Oftentimes, the best menswear essentials are actually the most seemingly simple and effortlessly versatile — like one of the best men’s T-shirts, for instance. The T-shirt was once only an undergarment, but those days are long gone — these days, a well-fitting T-shirt can stand out quietly on its own when paired with other top menswear moves (think of the classic jeans-and-a-T-shirt combination, after all). And that brings us to today’s subtly stylish, well-made pick: The Forty Five Slub Pocket Tee, one of the best T-shirts for men of the moment.
The idea behind the Forty-Five line of T-shirts at Huckberry is simple enough: Each tee is designed to be perfectly well-made to stand on its own, much like the power behind the 45 RPM, or 7-inch, record. One perfect song translates to one perfect T-shirt, does it not? Luckily, you’ll certainly find one of the best men’s casual tees within the digital confines of San Fran and Austin-based Huckberry, and this one starts with slub cotton fabric for a textured look and feel.
Better still is the fact that it’s priced at just $35 (or three for $95), making it a terrific style move and an affordable menswear pick-up. Sounds too good to pass up, right? So go on then, get the Forty-Five Slub Cotton Tee from Huckberry right now in as many colors as you can.
Shopping for the best menswear essentials on the market, especially at a site like Huckberry, requires a keen eye for finding the gear that’s going to best serve you. So, while the well-stocked Huckberry Sale section right now has tons of cold-weather gear marked down to low, low prices, the real key is to look for some of the best deals on summer menswear that you can buy right now. In the case of today’s Sunday Sale, the summer menswear deal in question is a great one: 50 percent off one of the best men’s Western shirts of the moment from Taylor Stitch.
That brings the Taylor Stitch Western Shirt down to 50 percent off right now, just a shade over $60. Bear in mind that it’s made from sturdy 8oz. organic cotton, the kind that only gets better with age, so it’ll function nicely as an overshirt on breezy summer nights — yet you can also wear it unbuttoned over your favorite T-shirt atop stretch chino shorts plenty of times in the season ahead. Rest easy knowing that plenty of sizes are available right now, and then get ready to shop and save at Huckberry.
Anytime you find yourself in the thick of a new season — like the impending start of summer — it can be tricky to actually save on the best menswear essentials, like the best shorts for men, yes? What if I told you there was a better way to do just that, though? My friends, that’s why we’re here, and that’s why you’re going to love the Proof Caldera Shorts. Part of the exceptionally well-stocked yet fast-selling Huckberry Sale Apparel section, they’re the perfect blend of active shorts and casual shorts — and they can be yours for under $60 today.
In these ever-more casual times, you sometimes need shorts that are polished enough for a coffee run, comfortable enough for a day on the road, and pleasing enough to wear at home. Make the Proof Caldera Shorts your pick for all those times (and again, know that they’re selling fast, so we’ll keep it fairly brief today). These shorts come from the same Huckberry in-house brand that makes the Proof Rover Pants — arguably your favorite pants, right? — and they feature temperature-regulating, four-way stretch fabric.
The elastic waistband is nothing but comfortable and snug (so you can actually wear them to work out), while the fit itself is streamlined and tailored (so they don’t look like baggy gym shorts). The next time you need shorts that toe the line between casual and active — and the next time you want to save on your new favorite shorts — go for the Proof Caldera Shorts. Get right to it, my friends!
When is an item so seemingly simple on the surface actually so essential to your spring and summer wardrobe? When it’s one of the best T-shirts for men, that’s when. It’s a go-to in times casual and in times more rugged, be it on day hikes or brewery visits or days in the sun, and you needn’t cut corners when finding one of the best men’s T-shirts to add to your rotation. Who’s with me on that? In that case, allow me to introduce you to one of the coolest tees you can snag right now, a premium option from Huckberry: The Relwen Pique Pocket Tee has precisely the makings of your next casual wardrobe upgrade.
