Checks never really go away, but right now, it's a full comeback. Heritage plaids and tartans are being pulled apart and rebuilt with mixed scales, sharper tailoring, and layering that treats the pattern as its own standalone statement.
Plaid shirts in short and long sleeve, the kind that work buttoned up or thrown open over a tee. Checked jackets across three different registers: sporty ones built for actual movement, wool for anything that needs more weight, canvas for a bit of workwear grit.
Checks are checking in for the season. Shop the men's edit below.