The Bold Check: The Look: For the new season, you'll see this high-volume pattern cranked up on everything from trousers and three-piece suits to short trench coats. But like drinking absinthe and listening to Rush, wearing checks works best when done in moderation. So start small, and even then, balance the experiment with something more straightforward.
The Double-Breasted suite: The Look: On the runways for spring, we saw DB's on the runways of Southern gentlemen (Billy Reid), Northeastern prepsters (Tommy Hilfiger), and Italian classicists (Giorgio Armani, at left). Which means it's the kind of thing you can wear whether you spend your weekends hunting, at polo matches, or brunching in Lake Como. Just remember: keep it trim, unless you happen to be a balding, stogie-chomping mob boss from the '30s. In which case, godspeed.
The Nautical Sweater: The Look: Kennedy. Picasso. These are men who knew the pleasures of ocean-ready knitwear — which is to say, typically striped, typically warm, and typically worn by someone who knows how to make the most of a yacht. We particularly like Trussardi 1911's take — done up in a slightly less traditional black, which is handy if you plan on going pirate 
Contrast-Color Wingtips: The Look: Since there's really no reason to restrict spring colors to the zone above your ankles, a variety of labels produced dress shoes in colors beyond — okay, way beyond — the standard black and brown. You'll want to wear them with jeans, khakis, or anything else that won't make you look like you were dressed by Willy Wonka.
The Trimmed Tennis Sweater: The Look: While Rafa's neons and Borg's headband deserve honorable mentions, few tennis greats have endured like Rene Lacoste's classic sweater. This year you'll see a bumper crop of trimmer knits, which work just as well on the court as they would at the office on a Friday afternoon.
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