What to Buy From Bode, According to Dudes Who Buy a Lot of Bode
ShoppingFrom one-of-a-kind jackets to barely-there lace shirts, here's where to start your journey.By Reed NelsonFebruary 7, 2025Photo: Christopher FenimoreSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.Tonight, while New Orleans steels itself for Sunday's big game, the city plays host to the real draw of the weekend: the inaugural GQ Bowl, where designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla will stage a runway presentation showcasing her Spring 2025 Bode Rec. collection. Funnily enough, it's tough to imagine a more fitting milieu for the red-hot American brand, whose lace shirts, DIY-inflected jackets, and crochet sweaters have become stalwarts of the tunnel fit—pouring jet fuel on the label's fashion-world trajectory in the process.The NOLA show also represents a victory lap of sorts for the Bode brand, which has quickly evolved into a powerhouse emissary of new American style. When Bode Aujla founded the label in 2016, she focused on retro-inflected silhouettes crafted from one-of-a-kind vintage fabrics—think, for example, of the the quilts you might find in your grandmother’s closet or on the periphery of a Rockwell painting. Today, though, Bode Aujla's remit encompasses an elite assortment of idiosyncratic wardrobe staples, along with plenty of the brand’s now-signature custom showstoppers.In other words, you've probably seen Bode's work—or clocked its influence—even if you weren't entirely sure what to look for. So to help educate you on that front, we rang up a few of the biggest Bode fans in our rolodex to hear them wax eloquent on their favorite pieces, why they like 'em, and where you can get your hands on something similar.The official GQ Bowl livestream will kick off on GQ.com and GQ’s YouTube channel starting at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.Sameer Sadhu, SVP of A&R, NETTWERK Music GroupSameer has long been drawn to Bode’s use of what he calls “emotive textiles.” When he and his wife married at City Hall in New York, he wanted to wear his late mother’s sari as a shirt, a poignant flourish he had discussed with Bode Aujla herself. The result, he says, was a one-of-a-kind heirloom he’ll always cherish, elevated by Bode’s reverence for totems of the past.Christopher FenimoreChristopher FenimoreSameer's shirt was a collaborative effort with the Bode team, and enhanced by his deeply personal connection to the source material, but the brand’s idiosyncratic fabrics are a consistent house speciality—the more intricate the better.BodeSolarium Bead-Embellished Broderie Anglaise Tulle Shirt$1,080 Mr PorterBodeFlowering Liana Embroidered Silk-Crepe Shirt$800 Mr PorterBodeGarden Party Camp-Collar Bead-Embellished Linen Shirt$980 Mr PorterBodeSki Season Camp-Collar Printed Cotton and Silk-Blend Shirt$690 Mr PorterSamuel Hine, Senior Fashion Writer, GQThese days, it’s hard to swing a tote bag downtown without hitting an impeccably-dressed dude wearing Bode’s signature house shoes, but when Sam tried on the open-lace ‘County Clare’ derbies, he never looked back.Krista Schlueter“There's something princely about the scallop eyelets and dainty profile,” he says, “but I beat mine up all day, every day. It's like an opera pump you can wear anywhere.” (It helps that they look just as killer with knife-sharp trousers as they do fraying jeans.)BodeCounty Clare Shoes$720 BodeBodeLeather House Shoes$690 BodeBodeSchool Shoes$760 BodeBodeOpera Pumps$690 BodeTanner Dean, Men’s Ready-to-Wear Specialist, CelineBode’s Senior Cord series riffs on collegiate silhouettes from the 1900s, when graduating students would doodle all over their classmates’ jackets. So when Tanner sprang for his own a few months before his 26th birthday, he knew it had to be distinct to him. “I’d seen people like [Nordstrom men's fashion director] Jian DeLeon go with a theme for theirs,” Dean says, “and I loved how cohesive it looked.”Courtesy of Tanner DeanCourtesy of Tanner DeanAmong other references, his jacket incorporates nods to his favorite album, Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie and Lowell, and Raymond Carver, his favorite writer. “It’s the perfect encapsulation of me as a person.”You can’t buy Tanner's exact jacket, naturally, but you can buy a piece from the line that speaks to your identity just as thoughtfully.BodeRecreation Senior Cord Side Tab Jacket$1,598 BodeBodeCustom Senior Cord Shorts$640 BodeBodeCustom Senior Cord Side Tab Jacket$2,100 BodeBodeCustom Senior Cord Side-Buckle Trousers$1,498 BodeAbe Santana, Stylist/Product ConsultantBode didn’t invent lace shirts, but it’s pretty easy to trace the fabric’s recent surge back to its design studio. The ‘Brick’ shirt the brand released a few years ago skews a little less twee than typical lace fare, Abe explains, but it breathes and bounces with the best of ‘em.Courtesy of Abe SantanaAbe's exact button-up is still available in white—which will go berserk at any warm-weather event over the next six month—but if it’s lac
All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Tonight, while New Orleans steels itself for Sunday's big game, the city plays host to the real draw of the weekend: the inaugural GQ Bowl, where designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla will stage a runway presentation showcasing her Spring 2025 Bode Rec. collection. Funnily enough, it's tough to imagine a more fitting milieu for the red-hot American brand, whose lace shirts, DIY-inflected jackets, and crochet sweaters have become stalwarts of the tunnel fit—pouring jet fuel on the label's fashion-world trajectory in the process.
