Linen Dresses

A linen maxi dress, sleeveless and loose

An open weave moves air across the skin, and that is most of what a hot week asks for. Most of these are sleeveless, with a few short sleeves and almost nothing longer. A tie at the side is as much shaping as any of them carry. Necklines sit high or drop to a soft v, and the backs are left plain. The linen pants take the same cloth below the waist.

Linen dresses through to autumn

Below the waist the linen skirts hold the same line, long and unfixed at the hip. Everything else built for the heat sits with the summer dresses, in lighter weights and a fine knit for the evening. Come autumn the deeper shades keep going with a jacket over the top and a boot underneath. One of them takes a Saturday from a market through to a dinner.