Fabrics

EssentialBlue · Navy · Solid

The navy to reach for with brown shoes and a white shirt.

EssentialDark grey · Charcoal · Solid

Charcoal like this hides age well, showing wear as a softer grey rather than a shine.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Solid

Sits between the lighter and darker greys here, closer to true grey than either.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Solid

Lint shows more easily on a solid weave than a pattern does, so this one wants a brush kept close.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Pinstripe

A fine stripe on navy, the default choice when a boardroom is involved.

EssentialBlack · Soft black · Solid

Soft-black rather than jet, so it reads as dark grey until the room dims.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Herringbone

This herringbone survives a rained-on commute better than a smooth weave would.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Pinstripe

The stripe is twisted rather than flat, so it catches light instead of a hard line.

EssentialDark grey · Slate · Chalk stripe

Lighter in tone than the other chalk stripes, so it wears easily through long indoor days.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Sharkskin

Two blues twisted together in the weave, giving this navy depth without turning it into a pattern.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Glen check

Softer than its cousins in the check family, easy to wear with a plain shirt.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Glen check

Pair this glen check with a knitted tie and it stops looking like a boardroom uniform.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Solid

So dark it can pass for black indoors, and only turns blue in daylight.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Solid

Navy plain enough to wear from a weekday desk to a Saturday wedding.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Solid

Close enough to black for evening light, without quite giving up the blue underneath.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Solid

The suit to reach for on a morning when you don't want to think about what you're wearing.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Solid

Named for teal, but it wears like navy under anything short of bright daylight.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Solid

A navy dark enough that a coffee spill on the commute barely shows before the next cleaning.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Solid

Darkest of the three navies here, for when black would feel like too much.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Solid

Brighter than most navys, the kind that shows blue clearly under office lighting.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Solid

Hopsack's open weave breathes more than a tighter navy ever will, built for long days on your feet.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Twill

Navy with a twill's quiet diagonal grain, at home under a topcoat or on its own.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Twill

Most people will assume this is a plain suit, the diagonal twill kept that subtle.

EssentialBlue · Mid blue · Twill

Cobalt twill isn't shy the way navy is, and it doesn't pretend otherwise.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Twill

Deep enough to read as navy most days, with a blue that shows itself in bright sun.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Twill

A navy with more blue in reserve, the kind that shows its color only in strong light.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Twill

Twill holds a press sharply, which cuts both ways after a long day in the car.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Twill

One shade past navy, where the blue only shows if you look for it.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Birdseye

Birdseye weaves two yarns into tiny diamonds, which is what gives this navy its texture.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Birdseye

The pale flecks catch just enough light to keep this navy from ever looking flat.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Birdseye

Small flecks in the weave keep this dark enough for a funeral, formal enough for a wedding.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Birdseye

A first interview wants sharp, not memorable, and this birdseye navy delivers exactly that.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Herringbone

The zigzag herringbone gives this midnight enough texture for a second wedding, not just a first.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Herringbone

Give this herringbone a crisp white shirt and the weave actually gets noticed, not just the color.

EssentialBlue · Midnight · Pinstripe

On a blue this dark, the stripe barely surfaces indoors and only fully shows outside.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Pinstripe

This stripe runs finer than a standard pinstripe, so it reads as texture more than pattern.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Pinstripe

A stripe so close to the base color it only shows when direct light hits the cloth.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Glen check

A blue with enough check in it to read as tailoring, not just a uniform color.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Solid

A charcoal with enough depth that it still looks tailored after a long day sitting.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Solid

Sits one shade short of black, close enough to stand in when black feels like too much.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Solid

The graphite you reach for on a Tuesday when you still want to look sharp.

EssentialDark grey · Slate · Solid

Grey hopsack pairs naturally with brown shoes and a knitted tie, no hard rules needed.

EssentialDark grey · Charcoal · Solid

The open weave keeps its shape through a long day of sitting, more than a flat cloth would.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Solid

Goes with a white shirt for evening without crossing into black-tie territory.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Twill

Charcoal twill ends the black-or-navy debate — it works anywhere either one would.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Twill

Charcoal fine enough to wear with black shoes and a plain white shirt, nothing more needed.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Birdseye

A dot so fine it just deepens the charcoal, instead of breaking it up.

EssentialDark grey · Slate · Herringbone

Slate grey with a herringbone fine enough that most people read it as plain.

EssentialDark grey · Charcoal · Herringbone

Charcoal with a herringbone running through it, which is what stops it looking like work trousers.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Herringbone

Herringbone's ridges throw soft shadows that hold up better in photos than plain charcoal.

EssentialDark grey · Slate · Herringbone

Cool enough in tone to sit well against a white shirt, with a hint of blue in the grey.

