Dressing Up the Henley | Primer

If you happen to simply wish to put money into one kind of Henley to begin, attempt one created from a mix of materials: Travis’s favourite BYLT Henley options cotton, polyester and spandex. “The polyester retains you cool, the spandex has just a little stretch and provides, and the cotton provides a pleasant weight with out being too thick or heavy.” Spandex can also be good in case you have a heavier construct and wish the shirt to maneuver with you with out clinging an excessive amount of.

So the place are you able to put on your Henley and costume pants? Virtually anyplace. Clearly this isn’t a proper outfit (so weddings, funerals, black tie charity galas, and many others., are proper out) but it surely suits proper in at brunch, cocktail hours, and fewer formal networking occasions, and Travis even argues it’s the right first date ensemble.

“You wish to present that you simply care about the way you look, however you’re nonetheless informal sufficient that you simply gained’t make your date uncomfortable in the event that they didn’t costume up that a lot.” Sporting costume pants and a Henley hits proper in that candy spot of being trendy, but low-key, “you made an effort whereas nonetheless wanting easy.”

This makes a fairly compelling argument for the Henley being that elusive “chameleon” piece Primer is at all times discussing. One that enhances no matter different items you put on it with. Whether or not you costume it up or costume it down, you’re not going to really feel misplaced, overdressed, or such as you’re carrying a dressing up. You’re going to appear and feel like a barely extra pulled-together model of your self.

And that’s what model is all about.

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