Banana Republic has compiled a list of things that it feels you’ll need to survive the coming months: • $50 madras plaid shorts? Yes.• $350 pebbled leather duffle made by Banana Republic? No.

Through July 6, Brooks Brothers is taking 25-40% off just about everything. I spied:• Linen stripe sports coats down from $400 to $240• Any three dress shirts for $159• Two-button classic navy blazers down from $525 to $395• Suede captoe shoe’s from $470 to $350 • Floating medallion whole-cut shoe’s from $500 to $375Brooks Brothers… Read more »

A 25-year-old budding talent manager just challenged me to find a modern take on the traditional men’s blazer for about $200. Check this out, Julian. Online and in stores, Diesel’s spring/summer gear is now being marked down by 30%+. That includes denim, shorts, T’s, jackets, knits, belts, and shoes. Diesel – 770 Lexington Ave between… Read more »

Paul Smith‘s sparingly-striped spring/summer ’08 is now 30% off. Online and in stores, get it while it’s hot or hold out for further reductions in the coming weeks. David Hockney has perhaps become overused as a muse for designers like Smith. But, that doesn’t take away from the genius of either man’s work. In fact,… Read more »

Click-through for a brief sartorial lesson from two industrious chaps having a blast these days fucking with fine menswear. Also worth checking out, Cool Hunting profiled the London-based designers back in ’06.