Woven from extracted flax, a natural fibre, linen is lightweight and durable. Perfect for summer, its absorbent nature and breathability makes it ideal for swashbuckling about in shirts and shorts, while its ‘slubby’ texture adds special character to tailoring.
The stereotypical image of a 'gentleman' is a tall, handsome, mysterious stranger swathed in a dark navy wool suit and tie. He is by all definitions cool, like a block of marble; his tailored body chiselled like his mind. He is impenetrable and equally indecipherable. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine him wearing one of the most unpredictable fibres in the world: linen.
Read more about the origins of our Single-Source Linen.
M.J. Bale partner, Tessuti di Sondrio, dream weave the world’s best linen-cotton cloths in the heart of the Valtellina.
Woven and made in Lake Como and southern Italy by our long-term partner, Davide Martinelli, our ties and pocket squares are wearable works of art.
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