Key Brands:
Supreme, Acne Studios, Comme des Garçons, Cactus Plant Flea Market, Maison Margiela, Noah

Key Pieces:
T-Shirts, Long Sleeve T-Shirts, Board Shorts, Beanies

How to Wear This Look:
Each and every summer a certain color palette dominates the streets, collections and moodboards. While last year it was tie-dye—and the year before that neon—this year it's pastel all the way. From Jacquemus’ Spring/Summer 2020 menswear show to Supreme’s most recent drop, this season mustard, peach, azure, lavender, periwinkle and rose are dominating the street and runway. After years of black head-to-toe, men’s collective embrace of color has been a slow burn—and clearly hit a fever pitch with last year’s tie-dye deep dive. Finally, however, things are slowing down and men are looking towards thoughtful colors and pairing them with muted complementary tones. While the look is fairly straightforward, the key to nailing it is subtlety and finesse. Pick one primary pastel hue–preferably one that compliments your skin tone—and build an outfit around it.

Pair a lavender Noah long sleeve with baby blue chinos and white sneakers or a cream T-shirt with mustard cords. As long as you keep the outfit cohesive and let the colors speak for themselves, you will receive some well deserved compliments all summer long.

Key Brands:
Gucci, Celine, Clarks, Paraboot, Alden, Bass, Maison Margiela

Key Pieces:
Loafers, Boat Shoes, 3-Eye Lug Sole Deck Shoes, Derby Shoes, Tabis

How to Wear This Look:
When Virgil Abloh and NIGO premiered the Louis Vuitton “LV^2” collection earlier this year, there were a few noteworthy takeaways. First, the open embrace of tailoring and second—and more importantly—the clear lack of sneakers. While Abloh has made sneakers a core tenet of his current Louis Vuitton tenure, this new capsule with a fellow streetwear juggernaut instead abstains from the category altogether, instead opting for leather goodyear welted derbies, piped loafers, hiking boots and patchwork wallabees. The choice is somewhat expected, particularly considering Abloh’s remarks about the “death of streetwear.” With this collection, however, the Off-White designer is clearly making a statement both about his menswear bonafides and subverting the expected. Somewhat incidentally, he also lands right on trend. With the sneaker hype cycle on the verge of collapse, a return to traditional dress shoes was inevitable and this summer rather than wearing white Common Projects or Stan Smiths every day, instead pick something with a bit more class (and staying power).

Though we have already waxed poetic about the loafer, with brands like Paraboot and Clarks surging in popularity, consider a deck shoe or low top boot alongside your favorite shorts and tee. Not only do they immediately dress you up, you simply look more adult. If you think that loafers are too preppy for your taste, we recommend Maison Margiela's Tabi footwear (in its myriad forms)—an icon of Margiela's design archive and an avant-garde favorite. With streetwear so ubiquitous in this day and age, switching up from sneakers when you can is a good thing.

Key Brands:
Supreme, 18 East, Bode,Prada Story MFG, Dries Van Noten, South2 West8

Key Pieces:
Wide-Leg Trousers, Button-Ups, Camp Collar Shirts, T-Shirts, Crewneck Sweatshirts

How to Wear This Look:
Last year, the printed camp collar shirt was the summer must-have. Every brand from streetwear to runway fashion released at least some version of a classic camp collar with either a watercolor, landscape or some sort of colorful illustration. While the trend no doubt traces its roots back to Prada’s runaway smash, Christophe Chemin-illustrated “Impossible True Love” shirt form the Fall/Winter 2015 collection, numerous brands along the way have carried the torch, Dries Van Noten and Wacko Maria in particular. While the vibe is still going strong, this season the print has moved past the shirt and made its way across the entire wardrobe. Fashion darlings Bode and Story MFG have both made intricate prints a pivotal part of their respective summer collections, while New York favorite 18 East allows customers to custom block print items they purchase in store on-site. As these sort of patterns are often loud and garish—which is in fact the point—the rest of the outfit should be restrained.

Try pairing a tribal print Kapital pant with a solid color T-shirt and sneaker or a loud Noah printed short with a complementary solid color polo and deck shoes. The basic idea is that the summer wardrobe is limited, so since you’re stuck with just a few options, you may as well go big. Nothing says big like extremely loud pants.

