Scanlan Theodore Linen: Every Piece in the New Linen Drop, and How to Wear It

The new Scanlan Theodore linen drop is four colour stories, navy, black, creme and dark jungle, each built as a set of trousers, a top and a jacket, shorts and a skirt in pure linen and linen blends. The tailored anchor is the Linen Button Front Trouser, and every piece sits in our designer trousers and tops edits.

Key facts

• Navy: the Linen Button Front Trouser and Shorts and the Linen Gather Neck Top, all 100% linen
• Black: the Linen Pleat Tie Trouser, Linen Sleeveless Top and Linen Trench Bomber, all 100% linen
• Creme: a textured 60% polyester and 40% linen blend in a shirt, a trouser and a cargo skirt
• Dark jungle: the Linen Soft Bomber, Linen Soft Cargo Skirt and the Italian herringbone short and top
• Every new linen piece is labelled dry clean only, with no tumble drying

Every piece, compared

The navy set

The Linen Button Front Trouser and the Linen Button Front Shorts share a high waist and a fly front on corozo buttons. The Linen Gather Neck Top gathers at a high neck, opens on a snapped keyhole and ties at the waist over a flared hip length hem. Trouser and top together are the office set; shorts and top are the weekend.

The black set

The Linen Pleat Tie Trouser is oversized and pleated, with a self tie belt. The Linen Sleeveless Top buttons at the back of a high neck and falls to a handkerchief point. Over both goes the Linen Trench Bomber, a trench and a bomber in one, closed with a concealed zip and the signature puller, and fully lined.

The creme set

A textured linen blend, 60% polyester and 40% linen, which creases less than pure linen. The Linen Textured Short Sleeve Shirt is cropped with a drawcord waist; the Linen Textured Soft Trouser is wide and pleated; the Linen Textured Cargo Skirt is knee length with snap pockets.

The dark jungle set

Deep olive green. The Linen Soft Bomber is loose and waist length with a pale gold zip puller; the Linen Soft Cargo Skirt is full length with zipped hip pockets. The Italian Herringbone Tie Top and Italian Herringbone Short use a herringbone blend of linen, viscose and polyamide.

How to wear Scanlan Theodore linen

Wear each set whole for the easiest look, then break them up: the black trouser with the creme shirt, the navy top with the dark jungle skirt. Add tan leather, gold jewellery and a silk scarf in one of the season's prints. For more on cut and colour see linen trousers for women and linen shirts for women.

Fit and care

All the trousers and tops are regular to oversized fits. Take your usual size; linen relaxes with wear. Scanlan Theodore sizes in Australian numbers, which match UK sizes: an AU 6 is a UK 6, a US 2 and an EU 34; an AU 8 is a UK 8, a US 4 and an EU 36; an AU 10 is a UK 10, a US 6 and an EU 38. Full conversions are in our Scanlan Theodore size guide. Every new linen piece is labelled dry clean only and no tumble drying; the navy and creme pieces ask for a gentle dry clean and a low steam iron, the black pieces a professional dry clean.

Wearing it around the world

Scanlan Theodore designs in Melbourne, so its spring and summer pieces land in November, when the Gulf is at its most comfortable and the northern hemisphere is planning winter sun. In Dubai, Riyadh and Doha the lightweight fabrics here suit the cooler months outdoors, and long sleeves and full lengths cover easily for the souq, the mosque visit and the family lunch. In London, Paris and Milan they pack for a January escape and come back out in May. In New York and Los Angeles they cover resort season. US shoppers subtract four from the Australian size; Europeans add twenty eight.

Frequently asked questions

Does Scanlan Theodore make linen trousers?

Yes. The current drop has the Linen Button Front Trouser in navy, the Linen Pleat Tie Trouser in black and the Linen Textured Soft Trouser in creme.

Is Scanlan Theodore linen pure linen?

The navy and black pieces and the Linen Soft Bomber are 100% linen. The creme pieces are a 60% polyester and 40% linen blend, and the Linen Soft Cargo Skirt is linen and viscose.

Can you wash Scanlan Theodore linen?

No. Every label says dry clean only, and none may be tumble dried.

Are the Scanlan Theodore linen pieces sold as sets?

Each piece is sold separately, but each colour is designed as a set of trouser, top, jacket, shorts and skirt.

Do Scanlan Theodore linen trousers run true to size?

Yes. The house gives no sizing correction, so take your usual Australian size, which equals your UK size.

Read next: Linen trousers for women, Linen shirts for women, The Scanlan Theodore resort edit, Scanlan Theodore suits and sets.

By Coveti Editorial. Updated 15 November 2026. Product details are taken from each house's own garment and care notes.