For a midlife man in a heatwave, there’s one fabric you need in your wardrobe
telegraph.co.ukhow he loves the way linen feels on the body and cricket commentator legend Henry Blofeld is rarely seen in anything other than crumpled linen.
Stanley Tucci, in his recent TV show Searching for Italy, has been lauded for his elegant style, partly due to his penchant for olive and sky-blue linen shirts.At the edgier end of the style scale, Brad Pitt has been attending premieres for his new film, Bullet Train, in a series of hifalutin linen outfits including a shirt-and-skirt set.
The more everyman approach would be to pair linen shirts with relaxed drawstring or elastic-waisted linen trousers. But if you really want to show the love for linen, never say never to a linen suit like the 1980s-style two-piece, redolent of Miami Vice, that Colin Farrell is wearing so well.As long as you stick to some guidelines, a linen suit can look unerringly elegant.
Stick to a loose-ish cut and neutral hues like stone or fawn – as seen on Jude Law – but bear in mind that creases appear more visible on lighter colours.
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