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Today’s hype-fueled fashion landscape yields a mountain of fresh menswear every month. Which is why every issue of GQ now includes The Drops, a guide to the best of the best new gear as it hits stores. With spring just around the corner, here are all the transitional grails—from a vibey cropped rugby shirt to a souped-up gardening clog—to stock up on now.
TURQUOISE TICKER
Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Selfwinding, arguably the hottest watch model on the planet right now, is finally embracing the most covetable trend in watches: the turquoise dial. Rendered in yellow gold, it’s a timepiece that feels expressly designed to show up on Jay-Z’s wrist someday ($61,500).
ONE MAN’S WORKWEAR
This paper-and-linen work jacket is one of the many handsome, hard-wearing garments that Of-Nothing founder Jack Fullerton designs, cuts, and sews entirely on his own in his Brooklyn studio ($550).
BISECTED BRACELET
Eliburch Jewelry’s signature Chameleon bracelets combine strings of precious stones—like smoky quartz and blue topaz—with equally enticing beads of turquoise and ruby ($975 each).
SULTRY SWEATSHIRT
Even with something as simple as a zip hoodie, Mowalola’s eponymous designer Mowalola Ogunlesi manages to imbue everything she touches with her trademark sensuality (price upon request).
TWISTER TROUSERS
Bode livened up its consummate spring trousers—cut double-pleated in elegant ivory linen—with a technicolored smattering of polka dots ($850).
SHAPELY SWEATER
Big sleeves, short waist, can’t lose. This chunky, color-block Loewe pullover is about as good—and proportionally daring—as spring knits come ($1,950).
SQUISHY SHOES
With these crystal-studded slip-ons, Burberry has achieved a rare golden ratio of comfort to glam ($5,900).
ECCENTRIC EYEWEAR
Between their warped frame and minty-fresh hue, Prada’s psychedelic new shades look like they came straight outta The Fifth Element’s costume department ($750).
BUXOM BAG
Louis Vuitton Men’s creative director Pharrell Williams has applied his Midas touch to the Alma—inspired by the Parisian label’s Squire bag that first launched in 1934—playing up its sleek curvature to transform it into a bowling-bag-like duffel ($7,450).
CRAGGY CARDI
For his latest Dior Men collection, designer Kim Jones leaned on the house’s rich history of tweeds and developed riveting new takes on the age-old fabric—like the speckly, jumbo-size houndstooth on this cardigan, which is grandmotherly in the best way ($3,200).
JACKED-UP JACKET
Chicano iconoclast Willy Chavarria smashed together a couple of gym-class staples—the track jacket and the mesh short—to craft this roomy, drop-shoulder grail ($845).
CLASSY CLOGS
A spiritual sequel to Loro Piana’s billionaire-beloved suede loafers, these plush mules are designed to look right at home with a polo and trunks on the deck of a St. Tropez megayacht ($850).
SCARLET SHADES
Ever wonder what the heart-eyes emoji might look like in sunglass form? Tiffany & Co. has the surprisingly chic answer ($425).
RITZY RUGBY
JW Anderson has a knack for wryly remastering classic British menswear, like this soft and drapey rugby shirt with an alluring boxy cut ($730).
ZIPPY ZIP-UP
Nobody makes the practical feel spectacular quite like Hermès, which rendered this otherwise straight-ahead windbreaker in crisp, shimmering peach ($4,975).
TIDAL TOTE
Just when you thought Bottega Veneta’s iconic woven-leather bags couldn’t get any radder, designer Matthieu Blazy dreamed up this quirky new take with a gleaming-silver sardine handle ($5,300).
BLOOMING BUTTON-UP
Ferragamo designer Maximilian Davis bet on this vivid green as the color of the season—and based on the evidence of this coated linen shirt, he bet right ($690).
LUSTY LAYER
The sluttiest thing a man can do is rock this ultrawide ribbed cardigan from Sebastien Ami—with carefully placed rips for strategic skin exposure—over nothing but a simple tank ($975).
SLENDER SNEAKERS
To help make New Balance’s dad-ish 530 model feel downright sexy, Miu Miu wrapped the retro runner in worn-bare suede, slimmed the typically burly outsole to a barely there layer of gum-toned rubber, and freaked the upper with a quartet of clashing laces (price upon request).
TOUGH TRENCH
The dusty salmon suede, the flowy knee length, that rakishly tied belt—if you’re in the market for a coat that’ll get you noticed, you won’t find one better than this epic Winnie New York trench ($2,000).
BADASS BELT
The emo revival is holding strong—and Dion Lee’s seductive studded belts are proof (price upon request).
JARRING JEWELRY
Rising jeweler Presley Oldham teamed with the Croatian designer Damir Doma on this vibey coral necklace—all held together by a tough steel carabiner and an elegant loop of agate ($390).
SWANKY SLIP-ONS
Fendi Mens’ spin on the humble gardening clog swaps the typical foam for verdant suede and an all-wheel-drive sole—but preserves the all-important “sport mode†strap ($1,190).
DESTROYED DENIM
It could take years of sifting through thrift store racks to find the perfect vintage jeans. One shortcut? Cop this hip-hugging, gorgeously distressed Luar pair instead ($260).
Yang-Yi Goh is GQ's Style Editor.
A version of this story originally appeared in the February 2024 issue of GQ with the title “25 Fresh Fashion Flexes to Start 2024 Off Rightâ€
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