
The traditional guayabera is
one of the all-time great warm-weather garments: short-sleeved and lightweight, finely
detailed yet masculine, equally at home at a cookout or a wedding. But if your skin is
pasty white, do not attempt to wear one. You'll look ridiculous. Instead, go for a
Caucasian approximation. We've picked on Banana Republic a lot lately, but they got
it together with this
shirt, featuring some nice vertical embroidery but without the four pockets or
near-transparency of the classic model. A güerobera, if you will.