We hit the California coastline to demonstrate the staples of a breezy yet dignified hot-weather wardrobe.

SUIT ($2,135) BY ETRO; SHIRT ($385) BY THE KOOPLES; SHOES ($125) BY KENNETH COLE.

JACKET ($670) BY THE KOOPLES; SHIRT ($345) BY ETRO; PANTS (PRICE UPON REQUEST) AND SHOES (PRICE UPON REQUEST) BY KENNETH COLE.

SHIRT (PRICE UPON REQUEST), SHORTS (PRICE UPON REQUEST), AND SHOES ($200) BYMICHAEL KORS.

SHIRT ($300) BY SAND COPENHAGEN.

JACKET ($1,870) BY ETRO; SHIRT ($95) BY MICHAEL KORS; PANTS ($85) BY KENNETH COLE.
PHOTOGRAPHY: LEIGH KEILY
STYLING: JENNIFER AUSTIN (OPUS BEAUTY)
GROOMING: MICHELLE HARVEY (OPUS BEAUTY) USING ORIBE AND TARTE COSMETICS
MODEL: ALBERT (IMG MODELS)