Man clothes: where do you buy them?

sometimes a whole is less unsad than its parts.

sometimes a whole is less unsad than its partspants.

apparently inspired by this thread, TOAST are launching a range of man clothes next month.

i get my ed hardy swag on the 'net (internet), for the rest of my shit i just hit up the SEARS bruv

All about Filene's and Marshall's and sometimes TJ Maxx. All that Calvin Klein and John Varvatos and fancy, simple shit for cheap.

gilt.com, lol

For a long time I only bought clothes in the January sales, as a result of which I could go for years without buying a pair of trousers but always had too many shirts. Now I at least have an income and occasionally splash out, though I still feel bad paying full price for anything. Internet shopping is good for tracking/comparing prices on sales items, though I want to either know how the label does sizing or already have tried the item on IRL. Anytime I've Internet-shopped I've bought direct from the label.

Most of my "nice" clothes are from Paul Smith or Folk, I have a bunch of H+M/Uniqlo/found stuff to fill in the gaps. Shoes are Camper or Onitsuka Tiger.

Other labels I rate: Oliver Spencer, Reiss (sometimes), Paul and Joe, APC.

As for American Apparel, there is a comparable company out of North Carolina called Alternative Apparel http://www.alternativeapparel.com/Consumer.aspx that makes much finer product and actually does not exploit their workers

Yeah, I'll buy stuff from the sleazy, exploitative company that makes stuff in L.A. any day over the "socially responsible" company that makes their shit in China.

You can, you know, buy stuff from both. I'm assuming yr shoes, other shirts, pants, etc. are not all made in LA so it's kind of a strawman argument.

Suit by Zegna, jacket & accessories by Ted Baker, shoes by Camper, Adidas, and Jones. Work shirts by M&S.

Aw yeah, player.

As for American Apparel, there is a comparable company out of North Carolina called Alternative Apparel http://www.alternativeapparel.com/Consumer.aspx that makes much finer product and actually does not exploit their workers

Yeah, I'll buy stuff from the sleazy, exploitative company that makes stuff in L.A. any day over the "socially responsible" company that makes their shit in China.

― wk, Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:34 PM (Yesterday)

When i wrote that AltApp was still made in the USA. Do your homework if you want to be a revisionist.

american apparel is so fucking gross, i'm amazed that any conscious human being could actually buy anything with their brand upon, ever

i dunno their t-shirts are nice

there was an article on don charney linked to in the AA thread that made him seem like not-that-big-of-an-asshole

dov I meant, don charney makes me think of a hip don rickles

The new Toast for Men campaign is oddly amusing.

Do blokes really wear £450 suits with Converse-style pumps? (As the current Toast catalogue seems to suggest).

If male models are blokes, then yes.

Lately I've had good luck waiting for those J. Crew 40% off sale items days (I get e-mails). Dress shirts for $20-30, nice wool slacks for $50-100, etc. Nordstrom clearance is also not bad.

My slim button down shirts look dumb when tucked in, especially to khakis. Need more shirts for work (teacher). Going to hit up lord and taylor now, wish me luck

BTW Nordstrom also has really good slim dress shirts (the John W. Nordstrom) that are actually slim and don't bunch and aren't too expensive.

xp why do you think they look dumb?

Too slim but mostly too short. I bought smalls because i didn't want them to be baggy. They look great untucked with jeans imo but i think i need to size up for shirts for work.

Buy fitted shirts dude, forget this "small" "medium" "large" business.

yeah s/m/l for shirts with buttons is not gonna work 95% of the time.

Good advice. I'll at least try to find the right size today when i'm shopping.

Got my o/h some nice stuff in the ASOS sale
There is a male model on there with the most ridic tattoos

The bearded dude?

yeah with the kissy kissy on his neck!

i take it back, this guy's are more amazing: http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Vest-With-Racer-Back-And-Textured-Jersey/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3362791&cid=6993&sh=0&pge=1&pgesize=204&sort=-1&clr=Black

I don't think I get the neck lotus.

who's on Morrissey's tshirt?

I think i get the beck lotus.

Speaking of necks and shirts i got measured for shirts and my neck is a 16, which is really big for my frame size/height/weight so most of the shirts fit weirdly if i want them to be able to button all the way. I guess i need to use a tailor if i want to continue insisting on being finicky about how my clothes fit

Get into home tailoring if you have the time to develop a skill. & learn to copy favourite items either by picking apart worn out ones or by whichever means you can while leaving them intact.
Think it should be relatively easy, if a bit time consuming. BUt having said that I'm currently doing a number of courses to try to pick up the rudiments and that may not be easy for others to find time for.

BUt hopefully at the end I should be in a position to make my own clothing which is something I've always wanted to do. & to my own design which is even better.

I was trying to decide whether this would most likely be worn by

a) someone hunting
b) a bearded man in a Didsbury coffee shop (or artisan beer pub)
c) a Mancunian thug trying to suggest they are packing a rifle and so need a rifle patch.

http://www.oipolloi.com/barbour-cutler-crew-neck-forest-green

I'd like a tux with a suede rifle patch.

I think I looked at that exact jumper.

Which look were you going for?

lol Eazy

whatever it is, I don't love it. It looks like the exact kind of thing I'd buy thinking "well, it's a little odd but it's BARBOUR and it's ON SALE"

i don't like the asymmetry. suede elbow patches on sweaters can be cool though. i have a green cable knit sweater with suede elbow patches and i look sharp when i wear it.

<3 my barbour jacket so much but their casualwear is pretty bad

idk I have an aversion to Barbour so I'd get something like this instead (actually I did buy this): http://www.youmustcreate.com/products/aw14-ymc-knitwear/crew-knit-jumper-2/

A few Barbour shirts but its a South Shields thing.

d) a football casual c. 1983. Worn with jumbo cords (slightly flared and frayed at the bottom) and suede Adidas. GIS The Farm.

I fancy buying a cord jacket. A bit sorta "French Sign Painter" rather than particularly smart.

Recommendations for nice cord jackets?

Best *bleu de travail*?

jeans : TK Maxx.
t-shirts : band websites.
DMs local shop.
the rest : Primark.