Not too heavy to wear in hot weather. Very lightweight fabric which makes it a bit vulnerable to getting snagged. Too nice to wear for outdoor gardening in the sun but great for other activitiesLiked the style-not the creasing that came in shipping-it seems permanent!Very beautiful, lightweight, silky big shirt with woven material that works well as a sunscreen. The colors are soft pastels that go with everything.I'm 5' 6.5" and this hits midthigh. Most long sleeve blouses hit above the wrists on me, this blouse fit my arms well. Very happy with it!This Beach Shirt and the Santorini Tunic get RAVE REVIEWS from me!!! Despite the really high price, they are totally worth it.The fabric is light, soft and silky, colors are beautiful. Best of all, I can wear them in the sun all day and they never get wet or show sweat signs, and I don’t get a sunburn! I did that last weekend at the County Fair...even though I was sweating a lot, the shirt and Coolibar Ruche pants stayed dry. Not only that, but there was no odor!!The light weight fabric is also very durable...witness the fact that when I got home from the Fair, my 70 pound poodle puppy jumped up on me, clawing the shirt, and causing an old leg injury to bleed under the pants. Absolutely No snags or damage to either Coolibar garment!! Just some red stains on my white pants.And they machine washed beautifully!!These are magical!Get yourself several pairs of pants and shirts!PS... the Ruche pants are adorable with sandals and definitely can be dressed up.I have PMLE, meaning I have to stay out of the sun or risk painful rashes that last for days and leave dry patches that crack and leave cuts when they heal. I like Coolibar's stuff even though I think they cater to a more mature customer, but these shirts are perfect. No vents that make it obvious it's a "sun shirt", a little bit of stretch so it's not too tight in the arms or chest, very lightweight and almost gauzy feeling so it doesn't feel or look too hot for the Summer. Ties up to go with high-waisted pants and skirts really nicely, easy to style. Some of Coolibar's stuff fits a little small, particularly the button-ups, but this one was perfect. I have it in three colors and I want more.A very elegant shirt! I wear a 3x, yet it was very slimming without being baggy. I ordered a black first. I wore it with a white top underneath because it was on the cool side. The sleeves were a bit long (not unusual for me), but I was able to fold it one turn, and it looked perfect. At first I thought it pricey at almost twice the cost of other sun protection shirts but hoped to wear it traveling, where I sometimes need to hand wash and dry overnight. I was so impressed that I ordered two other colors!This has become my lightweight, go to overshirt. I thought it was a bit long at first but it's worked out just wonderfully well. One of my favorite pieces and I always travel with it. Packs down to nothing and doesn't wrinkle easily at all.I like this so much that I have a white & now I bought the black one. I’m very sun sensitive and this is perfect & attractive.