For businesspeople, one of summer's great discomforts is sweating in a suit under a sizzling sun.

Clothier Konaka Co., however, has come up with a way to make it easier to deal with sweltering summers — a wrinkle-free suit that can be washed in the shower and hung up to dry.

When the heat is unavoidable, these new popular suits are keeping businesspeople feeling clean and clothing expenses down at a time when sky-high fuel prices are raising the cost of dry-cleaning, which Konaka says is less effective than water.