GQ's Guide to the 48 Suits, Shoes, People, Stores, Labels, Accessories
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STYLE BIBLE GQ’s guide to the 48 suits, shoes, people, stores, labels, accessories and style secrets that a man needs to know right now. There’s never been a better N0. No. time to be a 03 man who cares about style. New labels, sick shops, bespoke socks… LET’S START The options are astounding. WITH THE NO. 02 But that also means there COLORS YOU’RE are too many WEARING. options. There’s a lot Think about updating them. From dusty of clutter out there. Think of this as pastels to bold patterns and loud crayon your road map to an awesomely stylish colors, nothing’s off-limits any more, (but often overwhelming) new world. as long as you select tailored pieces or accessories and try not to wear all the colors of the rainbow at once. 1 2 4 3 6 5 8 7 9 10 11 12 N0. STYLE DOWN TO YOUR TOES 3 If you’re like most guys, your sock collection may be sad and faded—or, worse, saggy and TOM SCHIERLITZ holey. May we suggest a colorful transfusion? o. 05 N WHITE PANTS 1 Smart Turnout: $32 7 American Trench: $30 2 Anonymous Ism: $24 8 Falke: $24 3 In addition to red pants, we dig these 04 jeans, which are so off-white they’re almost 3 Etiquette Clothiers: $24 9 & 10 Nice Laundry: $49 khaki. Like white jeans without the glare. (pack of six different pairs) 4 Lacoste: $16 11 The Tie Bar: $8 5 American Apparel: $9 12 Turnbull & Asser: $40 PANTS BRUNELLO CUCINELLI: $595 6 Pantherella: $30 3 GQ. COM No. INTRODUCING THE SNEAKERBOOT 07 3 With all due respect to the Prius, these shoes are the most radical hybrids we’ve NO. seen lately. We call them sneakerboots, 06 and they represent a whole new category Even your key chain of footwear: futuristic hiking boots has gone fetishistic. with a cross-trainer’s sole (and soul). If there ever was a time to become a • The people at Klhip completely sneakerhead, it’s now. reengineered the nail clipper 3 We asked Michael Williams of the website using surgical-grade metal. Think of it as overkill—glorious overkill. A Continuous Lean to empty LOUIS VUITTON $1,570 his (very curated) pockets. NAIL CLIPPER $75 KLHIP.COM • A flash drive that looks like a • Carrying a comb was de rigueur pocketknife says, “I seem rugged, in the 1950s. Well, it’s back, now that but really I just need the entire leather-goods geniuses Billykirk first season of Game of Thrones on got all artisanal on your coif with me at all times.” this handstitched case. 4GB FLASH DRIVE $150 COMB CASE $35 BILLYKIRK.COM GROOMSMEN.COM • Love the pry bar, screwdrivers, • This pen is made in Nevada for GQ ENDORSES TOM SCHIERLITZ and tweezers. But it’s the lighter NASA. I use it to scribble in this that’s most handy, whether for a Japanese reporter’s notebook, bottle rocket or a campfire. even when I’m not on the moon. EVERYDAY CARRY KIT $59 NOTEBOOK $19 POSTALCO.NET KAUFMANN-MERCANTILE.COM PEN $30 SPACEPEN.COM No. 08 A PIECE OF AGELESS ADVICE FROM BURBERRY’S christopher bailey • When not being used to make • A flask of booze is an easy way “It’s good to be rather unsentimental jet engines, titanium is the perfect to make friends. An English about your grooming. I use one spray of material for the di∞cult task of pewter flask by Wentworth adds fragrance and that’s it. Don’t think too keeping your cash organized. top notes of envy. much about it; just get on with it.” MONEY CLIP $40 FLASK $69 SUPERIORTITANIUM.COM KAUFMANN-MERCANTILE.COM ILLUSTRATION BY ZOHAR LAZAR STILL LIFES DAVID RINELLA 4 GQ. COM 4 NO. 09 Of course, sometimes N o. you don’t need to TELL TIME LIKE A buy a damn thing. STYLE GOD 3 Just upgrade the gear 3 10 you’ve already got. 3 If you’re looking for a watch that will set you apart, this shape has all the right angles. 7 Switch out the laces on your bucks for colored 1 VACHERON CONSTANTIN $29,600 ones to get that Mark 2 NIXON $200 McNairy 3 TSOVET $250 effect. 2 4 GUCCI $2,750 7 Sleep in your suit (yes, really) till it molds to your shape. 1 7 Take a NIGEL COX black tee and yank it till it gets that drapey effect. “It’s simple: Everyone should have a black No. blazer.”—domenico dolce 11 7 “The best style advice With a cheap suit, came from my A PIECE OF AGELESS ADVICE FROM switch out the crappy parents: Be honest. buttons Just be yourself.” dolce & for genuine horn. —stefano gabbana gabbana ILLUSTRATION BY ZOHAR LAZAR No. YOUR DO-RAG IS THE NEW POCKET 12 SQUARE. 