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The Best New Menswear Pieces To Buy Right Now
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23 June 2018
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Richard Jones
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Every Man Jack Pride Essentials Box
We’re nearly half way through a month of Pride 2018 celebrations and the fashion and grooming world has been joining the party in its droves. Not content with sitting at the bar watching all the confetti cannon action going down on the dance floor below, grooming men’s care brand Every Man Jack has launched a new body kit with a rainbow coloured container, a groovy matching box.
Salomon x Nordstrom ACS + OG Trail Running Shoe
Olympic fever is reaching that horrible, shivering, dribbling stage when in a desperate attempt to get your footie fix you resort to watching France against USA on your iPhone in the work loos. To celebrate the festivities (not your job shirking) e-retailer Nordstrom have exclusively released sneakers from Salomon designed by New York-based creative director Alex Dymond. We promise that these will endure a whole day of strolling in crowded areas or serve as a dependable summertime travel alternative, no matter where you go.
Spreadshirt® Love is A Human Right T-Shirt
Another June day, another capsule collection to celebrate Pride 2018 (we’re not besmirching it, we’re just wondering how we’re going to get all these fanciful clothes in our wardrobe). Focusing on the message in the LGBTQ+ community this collection from Spreadshirt is fun and empowering all at the same time. The mugs were tempting, but we plumped for a tee instead so you can wear the message loud and proud, no shirking allowed.
Meller Kiya Sunglasses
Uber chic Spanish eyewear brand Meller has been protecting gallic peepers since 2014, but sadly we have had to gaze longingly across the channel hoping that one day they would come here and protect ours too. They do not have physical stores yet and the only way to get their products is through their website. Head on over to their Instagram page to test their try-on filters and purchase these futuristic pair of shades before everyone is wearing them.
Velasca Sach Backpack
Can the backpack ever be elegant? Well, while you might look like you’re on the hunt for your next Pokemon running around town with a hefty canvas one, a sleek made-in-Italy option crafted out of canvas will take you right up to boss level. Invest in this cracking backpack from direct to consumer Italian brand Velasca which has the capacity to fit a laptop (and more) despite the slim profile.
Enfants Riches Déprimés Cropped Textured-Leather Jacket
The tastemakers down at online retailers Mr Porter have a hefty set of style chops, so when we heard it was releasing a range of exclusive capsule collections plucked from the hottest French labels, well we were drooling like someone had placed a 20 ounce steak in front of us. Maison Kitsuné, Lacoste and J.M. Weston all feature but this juicy double breasted jacket from Avant Garde French menswear brand Enfants Riches Déprimés is truly the chateaubriand of the collection.
AE Pride Graphic Hoodie
Stuck for options on what to wear this Pride season? Yeah, thought not, but you can never have too much choice so in comes American Eagle with a pride collection inspired by the love within the LGBTQ+ community. Our pick from the ripe bunch is this graphic hoodie with its domineering slogan imitating the high-end styles of Balenciaga and Off-White without the need to sell your second lung to pay for it.
Puma Thunder Electric
When it comes to the chunky game, we might have to put Puma above Kit-Kat at the moment. For even though our love for the bulky chocolate bar knows no bounds, every time Puma drops another chunky trainer it is an absolute beast. The gorgeous Thunder Spectra sold out in a blink of any eye in April, so you’ll have to be quick to catch these new Thunder Electric trainers, but if you do, be sure to savour the crazed mish mash of mesh and nubuck and the 90s inspired colourway.
Manchester United x adidas Home Authentic Patch Jersey
We don’t want to take sides when it comes to football, but when it comes to fashion we are perfectly willing to make a stand. So while we may or may not be fans of the Red Devils, we certainly can vouch for this stylish jersey with a heat-sealed sponsor logo on the chest, embroidered team crest and ventilated mesh panel inserts.
ASOS Design Pride Genderless Oversized T-Shirt
To celebrate Pride this year ASOS Design decided to eschew the sloganeering and have instead hooked up with painter and illustrator Ashton Attzs for a series of T-shirts that feature works of art for young and hippie LGBTQ+. The standout is this washed blue version with floral designs on an oversized tee. All of the proceeds from this collection will be donated to the young people’s charity, “Just Like Us”.