The NOLA show also represents a victory lap of sorts for the Bode brand, which has quickly evolved into a powerhouse emissary of new American style. When Bode Aujla founded the label in 2016, she focused on retro-inflected silhouettes crafted from one-of-a-kind vintage fabrics—think, for example, of the the quilts you might find in your grandmother’s closet or on the periphery of a Rockwell painting. Today, though, Bode Aujla's remit encompasses an elite assortment of idiosyncratic wardrobe staples, along with plenty of the brand’s now-signature custom showstoppers.
In other words, you've probably seen Bode's work—or clocked its influence—even if you weren't entirely sure what to look for. So to help educate you on that front, we rang up a few of the biggest Bode fans in our rolodex to hear them wax eloquent on their favorite pieces, why they like 'em, and where you can get your hands on something similar.
The official GQ Bowl livestream will kick off on GQ.com and GQ’s YouTube channel starting at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
Sameer Sadhu, SVP of A&R, NETTWERK Music Group
Sameer has long been drawn to Bode’s use of what he calls “emotive textiles.” When he and his wife married at City Hall in New York, he wanted to wear his late mother’s sari as a shirt, a poignant flourish he had discussed with Bode Aujla herself. The result, he says, was a one-of-a-kind heirloom he’ll always cherish, elevated by Bode’s reverence for totems of the past.
Sameer's shirt was a collaborative effort with the Bode team, and enhanced by his deeply personal connection to the source material, but the brand’s idiosyncratic fabrics are a consistent house speciality—the more intricate the better.
Samuel Hine, Senior Fashion Writer, GQ
These days, it’s hard to swing a tote bag downtown without hitting an impeccably-dressed dude wearing Bode’s signature house shoes, but when Sam tried on the open-lace ‘County Clare’ derbies, he never looked back.
“There's something princely about the scallop eyelets and dainty profile,” he says, “but I beat mine up all day, every day. It's like an opera pump you can wear anywhere.” (It helps that they look just as killer with knife-sharp trousers as they do fraying jeans.)
Tanner Dean, Men’s Ready-to-Wear Specialist, Celine
Bode’s Senior Cord series riffs on collegiate silhouettes from the 1900s, when graduating students would doodle all over their classmates’ jackets. So when Tanner sprang for his own a few months before his 26th birthday, he knew it had to be distinct to him. “I’d seen people like [Nordstrom men's fashion director] Jian DeLeon go with a theme for theirs,” Dean says, “and I loved how cohesive it looked.”
Among other references, his jacket incorporates nods to his favorite album, Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie and Lowell, and Raymond Carver, his favorite writer. “It’s the perfect encapsulation of me as a person.”
You can’t buy Tanner's exact jacket, naturally, but you can buy a piece from the line that speaks to your identity just as thoughtfully.
Abe Santana, Stylist/Product Consultant
Bode didn’t invent lace shirts, but it’s pretty easy to trace the fabric’s recent surge back to its design studio. The ‘Brick’ shirt the brand released a few years ago skews a little less twee than typical lace fare, Abe explains, but it breathes and bounces with the best of ‘em.
Abe's exact button-up is still available in white—which will go berserk at any warm-weather event over the next six month—but if it’s lace you’re into, there’s no shortage of similar options in a range of discreet hues.
