Strolling along a boardwalk overlooking a rocky beach with the English Channel glistening in the distance sounds like a pretty damn good way to spend a summer day. Or a summer week. Or, might as well just stay there the whole season. Tucked in between Teignmouth and Dartmouth is a collection of areas, Torquay, Babbacombe, Cockington, Paignton, Goodrington, and Brixham, called the English Riviera. Surrounded by the English countryside to the inland and the channel views of the coast, few destinations in England call to visitors more in the summer months. One of the best and most rugged English brands, &SONS, dropped their summer edit, which brings all you need for a long weekend, whether you are a country visitor or a coastal kid.
Taking us to the English coastline in vintage style
Known for their craftsmanship and workwear, &SONS is at the top of the pyramid when you talk about stylish workwear. Now, with grainy images, deep vintage colors, and patterns that call back to nostalgic times, their summer edit transports us to decades ago. The Capri, Vista, and Corcheted Santo shirts fit perfectly with the Como shorts and Harland trousers for a stroll along the coast. The Kitsune Legend matching set is tailor-made for any guy looking for a day on the water. And, of course, if you want to spend the day in the countryside, there is the Sunday shirt, the Hemingway Travel Jacket, and the Capri scarf.
There is nothing better than a collection of stellar pieces in an edit, causing you to pop open the laptop and start hunting for Airbnbs or campsites in any of the Rivieras dotted along the European coastline. Except for maybe a marketing campaign featuring grainy photos similar to the ones I pulled out of my grandparents’ photo book. The Capri shirt may be exactly what my grandfather would have worn in his day on the English Riviera in the late seventies. And now, &SONS’ Coastline edit taps into the nostalgia hard enough for me to pick up my own and emulate his look while I stare out at the Channel.
