Excellent Joe

Next time you meet up for a few sunset rounds, shock and amaze your plaid-wearing friends with an unexpected blue-and-yellow bold stripe button-down, cool textural khaki shorts, and a pair of classic bucks (scuff marks preferred). And after your third glass of the “bartender’s special,” you’ll be able to expound freely on the concept of being both dressy and casual at the same time.

• Gitman Brothers Vintage Cabana Stripe at Need Supply $155.00
• Steven Alan Reverse Seam Short at Bows + Arrows $115.00 (on sale)
• 1901 Carson Oxford Shoe at Nordstrom $99.95
• Classic Snap On Leather Belt at Need Supply $35.00

Very 80′s but without any trace of A Flock of Seagulls.  It’s a preppy vintage cabana stripe re-issued by Gitman Vintage, one of the last remaining shirtmakers that bases its manufacturing entirely in America.

Gitman Brothers Vintage Cabana Stripe at Need Supply $155.00

Don’t throw away the deodorant just yet: we’re simply talking about adding a little more texture with chambray shirts, cut-off corduroy shorts, and sun-faded v-neck tees.  Add  blips of neon with a retro running shoe.

J.Crew Broken-in No-pocket V-neck Tee $24.50

New Balance 420 Retro Running Shoes $59.50

Gap Short Sleeve Gray Chambray Shirt $49.50

We’re not talking about assisting Sarah Palin on her next helicopter hunting expedition.  We’re just loving this easy-to-wear short sleeve chambray shirt in gray.  It feels fresh even after quite a few seasons of chambray mania.  It also makes your arms look slightly more jacked-up than their usual jacked-upness.

Gap Short Sleeve Gray Chambray Shirt $49.50

Um.  Yeah.  No one ever actually goes on a picnic; however, you’ll look just as dapper, nodding off in a coffee shop after a rough night on the town.

Steven Alan Long Sleeve Single Needle Shirt $168

If you never went camping in the 80′s, now is your chance to simulate the experience.  Bold plaid work shirts in unexpected colors, vintage crew tees, corduroy hiking shorts, and classic leather mocs all refer back to the Great Outdoors in the not-too-distant past. Today, you could throw this on and look perfectly fine curled up on the couch with a bowl of cereal and your favorite app.  It’s the thought that counts, right?

• Steven Alan Vintage Work Shirt $138.00
• Loomstate Organic Blank Crew Tee $40
• L.L.Bean Signature Corduroy Short $49.00
• James Perse Aged Leather Belt $150
• L.L.Bean Signature Eastport Handsewn Leather Ranger Moc $79
• Simple Shoes Hemp and Organic Cotton Flip Flops $50

Outdoorsy bold 50′s plaids updated in pop bright colors from the 80′s.  Lightweight with soft texture and rumpled to perfection.  You might be torn between the urge to go out back and chop wood or stay in and YouTube Squeeze videos.

Steven Alan Vintage Work Shirt $138.00