The printed vest has a credibility problem and most of it comes down to men reaching for the wrong one. Too loud, too synthetic, too obviously trying to do personality’s job for you. Done well though, a printed vest is one of the sharper warm weather moves in a man’s wardrobe. It layers under an open shirt in a way that a plain vest simply does not, and it adds something to a simple trouser and shorts combination without requiring any further effort. We’ve been looking specifically for prints that feel considered rather than shouty, fabrics that sit close without clinging, and cuts that work on an actual body rather than a sample size mannequin. Vintage inspired florals, abstract geometrics, and faded archive reprints are all represented here. The test we applied was simple. Would we wear it ourselves, and would we feel good doing it. Everything here passed.