The Standing Order, No. 2

June is overbooked.

Father’s Day on the 21st. My birthday on the 23rd. Our anniversary on the 28th.

This edition of The Edit is larger than the last one. June asked for it.

So below is a fuller list: gifts, summer clothes, desk objects, trusted staples… things I would be very pleased to receive.

The summer uniform, slightly improved.

Cashmere V-Neck “Dad” Sweater Self-aware enough to give, good enough to keep. Light cashmere and a single stitched word on it that earns the label.

Linen Chore Coat Linen in summer is a commitment. This one makes it look easy.

Chambray Spread Collar Dress Shirt The kind of shirt that ages into a favorite. Spread collar, summer-weight, quietly adult.

Wallace & Barnes Lightweight Cotton Chore Jacket A chore coat that doesn’t feel like a costume. Perfect for travel days and local days.

Drake’s Wool-Blend Fleece Jacket Drake’s, London. The fleece you wear when you want to look like you’ve been somewhere worth dressing for.

FRAME L’Homme Trousers For the man who wants the ease of linen, the polish of a proper trouser, and the casualness of jeans. The stretch is invisible; the result is not.

Ambassador Pant On or off the golf course, this pant knows what it’s doing.

Harbor Stretch Chino Short The reliable summer short. Stretch chino means you can sit down at lunch and not regret it.

Wood Duck Decoy Hat. Not a hat for the golf course, but for everywhere else. The duck decoy embroidery just looks right from any angle and distance.

Hand Blocked Bandana. Block-printed, the old way. Pacific is the colorway: not a statement, just a considered detail.

Hermès Eau d’Orange The summer cologne that has been correct for fifty years and will be correct for fifty more. The fragrance equivalent of a clean white shirt.

Smathers & Branson Fishing Belt Needlepoint from the best maker of them. The fishing motif starts a conversation with the right types.

Webbing Belt in Spruce Spruce is a strong color call — not navy, not green, its own thing. The webbing belt that understands restraint. Perfect with khakis or jeans.

Paraboot Barth Boat Shoe Paraboot is the French answer to a question the Americans got mostly right. The Barth is heavier, more serious, and lasts considerably longer. This is the upgrade.

Tabac Rough Out Sabah Sabahs are the best summer shoe most people still haven’t found yet. Hand-sewn in Turkey, rough-out leather that softens beautifully. These become a decade-long companion.

MULO Shearling-Lined Suede Slippers The house shoe that doesn’t embarrass anyone who sees it. For the man who believes home deserves the same standard as everywhere else.

George Cleverley Wooden Shoe Trees The most rational gift on this list. Cedar, articulated, built to preserve whatever’s in them.

Session Shirt The shirt that does the most of the work without announcing it.

‘83 Fleece Sweatshirt with Flag Embroidery This one is great. And not just because I was born in ‘83.

Warren Short with Liner in Steel Green A swim short that doesn’t look like a swim short. Steel green is the call.

Men’s Federation Track Pants These wear off the track just as well as on it. They’re tailored smartly with a pin tuck. I often wear them with a sports coat on flights.

Grayboy Tee The coolest running tee is also a good tee.

2026 U.S. Open Jackson Pullover The U.S. Open pullover you’ll still wear five years from now and people will ask about. Rare to get Shinnecock embroidery.

TT Resistance Bands The best travel gym you’ll actually use. Compact enough to have no excuse not to pack them. Priced right.

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Modal PJ Set The gift most men would never buy themselves and should. Fabric that moves, pattern that earns a second look. Classic but updated. Staying home, improved.

Moccamaster KBGV Select The Dutch coffee maker that’s been doing this right since 1968. The last coffee maker you buy.

Pearl St Blend Medium Roast A medium roast worth committing to. The kind of coffee that makes the morning feel like it’s on your side.

Propel Series 510 Blender Powerful, unfussy, easy to clean. The tool that makes the habit stick. I got fit using this guy each morning for my smoothie.

Candle in Feu de Bois The Diptyque fragrance that smells like the room you want to be in. The one you buy for someone and regret not keeping.

Micro Table Lamp Cordless, rechargeable, goes anywhere. The lamp that makes a corner feel designed rather than lit. I’ve never given one to someone who didn’t immediately find a place for it.

Letter Folder A desk object that insists on a certain quality of correspondence. For the man who still writes things down. Ages exceptionally well.

Swiss Army Knife Summer Rain is a limited colorway on a permanent tool. One of the most honest objects ever made: it does exactly what it says, nothing more.

548 Stapler In navy, designed properly. The kind of desk object that makes you feel better about the work you do at it. Finally, find the stapler when you’re looking for one.

Napoleon Decorative Bust Candle An object with a point of view. Burns well; looks better on the shelf unburned. A conversation before it even gets lit.

Fathers are famously bad at asking for what they want. This list exists because someone had to.

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