In summer, when it's hot and the temperatures are really high, combining practicality and elegance seems like a titanic undertaking! However, this is not the case, just follow a few simple tips and you can dress like a gentleman even when it's 40 degrees outside! Let's see how.
The most important tip: go for classic
The first tip we give you to dress like a gentleman in the summer is to focus on classics. No to bright colors or skinny suits and trousers with cuffs: yours must be timeless elegance. Yes then to natural and fresh fabrics, such as cotton, linen, Tasmanian and light denim.
Regular fit would be preferable to slim, as well as light and neutral colors, compared to dark ones. If you want to stand out from the crowd, which often follows trends without worrying too much about their style, but you don't want to give up your comfort, then you can focus on soft and practical fabrics, such as cotton or denim, especially for trousers. So not simple jeans, but trousers with a more classic line, which will be more structured and much more elegant.
The Virum tailored trousers catalogue features the Contemporary and Iconic collections, with Regular Fit models, characterised by fabrics also suitable for the summer season and perfect for any occasion.
Pay close attention to fabrics and colors
In the warm season, more than in winter, fabrics need to be of excellent quality, so as to guarantee maximum breathability of the skin and at the same time practicality and elegance. Therefore, as we said before, cotton, linen, tasmania and light denim should be preferred. As for the colors, however, it will depend on the fabrics: tasmania, for example, being a classic fabric, should be chosen in gray or blue, for business occasions, while for other occasions and in holiday locations it will be very stylish to wear tasmania garments in light and bright colors. In fact, we have in mind iconic characters from the past who dress with light tasmania garments in particular colors such as light blue, pastel yellow, powder, or light green or even brick color.
The situation is different for cotton, with which you can dare to use slightly more garish colors or even pastel shades . Therefore, cotton trousers, whether with a double French pleat, or with a pleat, or in a chino style, can be blue, of course, but also beige, khaki, white, hazelnut, light blue, etc. and paired with a polo shirt or a t-shirt for an informal look, or with a shirt (white, light blue, etc.) for the office. And what about denim for trousers? Aside from the timeless blue color of this fabric, the summer gentleman can also consider other colors, which can be paired with everything: t-shirts, shirts or polo shirts, with a blazer or an unlined jacket.
Speaking of outerwear, the most suitable fabrics are still Tasmanian, natural linen, even in the Irish version, and wool with an Opzack weave, or blends such as wool, linen and silk, perfect for creating an extremely breathable and light unstructured blazer.
And since style must always be preserved, we can also dare to wear a blazer with some pattern such as overcheck for example, always paired with solid-colored trousers.
Other tips to consider
Finally, a few words about patterns (small and large flowers, stuffed animals, prints) and geometric patterns, which are absolutely not allowed in winter and in more formal contexts. In summer they can be reconsidered, but with extreme moderation for shirts, while for t-shirts there is more freedom. In short: you are not in Hawaii! Nothing to be done even for overalls or bell-bottoms: they should be left to women's fashion and the 70s.
