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GO AHEAD:

DRESS LIKE
YOU’RE
ON VACATION

to make a bold summer statement by BEN BOSKOVICH The closest thing to a get-

away in your near future may
be a Sunday stroll down
the block. But dressing like
you’re on vacation? It’s never
been more necessary.
Mix it up. Throw together
elements of your “travel
wardrobe”—kilim loafers, ikat-
patterned trousers, a linen
shirt—and dress like you’re
anywhere but here. Though
it won’t change up your rou-
tine, that’s not the point. The
point is feeling like you’re
adventuring. Hiking a vol-
cano it is not, yet busting out
those ikat trousers might feel
just as good. Make yourself
a mai tai. Crack open a cold
one. Lean all the way in.
Your passport can gather
dust. Your clothes, how-
ever, don’t have to. Let your
summer style be a ticket to
somewhere bright and bold.
I WAS BORED, STUCK ON A BUS THAT HAD They shout “summer,” sure. But they also say some- Even if it’s your living room.
already gone an hour in the wrong direction, when thing about you: that you’re fearless. If you’re not —Alfonso Fernández Navas
COURTESY SAEED FERGUSON (18 EAST). COURTESY BRANDS (REMAINING).
inspiration struck. As I mindlessly scrolled through Ins- one to drape yourself in lines, tigers, or squares, not LOAFERS ($268) BY ARTEMIS
tagram, a vintage photo of John McEnroe snapped me to worry. The move is just as effective within the lei- DESIGN CO.
out of my daze. His white Sergio Tacchini polo flowed surely luxury of Entireworld’s sweat sets, or in the
seamlessly into a pair of (very short) white shorts. There comfortable cool of Aimé Leon Dore’s uniform col-
wasn’t much to it. It was just . . . white. But it was loud, lection. Making them into a statement is as simple as T H E S U M M E R
S W E R V E
and it was brazen, just like McEnroe himself. turning up the color and turning down the accesso-
Then I remembered: I had a terry-cloth polo-and- ries. (Let Roy G. Biv do the talking.)
shorts set in my closet. From Tacchini, no less. I Summer is when we give ourselves a break, and
hadn’t worn it yet. I think I was afraid of it. Never- the source of the matching set’s power is its effort- the ELEVATED
theless, I had nothing to do except make grand plans, lessness. It’s the dressin’ man’s equivalent of killing KNIT POLO
so fuck it—this summer, I’d make it happen. Better two birds with one stone. So no matter where you
yet, I’d do it with blue, and gray, and maybe even find me this summer—even if it’s through the 16x9
green. It was at that moment I finally embraced the video-conference window—just know: Yes, the shorts There are polos, and there are polos.
When you want a luxe-but-louche
matching set. do match the shirt.
touch to your summer look, opt for
If you’re an adventurous dresser, you probably
THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SHIRT ($128) AND the latter. It’s knitted, and perfect
know the deal. Todd Snyder, Tombolo, and 18 East SHORTS ($78) BY TOMBOLO; SHIRT ($198) AND SHORTS ($168) under a sport coat or over shorts.
all carry matching, boldly printed shirt-and-shorts BY TODD SNYDER; SHIRT ($115), SHORTS ($115), AND HAT Different—and just a bit daring.
($45) BY 18 EAST. OPPOSITE: SWEATSHIRT ($165) AND SHORTS
sets made to be worn in places where palm trees grow. ($165) BY AIMÉ LEON DORE. POLO ($1,695) BY LORO PIANA.
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