The Find: Monocle’s five-piece menswear line for the sophisticated gentleman-traveller
Monocle, the creators of the Guide to Better Living, have launched a simple, sophisticated menswear line aimed at the jet-setting gentleman. The capsule collection, called Monocle Voyage, distils the male wardrobe down to five key pieces: a casual, partially lined blazer, sharp enough for dinner with clients but designed for optimal airplane comfort ($525), a decidedly un-sloppy monogrammed crew-neck sweatshirt in Japanese cotton ($155), and an Italian-made Oxford button-down ($190). The collection is capped off with a white cotton T-shirt ($100) and a pair of lightweight cotton-twill trousers ($255). While the prices certainly aren’t cheap for basics, these clothes have an added benefit: temperature control. Monocle founder and editor Tyler Brulé says that the collection was specially designed to keep men comfortable in multiple climates: “We came up with a series of pieces that will work in Montreal in January as well as Auckland in the high summer.”
Available at The Monocle Shop, 776 College St., or at monocle.com
, a decidedly un-sloppy monogrammed crew-neck sweatshirt in Japanese cotton ($155), and an Italian-made Oxford button-down ($190). The collection is capped off with a white cotton T-shirt ($100) and a pair of lightweight cotton-twill trousers ($255). While the prices certainly aren’t cheap for basics, these clothes have an added benefit: temperature control. Monocle founder and editor Tyler Brulé says that the collection was specially designed to keep men comfortable in multiple climates: “We came up with a series of pieces that will work in Montreal in January as well as Auckland in the high summer.”
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I’m confused by the design premiss. Anyone rich or stupid enough to part with $100 for a cotton T-shirt is probably not concerned with getting more than a single trip’s wear out of their travel kit.
I guess you could just leave your bag packed and ready, in case you have to jet off at a moment’s notice. Just don’t mistake it for your bag full of cash, or your bag full of hammers.
Right $100.00 for a cotton T-shirt hopefully worn under the $190.00 button-down Oxford is ridiculous. While not all cotton T-shirts are created equal, the thought of a basic T-shirt – an undergarment in this case costing $100.00 is simply throwing your money away. Rather – put the money towards a second Oxford shirt.