Even with the apocalyptic rainstorm that turned Dubai into Waterworld last night, if you look out your window today, you’ll notice the sky has resumed its usual shade of (relatively) cloudless, benevolent blue. What it also means is that wedding season is upon us. And if you’re in Dubai, or anywhere else that’s somewhere on the warm-to-scorching scale, you’ll need a breezy outfit to look equal parts Casino Royale as you do Jack Nicholson on the golf course. From Mr P to Orlebar brown, let the summer months lead the way.
Mr. P Golf
Mr P has taken the best of classic golf attire and put a ‘late-to-the-party’ spin on it, proving that you can dress like you’re at the country club without actually being at the country club. From Steve McQueen-like jackets to knitted sweater vests, it’s all groovy. Collection found here.
Ted Baker
As is customary for the legendary fashion house, Ted Baker has been fusing contemporary elegance with unparalleled comfort. This purple zip-up polo is the perfect mix between ’80s polo player and S/S 2024 fashion week. The whole collection can be found here.
Puma Palermo
Raise your hand if you’ve watched The White Lotus Season 2. If you have, then, presumably, you will also be aching to go to Palermo sooner than later, and Puma’s new collection looks as good with a pair of jeans as it does in summery, linen trousers. Collection found here.
Sandro
A statement piece if we ever saw one. Wear it on its own, and you’ll look like Mick Jagger’s prodigy, but keep the top buttons unbuttoned, and wear with a blue suit, and there’s a chance you might just be the coolest dressed guy this summer. Whole collection found here.
Les Benjamins
Perhaps not one for the wedding, but if you have Ibiza or any other summer party planned, this short-sleeved number is half Fast & Furious, half hard nosed trucker who likes to party. Either way, we’re down. Whole collection found here.
Dolce & Gabbana
The closest we’ll get to Tyler Durden approved on this list, these red tinted aviators will look as good with suit as they will with a biker jacket and ripped jeans. These and the whole collection can be found here.
Orlebar Brown
The towel polo shirt is the type of item that will make both your grandma and your girlfriend happy, as the rest of the guys at the yacht club ask you where you got your shirt from. No wonder James Bond wears one. Collection found here.
Luca Faloni
Puma Palermo doesn’t fully count as Italian, so let us introduce our fine Italian linen shirt makers (amongst other things), Luca Faloni. The linen shirt is as much a staple of summer as pumpkins are to October. The collection is found here.
Faherty
Ever since Magnum P.I., Hawaiian shirts have been, and should be, a staple in every man’s wardrobe. Bonus points if you can grow a Tom Selleck mustache, but if not, at least you’ll look like you just came in from Zuma Beach. And as with any outlandish shirt, stick a blue blazer over it and you’ll look sick. Collection found here.
Persol
Come on, you didn’t think we’d leave the Steve McQueen classics off the list, did you? Persol is as synonymous with “the king of cool” as moonwalking is with “the king of pop” – and you should get a pair. Whole collection found here.
Alanui
Luxury cardigan makers, Alanui, also make other things, and this thicker-than-your-average-short-sleeved-shirt looks like something a Hawaiian cowboy would wear during a bank robbery out in the Pacific Ocean. Don’t ask us how that would work, just get the shirt. Collection found here.
Burberry
Burberry needs no introduction, but these see-through, yellow hued frames with matching lenses are the perfect Wimbledon, polo-race, wedding, whatever, staple. Find these, and the whole collection here.
Berluti
With 100 days to go, LVMH and Berluti have just revealed Team France’s outfits for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, June 2024. And these slip-ons will go well with just about anything. Whole collection found here.
H&M and Rokh
Sometimes people forget H&M has its own standalone brand apart from the continuous collaborations they do with other big names and brands, but this recent collab between the Swedish fashion house and Rokh puts a twist on classic wardrobe archetypes. And they’re all very chic, just like this shirt. Find it all here.
