Shopping List

Format: item + colour, then candidate brands in brackets. No prices - judge each on quality and decide if it's worth the spend.
Standing rules: wide fit mandatory for all shoes. Natural or natural-blend fabrics only for blazers and shirts - reject polyester-viscose at mid/premium prices. Steer new colour into burgundy, forest green, steel blue, camel, mustard - already too many light blues (shirts) and olive/khaki (bottoms).

Cognac brown derby shoes (Ecco, others)

Highest-impact single item. Fills the brown smart-shoe gap - current shoes are casual green or formal black, nothing in between. Wears with almost every outfit in the matrix. Ecco Metropole London (code 525604, colour 01482, size 44) was the reference pick.

Wide fit required Full leather, derby be.ecco.com

White shirts ×2 (Boggi, Liu Jo, SuitSupply, others)

White shirt + salt-and-pepper jumper is a confirmed strong combo, and more whites are needed for layering under knitwear generally. Currently short on plain whites - and redundancy matters: one ready, one in the wash, one buffer for a stain the night before an event.

Check fabric Boggi = S Liu Jo = 38 (39 rarely) Cotton or cotton blend

Socks - pack restock (Falke, Uniqlo, Decathlon, others)

Current inventory is grey, black-ish, light grey only - missing every colour that actually matches your trousers and accent moves. Buy in bulk: navy, brown, olive, burgundy, mustard. Crew length for chinos and jeans, invisible/no-show for shorts and boat shoes.

Navy ×3 (for navy/dark chinos) Brown / tan ×3 (for beige chinos) Olive ×2 (for olive chinos) Burgundy ×2 (accent move) Mustard ×1 (accent move) No-show / invisible ×6 (shorts + boat shoes)

Burgundy jumper (Tommy, SuitSupply, others)

Core accent gap in knitwear. Best layering piece under the grey blazer and over white shirts. Wool-alpaca blend or fine merino.

Size S/M Wool-alpaca or merino

Burgundy polo (Tommy, Lacoste, Liu Jo, others)

Polo colour gap. Strongest accent for video calls, office drop-ins, and biking.

Short sleeve M / EU 48

Olive / khaki unstructured blazer (SuitSupply, others)

Would round out the blazer rotation with an earth tone - pairs with burgundy and navy. Not urgent: grey and navy blazers cover most needs.

Natural fabric only Linen, wool, cotton or lyocell - reject poly-viscose SuitSupply, Brussels - Av. de la Toison d'Or - try in person

Accent polos & tees (Liu Jo, Tommy, others)

Refresh worn polos with accent colours in a slim Italian cut. Add colour where the wardrobe is thin, not where it's already crowded.

M / EU 48 Burgundy, forest green, steel blue, camel, mustard Avoid light blue & olive/khaki

Neutral sport shoe (others)

The dark blue and orange-green Hokas are near end of life. One neutral dark-grey or black sport shoe replaces both and stays versatile.

Wide fit Dark grey or black Avoid white and bright colours