Your Style Guide For All Things Bachelor Party

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It’s the smell of a warm Gulf of Mexico breeze. It’s the feel of the damp pile of laundry balled up next to your bed in a hotel room. It’s the confidence of rolling 11 dudes deep into a steakhouse you have no business being in. It’s a nervous system shattering hangover that carries well into the following week. It’s bachelor party season.

One could argue that BPS is a 365-day event these days, but traditionally, March opens up the floodgates. Email threads are getting raunchier, and married guys are unsuccessfully trying to hide from their wives how pumped they are to max out on night one and barely make it to brunch day 2. It’s all happening, and you need to prepare for it. That’s why I, the original bachelor party baddie, have tailored a proprietary collection specifically to meet your bachelor party 2k18 needs. I’ve been on too many of them, and I need to let this knowledge trickle down.

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RG Buenos Tiempos Rope Hat

I’ve never been on bachelor party where a daytime hat wasn’t a necessity. Maybe that’s because guys like me require more protection for the scalp, but that’s another column altogether. If your team is anything like mine, you’re hitting a pool, swinging the sticks, or both. Since you probably don’t have Ollie Schniederjans lettuce, you need to make a statement with your headwear. The Buenos Tiempos hat is a best seller for a reason, and I suspect that reason is that it’s most chill.

TravisMathew ‘Squid Roe’ Performance Golf Polo

Dammit, this shirt fuqs. If Robert Palmer’s “Addicted To Love” video was a golf shirt, it would look like this. You might as well face it, you need at least two polos for the trip, no matter what’s on the agenda for the weekend. I’ve always been a huge proponent of the golf polo-athletic short combo for brunch, but you can very easily sub out the athleisure shorts for swim trunks. I don’t advise wearing this to a gentleman’s establishment unless you want to take the attention away from the bachelor. Your call.

RG Mezcalitos

Did we make the most iconic trunks of 2018? We’re in the conversation at a minimum. These are statement trunks at the beach, at the Aria pool in Vegas, or in the lazy river at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles that you’ll pee in 23 times over a two-day period. Certified head turning trunks that the other guys in the group will be jealous of. Nerds.

‘LP Special Edition’ Swim Shorts

Another bathing suit? You know I had to, Tommy Two Trunks. I could easily post every suit we offer on RG & Man, but I think there’s a valid argument that having two pairs is the move. This pair by RVCA lets people know you chill like Buffett but abuse alcohol like Gronk, often at the same time. These would have crushed on the Cartagena, Colombia trip I turned down this year, but I’ll save that story for later.

RG Boatercycle

I know, I know. I’m loco for this one. But don’t you dare tell me it’s impossible for one guy in a jetski shirt to set the tone for an entire weekend. It’s been done before, and it will be done again. When you roll into the hotel and run into Hunter’s boys from high school, they’ll know that you’re the guy to latch on to.

Patagonia ‘Steersman’ Travel Shirt

You weren’t ready for Patagonia to drop Hawaiians on you, were you? It hit you hard like a coconut that Sage Northcutt will surely rip in half with his bare hands. Me too. As a founding member of team no-buttons, I fully endorse this Hawaiian and the sunglass tilting looks that you’ll receive from the older ladies in the cabana across the pool.

RG ‘Cactus Cocktail’ Hawaiian Shirt

Never stop at just one Hawaiian. That’s a missed opportunity that could set your personal vibe back months, if not years. All white, no socks. You don’t need a tank top to set yourself apart. No one talks about it, but throwing on a brand new power Hawaiian sure has a way of making you forget about your internal organs shutting down.

The North Face Canvas Work Hat

The Face is back. If you don’t rock this at the pool or on the course, you will certainly need it on the plane ride home. It goes without saying that you’ll look like you head-butted a wasp nest, so please cover up that stupid face of yours.

Striper II CVO Washed Sneaker Shoes

White shoes to pair with the white button-down and white linen pants. Other than maybe a hilariously high-end dinner, there’s no bad time to wear these. Will they come back with visible stains that will leave you with more questions than answers? Yes. Can you wash them? I know I sure have. You can go straight from the pool to the blackjack table in these without thinking twice. Pick up a pair.

Trask American Bison Driver Shoe

If you’re new to this, you probably don’t understand the importance of a classed-up driving loafer. Oh, to be young again. Unless the best man dropped the ball, you have a reservation at a steakhouse. Red meat is a must. And while your caiman Lucchese boots will suffice, it’s probably all kinds of hot where you’re going. Not to mention the fact that the top of your feet are blood red. I love these driving shoes because they work in almost every scenario. 5 tool players.

Vineyard Vines 5-Pocket Stretch Twill Pant

I hope you’re hungry because these are straight up fire dinner pants. Ring the dinner bell, Ma, the boys need to feed.

There you go, guys. Get a gram off and enjoy it while it lasts. You’ll get sick of these at some point, I promise. I can’t make the memories for you, but I certainly can prepare you for the voyage..

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