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Best Defense Against Gothic Heatstroke

KOOP’s “Black Clothing Comfortability Index”

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Photo by Shelley Hiam
DJV (l) and DJ AsuraSunil

The heat index. Humidity. Barometric pressure. Weather forecasts give you all that data, but can they tell you whether you can still wear your black jeans and Combichrist long sleeve without breaking a sweat, or will you need to pack your best lace parasol? DJV and DJ AsuraSunil, hosts of KOOP Radio’s goth and industrial show Darkest Before Dawn, may not be qualified meteorologists, but when they break down the latest heat wave in the weekly “Black Clothing Comfortability Index,” it’s the weather news you can really use.