I wrote a brief article on flax last summer, mainly to tell you what flax is and how to distinguish the quality of flax.
It’s another year in the blink of an eye, just likewinter If you want to wear Harries Tweed, then you must wear linen in summerThese are God-given materials for special seasons.
▲ Linen and seersucker are mostly used as summer suit fabrics
Basic science has already been written, so today we will change A more practical dimension:Whether linen is more suitable for tops or bottoms, then let’s talk about how to wear this summer’s God-given material well.
Linen top or trousers?
First of all, we need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of linen, and then make a choice of items in terms of wearing style.
Flax is the only natural fiber that can be used without chemical treatment. As a clothing fabric, it is light and comfortable, absorbs sweat and is breathable, does not fit the body, and almost does not produce Static, strong toughness, wear-resistant and not easy to tear.
It is precisely because of the ultra-long fiber and ultra-high toughness of flax , so it has almost no elasticity and will not automatically recover after wrinkles occur. When linen is used as a fabric for clothing, fine and dense wrinkles will easily occur when walking, sitting or lying down, which makes the fabric look dirty and requires time and effort in care and maintenance. Moreover, 100% linen clothing cannot be washed (dry cleaning is required), because the shrinkage rate of pure linen clothing is more than 10%. The higher the quality, the higher the shrinkage rate.
Note: Shrinking is due to the moisture-absorbing and moisture-proof properties of linen. French linen items produced by fast fashion such as Uniqlo and Muji are pre-shrunk before leaving the factory.
After understanding the characteristics of linen, it is not difficult to find that wearing linen Wrinkles are inevitable in single items. Tops (such as shirts) have much fewer wrinkles when worn compared to trousers. Since linen is very breathable and moisture-absorbing, and everyone’s backs tend to sweat a lot in summer, I personally prefer and recommend that when choosing all-linen items, give priority to tops, preferably long-sleeved or short-sleeved shirts (Polo Never mind).
At the same time, the ironing and care of pure linen tops is relatively simple. The light texture can be easily removed with a garment ironing machine. Remember to ask the salesperson before purchasing whether the item has been pre-shrunk. If not, whether it will shrink after washing.
So we can’t choose linen for summer trousers? Absolutely not!
The characteristics of linen are destined to be imperfect as trousers, but the development of textile technology has created the possibility of blending technology. The most common one is blended with cotton, which not only retains the softness and comfort of cotton, but also locks in the coolness and breathability of linen. Cotton and linen blends need to pay attention to the ratio of ingredients. Generally, the ratio of cotton:linen is about 7:3. There are relatively few wrinkles, comfort and drape are guaranteed, and maintenance and care are also required. Relatively easy (but ironing is much more difficult than tops and requires an iron, so those with disabilities are advised to entrust it directly to professional institutions).
How to wear linen with a high-end feel
If you want to be clearly distinguished from the old man walking a bird on the street, you need to understand which style is more suitable for linen.
There are many minefields, such as the popular Chinese style on Taobao and the ethnic style of wide robes and long sleeves. Clean and sharp tailoring is the way to go for linen. It can be slightly looser, between fit and oversize, for the best effect.
▲ Young people please avoid such linen tops
A style that is too slim will be more likely to produce dense wrinkles, while a style that is too loose will be completely inconsistent with the style of walking birds.Different. Therefore, tailoring is the highest threshold for using linen fabrics.
Most of the T-shirts made of linen are not very good-looking. It is easy to have a popular ethnic style feeling. Irecommend loose-fitting long-sleeved and short-sleeved shirts, which have enough space inside to better utilize the elegant characteristics of linen. The surface of the linen material is slightly rough, and the visual experience of “clean and old” is very easy to obtain.
Short-sleeved shirts also need to be slightly looser, but short-sleeved Shirts usually look old-fashioned, so the choice of color can be a little more “bright”, such as low-saturation pink.
Long sleeves in linen Shirts usually need to be bought one size largerand worn rolled up in the summer. Although long-sleeved shirts will produce more wrinkles, the overall style is very consistent after the sleeves are rolled up, and the wrinkles become natural and pleasing to the eye.
For cotton and linen pants, be sure to control the length of the pants. As long as the trousers are not too tight, they are fine. The trousers length is highly recommended to be 9.5 points, which means they are closely adjacent to the shoe upper but do not invade each other.
Line shorts are very easy to wear to look like a walking bird, but It feels extremely comfortable, and it is easy to achieve results if you choose a more gentlemanly style (single pleats, rolled edges, etc.).
The choice of shoes requires some patience, sports shoes (trendy shoes Dad shoes, etc.) will definitely feel inconsistent when paired with linen trousers, as linen is not stiff and shiny enough. Leather shoes made of suede material are very suitable. When the trousers are of the right length, it is easiest to wear loafers to create a summer feeling. It is worth mentioning that the effect is great when paired with straw sandals, and you can choose a brighter color.
The old rules are written at the end
If you don’t know much about linen and don’t like linen that much, I recommend choosing French linen from Uniqlo and Muji. It will last for one or two seasons without any problem.
Besides, these two fast fashion brands have great differences in style and fit. The processing is absolutely up to standard and the price advantage is great.
