hello~~ppl...I'm sitting here at work and have a lot of free time. I've never been good at shopping. I usually go to the biggest store/mall in town and get w/e I need - never pay much attention to prices nor compare any products...I would just walk in and grab what i came for and walk out (after pay)
lately I've been wanting to dress a bit more decent and professional (at work/ out party). All i wear when i work is khakis/dress pants and buttom up shirts of some sort. And when I go out I wear jeans from maybe old navy and button up shirts...
any ideas to improve dress code?
lol :p

im korean about 6' and skinny if that matters...

edit: pictures of good dresscode would be appreciated :D

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

February 03 2010 19:10 GMT

I ususally get my jeans from anchor blue, you just missed their sale though I think. Jeans were 20-25$ bucks and t shirts were like 6$

i dunno if you have active where you live http://www.activerideshop.com/ but they have lots of good shit

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11593 Posts

February 03 2010 19:18 GMT

If the price really doesn't matter to you, then maybe check out some places in the mall like:

Nordstrom
Loehmann's

Or if you're looking to 'dress up'

Then check out places like:
Rock & Republic
Lacoste
Express
Buckler
Scotch & Soda

Amnesia

United States3818 Posts

February 03 2010 19:29 GMT

I like Urbanoutfitters

The6357

United States1268 Posts

February 03 2010 19:30 GMT

I checked out Nordstrom website
got good collection of clothes
lol but I never said price does not matter to me :D
I can pay around $100 a jean
but dang some of the jeans are really expensive >_<

Wangsta

United States776 Posts

February 03 2010 19:35 GMT

invest in at least one pair of nice jeans, especially if you are skinny. Look online for APC, nudies, etc. and read up on raw denim, or get some dark pairs of plain color (no fake-fading) levi's if you're cheap (501,514, or 511, probably 511 if you're tall/skinny).

find some cheap ass dress shirts for clubbing/parties/etc if you don't already have them. brand doesn't really matter. Just make sure it fits well and is a solid, dark color that is relatively neutral and has no designs on it. If it fits you properly, it will look good (make sure shoulder seams fall square over your shoulders, and make sure fabric under your armpits are not too loose).

get a watch if you don't have one already. make it neutral and understated, unless you can afford an expensive brand. all silver, or black band with plain face only. timex is a good brand for cheap watches

for shoes, it really depends on your lifestyle and personal preference, but if you are tall and skinny I would recommend slimmer shoes like oxfords, canvas shoes, etc.

for everything else, basically just make sure things fit well. For suits, buy CHEAP ASS suits in standard colors (i'm talking like walmart/etc.) and get them tailored to fit by a professional tailor, this will save you a ton of money and you'll look really good.

The only things that really matter with fashion right now are fit and colors. You probably don't want to fuck around with colors, so just worry about fit.

Response

United States1936 Posts

February 03 2010 19:36 GMT

Express is the way to go, over half my wardrobe is from Express, They have a nice mix of dress clothes and casual wear and they aren't* super expensive

LuMiX

China5757 Posts

February 03 2010 19:43 GMT

On February 04 2010 04:29 Amnesia wrote:
I like Urbanoutfitters

bc you are a hipster! :p

Express and Gap are probably the two main places I get clothes nowadays.

The6357

United States1268 Posts

February 03 2010 19:48 GMT

On February 04 2010 04:35 Wangsta wrote:
invest in at least one pair of nice jeans, especially if you are skinny. Look online for APC, nudies, etc. and read up on raw denim, or get some dark pairs of plain color (no fake-fading) levi's if you're cheap (501,514, or 511, probably 511 if you're tall/skinny).

find some cheap ass dress shirts for clubbing/parties/etc if you don't already have them. brand doesn't really matter. Just make sure it fits well and is a solid, dark color that is relatively neutral and has no designs on it. If it fits you properly, it will look good (make sure shoulder seams fall square over your shoulders, and make sure fabric under your armpits are not too loose).

get a watch if you don't have one already. make it neutral and understated, unless you can afford an expensive brand. all silver, or black band with plain face only. timex is a good brand for cheap watches

for shoes, it really depends on your lifestyle and personal preference, but if you are tall and skinny I would recommend slimmer shoes like oxfords, canvas shoes, etc.

for everything else, basically just make sure things fit well. For suits, buy CHEAP ASS suits in standard colors (i'm talking like walmart/etc.) and get them tailored to fit by a professional tailor, this will save you a ton of money and you'll look really good.

