There’s a steady stream of drops coming from our favorite retailer from the Great White North (Spier & Mackay), many of which have been teased as “Spring Preview 2022” for weeks now. It’s a lot to keep track of, though seeing those previews is a major help to know what to plan for if you’re in the market for something in particular.
Below I’ll post my picks—my personal wishlist as well as picks that I see as staples I’d recommend anybody buy, and try to keep it up to date as more things are released.
The Suits
Tan herringbone linen/silk Neapolitan cut suit (looks like the perfect shade of tan to me, and I plan on buying this to wear the jacket as my tan summer sportcoat, supplanting the one I bought last year, and also to wear as a suit from time to time, like in Florence June 14-17)
Tan Solaro suit (an all-time classic)
Navy high-twist full-canvas suit (4-ply VBC cloth is a cool-wearing, high-twist fabric that breathes well even though its a somewhat heavy)
Navy Fresco Neapolitan full-canvas suit (will be similar to the 4-ply above but fresco is lighter weight)
Gray Sharkskin and Charcoal sharkskin English cut suits (I’m still all about the soft shoulder lifestyle, but for a suit in a dressy fabric like sharkskin, a strong-shouldered English style cut is awesome)
The Blazers/Sportcoats
Sage/Beige guncheck in linen/wool (Sometimes summer gun checks are too saturated in their colors, but this has a nice faded vibe to it)
Tan/brown houndstooth linen/wool (this kind of low-contrast houndstooth makes a great jacket, as it fades to solid from a distance but gives you that interesting visual texture up close)
Tan linen glen plaid (I’m high on the tan jackets, aren’t I? LOL)
Navy hopsack di Pray Neapolitan full canvas blazer (looks like a really nice inky dark blue shade in a sweet fabric blend)
Navy hopsack double breasted blazer (looks like the same fabric but DB)
Light navy cotton-linen double breasted blazer (change out the buttons with white mother of pearl and you’ve got a sweet summer blazer)
The Trousers
VBC Gray high-twist trousers (flat-front side tabs, yes please! I’ll likely be buying a pair in mid- or dark-gray. Other colors like navy, dark brown and tan)
High-rise mid-gray fresco trousers
Cream cotton-linen high-rise or regular rise (these are made to made the cotton-linen suit in the same fabric, but on their own these would be super good. I’m on record for recommending off-white cotton-linen trousers for summer)
Mid-blue cotton-linen trousers (surprisingly, my pair in this same color have been my most-worn pair for the last couple years)
Garment-dyed chinos (I like Spier’s use of good, sturdy cotton twill for chinos, and they usually run some great colors. I go contemporary fit for the rise)
The Other Stuff (Outerwear, Etc.)
Chore coats (nothing wildly original about a chore coat, but I dig the colors, like rust, and I somehow trust Spier to get a reasonably contemporary cut right)
Tech field jackets (using a wool-poly blend that’s wind, water and tear-resistant, these look like a great and very functional outer layer. The price is surprisingly good; not sure what I’d expect, but at least above $300. This is a sleeper this season IMO)
Stay tuned for more picks as more stuff drops!
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Have you tried SM high waist with side tabs? What’s your take?
Indeed. I recently got my first pair in navy covert twill, and was very impressed. The fabric on that pair drapes very well and made me a believer. I wrote about them on this post: https://www.menswearmusings.com/sale-alert-20-off-trousers-at-spier-mackay/
I still prefer flat front, but for some fabrics a pleat does add an extra feel of fanciness. I like those twills with a pleat, would maybe do a heavy Irish linen. I just got the tan linen/silk suit linked above in this post, which has a pleat, and think it works pretty well—flowy, comfortable, makes sense, right?
Makes sense – very helpful thoughts – thanks. Speaking of these new releases at SM – what are your thoughts on the mid brown hopsack trousers if I most frequently wear navy jackets and white shirts?
One thing I really don’t understand is it doesn’t seem like you can choose the trousers size on the suits? A 42L suit will come with a 36″ trousers, which is way too large for me.
I’ve read they let you swap; make the order, then reply to the order confirmation asking for a swap of the trousers with your preferred size. They stock additional pairs of trousers (which you can buy individually on the site) for this purpose.
In fact I did this, though the way I did it was order the second pair of trousers in addition to the suit, communicate with them via email to say what I was doing and that I would send back the pair which I didn’t like the fit of as well.
Thanks for the info
Hey Mitchell, good article. I bought that tan/brown houndstooth jacket from Drago. It’s quite good and the funny thing is that Proper Cloth makes a jacket with the same fabric for about $200-250 depending on sales. I bought the jacket on sale by the way. Unfortunately, my tailor just sewed the buttons on instead of making them into surgeon’s cuffs. I’d grown to like them with a couple of Charles Tyrwhitt jackets that I had bought. I also bought a pair of the garment dyed chinos and I don’t like them. They feel like I’m wearing a paper bag.
Sorry, I meant to say Proper Cloth is selling a jacket with the same fabric for $200-250 more than Spier & Mackay.
Great to hear! PC is of course MTO with size customizations, so if you need to adjust how it fits you can, which could make that higher price worth it.
As for surgeon’s cuffs, even my nicest jackets I don’t have them done because I never trust myself that I’ll not want to either sell the jacket down the road or adjust the cuffs somehow. I have a few where they’d sewn the buttonholes already, but that’s just a couple.
Anyway, enjoy the jacket!