EssentialDark grey · Charcoal · Herringbone

First interviews call for exactly this — graphite with enough herringbone to look considered, not costumed.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Pinstripe

This fine stripe reads less formal on charcoal than it does on navy, and easier after dark.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Pinstripe

Charcoal with a blue undertone, so this stripe leans warmer than the plain pinstripe next to it.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Pinstripe

The twist in the weave hides travel creases better than a flat pinstripe would.

EssentialDark grey · Slate · Chalk stripe

Chalk stripes this wide are easy to spot across a room, so save it for days you want noticed.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Chalk stripe

This chalk stripe sits on a darker ground, so it reads as texture until you're close.

EssentialDark grey · Charcoal · Glen check

Dark enough for daily wear, with a check that only shows up close.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Glen check

The check here is closer to shadow than pattern, at home under a dark overcoat.

EssentialDark grey · Charcoal · Glen check

Charcoal with just enough check to keep it from reading as a plain suit at a glance.

EssentialDark grey · Graphite · Glen check

Dark enough that the check only gives itself away when you're standing under good light.

EssentialDark grey · Slate · Houndstooth

Houndstooth scaled down again, so what's left reads as a shimmer, not a shape.

EssentialLight grey · Pearl · Solid

Light enough for a summer wedding, dark enough that it still reads as a suit.

EssentialLight grey · Pearl · Solid

Palest of the greys here, best kept for daylight rather than an evening event.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Solid

Silver sits between the pale greys and the charcoals, and argues with neither.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Solid

Grey with a trace of brown in it, softer under indoor light than the cooler greys nearby.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Birdseye

Pale as it is, this grey shows lint and stray hairs, so keep a brush on hand.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Herringbone

Light grey herringbone works for a daytime wedding but reads too pale for evening.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Glen check

A glen check on pale grey, which is about as informal as a suit gets without becoming a jacket.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Glen check

Light enough to show every crease, so this glen check wants a fresh press each morning.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Houndstooth

The same broken check, a shade lighter, so it leans silver rather than charcoal.

EssentialLight grey · Silver · Windowpane

The check sits wide enough apart that it reads as a choice, not an accident.

EssentialBlack · Jet black · Solid

As close to true black as a suit gets, plain enough to let a patterned tie do the talking.

EssentialBlack · Jet black · Solid

The one color a white shirt never clashes with, whatever else you put with it.

EssentialBlack · Soft black · Solid

This is the plainest black in the lineup, no weave, no texture, nothing to think about.

EssentialBlack · Soft black · Solid

The one to reach for when you can't decide — it disappears into anything you pair it with.

EssentialBlack · Soft black · Twill

Twill weaves the diagonal rib right into the cloth, giving black a texture you feel rather than see.

EssentialBlack · Jet black · Twill

This resists creases better than plain black, which makes it the one for travel.

EssentialBlack · Jet black · Twill

Funerals are the one occasion where this jet twill is the only right answer.

EssentialBlack · Jet black · Birdseye

On black the tiny points barely show, more a texture you feel than one you see.

EssentialBlack · Jet black · Herringbone

The herringbone breaks up the black just enough that creasing from a long day sitting doesn't show.

EssentialBlack · Jet black · Herringbone

A jet herringbone stands in for a tuxedo when the invitation doesn't specify black tie.

EssentialBlack · Soft black · Pinstripe

Black rarely carries a stripe well, but a fine one here reads as texture, not decoration.

EssentialBlack · Soft black · Houndstooth

Houndstooth here skips the bold coat-pattern scale, cut small enough for a suit instead of a blazer.

EssentialOther · Solid

Ivory shows a coffee ring the way navy never will, so treat the jacket gently.

EssentialOther · Solid

A shade darker than ivory, warm enough to disappear next to brown shoes.

EssentialOther · Solid

Chocolate is the brown that behaves like a navy, so it asks nothing unusual of your shoes.

EssentialOther · Solid

Wear loosens this hopsack's weave, so it softens with age rather than going threadbare.

EssentialOther · Twill

This isn't quite green and isn't quite brown, closer to a shadow than either color.

EssentialOther · Twill

An orange deep enough to wear like a neutral, best against a white shirt.

EssentialOther · Twill

Redder than ochre and darker with it, the one to reach for once the weather turns.

EssentialOther · Twill

Brick hides a wine stain better than most colors, one less thing to worry about at dinner.

EssentialOther · Twill

Call it forest green, but it reads like a dark neutral, not a bright statement color.

EssentialOther · Herringbone

This dark brown herringbone hides a rainy commute better than a lighter cloth ever could.

EssentialOther · Pinstripe

From across a room it reads as plain; only up close does the stripe give itself away.

EssentialOther · Pinstripe

Tone-on-tone on a warm stone ground, best in daylight where the stripe actually shows.

EssentialOther · Glen check

Dark enough to read as black most days, its warmth only showing outdoors in full sun.

EssentialBlue · Navy · Solid

The navy that goes everywhere: a smooth hopsack with a little more life than a flat cloth.