Why and how to wear a Howard's men's linen shirt?
It's soon summer and even during this period of confinement, we are starting to want to dress with fabrics a little lighter but above all comfortable to work from home. That's why today I decided to highlight a subject, a men's shirt fabric that I really like: flax. Before starting this article, I would also like to take this opportunity to tell you about some linen shirts that I released this year. Plain or printed , I had fun and pleasure in choosing the most beautiful fabrics linen shirt fabrics that exist. I'll let you discover them by following the following link: https://www.howards.fr/fr/44-Chemises/s-1/tissu-lin+coton_lin
Happy reading!
The particularity of a men's linen shirt
This summer: wear a linen shirt! Linen has the particularity of allowing us to stay cool despite the high temperatures. Its material textured and natural plays on a casual style. Indeed, linen is full of qualities when the hot weather arrives, especially if you want to wear it to work.
One of the advantages of a linen shirt is that it absorbs perspiration, allowing the air to pass through. freshness more easily. This way, you will have a pleasant feeling of being dry throughout the wearing of your linen shirt during your work day. I also know the preconceptions you have about linen shirts, especially its fabric that you perceive with the naked eye as creasable and which "pills".
Let me assure you that this is not the case. Natural and resistant to aging, this shirt fabric is particularly taut during weaving, which creates this effect. Also, I often heard in the store "and for washing?"
Caring for a men's linen shirt
A linen shirt with same interview than a cotton shirt, that is to say 30° , 600 rpm And no tumble dryer ! Besides, linen is a material that dries extremely quickly: a joy in the summer when you travel, think about it :-)
I would also like to emphasize a point that you very often raise in the store: the sweetness of a linen shirt. You often say to me: "Its slightly rough and textured appearance, doesn't it seem soft to wear?" Well, rest assured because its softness increases with time . Linen is a material that softens and whose fiber is very pleasant to wear over the washes: your linen shirt will become softer and softer, give it a little time!
The benefits of wearing a linen shirt this summer?
"The Magical Powers" of a Historic Natural Fiber
Originally from Egypt and discovery there is 4000 years, The weaving technique spread to Europe. Organic and natural , linen is a shirt fabric with amazing properties . By the way, for the little anecdote of the article, France is the first producer of flax in the world with 80% of global production coming from France.
Therefore, this fabric for men's shirts, whose natural fiber is thousands of years old, is generally a source of questions for you, particularly regarding the choice:
How to choose your linen shirt?
Flax is a fairly widespread material for clothing designers and especially for blouses like Howard's. First of all, know that for my collections I choose linen shirts for men with two different percentages to please a larger part of you. A mixture 70% cotton-30% linen or else 100% linen . The choice of these two linen shirts differs in particular for ironing: a cotton-linen shirt will be ironed more easily than a 100% linen shirt. However, each has its advantages .
For the cut, all our shirts are fitted : so you can rest assured on this point. Your linen shirt will not look like a "boat sail" when you wear it. Quite the opposite. It will be adapted to your body shape , ideal if you want to wear it with a suit jacket to go to work in all lightness !
Speaking of work attire, let me assure you of one last little thing. A linen shirt is worn with a tie! There are a lot of stereotypes that come back to me in the store concerning casual shirts, relaxed, sports wear... especially in linen or cotton-linen. Wearing a tie is even recommended and above all: Dare to be colorful , it's summer. Let your creativity speak! The same goes for mixing textures: combine linen with linen , but also with Jeans and to cotton , two fabrics that are very beautiful stylistic rendering with a linen shirt.
If you want to wear your linen shirt with a suit : my personal advice is the "fresco" . For those who are not familiar with this fantastic men's suit fabric, here are a few things you might be interested in: This suit fabric is quite rough to the touch, airy and very dense . Dense but not completely opaque or plain. I recommend it in summer for its impeccable drape . Above all, Fresco is a durable suit fabric , it "stands" and creases little . We could even extend its use to seasons other than summer, given that Fresco "breathes".
I will tell you about this men's suit fabric in the next article!
Have a great day everyone and above all, take good care of yourself.
Frederic