25 May Trending Now – Linen

Happy Friday!

Tell me three things you love about linen. Now, I can think of the one thing that you aren’t crazy about. The fact that it wrinkles very easily.

I think you accept it as part of the charm, or go insane by trying to continually iron pieces  until each crease is removed. Just know, as soon as you get in your car, and then leave it, the wrinkles are going to be there again. I think accepting it as part of the style and material, you can then, ENJOY linen.

A bit of history- Wiki**

Linen /ˈlɪnɪn/ is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is laborious to manufacture, but the fiber is very absorbent and garments made of linen are valued for their exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather. ( Perfect for the South!) Linen textiles are some of the oldest in the world, and were used as currency in Eygpt for a time. 

It has been scientifically proven to be a cooler fabric than that of silk or cotton. Linen is an age old fabric, dating back over 36,000 years ago. In the Fashion world, only 5% of linen production was used in the 1970s until the 1990’s where the usage changed to 70%.

It now seems that linen is popular once again, as the weather gets warmer and we are looking for fashionable ways of keeping cool.

Linen cloth recovered from Qumran Cave 1 near the Dead Sea

I have been doing a little bit of shopping here and there for the season, as I will for summer, and linen pieces are popping up everywhere. I really do love the look of a linen blazer with some paper bag waist shorts.. very tailored, very classy. But here in the South, I imagine myself only wearing the blazer with a cami underneath if going out at night, or perhaps in an air conditioned restaurant or movie theatre.

 Mango Mustard jacket and shorts

Blush linen structured jacket

Love this classic structured jacket in a pale pink shade. Pretty with shorts, trousers, white jeans etc.

Blue Striped Midi dress– This one is on my summer wish list. Love the ease and style.

I am picturing this with my white lace espadrilles and straw bag.

This top has caught my eye. I love the embroidery and it reminds me of a print from the Ukrainian Tambouritzans.

i love the blue green color of this dress. You could also wear it as a linen duster with pants and a tank/cami.

 Isn’t this jacket smart and wouldn’t it look great with a pair of white linen trousers or  light jeans?

 I will probably add 2-3 new linen dresses, as this is what I am more apt to wear in the summer months.