lacoste polos become my love

While my love for shopping is forever dragging me into all my favorite Edgartown women's stores like 20 Main, Katydid, and Rags, I decided that it was time to do some shopping for my brother's upcoming birthday. Over the years, I have come to realize that most men simply don't enjoy shopping for clothing - my brother included. So why not help them out?

Making shopping easy for men: Island Pursuit in Edgartown. Photo by Ralph Stewart I decided to pop into a few Edgartown stores in search of some items to dress up my brother's wardrobe. After finding a parking place -already a challenge - I stopped in at Chappy. I was immediately drawn to their assortment of men's Taylor Vintage Madras shorts ($98), which I think are a great way to compliment a basic polo. They also carry a wide variety of polos and oxfords from brands like Blegatchi, Quicksilver, and Project E.

A few feet away is Island Pursuit, with its similar styles in different brands. Although I went in to shop for my brother, after finding their Nove linen oxfords ($115) I couldn't help but think, Father's Day. These lightweight shirts are great for every day, or for an evening out. A little farther back in the store I found myself surrounded by Lacoste - everything from shorts to pants to polos. Stores like Island Pursuit and Chappy are great because they carry such a wide spectrum of styles to suit many different tastes.

ed hardy shirts selling out

Like other street-wear brands, the company's lines feature ed hardy shirts with bold graphics, layered pieces, strong colors on baseball caps and shoes, hooded sweat shirts and dark denims. The Hundreds products are meant to reflect a Los Angeles sensibility rooted in the 1980s and '90s, when its founders were growing up.

In The Hundreds stores, one on Rosewood Avenue in Los Angeles and the other on Post Street in San Francisco, bright red and yellow ed hardy shirts, green shoes and purple caps are displayed against black wooden shelves and flooring.

The Los Angeles store is small and narrow, with an art installation of a hill topped with trees and a blue sky by Los Angeles artist Tofer tucked along a wall.

The year-old San Francisco store is almost three times larger and painted black, with shelves set into Batcave-like rock walls and pillars embedded with fake stacked skulls.