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April’s swan song heralds what might be your last chance to layer. So with that warning, we turn your attention to proper outerwear like a brand new suede jacket model by Todd Snyder, a minimalist take on the balmacaan courtesy of Aton and a refreshingly non-green jungle jacket from Engineered garments. Elsewhere, transitional knitwear hits its stride with a linen-silk cardigan by Loro Piana and the Drake’s take on the short-sleeved crewneck sweatshirt. Move along.
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Anglo-Italian Button Down Sport Shirt Spring Corduroy Sky Blue
Image Credit: Anglo-Italian Anyone who believes that corduroy shirting is restricted to fall suffers from a lack of imagination. Anglo-Italian does not share that deficiency and has launched shirts made from a lightweight needlecord in dusty spring colors.
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Persol Jean Sunglasses
Image Credit: Persol The 106-year-old Italian sunglass maker still has a few tricks left up its sleeve, as proved by the launch of its new Jean style. Featuring a sporty, squared-off silhouette, it pays homage to the motorist sunglasses of a more stylish era.
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Drake’s Indigo Short Sleeve Crew Neck Cotton Sweatshirt
Image Credit: Drake's Despite its on-screen canonization by Roy Schneider in Jaws, the market for short sleeve crewneck sweatshirts has remained disappointingly small. Just in time for spring, Drake’s is working to solve that problem with a short-sleeved specimen made from indigo-dyed loopback jersey.
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Todd Snyder Italian Suede Dean Jacket in Olive
Image Credit: Todd Snyder The newly introduced Dean is a brother-of-sorts to Snyder’s famous Dylan jacket. While made from the same Italian calf suede that’s distinguished the trucker jacket-inspired Dylan, the Dean takes its style cues from mid-century café racers with a two-way zipper closure and a throat latch.
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Aton Balmacaan Cotton-Shell Coat
Image Credit: Aton Balmacaan Japan’s Aton strips the balmacaan of its typically tweedy associations by making it from a lightweight and windproof cotton shell. Its generous fit remains true to the style’s origins and may be appreciated while layering above crewneck tees and cotton cardigans.
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Loro Piana Silk and Linen Cardigan
Image Credit: Loro Piana In honor of the late, great Logan Roy (spoiler) we intend to wear cardigans deep into the spring season. That’s not a hard feat if this relaxed-fitting Loro Piana piece is on hand, as it’s knit from a porous blend of silk and linen.
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Doppiaa Aaviola Long Sleeves Polo Shirt
Image Credit: Doppiaa Aaviola A banded bottom give this long-sleeved Doppiaa polo a retro flavor. But a contrast-color Capri collar keeps it contemporary, whether it’s being worn on its own against the skin or over a tee as a lightweight layer.
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Aspesi Re-Shirt Nylon Shirt-Jacket
Image Credit: Aspesi The question mark of what to wear on those most transitional of transitional weather days may be answered by this Aspesi shirt-jacket. Made from a soft Japanese nylon with medium-weight thermal wadding, it’s truly the missing link between shirt and jacket.
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Raleigh Denim Workshop Jones Selvedge Raw Cayman Indigo
Image Credit: Raleigh Denim Making the argument that man cannot live on dark-rinse indigo alone, Raleigh denim Workshop is offering its slim-straight Jones model in a lighter shade called Cayman. Much like traditionally colored jeans, we expect that this 12.5oz selvedge pair will go with everything, only without fading into the background.
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Jacquemus La Chemise Simon
The hand-painted appearance of this wavy Jacquemus shirt is so convincing that bystanders may worry about brushing up against it. But should they, they’ll soon realize that it’s merely a lightweight viscose with no drying paint whatsoever.
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Engineered Garments Jungle Fatigue Jacket in Rust
Image Credit: Engineered Garments So-called jungle jackets are having a moment in civilian wear, yet we continue to see them in army green. Engineered Garments has gone AWOL by rendering this version in a pleasing rust that will immediately identify you as a noncombatant.
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Colhay’s Cashmere Linen Ivy V-neck in Cream
Image Credit: Colhay Colhay’s has updated the collegiate V-neck sweater by deepening its neckline while retaining the overlapping trim that characterizes the style. And important for our seasonal purposes, it’s made from a blend of 70 percent cashmere and 30 percent linen, granting it a substantial hand-feel while remaining breathable enough for spring afternoons.
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Manuel Ritz Two-Piece Single-Breasted Suit
Image Credit: Manuel Ritz Suits, it turns out, still exist—and may even be required for your attendance at an upcoming wedding. And if your own closet is suit-bereft, don’t panic. Just consider this simple, single-breasted model made by Manuel Ritz from a breathable blend of linen and cotton.
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Connolly Khaki Norfolk Jacket
Image Credit: Connolly If you feel that you may be suffering from safari jacket exhaustion, consider Connolly’s Norfolk Jacket. Made from a khaki-colored cotton sateen, it’s less African savannah and more English countryside with four patch-flap pocket and a single center vent.
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Church’s Greenfield Suede Loafers
Image Credit: Church The plain-vamp suede loafer with a rubber sole has proliferated around the menswear world at a rapid clip. Some versions of are of lesser quality than others, but you can bet that this Italian-made iteration from Church’s sits right at the top.
