Sid Mashburn is known for tailoring, but the madras shirts, the brush pant and the knits belong in a casual closet. Seven pieces, fit warnings, and how to size the trim house cut.
Alex Mill has the Drexler lineage, roomy fits and washed shirting. Eight pieces worth buying, one to skip, sizing notes, and how the chore jacket wears with the rest.
The Taylor Stitch Ojai Jacket is a 12 oz organic cotton corduroy chore coat. Bourbon vs. washed indigo, the pocket layout, sizing by chest, and six ways to wear it with Faherty basics.
Corridor NYC makes folk Americana with fit varying by garment. Selected cotton pieces from the Misha Overshirt to the Wide Twill Pant, the blends to avoid, and three ways to wear the Misha.
Wythe New York was started by an ex-Ralph Lauren fabric researcher. Seven pieces to consider, fiber blends to check, fit notes and three ways to wear the flannel.
Six hemp-blend shirts and layers from $44 to $242, with fiber blends, fits and notes on how hemp can feel with wear.
A madras shirt uses lightweight plaid cloth; not every modern version is designed to bleed or fade. Two picks at $145 and $198, with ways to wear one into fall.
A chore coat is the easiest third layer a man can own. Six natural-fiber chore coats from $225 to $425, with fabric weights, fits and three ways to wear one.
An overshirt is a shirt built to be worn open over a tee. Eight cotton, hemp and flannel overshirts from $148 to $295, with weights, fits and three ways to wear each.
A men’s corduroy jacket does what a denim jacket does with softer hands. Five 100 percent cotton picks from $110 to $425, with wale widths, fits and three ways to wear one.