Palm Beach

Verandas and late afternoon.

Cream architecture, shutters half closed, sea light and long shadows. A place where the day is arranged around heat, and where dressing well means dressing lightly.

Air, held in the weave.

Irish linen that creases honestly, tropical wool that travels, wool-linen-silk for the evening, and mohair blends that keep their shape when nothing else would.

• Irish linen
• Tropical wool
• Wool-linen-silk
• Mohair
• Fine cotton

Construction, removed.

Unlined or quarter-lined jackets, soft shoulders, patch pockets, a higher trouser and a wider leg. The garment should feel like a shirt and read like a jacket.

• Unstructured jackets
• Cream trousers
• Wide-leg trousers
• Lightweight shirts
• Evening tailoring

Cool, quietly.

Open weaves, mother-of-pearl buttons, unlined waistbands, a soft collar worn without a tie. Nothing here needs explaining.

Loafers, mostly.

Unlined loafers and light-soled leathers, made on a slimmer last for warm-weather wear. Worn as they are, without effort.