Sleeve Your Troubles Behind: Selected Summer Short Sleeves
Like butter to bread, salt to pepper, a pen to paper – short sleeve shirts belong to summer. Not just because they keep you cool and looking dapper despite the heat and sweat you're up against, but also because of their incomparable versatility.
Whether you're into something that's more pared back, a proper statement piece, or feel most at home in between the two – there are short sleeve shirts out there that are up to just about any and every task. From elegant to eccentric, casual classics to camp collars, scroll down to view a selection of some of our season favorites.
Short Sleeve Shirts for Long Summer Nights
Acne Studios Oversized Bowling Shirt
With its delicate pinstripe on pink background, this Acne Studios bowling shirt projects timelessness onto a boxy, exaggerated canvas.
AURALEE Short-Sleeved Cotton Shirt
Similarly, AURALEE also drew inspiration from a staple – the denim shirt – but slightly subverted it, opting for a dark gray wash rather than traditional blue one.
Brain Dead Mesh Short Sleeve
This piece flips the script entirely, though, pairing a lacy, see-through mesh with multicolored buttons. This may or may not be an art school sewing project made with nana's table cloth.
CELINE Homme Convertible Collar Shirt
Speaking of grandparents: this here looks like something your conservative grandpa wears on vacation – in a good way.
Diesel Denim Short Sleeve
In what is a yet another spin on the denim shirt, Diesel goes brighter instead of darker, with this ultra bleached button up.
Izzue Nylon Taffeta Shirt
More on the technical, sporty, outerwear side of things, we find this Izzue taffeta shirt. Its material reminds us of some of our favorite cargos.
Missoni Camp Collar Shirt
Dialing up on the tropical, beachy vibe, Missoni's sunset colored short sleeve shirt has us longing for vacation.
Rag & Bone Knitted Shirt
Very on trend, this one merges a beloved texture with a beloved silhouette.
Umbro x Slam Jam Shirt
This design, with its drawstring hem and logo embroidery, took Umbro's athleisure history to heart and ran with it.
Vans Woven Short Sleeve
Seeking florals but tired of clichés? We'd hereby like to make a case for this photorealistic flower print on a skateboard brand's (successful) try at a short sleeve shirt. Sold?
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