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Polyester isn't needed. Layers of cotton (and sometimes linen) work well enough. Or any other plant fibre spun and knitted or woven into fabric. Wool and downs are also good at insulating, but they come with a slew of other issues (like everything else made from animals).
Or, just like...don't go places where you need to steal insulating layers from animals just to have a nice time.
And I've been to the arctic. No one wears wool when it's -20. Down, yes. But it's all encased in petrochemicals.
Because polyester is the cheapest option. But there were people living in the Arctic before plastic bags sewn into clothing became a thing. And sometimes even these ancient ethnic clothing adapts into modern eras, like Sámi gákti that originally made from deer hide is nowadays made from wool, silk or even cotton.
Also, the Arctic isn't the only place where a linen shirt won't suffice all year long. But you can be veyr comfortable wearing a shirt, a nice hoodie and a light to medium jacket even in sub zero weather (though for some that's more an autumn combination for single digit temperarures above zero).
Yeah, OK, that's a fair point.
Still, I think you all cold-loving people are strange. Why rebuke the loving embrace of Father Sun? Mangoes and wine are your reward!
Because for me, temperatures above 25°C just mean suffering, getting steam-cooked in my own juices, and the sun just burns me. Couple of years ago I got sunburned so badly I got sexond degree burns, blisters and all included. I'm most comfortable around 17-19°C, 20-25°C is beach weather to me.
You know, the human body is amazing. Given the right conditions, one of us thinks 25°C is hot, and the other, cold. 20°C at the beach? That's a jacket, jeans, and flannel shirt for me.
Sorry about your sunburn. That's never fun, regardless of temp.