Sperry SeaCycled™ Fairlead Boat Sneaker
Sperry is as synonymous with boat shoes as Ray-Ban is with sunglasses and Donald Trump is with Twitter. They still look ace despite edging towards the technical end of the market, with the upper on these docksides made out of hydrophobic mesh uppers, which means you won’t be slipping on any puddles of champagne left on the deck.
Helly-Hansen Foil Shell Smock
Continuing the sailing theme is this smock from outdoor sports menswear masters Helly Hansen which lets face it is more likely to see some high seas action than our late run for the 2021 America’s Cup on the old man’s catamaran. Styled in a classic all black, stuff it in your backpack ready to whack out at after work drinks when everyone else is shivering and you’re looking smug in a sailing smock that you haven’t as much as rowed a boat in.
Sergio Tacchini Gessato Suiting Track Pants
The man who invents a trouser with the cushiness of a tracksuit bottom and the cut of a tailored suit will surely have hit on a goldmine worth a thousand ships (or you know a thousand tailored trackies). Anyway, Sergio Tacchini has done it, and the results are pretty tasty, with the fold over at the bottom of the leg making you look twice and hey, a double look is better than a single so we’ll take a thousand pairs please.
Acne Studios Denim Bomber Jacket
We love our Scandi minimalist brands, but the Arcadia group, home to Topman and Burton went and tricked us by copying the style and making it gobsmackingly better with brand Acne Studios. The prices are on another level though, but we don’t think you’re going to find a better bomber jacket at this price range than this unique denim option. You can also wear it on any season and add layers during the colder months.
Lacoste Serve Slide 2.0
Lacoste was originally founded in 1933 to provide moveable polo shirts for tennis players including its founder, seven-time Grand Slam winner René Lacoste. But that slippery little croc started sliding away from the tennis court until it found a home lounging around the pool protecting our feet from the lava-like patio. That is to say, Lacoste makes great pool sliders, like these gold and navy ones, that are as timelessly stylish as the polo shirts René used to volley around the court in.
Barbour Edderton Cotton Check Shirt
We cannot espouse the benefits of a nice shirt enough. Firstly you’ll score brownie points with mum for your sensible clothing choices (cue baby fist-pump meme) and secondly it works for all occasions, working with chinos at work or jeans at the pub so you’re never under or over dressed. This 100 per cent cotton choice from Barbour is a muted tartan dream so if you have a Scottish mum that’s double brownie points to scoff.
Mango Henley T-Shirt
The T-shirt game is a little too dominated by the crew neck gang, so in rooting for the underdog, we were pleased to find this sterling Henley neck effort from Mango. It comes in linen-blend, but while the body might look more like a jumper, the sleeves are short and sweet freeing those biceps up to enjoy the glimmering sun outside.
Entire Studios Suede Shorts
A brave man would style his ace suede jacket with a pair of suede shorts, but we’re an ol’ chicken legs so we daren’t try it. Instead we would just go with a simple white tee. Now we just have to find the perfect suede shorts and like a suede short fairy Entire Studios has only gone and made this rugged pair. Plus they’re in cotton so you know your thighs won’t burn up like a polar bear in Mozambique.
Shinola The Mackinac
This new watch from Shinola has us oohing and aahing in unison like the little Pizza Planet aliens from Toy Story, its intergalactic beauty coming from the Bermuda Blue dial paired elegantly with polished silver hardware and off-white design. The strictly limited run of 500 units are supposedly inspired by the Great Lakes Maritime history.
Kenzo Tiger Logo iPhone Case
Tony, Shere Khan, Richard Parker (that one on the boat from Life of Pi that was definitely smaller than the raft Jack had to jump off of in Titanic) – we’ve got a lot of time for the cool cats of the jungle, especially when they adorn anything by French luxury streetwear brand Kenzo. Its tiger tees are iconic, but don’t let the branding stop there, with this grrrrrreat iPhone case made from a sturdy acrylic.
