Linen is the ultimate summer fabric! Linen is woven from natural flax and acts like a natural air conditioner for your skin. Linen is so breathable because of its hollow fibers and loose weave allowing that extra summer body heat to escape while wicking sweat instantly. Billowy, beautiful, breathable and hypoallergenic, naturally odor-resistant, linen is my favorite choice for clothes and sheets this time of year. It’s celebrated as the ultimate sophisticated summer luxury even with its signature relaxed rumples and wrinkles. Are we wearing linen this summer, if not why?
It SHOULD be sturdier, but unfortunately linen processed on cotton machinery often fails earlier than it should, which is the majority of linen you would find in cheaper/fast fashion clothes. That doesn’t make it a fragile fabric but it does mean it will wear out before normal linens would