Yahoo Lifestyle The 23 Best New Pieces of Summer Menswear to Buy This Week
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There’s nothing like a heat wave to spice up the first few days of summer. But there’s no reason to be down on the new season, as this week’s best new menswear arrivals include everything you need to keep cool—namely, lyocell-and-linen trousers from Onia, linen-blend Thom Sweeney t-shirts, and terry cloth loop polos by Buck Mason. Get ‘em while they’re hot.
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S.T. Dupont Lighter Necklace Golden Diamond Head
We hate to lose a lighter—particularly when said lighter is a diamond guilloche S.T. Dupont with a gold finish. Luckily, the functional piece is connected to a gold-tinted chain, allowing it to be worn as a necklace in three different lengths.
Buy Now on S.T. Dupont:
Brunello Cucinelli Men’s Cotton Blend Suit
Brunello Cucinelli never misses the chance to add a little cashmere to the mix. Take, for instance, this cotton-blend suit which is softened by cashmere and made more forgiving by elastane.
Buy Now on Neiman Marcus:
Brioni Slim-Fit Basketweave Cotton, Silk, and Cashmere-Blend Polo Shirt
The polo shirt goes from pedestrian to palatial in the hands of Brioni, who’ve made their slim-fitting model from a luxe basketweave fabric composed of cotton, silk and cashmere.
Buy Now on Mr Porter:
Swims Amalfi Linen Shorts
Leave the basketball shorts to high schoolers (and a certain junior senator from Pennsylvania). Relax with a bit more grace in these Amalfi shorts from Swims, which feature an elasticated waistband and is made from 100% linen.
Buy Now on Saks Fifth Avenue:
Stoffa Reversible Blouson Chocolate Wool Seersucker
For most people, a chocolate wool seersucker milled in Italy would be interesting enough. But not for Stoffa, who made this lightweight blouson reversible with walnut cotton poplin on the flip side.
Buy Now on Stoffa:
Thom Browne 4-Bar Linen & Cotton-Blend Cardigan
Thom surely couldn’t have considered giving up his trademark 4-bar cardigan in the heat of summer. The solution was to make it from linen and cotton rather than wool—and leave the rest unchanged.
Buy Now on Saks Fifth Avenue:
Saturdays NYC Kenneth Mesh Knit Shirt
If it’s hot inside and you want to cool down, you open a window. If it’s hot outside and you need to cool down, you wear an open-gauge mesh shirt, like this short-sleeved button-down by Saturdays NYC.
Buy Now on Saturdays NYC:
Wales Bonner X Adidas Green Crochet Track Shorts
Poor old granny never got the memo: all that time she was crocheting your sweaters, you really wanted a pair of basketball shorts. Luckily, Wales Bonner has picked up the slack in her ongoing collaboration with Adidas.
Buy Now on Browns:
Smock Kogai Pant Panama Cloth in Washed Taupe
Panama cloth—so named because its basket weave construction resembles a straw hat—is a durable, drapey cotton used here by Smock to make a chic chino alternative for summer.
Buy Now on Mohawk General Store:
Zegna Triple Stitch Textured Espadrilles
There is a category of men who live in their Zegna Triple Stitch sneakers. And when these men go to the beach, they can now effortlessly transition into the style’s espadrille equivalent with a fabric upper and a braided raffia sole.
Buy Now on Farfetch:
Mister Freedom Rocketeer Jacket
Inspired by the workwear of early American aerospace engineers, Mister Freedom’s Rocketeer Jacket is made from a Japanese pique cotton and features a slightly cropped silhouette. Perfect for any backyard rocketry experiments you may attempt during the first week of July.
Buy Now on Standard & Strange:
Prada Double-Breasted Wool Blazer
Double-breasted jackets have a propensity for “look-at-me” styling. But Prada’s taken a more minimalist approach with its wool model, which sports narrow peaked lapels, square patch pockets, and a simple 4×1 buttoning stance.
Buy Now on Farfetch:
Private White V.C. The Belgravia Blazer
Bad news for your dry cleaner, great news for you. Private White’s new wool-blend Belgravia blazer is entirely machine washable, making red sauce lunches a little less nerve-wracking. Pair it with matching trousers to form a low-maintenance suit.
Buy Now on Private White V.C.:
Etro Floral-Print Cotton Shirt
Talk about flower power. In the case of this cotton shirt, Etro has selected the sort of bold, large-scale floral print typically reserved for upholstery.
Buy Now on Farfetch:
Thom Sweeney Slim-Fit Linen-Blend Jersey T-Shirt
Stretch cotton is a known quantity; but how about stretch linen? This crewneck tee from Thom Sweeney is made from 96% linen with a touch of elastane to help keep its shape.
Buy Now on Mr Porter:
Buck Mason Cotton Loop Terry Polo
Yes, the jet set world captured by Silm Aarons belongs to the past. But the present is filled with resorty wares inspired by its peak, like this terry cloth Buck Mason polo with a retro loop closure.
Buy Now on Buck Mason:
Mami Wata x Tracksmith Run Surf Run Shirt
Born of a collaboration between Boston-based running brand Tracksmith and the South African surf label Mami Wata, this cotton button-down features an African-inspired print and is ideal for a beach walk post-run or post-surf.
Buy Now on Tracksmith:
Onia Air Straight-Leg Linen and Lyocell-Blend Drawstring Trousers
Is it possible to invent a lighter linen pant? Onia found a way in the make of its Air trousers, which blends linen with lyocell for its lighter weight and natural crease resistance.
Buy Now on Mr Porter:
Todd Snyder Striped Raglan Sleeve Shirt in Orange
There are stripes—and then there are “Stripes.” The thick vertical lines that mark this raglan-sleeved, cotton-linen shirt from Todd Snyder belong to the second category.
Buy Now on Todd Snyder:
A.P.C. Topologie Backpack
Maybe your summer itinerary includes a strenuous hike in a national park. Or perhaps you just need to bike some cold beers to the beach. In either case, consider this A.P.C. backpack made with Topologie, which is loaded up with gorpy features including plastic buckle closures and climbing rope drawstrings.
Buy Now on A.P.C.:
Drake’s Navy Needlecord Smock
Sometimes you require a layer that isn’t a field jacket or a blazer but precisely what the word suggests—just some cloth to pull over whatever you started the day in. This simply constructed needlecord smock from Drake’s is exactly that.
Buy Now on Drake's:
Sesa Tampa Boat Shoe Brother
Somewhere between a traditional boat shoe and a ranger moc, Sesa’s two-eyelet Tampa model is made in Italy from soft nubuck leather and just waiting to be paired with chino shorts and half-untucked oxfords.
Buy Now on Alex Mill:
Polo Ralph Lauren Garment-Dyed Linen Utility Overshirt
Wallet, keys, phone, pen, maybe even a wine opener—that’s a lot to fit into the pockets of your shorts. Lighten their load by pulling on this garment-dyed linen overshirt from Polo Ralph Lauren, which lives up to its “Utility” name with a quartet of roomy pockets.
