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Yeah my beloved Epaulet/American Trench taupe linen doyle shrank considerably even with a cold wash and hang dry. Definitely not trying that again for my stable of linen doyles.
On the other hand if anyone wants a size 39 Doyle, I got you covered. 😊
Yeah this is pretty typical of linen. Some of it shrinks a little, so of it shrinks a lot. There's no real way to predict it, and I've seen linens from the same spec and the same manufacturer shrink at two wildly different rates.
If your linen garment is already fairly loose, then delicate washing won't harm it. But it will be smaller. If it's nicely fitted as it stands, then stick to dry cleaning.