Man clothes: where do you buy them?

hey Mr. Lamp, I think that Naked & Famous is great, their product reminds me a lot of (their American peer) Takumi who uses the same fabric... in fact, Paul Smith Red Ear MIJ (who made one of my favorite jeans ever about 7 years ago) also sources from that same denim factory in Kojima, Japan.

The fabric is indeed really nice (I'm very familiar with that particular factory's output), but I have to admit I do not own any of the N&F stuff but I've seen it in shops and shows and I admire the fit of the one pair I tried on, which reminded me of a more rugged Dior Homme cut.

something about uniqlo fit does not work for me. the thighs are too stretchy, the calves too skinny

not sure why but i can't find any prices/ordering instructions at naked and famous online

You can order from BiG and they should have size charts as well:
http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&manufacturer_id=43&Itemid=28

thank u!

i also see so much uniqlo denim around brooklyn that i think i'd rather get something else

have definitely been wanting to check out their shirts and sweaters though, i hear they have good colors

Paul Smith Red Ear MIJ (who made one of my favorite jeans ever about 7 years ago

lol i keep meaning to try on a pair of these bcuz of your praise

are you in nyc? i like the blue in green one's more than the paul smith shop ones tbh!

also w/r/t trousers, i am currently flitting btw a 30 and 32, and am becoming very confused by it all :|

like i have 1 32 pair that's spot on, and another that i have to keep pulling up :(

I have that exact same problem. It's why I never buy clothes over the web.

better online retailers should have advertised measurements which if you know yours, can be super helpful!

(note: i don't buy online either fwiw lol)

Yeah they do have advertised measurements, but with waists there seems to be more than enough variation to ensure that half the things that are supposed to be in my size just won't fit right.

even from the same company sometimes, different styles or whatever. also it's too easy to spend $$$ online :P

that's called "tolerance", the bedfellow of old/faulty patterns and lax enforcement. one of my #1 pet peeves.

lol despite being p sure ive been in it i dont even remember where the paul smith shop is. also i dont really need nor can i really afford more new jeans just that u reminded i wanted to (at some point) try those. actually shasta do u know of any places in nyc that carry furfur?

i wish filippa k wld offer online shopping - wld buy so much stuff

the skinniest jeans from uniqlo fit me better than any other pair of trousers I think I've ever owned...they are actually pretty much all I wear, in about 11 diff colours/designs

you don't find that they sag in the butt?? maybe i should give them another go . . .

yea thats true for me too ronan

mine dont sag in the butt and i have no butt

this thread is so sad! do you people really get all your clothes from h&m, uniqlo, AA, gap? i mean, its fine and all for basics, but do you only wear basics?

Well yeah phil, we obviously just shop at Kohl's for suits and shit.

Kidding. I consider H&M (been there 4-5 times in Chicago/Las Vegas) and Uniqlo (never been in one!) a foreign convenience. As an ilxor who lives in a city that is at least a notch or two below Minneapolis in shopping selection (but coming up on the boutique tip in the next few years), I typically have either bought shoes while shopping or from zappos/nordstrom online. I get some basic t-shirt stuff from either random sales or AA, jeans from various sources or Levi's, and pants from either a local chain (Younkers, which has been owned by various national chains in recent years) or Banana Republic, etc.

I've been buying more random clothes from sites like gilt.com that do designer sales, or boutique stores that have a website. Also semi-addicted to the sportswear-like nau.com.

Puma shoe addiction..

Phil, all I have is basics. I rarely even have the chance to sport something nicer. Remember that time we met? You wouldn't talk to me because my clothes were basics and I said your Kimchee was too hot.

basics are all I know =(

Pretty much all basics.

I'm enjoying the current Americana/workwear trend, because my usual style of looking like a Neil Young roadie circa '72 makes me look ahead of the game. In a couple of years, I'll just look homeless again. :(

this thread is so sad! do you people really get all your clothes from h&m, uniqlo, AA, gap? i mean, its fine and all for basics, but do you only wear basics?

yeah, it's called being poor

frankly, where I live, there are not h&m, uniqlo, or AA stores. so beyond that, yeah....

If I had the kind of income that allowed me to purchase $270 pants, why would I even be wearing pants? I'd be wearing pajamas 24/7, swimming naked in my Olympic-sized pool.

that last sentence doesn't make sense unless you're saying you'd be able to buy 270$ pajamas that let you wear them and be naked at the same time

They have space-age fabrics these days, you know

are they available in basics, is wha I wanna know

I dressed pretty much the same for the last 4 years. Either a hanes v neck with Marc Jacob Wranglers and cowboy boots or a dress shirt with the same jeans and boots. I usually buy 3 or 4 pairs of the same jean and hanes comes in packs of 5.

yeah, h&m's lack of online shopping always rings me off too

I feel you all because I didn't always live in a city with two H&Ms within walking distance of one another. Would gladly trade one of them for an online store for you guys.

I'm just saying that in my dreams, I'm naked and wearing pajamas at the same time.

in my dreams u can buy a life of leisure for slightly less than $300

And I'm wearing pajamas right now, so I'm halfway there!

jeans: target mostly sometimes gap dont really give a fuck about jeans at this point.
tshirts: shows/bagazillions of free "dude who sells geetars" swag
sweatshirts/jackets: metropark clearance (shameful but awesome)/local shop called robot love
shoes: i have so many of these i really never need to buy another pair because i am insane.
suits: now defunct nates in mpls, kind of freaking out because next suit is going to come from ????

i make my own suits out of dreams and pajamas and uniqlo tshirts

Yeah, shoes are so easy to buy! Tons of them look great, 6pm.com has them for like 75% off, if only it could all be as easy as shoes.

this thread is so sad! do you people really get all your clothes from h&m, uniqlo, AA, gap? i mean, its fine and all for basics, but do you only wear basics?

outside of sample sales which are basically ny-only anything else is prohibitively expensive bro!! and not all of us have the time to be riflin thru the salvation army

yeah basically the same story for me in london, I got a decent promotion recently but even still I just sort of think I can look as well as I am happy with just by uniqlo/aa/occasionally somewhere else...

the only thing I will spend a decent amount on is a jacket or a pair of shoes...which I might leave the cheap clothes world to buy. I hate h&m tho, I don't think I've ever seen anything I liked in there.

yeah h&m suxx

glad to hear you and i dress identically ronan maybe we should start a variety act

yes tho i have little talent

your talent is dressing like me

it's true...I didn't realise how talented I was

a lack of variety act.

gotta admit I buy plenty of stuff from gap/ban rep and even a few shirts from j-crew.

jeans: all about lucky. my wife insists on these cause she likes how they fit on me.

dress clothes: Italian suits fit my frame to a "T"/Hugo Boss is my fave but I can do Armani. Zegna shirts are the bomb.

shoes: rockport, johnston & murphy, ecco. i like retro sneakers: adidas puma and onitsuka tigers. got a pair of UGG boots for my b-day. they're OK.

last purchase: 3 pairs of corduroy trou from the gap @ 60% off! I am a bargain hunter.

i can't believe you guys spend so much money on clothes?

you guys = shasta and phil two? no one else seems to spend that much.