Where to shop for clothes?

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

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.

On February 04 2010 10:49 Sapraedon wrote:
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.

Pics:

"casual smart" dinner some time ago.


Going out clothing from tonight. Deemed smart enough to get into most places. Should replace shoes with something formal but I love AF1s too much.


Fellow asianbro who dresses nicely.

Hope that helped.


PS: Fucked up on links. Tried sorting it out. Doesn't work.

On February 04 2010 13:39 Rev0lution wrote:
dude, you wanna look like a tranny with that tight leather jacket?

Buy a long black coat or if leather below the waist.