The discourse around clothing performance is so confusing. Clothes insulate you. They don't cool you (except for the case where solar load on direct skin is h

The discourse around clothing performance is so confusing. Clothes insulate you. They don't cool you (except for the case where solar load on direct skin is higher than when clothes reflect some of that solar load). Some yarns are better than others at allowing your body to cool itself through evaporation in the face of too much insulation (potentially via the yarns wicking the sweat and then evaporating it off the outside of the fabric). The best way to maintain homeostasis is to dress to avoid sweating, and if that means removing clothing, then remove the clothing (except when the clothing is protective or required by social norms).