A Summer Suitcase with WM Brown
Matt Hranek of the WM Brown Project gave us his 6 holiday essentials to pack alongside the Formal Riviera Polo Shirt.
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Following the demand for last season’s sell-out polo, we have worked once again with Matt Hranek of the WM Brown Project to create a new long-sleeve formal version of our Riviera Polo Shirt which was tailored for Daniel Craig's James Bond. Hranek is renowned for his refined tastes, and his publication, the WM Brown Project, focuses on luxury menswear, craftsmanship and classic style. As a result, he is well-placed to advise us on what to take on holiday to get the most out of the Long Sleeve Formal Riviera Polo Shirt. Currently in Hawaii, Hranek took us through five of his summer suitcase essentials.
At the centre of the suitcase is the polo. We created this with Hranek last season, but having sold out quickly, it has been reintroduced this year in three colourways. With long sleeves, cuffs and a cut-away standing collar, it is crafted from our unique, lightweight Q75 Supima cotton mesh, originally designed by Sunspel in the 1950s for the heat of the Riviera.
“In my opinion, the Riviera Polo Shirt is the best short sleeve polo ever made," Hranek says, "and a taller standing collar is a perfect summer addition. It presents better under a blazer or jacket and its versatility is bulletproof. I wore it on this trip, leaving misty, cool California where I wore it under a jumper. Once I arrived in Hawaii, I could take the sweater off, roll up the sleeves and I was perfectly ready for a subtropical environment. It packs and unpacks really well and doesn’t wrinkle so it can substitute for proper shirting. What I’ve learnt since last year is that it washes and wears really well too. It’s great, it’s one-stop shopping.”
