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To wonder how women wear dresses in the heat

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inthekiddle · 31/07/2024 12:49

Please can someone help! How on earth are most people wafting about in dresses in the heat?

I'm a U.K. 12 and if I wear dresses in the summer with normal pants my thighs rub together so badly, it's impossible to walk more than 5 minutes!

I have chub rub pants which are great and I put up with how sweaty they make me, but they are absolutely not suitable for a holiday where I'm wearing little beach dresses etc and it's very hot.

I've tried thigh gel in the past and found it makes no difference, it rubs off right away.

Is this just me? I'm slightly overweight but not a lot and find this happens even when I'm slimmer.

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StaunchMomma · 01/08/2024 22:55

I'm a big girl and wear dresses a lot. I wear cotton PJ shorts underneath them.

Cool, baggy & comfy.

Calliopespa · 01/08/2024 22:54

mathanxiety · 01/08/2024 19:53

Never use talc.
It is basically a ground up rock and has been linked to cancer.

If you think powder would help, buy cornstarch powder.

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oh my goodness: the floof powder option is getting worse.
How about flour? Floured buns.
That is true about talc though.

Efrogwraig · 01/08/2024 22:51

Find cotton chub tub shorts. Amazon a good source or just google them. Excellent!

RLouiseH · 01/08/2024 22:28

Gosh, the people making comments about you needing to do something about your weight… I have no words! You’re a size 12!

To echo what a lot are saying, I use snag too and absolutely swear by them, I went through a phase of really struggling with this a couple of years ago and snags absolutely saved me!

My friends and I were in Barcelona a couple of years ago and two of us (one a size 18 and one a size 10- so go figure) were struggling and we used google translate to find out how to ask “do you sell talc powder?” in a pharmacy, and ended up applying some in a lift on the way up to a rooftop bar…. a guy got in and must have wondered what on earth we were doing 🤣 (not a helpful anecdote, I am aware, just relatively amusing!)

Filamumof9 · 01/08/2024 21:47

Btw, I have a much bigger size than you. Without my cotton shorts my legs would be sore within minutes as well. But as they are cotton, it absorbs the moisture.

Filamumof9 · 01/08/2024 21:45

I live in a tropical climate and 90 percent of my time I wear dresses. i wear cotton cycling shorts underneath and never find it too hot. i only own one pair of shorts and they are jeans. I find that those tend to be warmer than dresses, whereby the air can circulatie better.

Wonderfulstuff · 01/08/2024 21:30

Lol you can almost hear the people tripping over themselves with excited glee to come and fat shame the poor OP. I may have missed it but I don't think that was what she was asking for in her original post?

OP - try megababe or cotton cycling shorts.

Or just do the occasional lunge each time you feel a breeze approaching. The lady's summer lunge is oft spotted on the Tube platform as a train is approaching. IYKYK.

Sakuem · 01/08/2024 21:23

I'd like to wear dresses, but don't feel comfortable in them, plus I like having trouser pockets 😂
I like loose flowy cotton trousers that protect from UV but also let the air flow.

Sakuem · 01/08/2024 21:19

sunsetsandboardwalks · 31/07/2024 12:53

Talcum powder.

This reminds me of Ross from 'Friends' putting Talcum Powder on his legs to help get his leather trousers back on 😂

laraitopbanana · 01/08/2024 21:09

You need to find the correct material from the good brand for you.

try them all until you find something working.

also do mind the material of the dress.

Good luck!
🌺

MagicFarawayTea · 01/08/2024 21:08

Liquid talc! £1 in the baby section of B&M .

Mayana1 · 01/08/2024 21:00

inthekiddle · 31/07/2024 12:49

Please can someone help! How on earth are most people wafting about in dresses in the heat?

I'm a U.K. 12 and if I wear dresses in the summer with normal pants my thighs rub together so badly, it's impossible to walk more than 5 minutes!

I have chub rub pants which are great and I put up with how sweaty they make me, but they are absolutely not suitable for a holiday where I'm wearing little beach dresses etc and it's very hot.

I've tried thigh gel in the past and found it makes no difference, it rubs off right away.

Is this just me? I'm slightly overweight but not a lot and find this happens even when I'm slimmer.

I find a nice very short shorts, which are long enough to cover thighs, but short enough to be hidden. They are fluffy one and from a light material, so they are not making me sweating at all.

