To clarify: I love my linen pants. I want to personally shake the hands of every J.Crew designer for their work on the Harbor pant, a $118 pure linen trouser that has helped me survive European beach vacations, New York City heat waves, and a very sweaty, spontaneous blind date this July.
That said, I’m a little bored with wearing the same linen pants outfits on repeat. I’ve been styling the same pairs since May, sometimes multiple times a week, usually in the same combinations (button-down shirts, toe-ring sandals, rinse, and repeat). I’ve reached a point where the summer essentials feel stale—comparable to the five-year-old flip-flops that are one "flop" away from snapping off my foot. My dilemma is—I’m also not ready to retire my linen pants either, since summer’s intense “real feel” temperatures still make me want to cry, and I’ll need them on standby once we transition into fall.
