Most men pack for a holiday and bring the same shirts they wear at the weekend, then wonder why everything feels slightly wrong poolside or at an open air dinner. A resort shirt is doing a specific job. It needs to sit loosely enough to be comfortable in real heat, use a fabric that breathes rather than clings, and carry enough personality to work without anything layered over it. Camp collar or open neck matters. Print scale matters. Linen versus cotton versus a blend matters more than people think.

We’ve been looking specifically at shirts that read as considered rather than costumey, the kind where the print or colour feels intentional rather than shouted. Nothing that looks like it belongs on a novelty rack. These are shirts that travel well, photograph well, and make the right impression whether you’re at a beach bar or somewhere considerably smarter. The holiday shirt deserves more thought than it usually gets. These are the ones that reward it.