ShowBoats International — April 2017

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BOAT LIFE

Primary colors

Scouring menswear’s seven seas this spring, Mark Grischke

discovers items with a nautical pop of red, yellow or blue

• perfect additions to the yachtsman’s wardrobe

John F Kennedy

sports a polo

shirt on deck

JACKET

American designer

Michael Kors has a

knack for updating

classic menswear.

His spring collection

features chic

practicality, like this

nylon bomber, in a

range of maritime

blues. $398,

michaelkors.com

COCKTAIL SHAKER

British luxury goods

house Asprey,

founded in 1781,

stays relevant by

offering wittily

designed products

that feel like

must-haves. Its

specialty is silver

items, like this

enameled cocktail

shaker. $4,400,

asprey.com

BAG

In 1837, Hermès

opened its Paris

doors as a harness

purveyor. Today, it’s

best known for

handmade leather

goods. This season’s

canvas and leather

Bolide Relax offers

plenty of bang for

your buck. $5,950,

hermes.com

SUNGLASSES

Christian Roth

launched a unique

line of eyewear in

1983, long before

most designer logos

started popping up

on sunglasses. The

Area frame is a chic

aviator rendered in

acetate. $325,

christianroth.com

CARD CASE

Venerable American

brand Mark Cross is

making stylish

headlines again with

its Italian-made line

of quintessential

leather goods. The

Saffiano card case,

for example, packs a

discreet but colorful

wallop. $225,

markcross.com

POLO

Since 1968 Kiton

has been a go-to

source for

impeccable

Neapolitan tailoring,

but its more recent

sportswear line

is equally

desirable. This

fine knit cotton

polo in vermilion red

is luxury’s answer to

casual wear. $1,195,

kiton.it

DECK SHOE

Boating style has

taken fashion by

storm, most

obviously in the

realm of footwear.

Even an iconic Italian

brand like A. Testoni

now offers sailing

moccasins, like this

version in Napa calf

with a rubber sole.

$515, testoni.com

< Giorgio Armani

Horizon 55, $4,300,

louisvuitton.com

TRIPPY

ADVISOR

Internationally renowned

designer and frequent

flier Marc Newson has

collaborated with Louis

Vuitton on a collection

of spacious lightweight

suitcases in bright

colors. The four-wheeled

luggage comes with

handles that retract on

the outside. “We took

the structure and moved

it to the outside, freeing

up internal space,” said

Newson. It took 18

months of development

and “incredibly rigorous

engineering”, which

resulted in an increased

internal volume of 15 per

cent. “I’m obsessive

about packing

everything into a bag

of a certain size, so I

wanted to design the

perfect luggage for a

person who won’t travel

with anything more than

is absolutely necessary.”

With three patents,

including the specially

melded lightweight

fabric, this luggage was

designed with the 21st

century traveler in mind.

PHOTOGRAPHS: JASON LLOYD EVANS; JFK ARCHIVE

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