White linen dresses are as timeless as summer wardrobe staples get, and that’s just a fact. Because of this, you probably own at least one and perhaps don’t really need to add another to your collection this season. What you might not have in your closet is the linen-dress trend that’s quickly becoming a major summer 2026 trend: a brown linen minidress. It appears that brands collectively decided that this would be the year that they’d all design at least one brown linen minidress, as they’re suddenly all over the internet. I also spotted that exact style on the streets of Cannes, which I don’t think is a coincidence.
Longtime British It girl Poppy Delevingne, who is in town for the Cannes Film Festival, was pictured wearing a pretty Maje tank dress with cutouts at the side paired smartly with brown leather mule-style boat shoes. Something I love about this particular dress trend is that it’s far more versatile than a white linen dress. Brown linen minidresses can easily be dressed up for the evening or down for daytime, as Delevingne opted to do.
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The Linen-Dress Trend IRL
On Poppy Delevingne: Maje Short Linen Blend Dress ($480), Leather Boat Mules ($380), Suede Miss M Bucket Bag ($410), and sunglasses
