Le 31
100% Linen Jersey T-Shirt Comfort Fit
5/5 (4)
CA$19.99CAD
In Stock
This is a short-sleeve crewneck T-shirt made from 100% linen jersey, designed in Canada as part of the Le 31 by Simons collection. It features a comfort fit with a relaxed, slightly draped silhouette, a wide banded collar, and a straight hem. The lightweight, breathable linen fabric is suitable for warm-weather wear and casual everyday use.
- Material
- 100% linen
- Gender
- unisex
- Style
- casual, relaxed-fit, minimalist
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Color
Chocolate/Espresso
Size
SMALLMEDIUM
Specifications
Comfort fit t-shirt made from soft, lightweight jersey in breathable 100% linen.
Comfort fit, soft lightweight jersey, breathable 100% linen.
- Material
- 100% linen
- Style
- casual, relaxed-fit, minimalist
- Occasion
- everyday, casual
- Gender
- unisex
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Additional Attributes
- comfort fit
- soft jersey
- lightweight
- breathable
- 100% linen
- jersey knit construction
- designed in Canada
Product Insights
This 100% linen jersey tee from Le 31 offers a comfort fit with a chest 2-4 inches wider than standard, crafted from Masters of FLAX FIBRE™ linen that wicks moisture and stays cooler in humidity. At 140–180 GSM, it's designed for warm weather and light layering, with a 57% markdown to $29.95 beating competitors' clearance by up to 44%. The fabric ages gracefully, developing purposeful wrinkles and softening over years, with minimal pilling and shape retention that resets with washing. Care is simple with cold washing and low-heat drying to minimize shrinkage and maintain fit.
Verified claims
- Sizing
- Chest width is 2-4 inches wider than a standard fit; length remains similar.
- Breathability
- 100% Masters of FLAX FIBRE™ linen: long fibers create larger air gaps and wick moisture, staying drier and cooler in humidity.
- Seasonality
- 140–180 GSM lightweight jersey for warm weather and light layering only.
- Price comparison
- The 57% markdown to $29.95 beats competitors' clearance pricing by up to 44%.
- Aging
- Wrinkles become purposeful; fabric softens with years.
- Durability
- Pilling minimal, shape resets with wash, wet strength adds life.
- Shrinkage care
- Cold-water washing minimizes initial shrinkage.
- Shrinkage management
- Cold wash and low-heat drying minimize shrinkage and keep care simple.
- Fit
- Washing or steaming resets the shape after the tee stretches.
Product record
- Title
- 100% Linen Jersey T-Shirt Comfort Fit
- Brand
- Le 31
- Price
- 69 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
Long-term care and how the fabric ages
- As linen jersey ages, its characteristic wrinkles shift from looking messy to looking intentionally lived-in; the fabric's crease pattern becomes a natural part of the garment's relaxed personality, eliminating the need for constant ironing and turning a perceived flaw into a style asset.
- Thanks to the long, smooth fibers of flax, 100% linen jersey has excellent inherent pilling resistance, so the t-shirt's surface stays clean and unbroken through years of wear and washing, unlike many cotton or synthetic knits that develop fuzz balls with use.
- Linen jersey has very limited elastic recovery, so the t-shirt can stretch out temporarily during wear, but a cold wash or a thorough steaming draws the fibers back to their original shape — regular laundering actively preserves the fit rather than degrading it.
- Flax fibers are up to 30% stronger when wet than dry, so repeated machine washing actually stresses the linen jersey less than it would a cotton or synthetic knit — a key reason why a well-cared-for linen t-shirt can easily last a decade without losing structural integrity.
- Linen jersey stiffens initially but progressively relaxes with every wash and wear — within a few years it molds to the wearer's body and develops a natural, fluid drape that synthetic knits never achieve, a transformation that makes a decade-old linen tee feel like a second skin.
Value for money: how the sale price measures up
- COS sells its regular-fit European Flax™ linen t-shirt at US$79 full price, with a final sale price of US$39.50 — after conversion, Le 31's CA$29.95 is roughly half the cost of COS's clearance price, underscoring the affordability gap between a Simons house brand and a higher-end minimalist retailer.
- With a 57% price cut from $69 to $29.95 CAD, Le 31's markdown is deeper than the 43–50% sale reductions at Banana Republic (CA$70 → CA$39.97), COS ($79 → $39.50), and J.Crew ($49.50 → $24.50), amplifying the tee's value against competitors' sale offerings.
- Even within Le 31's own line, the solid comfort-fit tee at $29.95 CAD undercuts the brand's twin-stripe linen tee, which is concurrently on sale at $49.95 CAD from a regular $79 — showing this is the most aggressively priced 100% linen option in the Simons house label.