As you might expect with all gear sold by Huckberry — the rugged-meets-refined-meets-versatile gear purveyors based out of San Francisco — it’s a keeper in every sense of the word. The specs on the Relwen Pique Pocket Tee make it so much more than just your average T-shirt, similar to how your new favorite summer sneakers (as sold by Huckberry) are also more than your average set of kicks. Now, you might know Relwen for making one of the best winter jackets — and other hard-wearing winter gear — but the Relwen Pique Pocket Tee lightens things up in a suitably stylish way.
Although it looks like a standard tee, the Relwen Pique Pocket Tee is anything but that. Witness the use of mid-weight cotton pique fabric that feels good and looks even better (it’ll hold its shape over time). The split-tail bottom hem is also a nice touch that differentiates this tee from others on the market, while the tonal stitching on the ringer collar is a suitably old-school touch you can only expect from Relwen.
The Relwen Pique Pocket Tee also comes in ever-versatile colors, like Dark Navy or a fun and summer-ready Pale Blue. Note the small logo on the pocket, a nice touch that’s not too gaudy — make no mistake, the Relwen Pique Pocket Tee looks great on its own, layered underneath a denim jacket or worn in breezy fashion underneath, say, a rugged short-sleeve shirt from Filson. Invest in this sub-$80 tee, and wear it plenty of days this summer.
My friends, you don’t need me to tell you that the folks at Huckberry offer up some of the best menswear essentials day in and day out, season after season. From one of the best men’s chambray shirts to essential waxed jackets for men, the San Fran retailers have you covered from head to toe in every possible scenario. That’s also the case with Huckberry’s latest curated offering: Call it the Huckberry 9-to-5 Collection, a carefully selected assortment of the best smart casual style for men.
What exactly does that mean? Well, there’s something for everyone in the offering — you could also call it the Huckberry Smart Casual Collection. From super-soft tees to crisp-yet-easygoing polo shirts, the best men’s Chelsea boots, expertly faded denim and the best men’s chinos, the hand-picked assortment offers up something for everyone.
Whether your style leans more rugged or more refined, more business casual or more of a hybrid look (think a T-shirt layered underneath a soft-shouldered blazer, for instance), this expertly designed array of your new favorite style essentials is — to put it one way — quite perfect. There’s lots to shop there right now, so I’ll wrap this post up and let you get on with adding the best new menswear to your cart.
There are some menswear partnerships that just make so much sense, you almost don’t have to think about ’em. Like the way that Todd Snyder teams up with Champion to update rugged style staples, or the way that Huckberry and Taylor Stitch have partnered on your new favorite denim jacket for spring and summer. It could be one of the coolest men’s jackets of the moment, in fact, and it perfectly merges everything you love about the two San Francisco brands, including an old-school, rugged appeal that’s still fresh and modern.
The jacket in question is an update of the Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket, a longtime favorite of mine here on the blog, and it plays off all the hallmarks you expect from that silhouette. The fit is clean and hits above the waist, with relatively slim sleeves and high armholes for a surprisingly tailored denim jacket. Of course, those are but a few of the touches that make it one of the best jackets for men at the moment.
The incredibly cool Huckberry x Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket is made from soft organic cotton denim, all the better for a soft fit that only gets better with time the more you wear it. This rugged denim jacket has also been washed for a vintage look and feel, but again, it’s only going to get better with age. It already looks like you’ve had it for years, which makes this one a nice change of pace against more polished Taylor Stitch chinos, for instance. The Huckberry x Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket also boasts eye-catching, nicely detailed antique copper YKK donut buttons and rivets, plus zig-zag stitching under the collar and along the front placket for added durability.
Taken altogether, both the details big and small make the Huckberry x Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket one worth owning and wearing as often as possible this spring and summer. It gets all the better when you team your new favorite denim jacket with, say, a Taylor Stitch merino tee for go-anywhere, laidback-yet-cool style. Regardless of how many lightweight jackets you’ve got close at hand, the Huckberry x Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket is one of the coolest to buy right now — guaranteed.
How many boxes have you checked off as of yet in your never-ending search for the best gear for men? Especially gear that can help with warm weather style and adventure pursuits? If you still feel you’re missing a few of the best spring and summer style picks, well, I’m here to help. Let’s keep it simple by starting with your everyday carry, and notably, the best men’s sunglasses. After all, you’ve probably already shopped Huckberry — our featured retailer of choice today — for one of the best waxed jackets, and the most rugged boots. But you still need a pair of the best sunglasses for men, and that’s where the Sunksi Ventana are worthy of your consideration.
