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by Beau H.

The Friday Find: Devium’s Lombard Striped Short-Sleeve Shirt is a Retro Classic Made Modern

It’s something we tend to talk a lot about here on this Brooklyn style blog: The idea that they don’t make ’em like they used to (at least in the case of USA-made menswear). So, when a brand really goes the extra mile, stepping up and delivering pleasing style in exceptionally well-crafted fashion, consider it a proper treat for your rotation of menswear essentials, particularly as far as your warm-weather shirting rotation is concerned. .

And thus, for the third Friday in a row, this Friday Find — a series focused on quick-hit takes on one stylish piece of mennswear — will spotlight an essential you’ve still got time to rock in the weeks ahead. In fact, it’s a piece I’m wearing as I type, with softness, style and utility in spades.

You see, the Devium USA Lombard Striped Short-Sleeve Shirt takes the on-trend camp collar shirt, nods to the past and then retools it in American-made, utterly high-quality fashion. The soft, supple yet durable construction of the Devium USA Lombard Striped Short-Sleeve Shirt is a nice style swerve considering its old-school roots.

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At least in my experience, the design of the camp collar shirt calls to mind something your grandfather might have worn in an auto garage back in the day, and yet the Devium USA Lombard Striped Short-Sleeve Shirt features garment-washed organic cotton chambray in a flattering striped design.

It’s expertly crafted right here in the States (SoCal, to be specific), and available in both Midnight and Pistachio — options aplenty exist for the lover of USA-made menswear, yourself very much included. Consider scooping up this stylish short-sleeve shirt for the final stretch of summer, my friends.

by Beau H.

The Friday Find: Quoddy’s USA-Made Rover Penny Loafers Are As Expertly Crafted as It Gets

Last week on this Brooklyn style blog — your favorite menswear blog on the market, right??– we started a new series, a quick-hit guide of sorts to one must-buy product to get your weekend rolling in fine fashion.

I’m often scouring the market for the coolest finds around — from footwear to shirting, watches, everyday carry gear and more — and some selections are simply too good to pass up. Think of these selections as a prime exercise in buying less, but buying better — or rather, in getting down to the point and getting you out into the world this weekend, especially when a retailer like Huckberry offers up a newly restocked, fresh pair of footwear ideal for summer and early fall weekends aplenty.

So, in quick-hit form, let’s look at some of the coolest and most finely crafted men’s loafers on the market, shall we? That’d be the Quoddy Rover USA-Made Penny Loafers, the pinnacle of old-school craftsmanship from the family-owned Northeast footwear purveyor.

The brand has been doing things the right way, the hard way and in a very intensely involved manner, for decades, using the finest leathers, hand-crafted finishes — as with these hand-stitched moccasin-style loafers — and exacting attention to detail. Bolstered by a Vibram mini lug outsole, these loafers are sturdy and made to be broken in, particularly with classic cotton chinos or rolled light wash jeans.

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If you’re considering just one purchase this weekend to carry you through August, that’d be these handsome leather loafers — they even pair perfectly with last week’s Friday Find, this meticulously hand-printed Huckberry shirt. Here’s to another stylish weekend, my friends — cheers!

by Beau H.

The Friday Find: Flint and Tinder’s Block Print Camp Collar Shirt Is My New Summer Go-To

My friends, we’re back on a lovely summer Friday here in Brooklyn, hot on the heels of an absolutely stunning trip last week to Scotland and Northern Ireland (with Loch Lomond Malts and Two Stacks Irish Whiskey!) as part of my many freelance writing pursuits. For more of my spirits writing, you should also check out my byline at Maxim.com.

And you can — and should! — keep up with all the fun on my Instagram, but for now, let’s switch things up ever so slightly to start your weekend off the right way.

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Consider this an occasional departure from the norm: Most every Friday, I spotlight what I’ve been reading and writing, where I’ve been traveling and from time to time, what to shop and sip. So, the Friday Find series will do more of the same, but in a digestible form (and the Friday Read will still appear here regularly, my friends!).

But for now, let’s dive into one stellar product I’ve been loving — and wearing — lately. And of course, you can still expect two weekend style dispatches heading your way Saturday and Sunday. Now, to business with one of my new favorite summer shirts.

There’s no time like the present to embrace the second half of summer with some serious pattern and color. And while Flint and Tinder’s lineup of menswear from our good friends at Huckberry normally leans a touch more rugged — from USA-made T-shirts to stretch denim — the Flint and Tinder Block Print Camp Collar Shirt is a breezy change of pace I can’t help but appreciate.

Available right now for under $75 via the stellar Huckberry Summer Sale (more on that to follow over the weekend), the handsome Flint and Tinder Block Print Camp Collar Shirt lives up to its name with a custom, hand-blocked print blending subtle navy and a vibrant tan-orange pattern.

It’s fun, it’s fresh, it’s a departure from more typical Hawaiian-printed shirts, and the Flint and Tinder Block Print Camp Collar Shirt nails a dash of retro style with its classic camp collar design. In short, if you’re looking for one shirt to buy this weekend and rock the rest of summer — from the beach to a boardwalk to a BBQ — then the Flint and Tinder Block Print Camp Collar Shirt is just what Dr. Huckberry ordered, you might say. Cheers to that, my friends — and thanks for tagging along for the ride in our new Friday Find series!