What British men can learn from Cary Grant about how to dress as the temperature rises
telegraph.co.ukLuca Faloni (a new favourite of the Duke of Cambridge), Orlebar Brown and Frescobol Carioca. A lightweight, long-sleeved polo shirt is a wardrobe workhorse here, in linen or pique cotton as opposed to a wool-blend; the collar’s preppy and makes it smart enough for al fresco lunches, but it’s easy enough to roll up the sleeves during a picnic in the park too.
It’s also worth assessing your shirting; there’s nothing worse than a City boy wearing his standard workaday shirt off-duty.
Linen and grandad collar varieties are your friend here.Layers are essential at this time of year, but although Ralph Lauren adverts sell a convincing East Coast collegiate dream of casually draping a knit over your shoulders when the temperature drops, I can’t help but feel like I’m rather primly off to tend to the church flowers.
Far better to stick to that spring perennial, the blouson, if you need a cover-up – it’s easy to carry along with you and it’s less heavyweight that a knit.One thing we can borrow from Cary Grant is that sleek Breton top, always a safe investment for warmer months.
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