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More Tips on Dressing Well and Comfortably in a Heat Wave

Edie Twells-Eastwood finds out the word on the street in South-West France

France is sweltering through another wave of unprecedented heat. So how are people dressing to keep au frais?

Loose-fitting and natural fibers, says one. That way, it you catch a breeze, “it’s fabulous”. Choose cotton, linen, silk, says another. Look at how desert people dress: they’re not in swimwear, they cover all parts of the body. Nothing is ‘fitted’. And how about a light scarf? “It seems a bit mad in 40°C but it just gives a bit of shade.”

Hear these tips and more during Edie’s walkabout under the blazing southern sun!

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