Styling Designers From Our Good Clothes Index
At this point, calling something a trend feels borderline offensive. No one’s trying to sprint after the next shiny thing just to watch it tap out before the season’s even over. Yes, we’re looking at you Dario Vitale. "We were all rooting for you."
Anyway, the good news? Whether out of taste, fatigue, or collective delusion, we’ve actually been drifting toward wardrobes that actually shut up and do their job, quietly, and consistently impactful.
While the world catches up, a whole roster of labels has been doing this with careful conviction for years, each in its own frequency. So we put them all in one place: The Good Clothes Index is our salute to the brands worth carrying with you into 2026, and the ones already on our backs.
And where better to cross-check these than at the ever-dependable MR PORTER? No shocker here: a good chunk of our heavy-hitters already sit comfortably in the retailer's lineup. After a little scouring, we’re back to show you, in action, just how intentional a wardrobe can feel.
The proof’s in the pudding.
Good Clothes Are Good Style
Our Legacy
Our Legacy thrives in the space between bold and understated. Its magic lies in its perfected blend of innovation and actually wearable clothes. The Pharos bomber edges leather into something fluid, the Camion boots carry just enough weight to feel serious without ever feeling forced, and the ribbed hooded knit turns winter layering into an art form.
Dries Van Noten
Boat shoes this, boat shoes that, this leather-trimmed suede pair is the only one that actually matters. It’s Van Noten distilled: smart, a little cheeky, and confident without needing to say it. Decades in, the brand still manages to surprise, quietly reminding everyone else how it’s done.
Auralee
Picking from the crème de la crème was never going to be easy. Still, a few couldn’t be left off the list. Auralee, the Japanese brand that has mastered the art of out-of-the-box outerwear and knitwear, is one you need on your radar. This cashmere-blend cardigan looks simple, but it’s smarter than it lets on. The cut, the texture, the unexpected little details, it all adds up to a piece that screams "good clothes."
Saman Amel
Saman Amel makes menswear that moves. Blazers drape like cardigans, shirts demand to be worn untucked, and every silhouette has a little rebellious twist. This sweater is easily layered, or not, and it’s one of those pieces that unassumingly flips the idea of what a sweater can do.
Polo Ralph Lauren
How could we not mention Ralph Lauren? He hasn't just made good clothes for decades, he built the American wardrobe.
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