HotCrossBunplease · 01/08/2024 20:52

inthekiddle · 01/08/2024 19:52

@HotCrossBunplease no need to be pedantic! Obviously some companies (such as snag) don't ship to mainland Europe, hence the distinction

Yes but you didn’t say “Mainland” Europe. It makes me sad that post Brexit someone saying Europe will be understood not to include the UK. Especially a British person, if you are one!

Pootle23 · 01/08/2024 20:49

Twitchyeyebrow · 31/07/2024 12:56

I think it's just as hot here as abroad for some parts of summer amd I like to wear a dress. I use the snag chubrub tights (does anyone have any recommendations of other brands as I don't want to give them any future purchases?) under dresses. Yes they're slightly sweaty but I'm sweating anyway. 🤷

If I'm doing lots of walking though I tend to opt for shorts and t-shirt.

I couldn't not wear dresses all summer! I love a nice dress. Feel much more frumpy in shorts.

I love the M@S chub rub shorts, not too hot and stay in place, the legs don’t roll up or anything, plus I love them because they are NOT supportive so don’t make you uncomfortable.

sgtmajormum · 01/08/2024 20:47

No matter what size I've been througout my life (10-18) I've always had a problem with thighs chaffing. I'm an apple shape so narrow hips, which I guess is the issue. I have several pairs of long cotton sloggi pants/shorts which I wear under dresses.
Have tried the snag ones but find I overheat in them.

KeirSpoutsTwaddle · 01/08/2024 20:47

Yes, I shred those at the thigh. Mine, albeit a different brand, lasted one wear.

StMarieforme · 01/08/2024 20:21

FlipFlops4Me · 31/07/2024 13:01

I'm size 18/20 and 5ft 8" tall. I waft about in dresses all summer, and walk for at least 3 hours a day every day - no chub rub whatsoever.

The walking is two nice length dog walks (morning and late afternoon/evening), then a long walk to the bus stop to get the bus to visit my DH in his nursing home. After the visit there's a walk to the bus station to get part way home, and a final half hour push uphill to get home.

Does lots of walking lessen chub rub?

No. It's your shape.

StMarieforme · 01/08/2024 20:20

KeirSpoutsTwaddle · 31/07/2024 12:57

Don’t wear pants under the modesty shorts. That way it’s not an extra layer.

It is build. I had it worse at a size 14 than my current 16 strangely.

Build yes

Size no.

That's why.

StMarieforme · 01/08/2024 20:19

RedToothBrush · 31/07/2024 12:54

No easy way to say this without being blunt, but it has to be your weight or shape.

This isn't an issue I've ever come across.

Anyone who doesn't have a thigh gap can be affected by chafing. It's very common. Men who wear baggy cargo shorts can get it too. Dancers with very straight legs can get it.

The term 'chub rub' is ridiculous.

AnnieSnap · 01/08/2024 20:04

Seaglassandchampagne · 31/07/2024 13:01

What's the issue with Snag, out of interest?

Lots of women are pissed of with some of their advertising using men in women’s underwear and tights. They have toned it down, presumably due to the outcry, but it gave a lot of us the long term ick

AnnieSnap · 01/08/2024 20:01

Twitchyeyebrow · 31/07/2024 12:56

I think it's just as hot here as abroad for some parts of summer amd I like to wear a dress. I use the snag chubrub tights (does anyone have any recommendations of other brands as I don't want to give them any future purchases?) under dresses. Yes they're slightly sweaty but I'm sweating anyway. 🤷

If I'm doing lots of walking though I tend to opt for shorts and t-shirt.

I couldn't not wear dresses all summer! I love a nice dress. Feel much more frumpy in shorts.

Better Tights have the same sort of products as Snag Tights and they’re a good company.

Pickingmyselfup · 01/08/2024 20:01

I can definitely confirm body glide works, I did a hot 14km run in the smallest of shorts and had no rub plus it didn't need applying. I do think shorts work best under dresses because I get sweaty legs so it helps just keep them a bit drier. I do not get along with bare legs and metal or leather seats, I'm not a sweaty person at all but that combination leaves me sitting in a puddle 🤢

Tiredmum12389 · 01/08/2024 19:59

I wear short leggings they don't make me tops weary and equally far better than the thighs sticking together and rubbing. Xx

mathanxiety · 01/08/2024 19:56

You can also buy chub rub pads and bands to apply directly to the points of contact.

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