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The Stuff Your Beach Week Needs

Congrats. You’re getting out of here before too long. Now, before you pull up stakes, all you need is a stockpile of proper beachy apparel and tools to get you through the week. Look, here’s some...

MOUNT HOOD

A Warm, Shareable (and Yellow) Hoodie

The Problem: A stiff midnight breeze blowing off the Atlantic, and an ad hoc bonfire that just isn’t cutting it.
The Solution: This thick, soft, French terry hoodie to steel you against the elements—and bestow on anyone who needs it more than you. Also: it’s yellow.

BLADE RUNNER

The Nicest Oyster Knife You’ve Seen

The Problem: A bushel of oysters that you just plucked out of the sea (or: the fish market).
The Solution: This really handsome oyster knife with a carved, varnished handle of African bubinga wood and a folding blade. So the oysters don’t get nervous too soon.

DUFFER

A Grab-and-Go Weekend Bag

The Problem: Getting all your stuff from point A to point B.
The Solution: Billy Reid’s heavy-duty duffle, made in Tennessee from copper rivets, leather and duck-cloth canvas. Nothing holds tank tops like duck cloth.

MAD WORLD

The F-You Pants from Brooks Brothers

The Problem: You need a way to announce yourself.
The Solution: Madras pants, the only thing that beats madras shorts in the making-an-entrance department. And narrowing your choices, they only come in one color. All of them.

GANT STOP NOW

The Only Summer Blazer You’ll Need

The Problem: “Jackets required.”
The Solution: Gant’s light, unlined cotton blazer. Think of it as a nicely structured blazer in front, with the feel of a cardigan in back. The mullet of jackets. If mullets were handsome.