We’ve Always Loved Eileen Fisher’s Linen. May I Introduce You to Her Crushed Silk?
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Way before that annoying coastal-grandma trend and last month’s“Eileen Fisher Is The Row”talk, we were putting people on to thebrand’s linen. And there is a lot to love about Eileen Fisher’s linen: It’s breathable in the heat, comes in plenty of great colors, and is abundant on resale sites. I have a wardrobe of Eileen Fisher linen I wear all summer long including agauzy gingham dressthat I reach for every time the temperature goes above 90 degrees and a pair ofpoppy-red linen pantsthat I wore so frequently the inner thighs were shredded by Labor Day.
But as much as I love Eileen’s linen, I need to now sing the praises of its overlooked sister: crushed silk.
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I started my crushed-silk collection with a bright-pink tiered dress and a marine-blue bateau long sleeve. This year, after a visit to the brand’s press preview, I picked up a swingy short dress in the same crinkly material. Since adding these pieces to my wardrobe, I’ve worn them everywhere from fancy dinners to birthday parties, where they are routinely mistaken for Pleats Please for about half the price. And, unlike Pleats Please, they are not made from any synthetics, just 100 percent pure silk, if you care about keeping your closet natural-fiber forward.
They are light as air. I barely feel them on my body at all, which keeps sweating to a minimum. They are especially great on vacation, since they take up nearly no space in a suitcase. And, unlike linen, which starts to look a bit unpolished once it’s creased, the beauty of the crushed silk is that it is designed to be wrinkle-friendly. You can pull it out of your carry-on, shake it out, throw it on, and still look put together in a way only silk can provide.
And while you can take them to the dry cleaner, they can also be hand-washed or thrown in a washing machine (so long as you first place them in a mesh bag and set it to cold). The most important part, though, is not to wring out any water. Simply twist the garment and let it dry before untwisting to keep the texture intact.
While I will obviously never retire my linen, this summer, I will be cocooned in my crinkly crushed silk just as often. Join me.
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