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by Beau H.

The Friday Read: The Best Spring Rain Jackets, The Best Socks for Your Favorite Boots and New Spring Menswear at Huckberry

If you ask me, things are really looking up in terms of spring menswear, plentiful spring style points and new essentials aplenty for your wardrobe. Just take the Huckberry Spring Preview for instance, especially as we roll into another lovely spring weekend.

Huckberry spring menswear 2024.

You’ll find that your favorite retailer stocks a bit of everything to get you from point A to point B, be it lightweight spring sweaters, stylish and breezy buttondown shirting, durable-yet-stretchy chinos and denim and of course, an array of rugged, handsome leather boots.

The shot above is but, well, a preview of all of that, with much more to come. Yes indeed, if I were you, I’d dive into the Huckberry Spring Preview ASAP to refresh my wardrobe for the season ahead.

Learn more and shop now at Huckberry

That spring wardrobe refresh is certainly on my mind, but not before yet another getaway for the season from New York City. For as much as I love the Big Apple, I look forward to quality family time down in Florida — and in this case, it’s bookended by a spring Caribbean getaway (starting today!) to the lush, tranquil confines of Turks and Caicos!

You can follow along with all the fun on my Instagram, but it’s proven as great a place as any to go for a family getaway these past few years. The occasion? This time, my dad’s birthday — again, keep up with all the fun (and my spring break style tips!) over on Instagram. For now, here are a few additional spring style reads to get your weekend rolling the right way.

  • I’m all about being prepared for whatever spring throws your way, especially when it comes to blustery, breezy and rainy weather. The right tools for the job tend to start coming in handy as soon as you come out the door, and that’s no more true than with one of the best spring rain jackets (like the picks above from AskMen). And with all that being said, you should certainly head over to that esteemed site to check out my seasonal picks. Happy shopping and layering, folks.
Read more now at AskMen
  • We talked above about the essential nature of rugged, versatile gear found within the Huckberry Spring Preview, so let’s double down: The tough waxed jacket shown above hails from Flint and Tinder, and it’s among my most essential style picks this week (and for this season in general). So, consider this my wholehearted endorsement to shop the Flint and Tinder American-Made Waxed Mill Jacket for prime seasonal layering (and read this blog post for more insight). Cheers, my friends.
Shop Flint and Tinder menswear now
  • Here’s one more style pick for your weekend (before tomorrow’s Style Pick of the Week feature, as regularly scheduled for Saturday, that is). The most durable, hard-wearing spring boots in your rotation — for spring day hikes, weekends away and beyond — deserve the best boot socks, right? The right pair of socks make all the difference, delivering a secure fit, comfort and even warmth on especially breezy spring days, and you can check out my selections for the best boot socks for men over at, well, AskMen.

That’ll wrap up today’s (moderately) deep dive in the world of menswear, with a special focus on the most useful spring style essentials for the days and weeks ahead. Have any brands you’d like to see on the blog? Be sure to let me know in the comments below. Cheers and here’s to a stylish spring weekend!

by Beau H.

The Friday Read: Heads of State Custom Hats, The Best Summer Suits & A Huckberry Sale

Best custom hat for men.

If you’re a regular reader of the blog (and I certainly hope you are!), then you’re well aware that I believe in the power of stylish accessories to really elevate an #OOTD. And as much as I love my casually rugged rotation of ballcaps, there’s something about an ultra-sharp hat — one that’s made just to your liking — that really goes a long way.

I’m talking about the sort of custom men’s hat you might find at Brooklyn’s Heads of State, a chic-rustic spot in the fast-rising neighborhood of Greenpoint. I visited the shop and met with founder Gwen Rahn earlier this spring, and I was ever so impressed by the company’s approach (both online and at its recently opened retail location).

Learn more about Heads of State

If you’ve been on the fence about adding a more luxe, premium hat to your rotation — perhaps to wear with a summer suit, or perhaps to style with hybrid pieces like a field jacket or shacket in the colder months — fear not, because Heads of State makes it easier than ever to find your perfect fit (as I found out, of course).

Best custom hat for men.

Online, you’ll find a very helpful Hats 101 section, but the experience is even more personalized in store, as Gwen walks you through every step of the process, from which hat shape is right for your noggin to which fabrics and colors might pair well with your wardrobe. There are also customization options aplenty, including various richly crafted trims for your hat, and you can start the process off by selecting from one of four very sharp, Oppenheimer-esque hat silhouettes.

From there, the hats are crafted and finished in-studio in Greenpoint, and then shipped out in well under a month — just in time for your next summer wedding, right?

Customize your own hat at Heads of State

The process is fun and engaging, and the possibilities are seemingly endless. In fact, if you follow me on Instagram, you’re going to see more of my own customized, highly stylish hat very soon. For now, consider making Heads of State your go-to spot for your next (or first!) hat purchase.

In the meantime, here are a few other choice menswear picks I recommend you check out as you roll into your summer weekend. Cheers!

Huckberry Summer Steals 2023
  • Here’s the right way to roll into your weekend: With a little shopping from one of the best online menswear stores out there, Huckberry. Now, I’ve talked about Huckberry’s Summer Steals on the blog recently, but a reminder is always in order when it comes to the best menswear deals. So, right now, you can get up to 35 percent off some of Huckberry’s Bestsellers, and those savings are seriously stylish. Go to it, my friends.
Shop Huckberry sale gear now
  • Speaking of your next look for a summer wedding, start with an essential — seriously, an essential you can’t go anywhere without. That’d be one of the best summer suits, something I covered over at AskMen. Shop accordingly and stay cool (in style!) out there, folks.
Read more about new summer suits
  • Beyond just the joy of crafting a custom hat, I also love the flair that a stylish timepiece can add to any ensemble. And to find a timepiece that’s inspired by the world of vinyl? Well, that’s a joy in and of itself, too. That’s why I was thrilled to learn more and write about VIEREN, a Canadian watch microbrand that just debuted a stunning gold, vinyl-inspired timepiece. Head over to Maxim.com to read more about it.

That’s going to drawn down the curtain on today’s Friday Read. Are any gears turning on your end about picking up a new custom hat from Heads of State, or trying out a new luxury watch or a stylish summer suit? If so, be sure to let me know on Twitter (or Threads), and in the meantime, have a great weekend and check back here for tomorrow’s Style Pick of the Week. See you out there, my friends!