It’s the official kick-off of summer here in the United States, with Memorial Day weekend. Lots of shops hold special sales for the weekend, so here are a few I’m paying attention to (except for Lowe’s 5 bags of mulch for $10, which I’m definitely interested in).
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Beckett Simonon: Two Pairs for $299 using code MEMORIAL (until their factory reaches capacity)
My “Durant” Adelaides have become my favorite calf leather dress shoes. They beautiful and comfortable. If you can swing $300, getting two pairs is such a good deal on these. I have no idea if you can stack my special 20% discount code MM20 on top of this, but even if not it’s a fantastic deal. I’d grab the Durants (or their special limited-time Reyes, which is also very attractive) and a pair of boots, maybe, like the Douglas jodhpur.
Spier & Mackay: $50 off full price suits and sport coats, $30 off full price trousers, $15 off dress shirts when you buy 3+
Good time to pick up all the beautiful suits I have been recommending: the Solaro suit (my fave this season I think), the Tobacco Linen suit, the newer Cigar linen separates (unbelievable price on that one); plus their summer trousers (my favorites being cotton-linen); the new washed denim shirts as well as the cotton-linen blend dress shirts. Check my Menswear Musings Recommends page for all the posts I wrote about Spier’s spring offerings for more links.
Oak Street Bootmakers: Up to 40% off everything
My favorite canoe/camp moccasins are 20% off.
Polo Ralph Lauren: Up to 40% off with code MEMDAY
Todd Snyder: 15% off $200, 20% off $500, 30% off $800
Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale
So much to choose from but what I’m specifically digging is this suede belt from Allen Edmonds and the Levi’s x Justin Timberlake white jeans.
Barney’s
The new Eidos under Simon Spurr is all they sell now, but there are a few things I actually like, specifically this nautical stripe drop-shoulder sweater in raspberry, this horizontal stripe faded red cotton-linen button up, and this cotton-linen comfortable-looking crewneck sweater.
Brooks Brothers
Four dress shirts for $199 (though it excludes their Oxford shirts sadly). But the extra 25% off sale stuff is what I’m looking at. Most of those great shoes I linked to a few months ago are gone but these calf leather tassel loafers are still hanging around in most sizes, and if you’re 10.5 D these other tassels are still up too. This rugby polo caught my eye, too.
J.Crew: Extra 50% off sale, 40% off everything else with code WEEKEND
How the mighty have fallen. Extra 40% off is a joke but extra 50% is just sad. That said, my favorite swim trunks (their “pool short”) are $41 with this discount. But their better, more attractive Wallace & Barnes line has some cool stuff like this duck canvas chore jacket, this cotton-linen indigo work shirt, and this olive military over shirt. And hey, you know what, you could do worse than this light wash denim shirt or this staple navy blazer.
