– Luke Sampson, associate editor

Oxford Shirts

Sure the Oxford shirt is as basic a shirt choice as you’re likely to make all summer, but there’s a reason this menswear titan has proved such a popular option through the years.

It’s smart-casual to a tee, mixing the cut of a dress shirt with a softer, more comfortable cotton while looking equally good with tailored trousers as it does with mid wash jeans. It looks better minus the suit jacket than a dress shirt, so works great for sweltering days in the office when only a malevolent dictator would make their staff keep their jacket on.

White and sky blue are more formal Oxford shirt shades and will bring out your summer tan. Stripey options and brightly coloured summery hues are quintessential beachwear and look great chucked on over your swim shorts when you come out of the sea.

– Richard Jones, staff writer

Bold Shirts

Colourful, printed shirts are everywhere these days, which means the stakes have been raised when it comes to what might qualify as a ‘statement shirt’. You can’t stand out in a Hawaiian print any more because everybody has one, not just your uncle who self-identifies as ‘wacky’. Fortunately, this is the era of maximalism, and if you want to be seen, by god there are shirts that can help you draw eyeballs.

Animal prints are quietly on the prowl in menswear at the moment. Tie-dye and vibrant, cartoonish prints are a cornerstone of sleazy scumbro style. If you want them, you could try baroque designs from Versace or arch-irony at Vetements. There’s block-colour neon, see-through shirts or even a few made from lace.

This is menswear fully off the leash so there’s no point in trying to offer you rules on how best to wear it. If you’re this bold, you don’t need any help from us.

– Ian Taylor, editor-in-chief