For those cold weather members: how effective is wearing silk long johns under your suit? Any recommendations or 'gotchas' associated with this practice? One of my concerns is that it will be too hot once indoors.
Very true, especially in regions with cold winters and overheated interiors....the problem of what to do when going from cold to warm and vice versa is hampered by any layer that can't be easily removed, like undergarments...If there are longer periods indoors, especially coupled with some physical activity such as dancing, then it would be better to focus on outerwear that will get you there and then can come off...
It depends what is meant by "withstand"; this is true with respect to the legs' feeling cold, but the legs have 36% of the body's surface area and will be a big heat drain unless adequately insulated.The legs can withstand more cold if the torso, head, hands, and feet are well protected. Then the coat, scarf, gloves, hat, and overshoes can come off inside by the fire.
No it's not, it's an issue of the difficulty in properly controlling the temperature in large buildings.Very true, especially in regions with cold winters and overheated interiors.
Nothing can be done about the former; the latter is an environmental scandal.
I did not raise this as a problem of politics, but as a problem of physics.No it's not, it's an issue of the difficulty in properly controlling the temperature in large buildings.
I don't see why some people need to interject politics into every little thing.
Like their location?I don't see why some people need to interject politics into every little thing.
You might be surprised as to how often I do exactly that!If you need the silk LJ's to get to the office on frigid days and are then uncomfortable in the office, go into the men's room and take them off.
They'd certainly roll up tighter than if they were cotton.I wonder if silk long-johns would fold up tightly enough to fit in my pocket?
It might help if you went w/ silk LJs in a cammie pattern; then no one would be able to see you:You might be surprised as to how often I do exactly that!
However, it's an uncomfortable practice. Not for the undressing in a public toilet in itself, but the art of concealment of the garment in question after the act.
I usually find I have to take my bag with me to the toilet. Then I feel a little conscious of appearing rather like a lady who's reached her special time of the month.
I wonder if silk long-johns would fold up tightly enough to fit in my pocket?
I read that George Hamilton used to wear silk long johns in lieu of an overcoat to 'appear impervious to the weather.'A practical point, and a political point (so old, it's almost historical, but political, nonetheless, with a direct connection to this conversation).
Practical point--silk long johns in a cold winter climate are great underwear. I've never personally felt the need to change my underwear in a men's room, and can't imagine what anyone would be doing indoors to work up a sweat to require that--well I can, and that interjects Marilyn Monroe into the political discussion, which is neither here nor there. If you wear a suit jacket, it is another layer, and there is no law that says you can't keep it on inside if it is keeping you warm (many, many years ago at the Cravath firm we were expected to wear our jackets if we left our little offices, but nobody ever required us to take our jackets off while at our desks).
Political point--supposedly a key to JFK's youthful image was wearing silk long johns and no topcoat while campaigning in the New Hampshire winter, while Nixon trudged around all bundled up. Don't know if it's true or not, but I believe Paul Winston's father made suits for Kennedy and might have something to add to that. Probably discretion would require no comment from him on MM.
Thanks. In a few days I will be the proud owner of several pairs of the light camo LJ's. I never thought about buying silk long johns before, but this thread showed me the foolishness of my vision.It might help if you went w/ silk LJs in a cammie pattern; then no one would be able to see you:
https://www.wintersilks.com/viewproduct.aspx?BRANCH=1~10~&ProductDisplayID=841&dept=Silk+Long+Underwear-mens+lightweight&prod=camouflage+long+john+pants