Wherever the summer takes you, Maxim is your personal-gear GPS, with essential tips for surviving in style. Check out the items you'll need for summer in the city.

L.L. Bean shirt, $35, llbean.com; J.Crew tie, $60, jcrew.com; Tokyo Five jeans, $78, tokyo5jeans.com; Mark Nason driving moc, $475, neimanmarcus.com; Scala Classico fedora, $55, gallerieh.com; Breitling watch, $5,880, breitling.com.

Rare Man tie-dye V-neck sweater, $204, atriumnyc.com
Original Penguin Wip Tip polo shirt, $79, originalpenguin.com Kid Robot striped shirt, $75, kidrobot.com
Levi's jeans, $54, levi.com
 Adidas Originals high-top sneakers, $70, adidas.com
 L.L. Bean seersucker shorts, $40, llbean.com
Modern Amusement socks, $20, modernamusements.com
 MCM suitcase, $1,680, bloomingdales.com
 Paul Smith Accessories fedora, $250, paulsmith.co.uk