The trends and must have items that you need to know for summer
Fendi
Summer Stripes
Vertical stripes always emerge as victorious when it comes to summer dressing, and this season it is all about choosing varying widths. Try choosing colour combinations that are injected with clashing dark and pastel hues.
Versace
Slides and Socks
Look around you when you’re next out in the sun, you’ll notice a swathe of men around you will be wearing pool slides with gym socks. It’s something that’s also cropped up on the designers’ radars too, with even the most conservative Italian fashion houses featuring beautiful leather strap sandals with cotton and cashmere socks in co-ordinating colours.
Belstaff
Seventies
The style of the seventies is continuing for the new season, so if you are debating investing in a suede jacket, rest assured that it will carry you through to the summer. Another item you should add to your wardrobe is the zip-up jogging suit-style jumper, which for summer can be worn tied around the waist and ready for sundown.
Burberry
Navy Shorts
A pair of navy shorts that finishes just above the knee should form the cornerstone of every man’s warm-weather wardrobe. Not only is navy highly valued for its adaptability, it works well with just about any other colour, and a pair of shorts in this hue will give your look an added dose of Côte d’Azur chic.
Louis Vuitton
Backpack
The backpack revolution has been happening for a while now, however this season saw a slew of designers playing with the shapes, sizes, and materials, boosting the genre to all-new heights of sleekness. It’s now more than smart enough to wear with a suit to the office.
Topical Tropical
It’s ‘aloha’ all over again this summer to the floral print shirt, as designers follow the souvenir-jacket trend and present their own takes on the statement piece. The key to it is to be sure the fit is impeccable, and tone the rest of the outfit down while dialling the colour and pattern up.
Balenciaga
Baseball Cap
No longer just the preserve of American sportsmen, baseball caps are now in fashion. However, this new breed is made from luxurious materials like leather, suede and exotic skins, and is intended to be worn just as easily with your suit as with your weekend jeans, and always with the peak facing forwards.
Valentino
Shades of Stone
Stone, that colour that hits between white and sandy beige, is the seasonal update on white. It’s not only a sun-friendly alternative to stark bright white, but it will also warm up all skin types. Wear it in the form of dressed down chinos, or tailored suiting.
Dior Homme
Standout Sunglasses
Sunglasses are bigger and bolder for this summer, with patterns, tinted lenses, and super-thick frames trending. Go for frames which are either strong and angular or perfectly round, with eye-catching patterns or extra details like acetate overlays.
Officine Generale
Piping
The detailing that is traditionally found on the most casual item in a man’s wardrobe, namely a pyjama shirt, has now been brought to daywear. Contrast piping is now not just on shirts, but also on blazers and trousers, giving you that touch of French Riviera style.
Gucci
Two-in-One Shoes
The most notable feature on catwalk footwear was a fold down back, that’s a heel with more supple, unstructured leather that can flatten underneath your foot to make the shoe into a mule. And while the styles we saw at the shows were mostly loafers, this detail is now starting to appear on a whole range of styles from espadrilles to skate shoes.
Gucci
Think Pink
Summer is the season when pink comes into its own, but that doesn’t mean going all-out back to the fuchsia, or indulging in remembrance of things pastel. Instead, you should keep it simple and try it on those days when white or off-white shirts seem a little too, well, vanilla.
