Activity Guides
What to Wear Kayaking
Kayaking outfits balance wet, cold, and sun risks. Four formulas for flatwater, hot days, cool spring paddles, and multi-day touring. Plus the cotton ban and the water shoe rule.
Nate Calloway
Chicago-based outdoor gear tester. Eight years as a personal stylist before specializing in activity-driven dressing. Tests across Midwest seasons, Lake Michigan winds to July humidity. Runs, hikes, golfs, will defend fleece-lined jeans.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to a 4th of July Party
Casual American dressing for cookouts, fireworks, parades, and pool parties. Outfit ideas for men and women that handle 85 degree afternoons and cool evening fireworks.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear on Memorial Day
Casual American dressing for cookouts, parades, and outdoor gatherings. Here is what to wear on Memorial Day across cool morning ceremonies and 80-degree afternoon BBQs.
Activity Guides
What to Wear Hiking in 80 Degree Weather
Moisture-wicking layers, UPF sun protection, and trail footwear that handles sweat and heat. Exactly what to wear hiking in 80 degree weather without overheating or sunburning.
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What to Wear Golfing
Collared shirt, tailored pants or shorts, and golf shoes. Here is exactly what to wear golfing whether you are a first-timer or figuring out the dress code at a private club.
Activity Guides
What to Wear to Pilates
Wear form-fitting leggings and a fitted tank to Pilates. Skip zippers and hardware. Grip socks are required at most reformer studios.
Activity Guides
What to Wear Hiking in 60 Degree Weather
What to wear hiking in 60°F: a moisture-wicking base, packable wind layer, and lighter gear than you think. Four tested outfit formulas for every trail type.
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What to Wear Running in 30 Degree Weather
What to wear running in 30°F weather: midweight base layers, wind shell, fleece-lined tights, and full hand/ear/face protection. Tested on an 8-mile Chicago lakefront run.
Activity Guides
What to Wear Hiking in 50 Degree Weather
Wear a moisture-wicking base layer, fleece or grid mid-layer, and a packable wind shell with trail pants. The three-layer system handles temperature swings on trail. Four formulas plus trail-tested footwear and accessory picks for cool-day hikes.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to an Outdoor Concert in Summer
Wear a breathable tee or light dress with shorts or light pants, plus a packable layer for after sunset. Temperature drops 10-15F once the sun goes down. Pavilion, lawn, and festival formulas plus the shoes that handle grass and hours of standing.
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What to Wear Running in 50 Degree Weather
Wear a long-sleeve tech shirt with shorts or light tights - nothing else for most efforts. Fifty is the start-cool-and-warm-up zone where overdressing is the bigger risk. Pace-vs-effort formulas plus the chafe-resistant picks.
Activity Guides
What to Wear Running in 40 Degree Weather
Wear a long-sleeve tech base, light midlayer or vest, tights or split shorts, plus gloves and headwear. Hands and ears need protection at 40F more than your core does. Pace-vs-effort formulas plus the gloves, headwear, and shoe picks.