Current Events > Going out to buy $1000-$3000 worth of name brand clothes today

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Need to upgrade my wardrobe and current look to something more fashionable. Have some friends including 2 gay guys that are really into clothes that are coming with me since they buy a lot of Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and Givenchy type clothes. I might swing by Bape as well to add some style.

I spent enough on upgrading my PC and my gaming setup so this year its my look and attire.

Anyone on CE have any recommendations? Just no Supreme crap I hate that brand.
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Expect hate from default CE types.

Supreme didn't even start their new season yet so you can't even buy anything
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hate
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Not sure where you live or your age but if you are under 30 I recommend Stone Island they have seen a resurgence in popularity in the last year among the youth especially for their jackets and sweaters.

Comme Des Garcons also is a good one to check out especially for their recent stuff.
Can't go wrong with Undercover, Kenzo or Les Hommes either.
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Yeah CDG is dope as well
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ermenegildo zegna is a far higher quality brand than the ones you name dropped, but not really any more expensive.

if you like the 'trad' look, an oxxford blazer is pretty much top of the heap, as well.
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Just get some levis, white new balance, and a wolf moon shirt
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Tbh, $3k isn't a lot for the brand's you're naming. A jacket from stone island is like $700. A shirt from CDG is at least $100...most are about $150.

Why not shop at alternate brands like cotton on or urban outfitters? They're similar styles but not as expensive.
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Ive never really understood spending that much on clothes. Seems crazy to me.
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Lacoste polos are timeless, come in four different fits with several sizes for each fit, and come in dozens of colors; flamingo is a must.

For quality, casual pants I recommend checking out Adriano Goldschmied. The material is very soft and slightly stretchy so they are very comfortable. They come in different styles. I like their tailored style pants and shorts. They're high quality without being flashy.

Good for you. I wish I had that much money to blow.
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AwesomeOSauce posted...

Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and Givenchy

Do you want to look like a douche?
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Mal_Fet posted...

AwesomeOSauce posted...

Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and Givenchy

Do you want to look like a douche?

it's not like all products by those companies are of the slicked-hair eurotrash variety

they've all got modern styles that look appropriate and are (theoretically, not really) better made than competing, cheaper brands
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Darkman124 posted...

Mal_Fet posted...

AwesomeOSauce posted...

Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and Givenchy

Do you want to look like a douche?

it's not like all products by those companies are of the slicked-hair eurotrash variety

they've all got modern styles that look appropriate and are (theoretically, not really) better made than competing, cheaper brands

I'll cop a white t-shirt from a brand name over some garbage quality shit any day.

Lasts way fucking longer.

I can't imagine spending that much on anything other than a suit and everything that goes with it.

Dragonblade01 posted...

I can't imagine spending that much on anything other than a suit and everything that goes with it.

Imagine only paying $3K on a suit lmao

yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

I'll cop a white t-shirt from a brand name over some garbage quality s*** any day.

depends on the brand

a lot of brands' build quality sucks

ex: armani's top quality label suits (georgio armani label, right? I can't keep up they have too fucking many) are half-canvassed

meanwhile, a "lesser" brand like corneliani, that costs like a quarter as much, sells full-canvas suits
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Just go to Banana Republic and bonobos. Good quality and reasonable prices.
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Anyone on CE have any recommendations? Just no Supreme crap I hate that brand.

$200 jeans, of course.
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Personally, I dont understand this, but I would never spend more than about 10% of one weeks pay on my wardrobe for the season. Lucky, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are about the best brands I go after. Have fun shopping.
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Darkman124 posted...

yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

I'll cop a white t-shirt from a brand name over some garbage quality s*** any day.

depends on the brand

a lot of brands' build quality sucks

ex: armani's top quality label suits (georgio armani label, right? I can't keep up they have too fucking many) are half-canvassed

meanwhile, a "lesser" brand like corneliani, that costs like a quarter as much, sells full-canvas suits

I mean, yeah of course.

Gotta do your research fam

C7D posted...

Personally, I dont understand this, but I would never spend more than about 10% of one weeks pay on my wardrobe for the season. Lucky, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are about the best brands I go after. Have fun shopping.

Yeah a lot of those high fashion brands are spending money for the sake of it. Fine if you're a millionaire but theres much more reasonable choicse for everyone else.
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daftpunk_mk5 posted...

C7D posted...

Personally, I dont understand this, but I would never spend more than about 10% of one weeks pay on my wardrobe for the season. Lucky, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are about the best brands I go after. Have fun shopping.