Key Brands:
Gucci, Supreme, Louis Vuitton, Noah, Prada, Beams Plus

Key Pieces:
Fishing Hat, Bucket Hat, Boonie Hat, Field Hat, Safari Hat

How to Wear This Look:
For years now, every Spring/Summer collection Supreme releases a slew of headwear. While the 5- and 6-panels are obviously the first to go, more niche options like the boonie and safari hat often fly under the radar—precisely why we love them. Over the last couple of seasons, the snapback and fitted have seemingly fallen into the rearview and—unless you’re sporting a Chrome Hearts trucker, which, is certainly a look—alternative hat shapes have taken their place. Supreme notwithstanding, the trend is best illustrated by the return of the Gucci bucket hat. A street classic, this summer the Gucci bucket hat is back in full force thanks to the GG Psychedelic capsule collection. Abloh’s Louis Vuitton Men’s followed suit, as did Prada, and suddenly crushable hats are everywhere.

Not so much a trend as a trending accessory, the best part about these hats is they pretty much go with everything currently in your wardrobe. So, this summer do yourself a favor and avoid the glare courtesy of an extended brim. For the more adventurous of you, a wide mesh hat is certainly an option, however consider how noticeable they are, it can be a tricky item to pull off.

Key Brands:
Helmut Lang, Dries Van Noten, Dior Homme, Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Takahiro Miyashita TheSoloist.

Key Pieces:
Sweaters, Tank Tops, Long Sleeves, T-Shirts

How to Wear This Look:
It all started with John Galliano’s Spring/Summer 2020 “Defile” Maison Margiela menswear (though technically “co-ed”) collection. While the majority of Maison Margiela menswear is still the same, Galliano’s seasonal co-ed shows are entirely androgynous, and introduce elements more commonly associated with one gender and flip them into something new entirely, easily worn by anyone. Take sheer shirting for instance. While the thin fabrics are most often associated with womenswear and femininity, in his collection Galliano uses the ultra-lightweight see through material in tops, sweaters and even trousers. The mash of approachable femininity and sensuality with masculine tropes is a rather lofty design concept—even for us—however it certainly sparked a trend.

Everyone from Dries Van Noten to Kim Jones' Dior Homme and Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent Paris is introducing see-through sheer shirting, sweaters and tanks this season; men across the board seem to be warming up to the idea. Of course, Helmut Lang began experimenting with sheer menswear in the mid-'90s and Rei Kawakubo presents loosely knit see-through men’s sweaters nearly every season. No matter how you slice it, it might finally be the year of sheer. When you think about it, the loose gage tank top—an Afro-Caribbean staple (shout out Wales Bonner) and New York summer classic—is already a hit. This is simply fashion finally adopting the trend.

Key Brands:
Barena, Noah, Z Zegna, Uniqlo U, Issey Miyake Homme Plisse, Thom Browne

Key Pieces:
Blazer, Knit Blazer, Sport Coats

How to Wear This Look:
Even in summer, the Thom Browne short suit is a tough sell. Undoubtedly capital-F fashion, the matching getting up screams, “look at me"—the exact opposite of what most suits (apart from garish dinner jackets and velvet tuxedos) are supposed to do. But, there is something appealing about hitting a summer wedding and not dying of heat. One look at the Spring/Summer 2020 runway season—including the work of Givenchy, Alyx, Dior Homme, to name a few—and it's clear a return to tailoring is incoming. How it will take form? It's less literal than you think. While suiting in the traditional sense is not making a return anytime soon, blazers and sport coats worn casually alongside your daily wardrobe certainly are.

This season men are rocking unstructured blazers right alongside tees and shorts or even over their favorite hoodies. While the look can veer a bit too close to college J.Crew prep—and not in a good way—if the tailoring is slightly oversized and not taken too seriously, it’s an easy way to switch up the summer rotation. From Noah’s summer plaid sport coats to Uniqlo U’s recently released summer suit, the casual summer blazer is the easiest way to hop on the tailoring trend early (without overcommitting).