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There is a point at which most men stop thinking about clothes. The trousers fit, the shirt is fine, the shoes are sound, and the look stays more or less the same for years.

The packing mistake is nearly always the same one. You pack for the days rather than for the combinations.

White is the most obvious summer colour and the most demanding. It reflects light rather than storing it, it lets every other tone work alongside it, and in the sun it looks better than anything else.

The garden party is the hardest occasion of the summer to dress for — precisely because nobody names a dress code. At a wedding you know where you stand.

The linen shirt is the most reliable summer companion in a man's wardrobe — and at the same time one of the most underrated.

Clogs for men are back — and this time not as a nostalgia piece, but as a serious styling tool.

Cargo trousers are back — and this time they arrive not as a nostalgia piece but as a serious category in menswear.

White trainers are the most sought-after and at the same time the most maintenance-hungry shoe in the summer range. Cleaned properly, they look immaculate and can be worn for years.

A coordinated set is the most honest piece of clothing in a man's summer wardrobe: it looks like more effort than it is, and in practice it works more reliably than any improvised combination.

Chinos are the most versatile trousers in a man's wardrobe, but they live or die by the choice of shoe.

Linen is the most rational fabric you can wear in summer. It breathes, it takes up moisture, it dries quickly, and it looks instantly more elegant than any pair of cotton trousers.

Dressing correctly for a summer wedding as a guest isn't difficult, but it is a balancing act. Too formal looks stiff, too casual looks disrespectful.