Yeah a lot of those high fashion brands are spending money for the sake of it. Fine if you're a millionaire but theres much more reasonable choicse for everyone else.

yeah if u dont mind looking poor LOL

yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

daftpunk_mk5 posted...

C7D posted...

Personally, I dont understand this, but I would never spend more than about 10% of one weeks pay on my wardrobe for the season. Lucky, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are about the best brands I go after. Have fun shopping.

Yeah a lot of those high fashion brands are spending money for the sake of it. Fine if you're a millionaire but theres much more reasonable choicse for everyone else.

yeah if u dont mind looking poor LOL

I own merino wool sweaters, fitted italian wool Canali suits, made in usa jeans, brooks brothers makers and merchants shirts. Guess what? I didn't spend stupid amounts of money on them cuz I know how to look for quality and value.
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fwiw canali is excellent quality, i own a bunch of their stuff, but 'fitted' isnt really a fair assessment of the shoulders on their jackets

i am considering paying a tailor to remove some of the shoulder padding.
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yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

daftpunk_mk5 posted...

C7D posted...

Personally, I dont understand this, but I would never spend more than about 10% of one weeks pay on my wardrobe for the season. Lucky, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are about the best brands I go after. Have fun shopping.

Yeah a lot of those high fashion brands are spending money for the sake of it. Fine if you're a millionaire but theres much more reasonable choicse for everyone else.

yeah if u dont mind looking poor LOL

I would rather look poor than be poor. I have a family I provide for and a love for fast cars. We all have different priorities in life. The brands discussed in this topic are not actually even available in my area. As mentioned before, if you like nice clothes, buy them. Just realize that the guy in Levis you laugh at for being poor could be driving off in his 911 or could be retiring by the time he hits 40 because he chooses to spend his money in a different way.

Also, as a bodybuilder, I dont think any of these haute couture brands make anything that can fit my gluteus and quads. As it turns out, the ladies stare more at whats in my jeans than whats on them.
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C7D posted...

the guy in Levis you laugh at for being poor

fwiw levi 501 STF is a fucking awesome pair of jeans and nobody raises their nose to them

i am wearing a pair right now
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Darkman124 posted...

C7D posted...

the guy in Levis you laugh at for being poor

fwiw levi 501 STF is a fucking awesome pair of jeans and nobody raises their nose to them

i am wearing a pair right now

No doubt. My quads dont fit them. I like the 514s.
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Im wearing 512s right at this moment
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seriously i dont think anyone views levis as poor ppl jeans
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That is spending a lot of money for a name. You could do better looking, higher quality clothes if you get over the Gucci label.
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ive been rocking a good amount of brooks brothers recently. looks classy instead of like a kid just spending lots of money. really digging their dress shirts, I might just stick with them pretty much exclusively for them. their pants are just ok.
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yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

Dragonblade01 posted...

I can't imagine spending that much on anything other than a suit and everything that goes with it.

Imagine only paying $3K on a suit lmao

Damn straight. That range is already in waste-of-money territory regardless.

But I just don't get the brand clothing appeal. Then again, I don't get most things where 99% of the appeal is as a status symbol.

masterbarf posted...

Lacoste polos are timeless, come in four different fits with several sizes for each fit, and come in dozens of colors; flamingo is a must.

For quality, casual pants I recommend checking out Adriano Goldschmied. The material is very soft and slightly stretchy so they are very comfortable. They come in different styles. I like their tailored style pants and shorts. They're high quality without being flashy.

Polos make no one but the super fit guys look decent and are a bad look that ages you 25 years.
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yeah seriously, polos should end the same time people stop thinking you are in frat.
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C7D posted...

yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

daftpunk_mk5 posted...

C7D posted...

Personally, I dont understand this, but I would never spend more than about 10% of one weeks pay on my wardrobe for the season. Lucky, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are about the best brands I go after. Have fun shopping.

Yeah a lot of those high fashion brands are spending money for the sake of it. Fine if you're a millionaire but theres much more reasonable choicse for everyone else.

yeah if u dont mind looking poor LOL

I would rather look poor than be poor. I have a family I provide for and a love for fast cars. We all have different priorities in life. The brands discussed in this topic are not actually even available in my area. As mentioned before, if you like nice clothes, buy them. Just realize that the guy in Levis you laugh at for being poor could be driving off in his 911 or could be retiring by the time he hits 40 because he chooses to spend his money in a different way.

Also, as a bodybuilder, I dont think any of these haute couture brands make anything that can fit my gluteus and quads. As it turns out, the ladies stare more at whats in my jeans than whats on them.

