Like any season, summer brings with it a new set of menswear challenges. Most frequently, it’s when you get caught in the unconsidered T-shirt-and-shorts trap: a one-way ticket to looking like Gavin from Gavin and Stacey at an all-inclusive in Tenerife.
And dressing stylishly in the heat is difficult – how can you look sharp when all you want to wear are pool clothes? Luckily, there’s plenty of inspiration to draw on – Harry Styles gliding through his Dance No More video, for example, while recent menswear shows were packed with useful style hacks. There’s also the “whimsymaxxing” mood all over our feeds (more on this later), as well as perennially stylish on-screen reference points such as Cruel Intentions or Seinfeld: consider them your style manuals for summer.
