Five Ways to Wear Linen Year-Round

Linen has a reputation as a summer fabric — something to wear on holiday and pack away in September. We would like to gently challenge that.

The truth is that linen's properties — breathable, temperature-regulating, naturally anti-bacterial — make it useful across a much wider range of conditions than people assume. Here are five ways we wear our linen pieces year-round.

In summer, alone: the obvious approach, but worth doing properly. A linen maxi with flat sandals and nothing else. The fabric breathes. You don't need layers.

In autumn, with knitwear: a linen shirt under a chunky wool knit is one of our most-worn combinations. The linen adds structure; the wool adds warmth. Together they work for almost any temperature between 10°C and 20°C.

In winter, as a middle layer: linen's temperature-regulating quality makes it excellent under a heavy coat. A linen top between skin and insulation traps warmth without sweating.

In spring, with denim: linen trousers with a denim jacket is an effortless combination that somehow always looks considered.