In the summertime I love embroidered light-weight cotton/linen blend shirts with embroidery. They are perfect with jeans, long skirts or linen pants. The whole outfit is comfortable because it is open weave to allow a breeze to give it's benefit from the heat. I love being out of doors in the summer, so this is perfect for me.
By the way, embroidered clothing is very expensive to buy. If you can do it yourself, I would think you might save quite a bit.