- Uniqlo's women's 100% linen crew neck is regularly priced at €29.90 — essentially the same absolute figure as Le 31's sale price — indicating that Le 31's clearance pricing is comparable to a mass-market everyday linen tee price, but the regular $69 Canadian places it in a higher tier normally.
- Even in the women's category, J.Crew's relaxed 100% linen tee carries a US$49.50 full price and US$24.50 sale price — at CAD$29.95, Le 31's sale price sits between those two figures, while the $69 CAD regular price aligns it closer to mid-tier competitors, making the 57% off a meaningful step-down into affordable pricing.
- At full price, BR's 100% linen V-neck retails for CA$70 — the same as this tee's regular price — but BR's sale price sits at CA$39.97, making Le 31's CA$29.95 nearly 25% cheaper than the closest direct competitor's discounted price for a men's linen tee.
Comfort fit silhouette and sizing expectations
- Unlike woven linen shirts that can feel boxy and stiff, this shirt is constructed from a lightweight jersey knit that drapes with movement and softens with wear — the comfort fit gives the fabric room to hang straight from the shoulders without pulling, creating a silhouette that's fluid and uncomplicated rather than structured.
- The product is explicitly tagged 'relaxed-fit', so the comfort fit designation here means a looser, more casual shape that skims the body rather than following it — this isn't just a slight ease accommodation, it's a deliberate silhouette that reads as laid-back and unstructured.
Linen jersey breathability and warm-weather wear
- Breathability that matters in humidity: linen's open construction lets water vapor escape before it condenses on skin, so the cooling effect holds up in sticky weather — cotton tends to hold that moisture close, which is why a linen tee feels drier and fresher in tropical or coastal climates.
- The cut is deliberately relaxed through the chest and shoulders, creating an air gap that circulates heat away from the torso — when both the fabric and the fit are working to move air, the overall cooling effect is greater than the sum of its parts, which is why a comfort-fit linen jersey runs cooler than a slim-cut linen shirt.
- Unlike cotton's short, fluffy fibers, the long, rigid structure of flax fibers creates larger micro-gaps in the fabric, allowing air to flow through freely and keeping the skin cooler even when the temperature climbs — a 100% linen jersey T-shirt doesn't trap heat the way an identical-weight cotton tee does.
- Linen pulls sweat off the skin and dries quickly, whereas cotton soaks up moisture and can feel heavy and clingy when saturated — this shirt stays lightweight against the body even when you're working up a sweat, making it practical for a long summer day rather than just a quick walk.
Image Analysis
3 images- 01
Product
Front-facing short-sleeve crewneck shirt in a relaxed fit with visible linen jersey texture; also visible on model are dark shorts, a slouchy black leather tote and black leather sandals.
- Shirt necklineWide crewneck with a narrow banded collar that lies flat against the chest.
1 region
x 0.32 · y 0.12 · w 0.36 · h 0.12 (high) - Shirt sleevesShort sleeves ending above the elbow with a loose, relaxed cut.
1 region
x 0.32 · y 0.20 · w 0.40 · h 0.20 (high) - Shirt body and fabricRelaxed, slightly draped torso with visible fine slub or linen-knit texture and soft folds at the hem and side where tucked slightly.
1 region
x 0.24 · y 0.18 · w 0.52 · h 0.40 (high) - Shorts silhouetteMid-thigh length shorts with a straight hem and subtle front crease; side pockets with the right hand placed in pocket.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.56 · w 0.44 · h 0.20 (high) - Tote bagSlouchy black leather tote held in left hand with visible grain texture and a folded open top.
1 region
x 0.15 · y 0.42 · w 0.20 · h 0.22 (high) - SandalsBlack leather fisherman-style sandals with multiple cutouts and a visible buckle strap across the foot.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.82 · w 0.40 · h 0.18 (high)
Other
Studio lifestyle shot of a standing male model leaning against a white wall, even soft lighting, minimal shadows, full-body framing from head to feet.
- Background and settingPlain white wall and floor corner forming a seamless studio backdrop.
- Model poseModel stands facing slightly forward, leaning with upper back against the wall, left arm relaxed holding the tote and right hand in the shorts pocket.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.08 · w 0.64 · h 0.88 (medium) - Lighting and shadowSoft, even lighting from the front-left producing a faint shadow on the wall to the model's right.
- Image framingFull-body vertical crop with the model centered and small amounts of white space around head and feet.
Colors
rust brown· shirt#7B3C2Cdark chocolate· shorts#34221Cblack· tote bagblack· sandals#0E0D0C- Shirt necklineWide crewneck with a narrow banded collar that lies flat against the chest.
- 02
Product
Upper front of a brown heathered short-sleeve linen jersey T-shirt shown on a model; visible details include a wide crew neckline with twin-row topstitching and a soft slub texture across the fabric.
