Silly question linen slacks

[magandab]

I bought a gorgeous pair of linen slacks and a planning to take them on my cruise. Here's my silly question: Should linen pants be pressed with a crease down the front and back?

[Andee]

I think it's personal preferece. Because linen seems to get rumply when I even think about sitting down, I don't press a crease into the pants.

[cb at sea]

I like a crease...so I do it....if you want a more casual look, don't crease..up to you.

 

Yes...linen is very rumply...not always the best choice for a cruise...the humidity will be sucked up by the material in nothing flat!

[Hoyaheel]

It can also depend on the cut/style of the pant. Most of the linen pants I have right now are very casual, drawstring waist. I can still wear them for work (I work in research, a very "khaki and shirt" or sweater sort of office) and I iron without a crease - using the seams for flat ironing. I prefer that for my dressier pants as well - I'm not fond of a center crease on me, so the only pants that are like that are the ones that came sort of perma-press creased. I do have one pair of silk/linen blend trousers with a center crease; it's a much dressier look to me....(actually, "dressy" isn't really the word I'm looking for - "business-like"?)

[Chloe1500]

I would not iron in a crease unless the pants are dress slacks. To me, linen is a beautiful, natural fabric--breathable and nicely suited for warm climates. I am taking linen ankle pants on our Med cruise this fall.

[jlrn366419]

I'm not a fan of a crease but depending on style and fabric content, they might look good with a crease. I have taken some linen items on Caribbean cruises, I lightly starched them and packed them in drycleaning bags to keep them from getting too wrinkled in transit. I like linen for warm climates.

[MrsToad]

not always the best choice for a cruise...the humidity will be sucked up by the material in nothing flat!

 

I disagree. I live in FL where we have high humidity all the time. Linen is one of the most cool and comfortable fabrics for pants here.

 

Crease or no crease? Personal choice. :)

[srlafleur]

I vote no crease, mainly because it's too hard to get a good crease in the first place, and then, if the pants are at all rumpled, a crease would just seem contrived and out of place, and would accentuate that the rumpled linen-look wasn't intentional.

[magandab]

No crease it is! Thanks all.

[sail7seas]

As the others have said, it's personal choice.

 

I do not put a crease in my linen pant legs.

[GrammieK]

I don't put a crease in my JJill or EF linen pants, but do put a crease in my Talbot's linen capris. They are more tailored and just look better with the crease. Guess it depends on the style of pants and personal choice.

K