silk & wool coats will wrinkle some, but the wrinkles will hang out between wearings, saving on dry cleaning (unless you have sweated through them anyway).