Attn: Girls and fashion people
I think I might go to H&M (cheap, ethical clothes!) after work today to replenish my wardrobe a bit. I’m still wearing the same polo shirts I bought when I first got my job three years ago and they’re starting to look pretty ratty.
…What should I get? I saw Kevin Rose rocking a button-down plaid on Jimmy Fallon (http://bit.ly/yuOdJ)and I thought to myself, “Huh. Plaid’s back? I think I could rock plaid…” But then I couldn’t picture myself in it. Which led me to two conclusions:
- I have no idea what looks good on me anymore.
- I have no idea what other people think looks good now.
My only real requirements for clothes (other than that they’re cheap and ethically made) are that they’re comfortable and I don’t feel ridiculous wearing them (the latter of which rules out all forms of sweats and athletic wear). My biggest issue is that I have a real hard time even thinking about what looks good without feeling like a phony egomaniac. So this is all quite difficult.
So… help?
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i am pretty much obsessed with plaid. see: the new plaid patterned shoes i bought AND my new plaid coat. and yeah, you could argue it’s a “scene” thing but it’s transcended all that and plaid is the way to go, in my opinion.
okay, hutch…let’s see…
i say you throw a few patterns into your wardrobe. i was just on the h&m site and they have some crazy model guy whose clothes dissolve on and off when you pick outfits. h&m is a little too much for me but i think it might be okay for guys, although hutch, i can’t see you rockin the mr. rogers sweater thing.
i say you pick up a few shirts from “threadless:”http://www.threadless.com/ and maybe some fitted collared shirts. throw in a plaid shirt or two.
Oh, yeah, there’s one caveat: any shirt I wear has to have a collar for work. So no tshirts.
are you getting strictly work clothes? or play clothes, too?
I might get another pair of jeans, but I have plenty (too many) tshirts. And that’s the extent of play clothes for me.
i dig the more busy plaid designs like this one:
<img src=http://images.urbanoutfitters.com/is/image/UrbanOutfitters/16006132_60_b?$detailmain$ />
I didn’t know plaid ever left!
I have so many plaid shirts. Short sleeve plaid looks goofy to me though, so I just roll up the sleeves high.
I also have a few solid polos from American Apparel in 5 or 6 different colors.
I could totally help out in this situation but Im wrong about EVERYTHING.
It’s true, Radiohead-hater.
Reg, I have a thing with long sleeves. I fuss over them constantly and drive myself crazy, so I tend to avoid them. I should perhaps rethink my strategy.
john, i think if you wore plaid you’d look like a lumberjack.
black buttondowns are awesome, but then again ALL of my clothes for my last 3 jobs needed to be dressy-ish and all i ever wore was black. it was easy and re-wearable without washing.
Buy camouflaged shirts. Y’know….so when your bird poops on them you won’t be able to tell.
Also….polo shirts. Any solid color. Done.
Just bought three on americanapparel.com! I even found a promo code for 10% off: http://www.retailmenot.com/view/americanapparel.net
psst AA stuff is super cheap through other sellers on amazon.
you should get meggings.
Mags, they actually end up being the same price plus shipping (AA had free shipping).
are you sure? according to the chart it’s five bucks. ($20 × 3) + 5 doesn’t seem to add up to $29×3.
I got the three shirts for $75 thinger. Which had free shipping. And amazon was either $19 or $20 a shirt for my size/color with either $5 or $6 shipping.
then amazon was still ten dollars less.
oh wait you got 7.50 off so you only would have saved THREEEEE DOLLLARRSSSSsssss
This thread is probably dead, but John, just so you know, H&M clothes are like disposable clothing made out of paper towels — they’re fine and look good until you wash them. Then, not so much. You’re better off spending another few dollars toward a shirt from a department store (or whatever else you already bought from the links above that I’m not clicking on).
It’s true, Bill. I used to buy jeans from H & M and they never lasted. I love the store Uniqlo, but they are not around too many areas. What’s wrong with stopping by the thrift store a wide variety of selections?
I’d never buy jeans at H&M as they’re pretty obviously very flimsy. I put holes in the knees of jeans like what so I usually just buy thick regular Levis. The shirts I got, though, seem pretty nice. A bit papery, but we’ll see.
As for why no thrift store… these are work clothes. I can’t be looking like a bum.