French Connection recently launched its new spring/summer collection for men featuring a sophisticated wardrobe of reworked classics and wearable fashion forward looks.

For the collection, the brand takes traditional maritime pieces as a base and reworks the look with an abstract twist and a focus on clean-cut simplicity.

A muted colour palette of faded greys, washed out browns and clean white tones is punctuated with pops of bright royal blue and green to give the collection a refined and mature feel.

Casual shirting is kept simple with classic stripe or block colour styles in this season’s rich colour palette, while reworked checks and a vibrant dot print offer a more unusual alternative. For the very bold a kitsch allover floral pattern has been updated.

Nautical style stripes have been reworked in all number of scales and combinat-ions, playing on the collection’s abstract inspiration, to give unusual new patterns that adorn cotton tees and essential jersey polos.

Super soft knitwear stays true to the collections inspiration, dot prints and the new nautical stripe patterns feature throughout – graduating, block colour and super small stripes are all included and give an unusual contrasting look when layered over the cotton tees.

Lightweight technical jackets and multi-pocket utility styles form the backbone of the outwear collection and look effortlessly stylish thrown over a vibrant knit and the classic chinos.

Classic summer accessories are subtly updated with simple design tweaks; the essential summer trilby is re-worked in coloured straw as well as natural canvas – all with a contrast ribbon trim.

Lightweight summer scarves are patterned with abstract stripe details and dot prints, which mirror the main collection, or simple block colours add a subtle pop of colour to any outfit.

The canvas holdall is perfect to pack up your summer wardrobe in for a weekend away, while preppy style satchels and simple nylon backpacks are just the ticket for a trip to the beach.

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