We’ve reached the point in the holiday calendar where the frenzy is building to a fever pitch: Deals aplenty beckon, the promise of Thanksgiving dinner and a well-stocked beer fridge and bar cart await, and chances abound all the while to shop the best menswear deals around.

And while some brands are launching headfirst into Black Friday, there’s a very good chance that the full slate of deals from some of your favorite online menswear shops hasn’t quite rolled out — it’ll happen, rest assured, but for now, there are a few key deals to prime your palate, so to speak, and Bonobos has more than a few of ’em.

Make no mistake, the Bonobos Sale section is always plenty well-stocked year-round with the brand’s trademark assortment of well-fitting chinos, effortlessly cool stretch dress shirts and casual buttondowns, and hybrid pieces made for laidback lounging, like sweater polos and distinctive button-front cardigans. The great thing about taking an early crack at the best Black Friday menswear deals, however, lies in finding versatile staples you can rely on even outside of the holidays.

Take the Bonobos Washable Merino Crewneck, a crisply designed style staple made with anti-microbial merino wool and designed to be thrown in the wash at a moment’s notice. Merino wool makes for an expert multi-season layer, with the ability to regulate your temperature and layer as easily over a long-sleeve tee or a simple T-shirt as with an Oxford buttondown, dress shirt or slightly more rugged chambray shirt.

The crewneck design goes with just about anything in your wardrobe, able to be worn over a dress shirt and tie at the office as well as underneath a blazer when you replace your traditional dress shirt. And right now as part of an early slate of the best Black Friday menswear deals, the Bonobos Washable Merino Crewneck is 50 percent and available in a wide array of sizes.

Note that when it comes to this easily wearable sweater, Navy Blue is my personal favorite for maximum versatility — and it also boasts the most inventory at the moment.

And while other Black Friday and Cyber Monday style deals surely await, is a wise bet — and quite easy, at that — to shop an everyday layering essential like the Bonobos Washable Merino Crewneck ahead of a prime time for seasonal savings. Good luck out there, folks.