Buenos Aires is South America's most European city — the grand boulevards of the Microcentro, the French neoclassical architecture of the Recoleta, the cobblestone streets and art galleries of Palermo Soho, the tango culture of San Telmo, and the luxury steakhouse culture of Puerto Madero and Palermo that has made Buenos Aires one of the world's great dining destinations. The wardrobe responds to a city that rewards a composed and considered natural fabric wardrobe for its specific combination of cultural depth and social sophistication.

For the Recoleta and the cultural quarter. The Recoleta Cemetery, the MALBA (Museum of Latin American Art), the Alvear Palace Hotel — the most formally composed quarter of Buenos Aires. A PP linen shirt in white or a warm natural with linen trousers and leather shoes. The grand French neoclassical architecture of Recoleta rewards natural fabric in natural and warm colourways.

For Palermo Soho and the restaurant scene. The bohemian-luxury quarter — the independent boutiques, the galleries, the outdoor restaurants of the Plaza Serrano area. A PP linen shirt in a vivid or warm natural colourway with linen trousers or linen shorts and leather shoes for the afternoon; a navy PP linen shirt for the evening restaurant.

For the steakhouse culture. Buenos Aires's legendary parrillas — Don Julio, La Cabrera, El Preferido de Palermo. The steakhouse dinner is the city's most celebrated and most observed dining occasion. A navy PP linen shirt with linen trousers and leather shoes carries the formal dinner register correctly.

The Buenos Aires summer. Buenos Aires's summer — December through February, coinciding with the European winter — is warm and humid (28–33 degrees). The certified Belgian linen wardrobe manages the Buenos Aires summer heat correctly.

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