Your Multi-Step Monsoon Style Bucket List

Monsoon can function as menswear's annual amnesty. The weather's wet, nobody expects you to wear unreasonable shoes, and suddenly the pieces you'd normally dismiss as being ‘a bit much’ feel entirely reasonable. Before jackets reclaim your wardrobe and your sandals disappear into storage, here are five style moves worth making while the lightnings still glaze.

Every great wardrobe has one shirt that feels ever so slightly irresponsible.

The loud print. The patterned bowling shirt. The bold stripe. The one that makes you pause before clicking 'add to bag.' Those are usually the best purchases for this time of year. Monsoon isn't the season for playing it safe; it's the season for collecting compliments with big style swings.

Don’t just stop at the shirt, go full linen: matching trousers, an overshirt, maybe even an unstructured blazer. Yes, it'll crease. But that’s a good thing, because linen isn't supposed to look pristine. It's supposed to look like you've spent the afternoon drinking something cold on a terrace somewhere.

So, don’t think of the wrinkles as a problem to prevent; think of them as the the souvenir of a fit well worn. If you're really wrinkle reticent, opt for seersucker instead. Same approach applies.