6 good reasons to wear linen

(We put 6 because we're tired of always doing things in 3s :))

- Linen is naturally thermoregulating

Linen is very pleasant in all seasons: it is soft on the skin in winter and does not make you sweat in summer unlike synthetic fibers.

- Linen is elegant in all circumstances

In addition to letting you breathe thanks to the aeration of the 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 aesthetic. Linen flowers are all delicate and of an exquisite blue-violet that evokes the sky and the sea. Here we see them looking cute on their green carpet.

 credit: StudioNormandie

By the way, you have certainly already passed by a linen field: France is the world's leading producer of linen. About 60 farmers cultivate it to supply some 10,000 companies spread across the European Union.

But not only in the landscape obviously: the texture of linen fabric resembles canvas; well cut, it is very elegant due to its structured suppleness.

- Linen is strong

The 17 sails of the Hermione, the frigate of Liberty, are made of linen canvas, that's saying something!

It is the ship on which the Marquis de Lafayette embarked in 1779 to support the insurgents during the United States War of Independence, and which was completely rebuilt in Rochefort starting in 1996.

Photo credit: lecourriercauchois

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

The Egyptians called it "woven moonlight": it was valued for its quality and nobility. White linen symbolized purity; it dressed the pharaohs and the priests of the goddess Isis, to whom the creation of the beautiful plant is attributed.

We'll tell you more about the history of linen in an upcoming episode…