The hype-fuelled fashion machine yields tonnes of new menswear each month, which is why every issue of GQ includes The Drops: a guide to the hottest new gear as it hits stores. As the oven pre-heats for summer, here are the finest in-betweeners to prepare for the steeziest summer of your life.
Dreamy Cardigan
If Pedro Pascal has taught us anything, it’s that cardigans bang. A-POC Able Issey Miyake’s take on the staple is pleated (standard), and comes in a pop of spring-coded yellow (not so standard) (£1,165).
Trainer Trio
This triple collab between Asics, Boss and Italy’s Matteo Berrettini couldn’t have come at a better time. Menswear has never been so plugged into tennis. And now, the fanboys have some real substance with sneaks purpose-built for a power serve on clay (£170).
Buckle Up
The age of sexy, sexy leather continues. But if you want it to be premium, and functional, start small with Brunello Cucinelli’s top-spec calfskin belt (£680).
Glossy Mules
Sitting right where comfort and Scandi style meet, these Birkenstock 1774 mules shout just loud enough with a high-shine, moss-green finish (£440).
Face Time
The toner that isn’t really a toner, Aēsop’s new facial tonic gently exfoliates and deeply hydrates at the same time – the two most important parts of a serious skincare regime (£39).
Studdy Group
You’ll certainly be seen in this leather jacket. Significantly studded, Tiger of Sweden’s take imbues neo-biker energy with every stitch. Think Hells Angels, circa 2084 (£1,999).
Throwback Frames
Green-tinted glasses are immortal. Because you get Beatles energy. You also get ’90s music video energy. And, most importantly, you get Samsøe Samsøe energy, the chillest of all the Nordic brands (£80).
Light Up
Put the Gua Sha down. Déesee Pro’s Sculpta uses red light therapy to treat fine lines and restore contours on your face by stimulating energy production at cellular level – and it works on your body, too (£499).
Multi-tasker Trousers
Not joggers, but not not joggers either, these drawstring trousers from Blauer tie together gorpcore, tech rave and straight-up lazy boi in one fell swoop (£160).
Boy Toy
For big kids with an even bigger budget, Hermès is here to heal your inner child with an immaculately made, pleasingly minimalist yo-yo (£1,000).
Princely Harry
After building an empire on potable reds and posh biscuits, it turns out M&S also makes a pretty delicious Harrington. 1980s leading-man vibes included (£65).
Fresh Spray
Bulldog cleans up with affordable grooming. Its new spray-ons are loaded with natural ingredients and heady-smelling top notes like bergamot, patchouli and mint, hitting you with a guilt-free scent that’ll hold strong without costing the earth (£4.50).
Splashy Reboot
Yes, Onitsuka Tiger made those Mexico ’66 sneakers in Kill Bill. But they’re making just-as-punchy boots with these cool, knee-high leather numbers (£580).
Sailor Knit
The latest God-tier designer to riff on the high seas, Dolce & Gabbana’s intarsia turtleneck is a deep dive into high-fashion sailor cosplay (£2,850).
Eternal Bag
You’ve probably seen Gucci’s Hobo bag before. But now, it’s bigger, it’s better, and it’s even more classic. Rummaging around for your keys never looked so good (£3,260).
Dial Down
How do you revitalise an old-school icon? You swap metal and leather for a rubber strap, that’s how. With all the same Diver flourishes the watch world has come to canonise, Omega’s signature Seamaster Diver 300m is a future (and futuristic) grail (£5,600).
Compiled By Itunu Oke and Angelo Mitakos