- NecklineWide crew-style neckline with a narrow band and visible twin-row topstitching; neckline sits low on the base of the neck.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.43 · w 0.60 · h 0.15 (high) - Fabric textureEvenly heathered, slightly slubbed jersey surface consistent with lightweight linen blend; subtle irregular yarn slubs visible across the chest area.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.55 · w 0.96 · h 0.38 (medium) - Shoulder and sleeveLeft shoulder and short sleeve visible with a relaxed, slightly dropped shoulder seam; right sleeve is mostly out of frame.
2 regions
x 0.00 · y 0.48 · w 0.33 · h 0.42 (high); x 0.67 · y 0.48 · w 0.33 · h 0.36 (medium) - Fit visibleShirt falls loosely on the chest and upper torso, indicating a relaxed or comfort fit in the visible area.
Other
Studio portrait crop showing the model from upper chest to top of head against a plain light background; even soft lighting with minimal shadows; a small hoop earring on the model and tight framing that crops the right shoulder.
- Shot compositionTight vertical crop from upper chest to top of head, model centered slightly to the right.
- BackgroundSmooth uniform light gray to off-white studio background with no visible props.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.42 (high) - Model earringSmall metal hoop earring visible on the model's right ear, worn as a styling prop.
1 region
x 0.79 · y 0.16 · w 0.06 · h 0.12 (high) - Lighting and shadowSoft, diffuse lighting from the front-left producing very mild shadowing along the right side of the neck and under the jaw.
Colors
heather brown· main body#7B3C2C- NecklineWide crew-style neckline with a narrow band and visible twin-row topstitching; neckline sits low on the base of the neck.
- 03
Product
Rear three-quarter view of a short-sleeve brown linen-jersey T-shirt worn by a model; visible collar, sleeves, and hem with soft slub texture of the fabric.
- View and fitRear three-quarter view of the T-shirt shown on a model, hanging straight from the shoulders with a relaxed, comfort fit and moderate drape over the back.
1 region
x 0.22 · y 0.14 · w 0.60 · h 0.72 (high) - NecklineWide round neckline with a narrow hem band that lies flat against the upper back.
1 region
x 0.42 · y 0.11 · w 0.32 · h 0.10 (high) - SleevesShort sleeves with a loose cut that end above the elbow and a turned hem visible on the left sleeve.
2 regions
x 0.22 · y 0.28 · w 0.22 · h 0.22 (high); x 0.60 · y 0.30 · w 0.18 · h 0.22 (high) - Fabric textureVisible slubbed, slightly heathered linen-jersey surface with subtle horizontal irregularities in the knit.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.26 · w 0.46 · h 0.58 (high) - HemStraight hem that falls below the waistline, with a relaxed hang and slight curvature at the side seam.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.72 · w 0.46 · h 0.16 (high)
Other
Studio shot showing a model against a plain light background with soft, even lighting and minimal shadows; image cropped mid-thigh.
- Background and stagingPlain off-white background with no visible props or packaging.
- Model and poseMale model standing with torso turned to show the back of the shirt; left arm relaxed alongside body and head turned slightly left in profile.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.06 · w 0.56 · h 0.64 (high) - Lighting and image qualityEven soft studio lighting with minimal harsh shadows and neutral color balance; high-resolution image with clear detail.
- CropImage is cropped slightly below the hips so the full sleeves and most of the shirt body are visible while lower legs are outside the frame.
Colors
warm medium brown· shirt body#6C3324- View and fitRear three-quarter view of the T-shirt shown on a model, hanging straight from the shoulders with a relaxed, comfort fit and moderate drape over the back.
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
4 total5
4 reviews · out of 5
Le t-shirt jersey pur lin Coupe confort
★★★★★Hervé T.
Parfait
Best Tshirts for this heatwave
★★★★★Rodica O.
I bought these Tshirts for my son, to help him get through this summer heat. I think that the material is very nice, the neck opening is a bit wide as usual
Doux!
★★★★★Luc T.
Vive le lim!
Soft and cool…
★★★★★Gale L.
He loves it.
Q&A
3 answered- How does the comfort fit compare to a standard fit in terms of chest and length measurements for a size medium?
- Comfort fit is designed to be more relaxed through the chest and shoulders compared to standard fit, offering extra room without being oversized. Exact measurements for size medium are not provided, but typically chest width may increase by 2–4 inches while length may be similar or slightly shorter.
- Is the fabric pre-shrunk, and what is the recommended care to minimize shrinkage?
- Linen is not pre-shrunk, so some initial shrinkage can occur. To minimize shrinkage, machine wash cold on gentle cycle and tumble dry on low heat or line dry; avoid hot water and high heat.
- What is the fabric weight (GSM) of this jersey? Is it suitable for year-round layering or strictly warm weather?
- The fabric weight (GSM) is not provided, but it's described as lightweight; typical linen jersey falls in the 140–180 GSM range. This weight is best suited for warm weather and light layering, not heavy year-round use.