The Mr Porter Big Summer Sale Really Couldn't Have Come at a Better Time

We've mixed feelings about summer 2021. Most of them are really good. But, it's hard not to drop the undue, giddy, 17-year-old-ish excitement into a big bag of nerves. Will it go ahead? Will we actually go on holiday? Will you finally get to fall off your chair at a friend's twice postponed wedding? Yes buddy. Yes you will.

Because government advice remains unchanged, and that means summer 2021 is going ahead for now. And this period in which we await a grand reopening is the best time to prepare. Your liver. Your table bookings for the Euros, too. But, most importantly, your wardrobe, and right on cue, Mr Porter has unveiled its annual summer sale with up to a staggering 50 per cent off.

Which is properly loads, by the way. Among the horde is big, bold, logoed heavy hitters like Balenciaga, Givenchy and Stüssy, with smaller, nicher brands like Officine Générale, Kiton and the retailer's own brand Mr P. peppered in. Oh, and among that luxury pile-up is a solid line-up of men's trainers and summer shoes that'll work well beyond September too. Every pro browser refresher knows that summer sales are also opportune moments for winter dressing.

And pros we are. So, to save you trawling page upon page of heavily discounted lovely goods, we've picked the best of the best of Mr Porter's summer sale below. Because a new pair of Nikes is always a balm for post-lockdown jitters, right?