Calgary Style
BY MICHELLE MCIVOR PHOTO BY JARED SYCH
HOW TO SUIT UP FOR SUMMER JP CHANNA, FO UND E R O F CU STOM MENS W E AR O UTFI T THE KINGLY, K E E PS THI NGS
You won’t see JP Channa wearing black when the warm weather arrives. “I love dressing for spring and summer because I can play around with so many more colours,” says the founder of The Kingly, a bespoke suiting company known for outfitting NHL players, executives and wedding parties. Channa’s summertime staples include bamboo cotton dress shirts and suits made of wool, linen and silk — natural fabrics that help regulate body temperature. He doesn’t shy away from wearing more casual clothing, but styles the pieces with intention. He’ll dress up a pair of shorts, for example, with a polo shirt and linen loafers. And, to keep his feet from sweating and swelling in the heat, Channa always wears no-show socks. But his ultimate styling move is embracing colour: “What we want is to bring out more flair for summertime.” Jacket and trousers, The Kingly, produced in Japan with material from Italy’s Ariston Fabrics Napoli; shirt, The Kingly, made from a bamboo cotton fabric that the design team curated with a cotton mill; tie, The Kingly, made by Toronto-based Dion 1967; watch, Rolex, from Maison Birks; loafers, The Kingly, made in Almansa, a Spanish town known for artisan shoemaking.
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