In praise of ... skirts | Editorial

If you want garments to reflect the heat and allow air to circulate, about the last thing you need are jeans, chinos or trousers When Arriva took over the running of a railway line north of Stockholm, one of the first issues to be tackled was its dress code. Shorts were banned as an answer to hot weather. So a dozen drivers came up with a sartorially correct solution - skirts. Many other cultures had the same idea long ago. If you want garments to reflect the heat and allow air to circulate arou...