STYLE – What Women Want You To Wear This Season

It is all very well having us here at The Gentleman’s Journal telling what you should and shouldn’t be wearing this season. It is also very well to peruse the pages and websites of fashion magazines and blogs, but gentlemen, we’re going one step further and have taken to the bars and streets of London (not to mention turned to the women in the office), to hear exactly what it is that they want you to be wearing this season.

THE SHORTS, “I can’t bear bad combat shorts on boys, the ones with those big baggy pockets. Well fitting chino shorts with a neat turn up is my pick for men this summer.”

– H.B, Art Consultant

£75, Gant, from gant.co.uk

THE SHIRT

“When I see a man walking down the street without a shirt on I literally want to slit my throat – just wear a shirt – any shirt, but linen always looks good in the summer I guess.”

– V.G, TGJ Editorial Team

£225, Blue Blue Japan, from mrporter.com

THE SWIM SHORTS

“I don’t like the look of men in swim shorts that are really long, like those 90s style board shorts. I think men look so much better in shorts that finish half way down the thigh, and a nice tailored fitting pair with a fun print is great.”

– E.B, PR Manager

£225, Orlebar Brown, from orlebarbrown.co.uk

THE SHOES

“Flip-Flops in the city! I just don’t get it, if it’s the weekend or you’re on holiday then put a pair of espadrilles or deck shoes on for God’s sake.”

– A.J, Insurance Broker

£70, Hackett, from hackett.com

THE T-SHIRT

“The biggest sin of summer dressing for men has got to be tank tops – unless you’re on a beach in Thailand or a first year at university then please burn your tank tops. I’d much rather see a man in a nice simple t-shirt than a tank top.”

– E.G, Artist

£155, Margaret Howell, from margarethowell.co.uk

THE OTHER SHOES

“When men wear running trainers outside of the gym. I hate that, especially when there are so many great alternatives.”

– K.W, Photographer

£250, Paul Smith, from paulsmith.co.uk

THE TROUSERS

“Track suit bottoms – every summer it still shocks me the amount of men that start donning tracksuit bottoms outside with T shirts and flip-flops – that might have been alright to wear when you were a teenager but it certainly isn’t now! Men can look great in the summer with a lighter denim jean instead, which is probably just as comfy.”

– E.B, Film Publicist

£119, Paul Smith Jeans, paulsmith.co.uk

THE SUNGLASSES

“Coloured sunglasses – they’re the worst. It’s not the 80s, there is no need for new wave rave glasses, just stick with classic frames in black or tortoiseshell.”

– H.M, TGJ Editorial Team

£125, Ray Ban, from mrporter.com