Guide to summer workwear
Working outdoors under the sun and in high temperatures poses a daily challenge, with factors like sun exposure, heat, humidity, dryness, and dust potentially impacting safety and work efficiency. Rossini strives to enhance comfort for these workers by offering breathable, lightweight, comfortable, and certified summer workwear, showcased in this guide.
Before diving into the top picks for hot days, let’s briefly explore key product features to ensure you find the perfect summer gear.
Materials for Summer Workwear
Composition:
Each fabric has specific characteristics that make it more or less suitable for high-temperature use. Natural fabrics like cotton, linen, and Tencel are hypoallergenic, breathable, and lightweight, while synthetic materials like nylon and polyester are flexible, waterproof, and resistant to wear.
Weight:
Not only the composition but also the weight (g/m²) of the fabric is essential for summer garments, as it influences lightness, breathability, and comfort. Fabrics with low weight are light and promote ventilation, keeping the skin dry and cool.
Breathability:
It’s crucial to prioritize materials that allow air circulation and quick moisture evaporation. Fabrics like cotton, linen, or breathable synthetic fibers such as quick-dry polyester are ideal for summer, keeping the skin cool and reducing the risk of skin irritations.
Freedom of Movement:
In addition to breathability, the elasticity of summer workwear should be considered. Elastic garments, such as those in our stretch line, offer greater freedom of movement during work activities. Materials like twill, nylon, or lightweight polyester strike an optimal balance between elasticity and durability. These fabrics ensure longevity while allowing workers to move agilely and without hindrance.
Summer Workwear: Introducing Rossini’s Selection
Shirt and Polo shirt
Made of cotton, these garments provide excellent breathability, allowing air to circulate and moisture to evaporate quickly. Additionally, the polo shirts come in a variety of styles and colors, catering to professional needs while maintaining comfort.
Summer Work T-Shirts
Cotton and polyester are popular choices for crafting work t-shirts, each with its own unique advantages depending on the specific type of work.
Polyester, a synthetic fiber derived from petroleum, is valued for its abrasion and cut resistance, along with its waterproof properties. It also offers good breathability and thermal insulation, aiding in quick drying.
Meanwhile, cotton is renowned for its exceptional moisture absorption, making it ideal for drawing sweat away from the skin. It’s hypoallergenic, helps dissipate body heat, and, if of high quality, is durable.
Bermuda shorts
Work shorts or bermuda shorts are a great choice instead of long pants, especially appreciated by those working outdoors in the summer heat on construction sites or in hot workshops and warehouses. Typically crafted from lightweight and durable materials like cotton, they provide comfort and safety with ample pockets and elastic waist inserts. At Rossini, we’ve also developed a four-way stretch fabric version that is ultra-lightweight and quick-drying, ensuring optimal freedom of movement and breathability.
Summer long work trousers
Not all workers can wear shorts, and when temperatures rise, long trousers can become unbearable. That’s why we’ve developed models in lightweight fabrics that ensure breathability and comfort.
One of our top products is the Rainold Light trousers, the lightest work trousers on the market weighing only 115 grams/m2. Designed with “4-ways stretch” technology, they provide maximum freedom of movement, breathability, and quick drying to keep the body dry. Despite the lightweight material, they are extremely durable, featuring a reinforced crotch and Ripstop fabric at the leg bottoms with a reflective profile for enhanced safety and longevity.
Lightweight safety shoes
Even safety shoes play a crucial role on hot summer days; it’s essential for footwear to be lightweight and comfortable without compromising safety. Rossini’s R-Light line is designed specifically to meet these needs: weighing only 440 grams, the models feature a fiberglass toe cap that ensures impact resistance up to 200 J and compression resistance up to 15 kN. They come with R-DRY odor-resistant lining, an anatomical insole with shock-absorbing gel at the heel, and an Ultralight Eva sole with rubber tread for excellent grip. They are also ESD marked, ensuring they are antistatic and dissipate static electricity, providing high safety and comfort.
Summer caps
When working outdoors under the sun, it’s crucial to shield your head from sunburn and keep your eyes protected from sunlight. A work cap is the perfect solution. Our catalog features summer caps crafted from cotton or a polyester-cotton blend, designed to safeguard your head while ensuring excellent breathability.
Don’t miss the chance to discover summer workwear that perfectly suits your needs. Contact one of our agents using the link below to see and feel the quality of Rossini products for yourself.
