Best places to buy good non-work clothes without breaking the bank
Hey fellas -- looking to upgrade my wardrobe here (maybe spend 2-3k). I'm looking to buy good clothes but not super premium (i.e. I don't want to spend $100 for a pair of pants at Lululemon). Where do you all shop for non-work clothes / any recs in this tier?
Nordstrom Rack. And I gotta shout BR since I used to work there back in high school.
+1
Also, I like Zara and Urban Outfitters.
UO! Throwing out the oldschool on these kids. Still got special edition Pumas from there from over a decade ago.
How do you think about Nordstrom Rack vs TJ Maxx?
Good clothes are good clothes, but you find way more at NR. Including their own brand. But TJ isn't bad either.
Casual clothes, without being a prestige snob or breaking the bank
Tier 1 : Zara , H&M
Tier 2 : ??
Tier 3 : Forever 21, Shein
Personally, Not paying $75 for some stupid ass t shirt that I can buy at F21 for $7 and replace when it gets stained or starts falling apart
For work clothes I’m still cheap, but not as cheap, and get CT tier shirts, BR tier chinos/pants, and SS tier suits
Banana Republic for most clothes except jeans. Gap and Old Navy have better jeans than BR. It has become challenging to get discounts at BR lately. They must have changed their business model
Gap for Chinos, sweatshirt jackets and waffle knit long sleeve tees
I bought two pairs of BR jeans a year ago - both worn out already. Their quality for certain things have gone way, way down - sweaters are still really nice and have a few from there. A shame as I used to shop there a lot.
I've had success recently with Levi jeans, Uniqlo for chinos and sweaters. I also took a shot on nadaam cashmere sweaters online - $75 a piece which is a pretty good deal if they live up to half of what they claim to. Otherwise Jcrew has some nice tech pants, chinos and sweaters.
Shoes have actually been my biggest issue - I generally have cole haans but just not impressed with those lately.
And the BR jeans are expensive! They have nice sweaters but I do not buy many because they usually stay in my closet without being worn. My sweater alternative is a sweat shirt jacket. If I want to get little more dressed up, I will toss on a long sleeve button down or polo.
They also have very nice denimish jackets in non blue colors. They have a very cool looking grey one but I don’t want to pay full price for it, so I will wait!
J Crew, Ralph Lauren, Nautica, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger
I can appreciate not wanting to break the bank but you generally get what you pay for... When I was in no financial position to do so I updated my wardrobe with a lot of Lulu Lemon, Marine Layer, et al and years later that stuff has held up extremely well. I've also gotten plenty of H&M stuff on the cheap that was unwearable after a single wash.
I'm also very tall with an athletic build (sick brag) and often latch on to a brand when I find options that fit well (e.g. Lulu Lemon ABC pants) with less concern about price. With a $2-3k budget, I don't think you need to resign yourself to lower tier options
This is how I was with Rhone. I originally wore run-of-the-mill active loungewear, until I got my first pair of Rhone sweatpants. I've never been back since - highly recommend Rhone, Lulu, Outdoor Voices, Merino, Vuori, and those. Yeah, I cringe at the thought of paying $85+ for sweatpants, but once I pull out some old Gap ones I feel like my legs are in the shredder. Maybe I'm spoiled... LOL, you get sucked in!
I like store brands (Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus) for basic items; many of them are manufactured by the same companies as designer brands but with higher quality materials, different cuts/styling etc...to target their demographic more effectively.
I've been loving Huckberry lately and get most of my stuff there. Hoodies, flannels, etc.
Uniqlo is goated value for basics, Nordstrom Rack, Frank and Oak, Jack and Jones has the occasional nice item
Everlane
Got stitch fix for the first time a few weeks ago. You pay a bit of a premium (compared to if you found them yourself), but the outfits I got are mad nice.
I wear my work clothes all the time.
You need to go to Nordstrom Rack OR go to a nice city, try on the expensive clothes and find your sizing then scoop them up online for 30% less than IRL purchase
TJ Maxx, but 90% of the clothes is trash so you have to embrace the hunt a bit. When it comes to clothes only buy things you are hell yes about. When you try something on and feel meh it’s not worth it
also brands mean nothing. Guys don’t care, girls don’t care. It’s about fit and style. Clothes is one of the dumbest things to blow significant money on
They won't win you any fashion awards, but Eddie Bauer flannels are the best bang for your buck out there. Everything cheaper falls apart and everything more expensive is marginally nicer if at all. If you're less stocky then LL Bean makes a solid flannel too - I just can't wear them because they're long and skinny for me (i.e. I'm too fat). If you're part of the "buy it once" crowd then Pendleton shirts will last a generation, but you'll pay for it.
Unfortunately, anything I can find at Cabela's / Bass Pro falls apart. Didn't used to be the case, but here we are. Really disappointed at how quickly Carhartt stuff wears out. REI used to be my go-to to find good brands but now all of it seems to be sized for wispy tech soyboys who break out in hives if it's not soft enough (looking at you, Patagonia and Faherty). Exceptions for Columbia and REI store brand, there's a reason people out in the mountains are wrapped in stuff that works and holds up and the delicate puffy slim downies can be found in the office.
Kuhl pants, Filson jackets and bags, Red Wing Heritage boots - it's all bulletproof if you take care of it, and the price per use gets pretty low.
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