012 - The Linen Lowdown: Everything You Need to Know About Summer's Favorite Fabric

In this episode, Ben and Bruce discuss linen fabric, its properties, and how to wear it. They cover different types of linen (Irish vs Italian), linen weights, care and maintenance, and how to style linen garments. The hosts share their personal experiences with various linen pieces and offer recommendations for brands that make quality linen clothing. They also touch on linen-adjacent fabrics like hemp and ramie, discussing their unique properties compared to linen.

Items:

Superdry Linen Shirt

Sid Mashburn Canapa Pants

MUJI House Slippers

Alden Suede Tassel Loafers

Todd Snyder Linen Gurkha Trousers

The Armoury Model 7 Suit separate jacket

Drake's Pocket Square

Baird McNutt Irish Linen

Outlier Injected Linen Pants

Stag Provisions Examples

Sid Mashburn CotoLino Shirts

Canapa

Ramie

J. Mueser Campania

Alex Crane

J. Crew

Abercrombie & Fitch

Banana Republic

Bruce Layman is the author of A Well Worn Dispatch, a newsletter about giving a damn and feeling good in the clothes you're wearing.

Ben Brooks has been writing about bags, gear, clothes and more on The Brooks Review since 2010.

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