The only things that really matter with fashion right now are fit and colors. You probably don't want to fuck around with colors, so just worry about fit.

very practical...thank you

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

February 03 2010 20:05 GMT

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mOnion

United States5657 Posts

February 03 2010 20:07 GMT

#11

http://teextile.com/

where I buy all my shirts. they're trendy, unique, and cheap. haven't bought a shirt at a store since I found that site.

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

February 03 2010 20:11 GMT

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plated.rawr

Norway1676 Posts

February 03 2010 20:17 GMT

#13

H&M for general clothing, band shops or geek shops for tshirts= profit.

citi.zen

2509 Posts

February 03 2010 20:33 GMT

#14

For dress shirts you can try: http://www.paulfredrick.com/. What I love is their "non iron" line - it is simply the best if you're like me and hate ironing anything. Also, they have a "trim-fit" cut, which helps if you are thinner than average. If you catch some sales the prices are good too.

Katkishka

United States657 Posts

February 03 2010 21:08 GMT

#15

I don't really shop online for clothes but afaik for men's clothing bananarepublic isn't too bad. I can't say from experience though as I've never really used it; just heard multiple people recommend it to others.

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

February 03 2010 21:20 GMT

#16

Wangsta has got it right (although I'm not sure about Walmart suits

). A lot of people underestimate the difference a tailor can make. A blazer from a cheap store that's been tailored will most likely look better than a mid-range expensive one out of the shelf.

You can get some decent raw denim from Marc by Marc Jacobs for around $100

Fontong

United States6454 Posts

February 04 2010 00:18 GMT

#17

I won't give you advice on where, since I'm short and thus buy clothes for short people. I'll just say that right now is a great time to go out and buy clothes because it is the end of the season.

A lot of 50%~ off sales and stuff, so you should go before everything good sells.

Edit:Actually...

yesstyle.com

Ships from HK/China/Japan/KOREA(!), I got a lot of 20$ dress shirts and pants from there and got them tailored. They come in tall sizes because the lines are designed for models for the most part. I wear them when I perform(I'm music performance major so this is often) and they look great. I got a great knee length coat for 60$ which would have been in the hundreds here.

Rev0lution

United States1805 Posts

February 04 2010 00:47 GMT

#18

Macy's / Bloomingdale's

Most shit you need can be found at Gap, H&M.

DeathByMonkeys

United States742 Posts

February 04 2010 01:09 GMT

#19

Banana Republic!

My new favorite store

Really nice place to get some good looking clothes for 20 somethings.

Sapraedon

United Kingdom142 Posts

February 04 2010 01:49 GMT

#20

Disclaimer: This is going to be somewhat UK based but I'm sure you can get the stuff in America.

Like some poster said above: Raw denim. Always try them out and check the fit before purchasing ... take them off and then try again.

You can normally get the "asian" stuff from yesstyle and the fit should be right if you check your sizings properly. For city, I'd recommend going with some dark raw denim skinnies/slims (though there's a large overlap within most asian brands anyways) and a decent peacoat for the cold (the ones with epaulettes are pretty dank).
Disclaimer: Yesstyle can sometimes have Hong Kong syndrome.

Dress shirts you can buy pretty much anywhere and you can buy any cheap ones since if you can't tell the difference, most people won't either.

Shoes, you can go casual street trainers (probably some pure white Nike AF1s) or smart oxford/brogues. There are some places online which do nice italian handmade shoes. Feels good man.

Keeping a stash of stock clothing is pretty useful. For smarter, I'd recommend plain polos (American Apparell, Topman, Uniqlo).

Knits: Burton,Zara,H&M,Uniqlo

Links:
(Most of these should work in almost any country; and if not, source what you want and it'll probably be stocked somewhere near you in another store).

http://www.americanapparel.net/ [Am Appy]
http://www.asos.com/man/ [Asos]
http://www.uniqlo.co.uk/men [Uniqbro]
http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12555&catalogId=17551 [Topman]
http://www.yesnomaybe.co.uk/ [YesorNo] Kinda either great or horrible.
http://www.hm.com/us [H&M]
http://www.burton.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12551&catalogId=20553 [Burtons]
http://www.yesstyle.com/en/home.html [Yesstyle]
Speaking of yesstyle:
Was hoping to pick up this.
Super cheap for what it is (which may or may not be a bad thing.

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