Summer Suits

A summer suit is a weight decision before it is a color decision. GSM is grams per square meter, the weight of the cloth, and it is the one number that tells you how a suit will behave in the heat. On this page it runs from 150 to 320.

Start With the Weight

Pure linen is the lightest here at 150 GSM, and the linen blends sit at 155. The bamboo, wool, linen and silk blend from Cavani is 260 GSM and holds a cleaner line. Wool sharkskin and twill fall between 215 and 235. Every product page prints its own weight, so you never have to guess. The pure linen cuts are in 100% linen suits.

Then the Color

Sand, taupe and light blue are the daytime answers, and they are the ones that read calm in photographs. Sage and teal give the same lightness with more color. Charcoal and black hold heat and read formal, so they belong to evenings rather than a garden at two in the afternoon. The Eldridge Sand Linen Suit is the plainest version of the safest answer.

Then the Part That Actually Takes Work

You do not choose a size. You build a Fit Profile, our team reviews it before the cloth is cut, and a summer suit shows every fit mistake because the cloth is thin. The shoulder seam ends where your shoulder ends, the buttoned jacket closes without pulling into an X, and a quarter to half an inch of shirt cuff shows. If it needs adjusting, take it to a local tailor and we reimburse you, $65 on a two-piece suit. If it cannot be altered, the remake is free. The terms are on our Fit Promise.