At a certain point in the summer, the thought of getting dressed up to go out for dinner begins to cast a pall over the entire day. Come lunchtime, you’re wiping your brow and making vague threats to call the whole thing off and stay home in your underwear. As if to say, “It doesn’t have to be this hard,” Clementina, a tailor for ladies of distinction, has partnered with the British haberdasher Drake’s to produce a unisex collection with this exact warm-weather conundrum in mind. Comprising ivory and chocolate linen chore coats, silk neckerchiefs, and a pique-bib tuxedo shirt that’s designed to be worn either with black-tie or on its own—we must remind you that anyone who’s inviting you to a black-tie affair in August is not your friend—the collaboration will have you looking cool, calm, and collected, whether you’re hunkered down in the city or whiling the days away by the sea. The collection is available at Drake’s New York store, its Amagansett pop-up, and online. (clementina.world) —Nathan King

You may know Molly Young’s lightning intelligence and whimsical style from The New York Times’s newsletter Read Like the Wind, in which she or other critics recommend two lesser-known novels. But in Privacy, an 80-page zine, a pregnant Young realizes there is no defining the self through literature. She searches for novels, nonfiction, and even medical books to understand the creature growing inside her. Soon she is writing a nearly by-the-week account of her pregnancy. She sucks on Warheads to stave off nausea, orders a seemingly endless number of 19th-century pregnancy-advice pamphlets from eBay, and describes her stony ob-gyn. Each sentence reckons with the peculiarity of reproduction with a poignancy only she can conjure. This little chapbook is a must-read, even if you aren’t a woman or expecting. ($15, youngblanks.com) —Andie Blaine

For numerous reasons, we have trouble resisting Zara’s siren song. Their home goods are made in collaboration with the e-commerce platform Collagerie. Lucinda Chambers, Collagerie’s chief creative officer, has a London house that is the stuff of Instagram legend. And if you want to approximate some of its greatness, these lamps, chairs, vases, platters, and napkin rings are an excellent place to start. (from $69, zara.com) —Ashley Baker

Fashion-and-accessories designer Clare Vivier’s Clare V. store has been a Silver Lake stalwart since it opened on Sunset Boulevard in 2012. After recently acquiring the adjacent shop and undergoing extensive renovations, it is reopening imminently at almost twice the size. These days, Vivier’s brand has 14 stores around the world, but this will be the only one to carry all of her products: clothing, handbags, jewelry (fine and costume), a strap bar, and a complete monogramming-and-personalizing operation. If it’s all just too tempting to contemplate, sink into one of the Le Courbusier LC2 chairs in the lounge and ponder the future of retail. This might just be it, right here in front of you. (clarev.com) —Ashley Baker

If you’re antisocial and don’t like compliments, Esha Soni’s sculpturally minimalistic handbags are not for you. Carrying the Orb—a curvy top handle in bottle-green calfskin accented with an artful piece of carved brass—around Manhattan, I’ve never been approached more. “Who makes your bag?” stranger after stranger asks. Soni is a Mumbai-born, New York–based designer who has worked for Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, and Proenza Schouler. She launched her own collection of handbags, jewelry, and vessels made in Italy and New York in 2022—and they are still all the rage. ($3,200; eshasoni.com) —Jessica Iredale

We know how the story goes, but we can’t wait to hear it again: Buzz Aldrin, a 39-year-old astronaut from New Jersey, planted the American flag on the moon on July 20, 1969, as his Apollo 11 crew-mate Neil Armstrong uttered the eternal words “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” That space mission was one of the most watched television broadcasts in human history, and it continues to captivate audiences today—especially with a new podcast that brings Aldrin back to life, played by the inimitable John Lithgow. Juxtaposing his personal struggles (alcohol abuse and a crumbling marriage) alongside the gripping race to beat Russia to the moon, Buzz captures a figure that is equal parts myth and man. (spotify.com) —Paulina Prosnitz