Photos: Twenty hot weather looks if fashion laws were suspended, The Purge-style (NSFW)

Yesterday, inspired by our scorchingly hot weather, we shared our list of the top ten work fashion mistakes during a heat wave. Which made us wonder: What would people wear during high-temperature periods like this one if fashion laws were off? Like, say, the clothing equivalent of The Purge, the...

By Michael Roberts

June 13, 2013

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Yesterday, inspired by our scorchingly hot weather, we shared our list of the top ten work fashion mistakes during a heat wave. Which made us wonder: What would people wear during high-temperature periods like this one if fashion laws were off? Like, say, the clothing equivalent of The Purge, the horror flick in which all crime is legal each year for twelve hours....

We found twenty answers in our Westword slide-show archive -- and if we're right, all NSFW hell would break loose. Imagine your co-workers showing up in these....

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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