The PP Linen Buying Guide — How to Choose Your First PP Shirt

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The PP Linen Buying Guide — How to Choose Your First PP Shirt

The PP Linen Buying Guide — How to Choose Your First PP Shirt

Pieter Petros August 2026 5 min read

The PP linen shirt is available in multiple designs, colourways, and fabric types. For the buyer arriving at the PP collection for the first time, this guide covers the decision sequence: which fabric, which design, which colourway, and which size.

Step 1: Belgian linen or natural linen? The certified Belgian linen shirts ship with a certificate of origin and are made from flax grown and processed in the Belgium–northern France region. The natural linen shirts are made from flax grown outside this zone. Both are 100% natural; the certified Belgian linen is the more rigorously verified option.

“The PP linen shirt is available in multiple designs, colourways, and fabric types. This guide covers the decision sequence for the buyer arriving at the PP collection for the first time.”

— Pieter Petros, founder

Step 2: Which design? The Monte-Carlo Male is the most formally composed men's design — walnut buttons, designed for the most observed hotel and restaurant occasions. All other PP men's linen shirts carry natural seashell buttons and are available in multiple colourways. For women, the Amelia linen dress shirt (seven colourways) is the flagship; the PP ladies linen set is the beach and resort wardrobe foundation.

Step 3: Which colourway? White for the first shirt — the most universally appropriate starting point for both men and women. Navy for the second. Warm naturals (Oatmeal, Vanille) for the third. Vivid colourways when the occasion or the destination specifically calls for one.

Step 4: Which size? PP linen shirts are cut generous — order your usual shirt size as a starting point. If you prefer a fitted appearance, order one size down. Free exchanges are available, subject to current PP policy.

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