Pro Tip: Buy clothes that fit.

idk if u ever thought of that b4

Darkman124 posted...

seriously i dont think anyone views levis as poor ppl jeans

Maybe not. I had just looked up some of these other brands to see if I could understand the expense. Most of these are around 10x as much or more than I spend on Levis, so I just assumed.
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yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

C7D posted...

yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

daftpunk_mk5 posted...

C7D posted...

Personally, I dont understand this, but I would never spend more than about 10% of one weeks pay on my wardrobe for the season. Lucky, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are about the best brands I go after. Have fun shopping.

Yeah a lot of those high fashion brands are spending money for the sake of it. Fine if you're a millionaire but theres much more reasonable choicse for everyone else.

yeah if u dont mind looking poor LOL

I would rather look poor than be poor. I have a family I provide for and a love for fast cars. We all have different priorities in life. The brands discussed in this topic are not actually even available in my area. As mentioned before, if you like nice clothes, buy them. Just realize that the guy in Levis you laugh at for being poor could be driving off in his 911 or could be retiring by the time he hits 40 because he chooses to spend his money in a different way.

Also, as a bodybuilder, I dont think any of these haute couture brands make anything that can fit my gluteus and quads. As it turns out, the ladies stare more at whats in my jeans than whats on them.

Pro Tip: Buy clothes that fit.

idk if u ever thought of that b4

Lmao, thats why I dont buy those. 29 inch quads dont fit in skinny jeans.
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yoloyoloswagEMP posted...

Pro Tip: Buy clothes that fit.

single most important part finding good looking clothes.

lots of guys just dress sloppy, wearing stuff that is too big.
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In my experience you're better off doing multiple shopping trips over the course of a few months to develop your style.

Tees aren't as nice and button downs aren't as comfortable and practical as polos. I don't know where you're from but I don't think stores keep Polo Ralph Lauren locked up because frat boys are stealing them. Nobody would ever confuse me with a frat boy.

button downs are as comfortable as anything else and how are they not practical?
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masterbarf posted...

Tees aren't as nice and button downs aren't as comfortable and practical as polos. I don't know where you're from but I don't think stores keep Polo Ralph Lauren locked up because frat boys are stealing them. Nobody would ever confuse me with a frat boy.

Alternatively Polos aren't as nice as a button down, nor as comfortable as a tee.

They aren't professional by any means and accentuate the fact that you don't work out and are best paired with big clunky white sneakers and cargo shorts to complete the "I'm a dad that's given up on looking good but sure can BBQ " look.
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Polos are typically softer than short sleeve button downs. Though I suppose you could find a silk or linen button down. But availability is what it is. I like the simplicity of a pull over and the quality of Lacoste.

Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...

They aren't professional by any means and accentuate the fact that you don't work out and are best paired with big clunky white sneakers and cargo shorts to complete the "I'm a dad that's given up on looking good but sure can BBQ " look.

That outfit has nothing on the light blue button down with Walmart khakis and Payless black rubber "fancy" shoes that says "I'm still in school but my mom says I need to dress up" look.

I think people who look like they work out with weights look weird. I mean you're not a professional athlete. You just look like a gull-uh-bull who thinks he's supposed to look a certain way.

masterbarf posted...

I think people who look like they work out with weights look weird. I mean you're not a professional athlete. You just look like a gull-uh-bull who thinks he's supposed to look a certain way.

The projection is strong with this user. Lifting weights is a struggle between you and the bar. Its a constant progression that leads to an improvement in power. Lifting weights has improved my posture, my confidence, my speed, and my ability to do work. Ive gone from the tall lanky quiet guy who nobody ever speaks with to someone who exudes confidence and can even be physically intimidating to those who dont know me.

Im married and I just take it as a compliment, but women now initiate conversations with me. If I was this big when I was younger, getting a date would have been a whole lot easier.

We all have different experiences in life and lifting weights benefits mine.
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masterbarf posted...

I think people who look like they work out with weights look weird. I mean you're not a professional athlete. You just look like a gull-uh-bull who thinks he's supposed to look a certain way.

Whatever you say, soy boy

masterbarf posted...

Polos are typically softer than short sleeve button downs. Though I suppose you could find a silk or linen button down. But availability is what it is. I like the simplicity of a pull over and the quality of Lacoste.

My long sleeve button downs are as soft as any polo I've ever worn. It's not knit but its quality cotton, very light and airy on the skin.

I guess thinking back 20 years wearing short sleeve button downs I didn't tuck in, some of those were rough I guess. But in the $50/shirt range you can get really soft long sleeve button downs.
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