Like Huckberry, Sunski was founded in San Francisco, which gives them a unique eye (pun intended) towards gear that’s polished enough for the city, ready to be worn on the coast and durable enough to handle just about anything in between. Over the years, the results they’ve yielded have been pretty impressive — like the Sunksi Ventana, for instance. Let’s get one thing out of the way first: These stylish sunglasses are insanely affordable, retailing for just $58. The Sunksi Ventana only get better the closer you look, though.
They feature a square frame, the sort of timeless look between a pair of Aviators and a pair of Wayfarers, which gives them enough versatility to sit comfortably among the best sunglasses for men. The Sunksi Ventana also feature plenty of craftsmanship-focused touches not normally found in sunglasses that sell for under $60. Try polarized lenses, for starters, finished off with what the company calls a “scratch-proof thermal hardcoat for maximum durability.” Your average pair of shades, these are not. The Sunksi Ventana also double down on the style points, thanks to the rich caramel amber polycarbonate frames.
Stainless steel hinges add durability at that most crucial of stress points, turning the Sunksi Ventana into a pair of frames that look and feel much more expensive than they are. Because of the neutral nature of that square frame design, you could wear the Sunksi Ventana with everyone from the best lightweight jeans and a merino T-shirt, or else with your favorite spring blazer and off-white denim for a nice change of pace. Above all else, you should want to wear the Sunksi Ventana just about every single day this spring and summer, because they’re too well-made (and too affordable!) not to get the most out of them.
Here’s to lounging all the way into a nice Easter weekend, right, my friends? And here’s to doing it in style with a pair of shorts like the Taylor Stitch Apres Shorts, which you can get right now at Huckberry. It’s not the last time you’ll be seeing these shorts on the blog, and it’s mighty fitting that they’re available in time for what’s shaping up to be quite the warm spring (at least in my neck of the woods). Do yourself a favor and go on: Get your new favorite shorts.
It’s the kind of style move I’ll be looking to make around Brooklyn myself this weekend, and it’s promising to be a busy one, at that. In addition to my ongoing writing work at SPY — more on that in a second — I’m going to be making the trek out to hip, industrial Brooklyn neighborhood Bushwick to see a show at eclectic venue Elsewhere. The show in question?
A concert by Scottish post-punk rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks, a band that I reviewed this past fall for Atwood Magazine. Give them a listen for a mix of alternately dreamy and sharp post-punk, and be sure to keep up with all the fun on my Instagram. Here’s to the rest of your weekend and your Friday Read below.
If you’ve been on the hunt for a new spring jacket, I’ve found one of the best spring jackets to buy now, courtesy of the good folks at Buck Mason. It’s the Buck Mason Ghia Storm Stopper Driver Jacket, a play off the classic Harrington jacket that you can rock with just about any other casual spring style staples in your wardrobe. Shop accordingly, my friends.
Minimal, sharp and sleek style is the name of the game these days, and that’s no more true than when it comes to your everyday carry. Well, do I have something for you. My writing at SPY is one of the more fun parts of my weekly slate of projects, and I had a great time covering the best slim wallets for men. Upgrade your daily haul by slimming things down today.
Here’s a helpful one from this very blog if you need to upgrade your basics game as well as your daily carry: Head over to Arvin Goods — and check out this blog post on sustainable socks — to get the refresh (and the eco-conscious style!) your sock drawer needs.
That’ll bring this suitably spring style read to a close today: Stay safe out there, stay stylish and hey, Happy Easter!
The next time you shop for spring style essentials — which you’re hopefully doing in earnest right now — you should be on the lookout for one of the best spring shirts for men. Scratch that: We did the hard work for you today at The Style Guide, so do yourself a favor and head on over to Huckberry. There, you’ll find just about one of the coolest, most essential men’s shirts to buy right now: The Flint and Tinder Chambray Workshirt, a stylish layer that lives up to its billing as a durable men’s shirt fit for work or play.
