For fifteen years, I've written and posted about all of my favorite things in menswear under the same moniker: The Bengal Stripe. Defined by evenly spaced, high-contrast stripes, typically in white and blue, there are few patterns in menswear that do as much quiet work as the Bengal stripe. A Bengal stripe adds structure without fuss. And somewhere along the way, the Bengal stripe became one of those rare patterns that works almost anywhere—formal enough for a jacket, casual enough to wear open over a tee. Bengal stripes show up in crisp poplins, beefy oxfords, breezy linens, and even playful patchworks.