Here are our picks to get your wardrobe one step closer to peak summertime cool.Dive into Quality, Coastal-Inspired Apparel This summer, opt instead for big, bold patterns, asymmetrical designs, and lean into embroidery, pockets, and textured fabrics inspired by the OG guayabera.

We're not hating, but it's time to move on. Since it's so summery, the Cuban-collar shirt has previously been lumped in with anything floral or featuring a hula dancer. The style made its way stateside in the 1950s, and has been a lightweight, warm-season staple of casual dressing ever since. The shirt is distinguished by four front pockets, two vertical stripes of pleating or embroidery, and most notably, an open collar.) Unlike the collar of an oxford shirt, a Cuban collar has almost no structure, and is designed to be worn with at least one button undone so you get maximal airflow. According to folklore, it originated when a Cuban man asked his wife to create a shirt with multiple pockets to store his belongings while working.

(Which, just so you know, is a traditional piece of menswear in Latin America and the Caribbean. While the silhouette is nothing new, its reputation until recently was more 'golf dad sporting a hula-dancer print on the Atlantic City boardwalk' and less 'summer wardrobe must-have.' Thankfully the shirt has had a stylish resurgence in recent years, and it's all I want to wear any time the mercury climbs above 80☏.Ĭall it what you want (camp shirt, revere collar, bowling shirt, vacation shirt, I could go on.), all roads lead to its spiritual predecessor-the guayabera. Here's the first thing to tick off your summer shopping list: the Cuban-collar shirt.

Short sleeve red button up shirt