A Linen-vestigation Into the Fabric of the Season
Whether you're eyeballing Hermès' and Zegna's recent LA runway shows, your favorite influencer's warm-weather-wardrobe TikToks, or any decent fashion publications' latest product recommendations, one thing should become painfully obvious: Linen is the fabric on everybody's mind right now, as we head toward the middle of summer.
A dedicated newsletter write-up on the material's versatility and (new) coolness would not suffice to this fashion publication right here, it turns out, and so it was decided it'd take another, a deeper dive into all the many shapes linen can take for our team to feel truly satisfied with how we've presented the topic.
Aiding in this mission? Our friends over at Mytheresa, whose extensive assortment of both timely and timeless linen pieces offered itself as an ideal treasure trove of props to help actualize this undertaking.
Because to many, the thought of linen still evokes a very particular, boho style of garment, and quite reductively so. Counteracting these myths once and for all, this article is to give an uncomplicated and straightforward run-through of just how multi-faceted linen apparel can be...
The Possibilities Are Linen-finite:
If ever you've caught yourself thinking linen is all pajama-looking ensembles, scratchy bowling shirts or drawstring sweats, you've got another thing comin'.
Tops
Though the term linen might conjure up images of bed sheets, the flax plant textile can be just as potent an ingredient in the making of elegant evening wear and casual basics. And in all honesty now, why wouldn't you want a Charvet tailored button-up or an Our Legcay's evergreen v-neck sweater that each come with the skin-spoiling comforts of something you'd otherwise crawl under and curl up in every night?
Bottoms
As far as the leg area's concerned, linen is often put to task in lounge-y staples, like by Vilebrequin — and for good reason. On top of that though, it can hold its own just as well as something more tailored and structured, in the form of proper pants, straight-legged or pleated, long or even short à la Sunspel.
So, you finally feelinen it yet?
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