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The GQ Editor Wishlist

The best part of working at GQ? Everyone sitting to the right and left of you is the flyest person you’ve ever met. So we asked the very flyest people at GQ HQ to spend a couple of hours doing what they do best: online shopping. The result is a galaxy-brain overview of the state of menswear today, sourced directly from the brains that determined what you’ll be wearing this summer—and six months from now, too.

Avidan Grossman's Edit

The first secret to looking really cool when it’s really hot? Embrace the sweat: it’s inevitable, and everyone looks better—younger, sexier, happier—with a thin glaze of hard-earned dewiness. The second secret: figure out how to do more with less. Chasing the louche elegance of ‘80s-era Armani? Tuck a breezy linen work shirt into pavement-skimming silk trousers—and nix the boots for barely-there sandals. Yearning to conjure the sun-kissed ease of ‘90s-era J.Crew? Try a faded polo and thrashed jeans, anchored by rich-dad boat shoes. Both of those references are on my mood board right now, and I’ll be living in variations on the theme all summer long.

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Bonnie Clyde

Shy Guy Sunglasses

Todd Snyder

Tropical Wool Wythe Jacket

Randy's Garments

Cotton-Blend Oxford Shirt

Comme des Garçons Homme Deux

Silk Geometric Pattern Tie

CDLP

Ribbed Tank Top (2-Pack)

Todd Snyder

Tropical Wool Wythe Trousers

Commission

Shift Trench Coat

Rubato

Work Shirt

Umit Benan B+

Pleated Cotton-Blend Twill Trousers

Bally

Plume Moccasin Shoes

Bottega Veneta

Medium Andiamo Bag

J.Crew

Washed Piqué Polo Shirt

Carson Wach

Original 333 Vintage Indigo Jeans

Converse

Chuck Taylor All Star '70 Sneakers

Second/Layer

Striped Cotton-Blend Poplin Shirt

Saint Laurent

Pleated Silk Trousers

Birkenstock

Gizeh Sandals

Yang-Yi Goh's Edit

Summer is all about ping-ponging relentlessly from place to place—a coffee meeting to a backyard BBQ to a beach hang to your cousin's destination wedding—without succumbing to heat stroke or swaglessness in the process. I made these picks with that caustic, ready-for-anything energy in mind: the stuff is all versatile and crisp enough to keep you feeling fresh in any situation, while also remaining just offbeat and freaky enough to help you not lose your edge.

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Bottega Veneta

Black Facet Acetate Cat Eye Sunglasses

J.Crew

Big-Fit Unstructured Suit Jacket

Kartik Research

Contrast-Tipped Linen Gauze Shirt

J.Crew

Big-Fit Suit Pant

Paraboot

Ferret Crossover Sandal

Noah

Leopard Cardigan Sweater

Alexisonfire

Knight T-Shirt

RRL

Poplin Snap-Up Western Shirt

Abercrombie & Fitch

Loose Denim Short

Abercrombie & Fitch

Yuketen

Italian Blucher with Camp Sole

Dragon Diffusion x Todd Snyder

Woven Leather Shopper Tote

Paratodo

Obra Popover Shirt

No Man Walks Alone

Cartier

Santos-Dumont 43.5mm Large 18-Karat Gold and Alligator Watch

Lemaire

Piped Slippers

Bather

Black Embroidered Lily Swim Trunk

3sixteen

Cargo Pant

Oakley Factory Team

Chow Saw Mules

Sam Hine's Edit

With summer getting underway on the East Coast, I'm thinking—as always!—about casual elegance, which I'm finding in beachy anoraks, lightweight knits, long, lean denim, and leather sandals. I also find myself drawn to hero accessories as the weather gets warmer. Summer is all about dressing simply and letting a beautiful watch or a new pair of sunglasses do the talking.

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Celine Homme

Slim-Fit Leather Jacket

Supreme

Cleo Sunglasses

Our Legacy

Above Stripe Button-Up Shirt

Husbands

Silk Tie

Kiko Kostadinov

Delian Mixed Stitch Wool Sweater

Saint Laurent

Long Baggy Jeans

Saint Laurent

Culver Leather Sandals

Dries Van Noten

Slim-Fit Grain De Poudre Wool Blazer

The Armoury

Cotton Knit Striped Ice Tee

Hermès

Cape Cod Automatic 33mm Stainless Steel and Leather Watch

Bode

Black County Clare Derbys

Stòffa

Slate Slub Canvas Anorak

Wales Bonner

Striped Supima Cotton-Blend Polo Shirt

Auralee

Straight-Leg Pleated Wool Trousers

Gucci

Medium Duffle Bag

Noah

Herringbone Capri Pant

Prada

America’s Cup Sneakers

Brandon Tan's Edit

I tend to build my wardrobe around a solid mix of staple and statement pieces. So no matter what time of year it is, I’m thinking about everyday, seasonally-agnostic hits—a great pair of jeans, a trusted office-to-airport tote—and more situation-specific fare, like a summer-wedding-ready necktie or color-blocked satin Bermuda shorts. Ask any virtuosic conductor: The key is knowing when to let each one sing.

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Le Père

Double Short Sleeve Button Down

RRL

Striped Herringbone Twill Carpenter Pant

Charvet

Polka-Dot Silk-Faille Lapel Pin

Loewe

Campo Leather Boots

Balenciaga

Black Superbusy Tote

Saint Laurent

Leopard Print Silk Satin Jacket

Diesel

1998 Bootcut Jeans

Hed Mayner

Brown Elongated Belt

Dries Van Noten

Metallic Leather Sneakers

Polo Ralph Lauren

Denim Baseball Cap

J.Crew

Kenmare Relaxed Suit Jacket

Miu Miu

Satin Bermuda Shorts

Acne Studios

Snakeskin Print Loafers

Edward Cuming

Knit Track Jacket

Kapital

Patchwork Distressed Cotton-Twill Trousers

Drake's

Paisley Print Silk Tie

Mr. P

Swim Shorts