Top 10 Quiet Luxury Fashion Pieces for Men in 2026

Quiet luxury has emerged as one of the defining aesthetics of the last five years. It’s a concept built around signalling wealth and taste, but doing so through the quality and cut of otherwise understated garments rather than leaning on logos or overtly trendy pieces. Think of it as a return to minimalism of sorts, but the type that hangs out on superyachts as opposed to in Stockholm coffee shops.

While we’re not crazy about the term itself or some of the classist undertones it carries, the garments themselves and the overarching concept of investing in classic, well-made pieces are things that we’ve backed since the beginning.

Our idea of dressing well revolves around building a wardrobe full of quality garments that work together and won’t date in an instant, which, in essence, is what quiet luxury is built on.

With that in mind, we’d like to highlight some of the look’s key pieces that we believe can elevate any wardrobe – from outerwear investment pieces to fine-fabric accessories and everything in between.

Cashmere Crew Neck

Don’t fall into the trap of saving cashmere for best. Yes, it’s a luxury fabric, but it works best when it’s allowed to mingle with your everyday outfits, bringing a bit of elegance and polish in a subtle, understated way.

A simple crew-neck sweater allows you to incorporate cashmere into almost any outfit, and it’s the sort of thing you can wear again and again and again without having to put much thought into it.

Ultimately, it looks and feels expensive without making a song and dance about it, which is exactly what quiet luxury is all about.

Flannel Trousers

If your instinct is to default to denim or chinos, a well-cut pair of flannel trousers is a more elevated, grown-up alternative that offers similar versatility.

Treat them like an everyday legwear option rather than something to be exclusively paired with tailoring and you’ll discover they make sense across a surprising proportion of your current wardrobe.

Sure, they look good with a tailored jacket and a pair of dress shoes, but they’re equally at home worn with a fitted white T-shirt, an overshirt and a pair of minimalist leather sneakers.

Knitted Polo

The knitted polo effectively bridges one of those awkward gaps in many wardrobes. It can be used to dress up more casual pieces, but also to bring dressier outfits down to earth a touch, depending on how it’s styled.

Wear it in place of a T-shirt to give simple everyday looks a touch of intent, or substitute a dress shirt for one to make tailored looks a bit less stiff.

In a neutral colour, such as beige, charcoal or navy, it’s the kind of thing you can throw on with any outfit and know it will work.

Suede Bomber

The appeal is not strictly in the garment itself, but in the way suede behaves over time. It marks, darkens, creases and slowly stops looking new, which is exactly when it starts to look right.

This is the type of garment that develops a patina over many years and decades, becoming more ‘yours’ with every consecutive wear.

Crucially, it’s an investment piece – not something to be bought cheaply and scrimped on. Splash out, and it’ll look after you for many years to come, bringing unassuming outfits to life and giving your wardrobe some true personality.

Shearling Jacket

When the weather is at its coldest, this classic piece of aeronautic outerwear is the natural step up from a suede bomber. Thicker, heavier and warmer, but with the same characteristics that give its lighter cousin its quiet-luxury appeal.

Layer up with a chunky knit in an autumnal shade, and style with off-white denim and a pair of lugged deck shoes.

Wool Overshirt

Some overshirts are too thin to function and too styled to justify themselves. The good ones sit in between, with enough structure to hold their shape and enough softness to move.

Worn open, closed, thrown on, taken off. It is a practical layer, not a design exercise. When it works, it quietly replaces a jacket without making a fuss.

Leather Chelsea Boots

Chelsea boots work best when you forget about them. No laces, no excess detail, no explanation required. Overly sharp toes, polished leather, or heavy soles push them into costume territory.

Instead, the good pairs crease, wear down, and settle into everyday use. They suit trousers with a slight break and similarly quiet-luxury leaning smart-casual staples.

Clean, simple and incredibly easy to style.

Suede Loafers

A good pair of suede loafers does two jobs better than any other piece of footwear. They soften tailoring, taking the tone from stiff to suave, but they also lend casual outfits some weight and a sense of purpose when styled in place of sneakers.

Pristine suede looks hesitant; worn-in looks relaxed. With that in mind, don’t attempt to keep them box fresh. If you want something that stays perfect, buy Derby shoes instead.

Cashmere Beanie

It gets stuffed into pockets, pulled on quickly, and shaped by repeated use. But the cashmere beanie is, at its core, a luxury item that can swiftly elevate any outfit it’s worn with.

Go for a simple muted colour for maximum versatility and wear it until it drops to bits.

Suede Gloves

Gloves, perhaps more so than any other accessory, tend to be treated as an afterthought. It’s not uncommon to see an otherwise well-dressed guy dragging his entire outfit down with a pair of cheap polyester mitts from the supermarket bargain bin.

We get it, there are pieces you’d rather be spending your hard-earned cash on, but if you want to look properly put together at all times, a pair of classic suede gloves is the final piece in the puzzle.