The long weekend brings with the chance to rest and reflect, of course, but also chance to dive into one of my favorite national pastimes: Shopping the best menswear from my favorite brands, including a standout array of classically inspired accessories, rugged yet crisply cut outerwear, retro-tinged long-sleeve polos and simply stylish buttondowns from Criquet Shirts.

As we’ve talked about on the blog in past Criquet Shirts reviews, the Austin-based brand makes it easier than ever to go from the links, the riverbank or the coast to your favorite local watering hole, cold beer in hand. There’s a sense of fun and retro style to the company’s offerings, to say the very least.

Its polo shirts, with their face-framing collar and classic design details, call to mind something Arnold Palmer might have worn, and they complement that offering with quilted shirt jackets, super-soft corduroy buttondowns and an array of long-sleeve and short-sleeve stretch knit shirts for easygoing-yet-polished good looks. What could be more fitting as you glance toward the first rays of early, early spring after a frigid mid-winter, ehh?

And on a further note: The Criquet Shirts President’s Day Sale is here to close out the proper weekend in style, yet you’ve still got tomorrow to shop as you indulge in some much-needed rest and relaxation. The code PRESIDENTIAL gets you 25 percent off sitewide at Criquet Shirts, prime savings as you look to stock up on everything from the personal-favorite Criquet Corduroy Quilted Shacket to a well-stocked, well-designed lineup of Western-inspired Criquet Shirts Pearl Snap Shirts.

There’s also a selection of new arrivals at Criquet Shirts that could very well be worth your time and money, especially considering sitewide savings of 25 percent off.

For those who favor classic style on the water and on the links, an array of buttery-soft Oxford Pique Polo Shirts might do the trick, or perhaps a Performance Polo made to wick away sweat hour after hour (when things finally warm back up again, that is).Take heed, my friends and remember: To close out the long weekend, the code PRESIDENTIAL gets you 25 percent off sitewide at Criquet Shirts — yes indeed, the Criquet Shirts President’s Day Sale has your wardrobe sorted out for the rest of winter into spring, with savings and style top of mind.