Your Cardigan Can Have an Exit Strategy

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Written by Marie Cole Experience
A woman holds up a white button-front cardigan beside a clothing rack.

If you are over 45 and dressing for hot flashes has become part of getting ready, removable layers can give you a quick way to adjust. The National Institute on Aging suggests layers you can take off and a portable fan. Those are comfort measures, not a promise to prevent hot flashes. [1]

An outfit with options. Illustrative clothing photograph; no health condition is attributed to the person pictured.

There is a particular kind of wardrobe betrayal in an outfit that looks perfect at 8:10 and becomes a personal conservatory at 8:23. The meeting has not changed. The weather has not changed. Your body has introduced a plot development.

Give the outer layer somewhere to go

Try a small rehearsal before leaving home. Can the jacket come off without taking your necklace, glasses or entire hairstyle with it? Are you comfortable wearing the layer underneath on its own? Where will the removed piece land: a bag, a chair, an arm?

This is an MCE practicality test, not medical guidance about fabrics. You are checking whether an outfit works in two versions. An open cardigan over a top you actually like may be more useful than a beautiful arrangement that requires a changing room to dismantle.

A small fan can be another option. Put it where you can reach it. A cooling tool at the bottom of a bag beneath three receipts and a mysterious cable is technically present but operationally missing.

Comfort is allowed to be ordinary

The menopause transition can include hot flashes and changes in monthly cycles. Experiences differ, and being 45 or older does not establish the cause of a new symptom. [2] You do not need to make a public announcement to adjust your clothing. You also do not have to smile through symptoms that are interfering with sleep or daily life.

If that is happening, bring it to a healthcare professional. NIA describes treatment options as well as everyday adjustments. Choosing clothing is not a substitute for discussing persistent or disruptive symptoms. [1]

For tomorrow, choose one outfit with two comfortable versions. Wear it, remove the outer layer, sit down, stand up. That is the whole assignment. You are dressing a person who gets to be comfortable, not staging a display that must remain untouched.

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Sources and image credit

  1. National Institute on Aging: Hot Flashes: What Can I Do?

  2. National Institute on Aging: Menopause

Photograph by Thirdman / Pexels, used under the Pexels license.

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