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Linen in a Cape summer
Linen creases and there is no way around it. That is the fibre being stiff and hollow, which is exactly why air moves through it and why you stay cooler in it than in cotton. If the creasing bothers you, hang the shirt in the bathroom while you shower and most of it drops out.
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