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in summer","entries":{"wrinkle_character":"Linen’s sharp wrinkles originate from the highly crystalline cellulose structure of flax, which creates clean, defined creases; rather than a flaw, this crinkled texture now signals relaxed, unstudied luxury, and the Leela’s vivid tropical print effectively scatters light and visual attention across the creases, making them less obtrusive on a patterned fabric than on a solid.","low_pilling_finish":"European linen’s smooth fiber surface naturally resists pilling, meaning the Leela dress won’t develop the fuzzy, worn-soft look that cotton prints often acquire, and the crisp tropical motif stays sharp through an entire summer of wear and packing.","progressive_softening":"A new linen garment’s crispness fades as pectin, the natural plant binder, dissolves through washing and friction; after roughly three to five washes, the Leela dress will have softened into a more fluid, body-skimming drape while keeping the strength that makes linen up to 30% stronger than cotton.","shrinkage_prevention_care":"Untreated linen can shrink when exposed to hot water or high dryer heat, so for this fitted dress with its precise smocked back and zipped side, a cool or lukewarm wash and air drying flat, smoothed while damp, keeps the structure intact and avoids irreversible shrinkage.","moisture_absorption_and_cooling":"European linen can absorb up to 20% of its weight in moisture — roughly 2.5 times cotton’s capacity — and releases it quickly, so the dress actively keeps skin dry and cool even in high-humidity resort weather, without ever feeling clammy."},"entry_quotes":{"wrinkle_character":[{"url":"https://terralinen.com/question/how-does-linens-fiber-structure-influence-its-wrinkling-and-softening-over-time/","quote":"Linen’s initial stiffness and tendency to crease are direct expressions of the flax fiber’s highly crystalline cellulose structure."},{"url":"https://www.apexfashionlab.com/glossary/linen-fabric","quote":"The characteristic 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