How to Wash an Irish Linen Shirt

This warm-weather staple has a laid-back airy vibe—and it's one of those easy pieces that actually look better a little rumpled. The linen comes from Baird McNutt in Ireland (Irish linen is considered to be the world's finest, and Baird McNutt's the finest in Ireland) and has an incredible softness, thanks to a weaving process that the mill has been perfecting since 1912.

• Classic fit.
• Linen.
• Button-down collar.
• Machine wash.
• Import.
• Online only.

Climate control in cool, carefree Irish linen from Baird McNutt, an innovative Ballymena mill established in 1912. Available in Regular fit and our newest slim fit—a narrower version of our tailored fit that's cut slimmer through the body.

• Regular fit.
• Irish linen.
• Point collar.
• Machine wash.
• Import.

Family farms around the world have cultivated flax, spun it into yarn, woven it into linen and made that into tablecloths, bath towels and handkerchiefs for thousands of years. One reason is that linen is durable; cloth used as burial shrouds in ancient Egypt had been unearthed 3,000 years later in pristine condition. Ireland has utilized linen for...

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