6 good reasons to wear linen

(We included 6 because we’re tired of always doing things in threes :))

- Linen naturally regulates temperature

Linen is very pleasant in every season: it is soft against the skin in winter and does not make you sweat in summer, unlike synthetic fibers.

- Linen is elegant in all circumstances

Besides letting your skin breathe through the ventilation of its fibers, it doesn’t let you down when it’s really hot. It absorbs moisture and doesn’t leave sweat stains.

- Linen is beautiful

Even before talking about the fabric, the plant itself is attractive. Flax flowers are delicate, with an exquisite blue-violet color that evokes the sky and the sea. Here, we can see them looking cute on their green carpet.

 Credit: StudioNormandie

You’ve probably already passed by a flax field: France is the world’s leading producer of flax. Around 60 farmers grow it to supply the roughly 10,000 companies spread across the European Union.

But not just in the landscape, of course: the texture of linen fabric resembles canvas; when well cut, it is very elegant thanks to its structured suppleness.

- Linen is durable

The Hermione, the frigate of Liberty, has 17 sails made of linen canvas - that says it all!

This is the ship on which the Marquis de Lafayette embarked in 1779 to support the insurgents during the American War of Independence, and which was rebuilt from scratch in Rochefort starting in 1996.

Photo credit: lecourriercauchois

...We also find it on the other side of the Mediterranean: Egyptian mummies have come down to us thanks to this textile’s strength and resistance to wear… it preserves.

The Egyptians called it “woven moonlight”: it was valued for its quality and nobility. White linen symbolized purity; it clothed the pharaohs and the priests of the goddess Isis, who is credited with creating the beautiful plant.

We’ll tell you more about the history of linen in a future episode…