Men's Fashion Thread - Page 93

Yeah, the good thing about basic outfits is exactly that: they're basic.

A grey t-shirt is a grey t-shirt. Honestly, if you buy like a Zegna t-shirt for $335, you're an idiot, in my book (or filthy fucking rich), since that same grey T looks just like the one I picked up on sale for like $15 at Banana Republic, and probably isn't significantly better quality (in all honesty, there is a difference in Hanes level shirts). And, being honest again, it's kind of stupid that I paid $15 for that shirt when I probably could have gotten it even cheaper at Gap or Old Navy or something... but I was in BR.

Last year, I picked up a Merino Wool sweater from Calvin Klein for under $40. You could probably pull off that look with a cotton sweater though, which would (in the same sort of sale) be cheaper than the one I found. The white button up shirt under that can be found anywhere from $20, just find one that fits. Black jeans are black jeans, as long as they fit well.

Chinos are even cheaper at Old Navy if you're on a tight budget ($15 last time I looked). No, they probably won't last you very long, in comparison, but they'll look fine, and get you through the next 6 mos-1 year at least. If you want to wait for a good sale, Express has pretty nice dress slacks, and you can usually get them as low as $30-$40, if you catch a good sale (I think I paid $40-$45 for the grey producer pants I bought from them about two years ago, and they run sales often).

You may consider spending slightly more on the coats and shoes. No need to go to AE's, or something $300+, but cheap shoes look cheap a lot of times, and your feet are done growing (mostly) anyway, so you may as well make a bit more of an investment in them, and get a pair that can be repaired, so they'll last a few years. Something like Bostonian, or Florsheim could be in your budget ($80-$120), or maybe even Aldo. Make the $12 investment in shoe trees, too.

The coat in pic 1 can be found for around $100 at the right time. I got a wool coat, with an attached, removable hood for $120 or so from Macy's about two years ago, and the grey one I posted earlier was $99 + tax this year. Both coats are from Guess. I'm willing to bet you could find a comparable light jacket to the third one for around $50.

All together you're looking at a pretty low budget. For all three outfits, under $500, and you could get it cheaper than that, if you look hard enough. I figure: Shoes: $120 (+$12 shoe trees) + t-shirt + $15 (definitely can go cheaper) + OCBD: $25+ Pants: $80 (chinos + jeans)+ sweater: $50 + Coats: $180 = $482, or the cost of one a shirt from one of the designers you mentioned. That's three outfits for under $500, and if like wearing t-shirts, you could easily turn that into several more outfits for another $50 (a white T, a blue T, a maroon T, maybe a polo, and so on). Easy.