The Summer Kit List: Slouchy Suitcase Staples

Simple, natural and cropped to just the right length, comfort shorts will always be a suitcase essential. Sydney-based label AERE seem to know this more than most. Their sustainable separates, in muted hues, are always understated and recognise the need for more environmentally conscious shopping. We especially like the rust.

The male wardrobe is always bursting with T-shirts, yet we often favour only one or two. Usually we’re drawn to two things when it comes to everyday tees; the fit and the material. You may be a fan of the muscle-fit T but make sure you’ve loaded up on simple, regular fits in superior grade cottons too. Our pick: Jac + Jack's Mills Tee.

Long sleeves in summer you say? Not all staples need to be worn every single day. Thin sweaters perform a variety of functions throughout the seasons. Heading away this summer? Loose fit sweaters or rugby shirts are a handy airplane companion for when the air con is inevitably cranked up to Arctic.

When it comes to choosing staples its usually best to start from the first thing you put on in the morning. For most people that’s underwear. Treat yourself to a fresh white singlet and a batch of high cotton count trunk-style undies in a regular fit. You know why.

Nothing says summer chill like a pair of easy-to-wear and easier-to-clean poolslides. No need to ruin your best sneakers with the extra dose of sand and chlorine that summer brings...