3 A simple plan: Go to your army-navy store with $25. Buy a handful of bandanas. Take them home and wash them. Then stick one in the breast pocket of your jacket before you walk out the door. RTH $25 (blue & red) RTHSHOP.COM KAUFMAN’S ARMY & NAVY $3 KAUFMANSARMYNAVY.COM 5 GQ. COM MARK MC NAIRY NEW AMSTERDAM $495 MARKMCNAIRY.COM TOM FORD $490 212-359-0300 SID MASHBURN $450 GUCCI $730 SIDMASHBURN.COM GUCCI.COM TCG $180 KITHNYC.COM O’KEEFFE $950 OKEEFFE-SHOES.COM CARHARTT WIP: $125 CARHARTT-WIP.COM MARK MC NAIRY NEW AMSTERDAM RALPH LAUREN $995 $495 ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA $695 ZEGNA.COM RALPHLAUREN.COM MARKMCNAIRY.COM KOIO COLLECTIVE $298 KOIOCOLLECTIVE.COM N0s. 13–27 Your dress shoes just LOUIS LEEMAN $750 LOUISLEEMAN.COM copped an attitude. 3 Walk into any shoe department worth its suede and you’re bound to find blue soles, camo prints, and sneakerized brogues that simply did not exist a few years ago. Remember when SALVATORE FERRAGAMO shoes were just black or $1,250 FERRAGAMO.COM BASS WEEJUNS $110 GHBASS.COM GRENSON $525 brown? Yeah, neither do we. GRENSON.CO.UK 6 GQ. COM THE DESIGNER POLO No. 3 After years of misuse at the hands of rosé-swigging Hamptons bros and 98 percent of the PGA Tour, the polo shirt has been restored to glory. It’ll be everywhere this spring in fresh new colors 28 and surprising patterns, and with a good dose of bad attitude. BURBERRY $550 ETRO $640 DOLCE & GABBANA $495 JOSEPHINE SCHIELE NO. 29 A TIE CLIP CAN’T HOLD THIS BACK 3 BOLDER, BIGGER, BRIGHTER (BUT STILL SKINNY) We are into flowers, dots, and abstractions; but not novelties like golf clubs or puppies. FROM LEFT: MICHAEL BASTIAN $145 TED BAKER LONDON $95 GITMAN VINTAGE $110 BURBERRY $190 NICK GRAHAM $60 BURBERRY $190 NIGEL COX 7 GQ. COM N o. 30 HOW TO WEAR (AND HOW NOT TO WEAR) YOUR SUEDE JACKET 3 Something about suede brings out every man’s inner dandy. That’s fantastic. Just please don’t get carried away. NO. ✔ ✔ 31 ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED 1. With jet-black or dirty- 1. On the beach white jeans 2. In rain, sleet, or snow. 2. Open, with a denim (What’s up, Seinfeld?) western shirt underneath 3. To a wedding, 3. Buttoned, with a christening, or funeral turtleneck underneath 4. With suede pants, suede 4. With a knit tie, an air tie, boots, or, God forbid, a or (fuck it!) even a bolo tie suede shirt 5. Off your floor or out of 5. With shorts your trunk 6. Over a bare chest (unless 6. Driving with your you’re an R&B singer) windows down, music up, and shades on | LEVI’S VINTAGE CLOTHING $850 BOSS $1,995 } TOM SCHIRMACHER A THE TOPCOAT TIMES TWO Here’s a shortcut to having the most stylish winter of your life: Invest in a double- breasted topcoat. Yes, it feels twice as warm as a normal topcoat. But even better, you’ll look as rakish as James Dean every | BALLY $3,195 time you step out the door. A tweed DB. A crewneck over a tie. These trends don’t stand alone; they work together. JOSEPHINE SCHIELE COAT_TOM FORD $4,490 SWEATER, SHIRT, TIE, AND JEANS TOM FORD 8 GQ. COM NO. 32 The Luxury No. Backpack Ever since we were all 3 3 packing brown-bag lunches and No. 2 pencils, backpacks have been more about hauling stuff than looking cool. So long as everything fit inside (and yours wasn't Hello Kitty-themed), it was kosher. Well, kids, times have changed. Now every major fashion house makes status backpacks as luxurious as any briefcase, which means the bag you carry can be as much of a statement as the clothes on your back. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: HERSCHEL SUPPLY $140 WARBY PARKER $145 TOM FORD $390 PAUL SMITH SPECTACLES $370 DOM VETRO $295 BRIONI $950 GUCCI $375 POLO RALPH LAUREN (CENTER) $179 LOUIS VUITTON $2,440 THE LIGHTER SIDE OF SHADES Your first official act of summer: Shove your usual blacked-out specs into a drawer, because this season's all about sunglasses with pale lenses that let you see and be seen. There's no shortage of frame shapes and sizes, so finding the best-fitting pair for your face (and your look) won't require much work. Are you ready to see the world through rose (or ocean blue , or subtle tan , or Fear and Loathing yellow ) tinted glasses? VAULT BY VANS $350 ERIC RAY DAVIDSON 9 GQ. COM WHERE TO BUY IT? GO TO GQ.COM/GO/FASHIONDIRECTORIES ERIC RAY DAVIDSON NOS . The 10 Best Men’s Stores in America 34–43 What makes a great men's store? They have a unique point of view.