If ever you’ve shopped the well-stocked digital confines of Huckberry, I’d wager you know what you’re getting yourself into — in the best way possible, though. The company doesn’t cut corners with rugged, subtly stylish yet truly real world-ready gear for guys everywhere. The Flint and Tinder line is, naturally, as essential as it gets. These are all-time classics revamped with hard-wearing fabrics, like Flint and Tinder Chambray Workshirt, which you can wear as a shirt jacket on a chilly spring morning or on its own when the day’s work is done and a bonfire beer calls your name. The specs are impressive, as you’d expect — let’s take a closer look, shall we?
Chambray as a fabric has been trusted by workers for its durability for decades, with interlocking fibers that make it an ideal workshirt to battle dust, dirt and grime. Of course, the Flint and Tinder Chambray Workshirt lives up to those same hallmarks, what with its 100 percent cotton chambray fabric and twill tape placket lining, but it’s also got the effortless cool of an off-duty shirt jacket.
Style it atop one of the best merino T-shirts on spring weekends or for weeknight patio beers, then keep it close at hand when seasonal yard work comes knocking at your door. Naturally, the Flint and Tinder Chambray Workshirt also works wonderfully if you layer it beneath one of the best men’s waxed jackets (another crucial spring menswear move).
No matter how you wear it, the medium blue of the Flint and Tinder Chambray Workshirt will prove a reliable style move, especially with tan chinos or with stretch five-pocket pants. Two front-button chest pockets offer space for EDC essentials (or perhaps just your trusted bottle opener), turning the Flint and Tinder Chambray Workshirt into perhaps the most versatile shirt in your wardrobe. Heck, if you really want to get the most out of the Flint and Tinder Chambray Workshirt, consider wearing it beneath your favorite lightweight spring blazer with dark blue jeans for a suitable high-low contrast. The chambray shirt is one of the best spring and summer shirts to have around — and now, you’ve got one to call your own.
Let’s step on into the weekend accordingly wearing some of the best men’s chinos for spring, shall we? The pair you see above comes from one of the best online menswear shops out there, one you know all too well if you read the blog regularly: Of course, that’s Huckberry, and those are the Relwen Flyweight Flex Chinos, some of the best chinos for men to wear all spring. Shop accordingly to start your weekend, the right way, my friends.
I’ll be doing some shopping of my own this weekend, of course, but I’ll also be ringing it in the right way with some seasonal beers around Brooklyn and some jaunts around the borough, of course (weather permitting). I’m coming off a pretty momentous week, including an early-week trip to Boston to see NYC dance rock legends LCD Soundsystem — not once, but twice! — and I also saw another huge concert, a rescheduled Brooklyn concert by early-aughts rockers and personal heroes The Strokes! To see them in Brooklyn after a rescheduled New Year’s Eve show was a true joy. For now, I’ve got some more stories to knock out (a few of which you can read below!), and I’d encourage you to start spring in style. Cheers, my friends.
Here’s another essential spring style pick to start your weekend — head back on over to one of the best online menswear shops to stock up on the best men’s sneakers for the season ahead (and the rest of summer). From canvas kicks to leather-accented low-top sneakers and stylish high-top sneakers, believe me when I say the Huckberry Sneaker Shop won’t let you down.
It’s been a big few weeks in the world of luxury watches, which you surely know about if you follow me on Instagram or read my work at sites like Maxim. In that regard, I also wrote about the most affordable watches from the luxury watch extravaganza that is Watches and Wonders — read and shop my latest over at SPY, my friends.
I’ll leave you (briefly) with one more shopping pick for the weekend. It’s still plenty breezy from time to time, which makes it all the more crucial that your wardrobe is stocked with the right layers. Just yesterday on the blog, I wrote all about the best shirt jacket for spring from the trusted retailers at Bonobos. Make it yours ASAP.
That’s going to put a bow, so to speak, on the latest Friday Read. Be sure to keep it tuned here to shop the next Style Pick of the Week (coming up tomorrow!) and an outstanding Sunday Sale, all the better to shop and save. Cheers, my friends!
