Stores In The United States
Store Tiers
Mall-tier/Fast Fashion: Only purchase for basics such as t-shirts, underwear, socks, etc. Generally should be avoided, but recommended for poorfags. Buy sparsely and do NOT build a large wardrobe with these stores.
Low-tier: A bit more pricey compared to fast fashion brands. Some under this catagory could also fit themselves into fast fashion, but their reputation has served them to be less diaposable.
Medium-tier:The start to entry level designer pieces. Clothes are made of a higher quality with an idea in mind, however still caters to a general audience.
Haute couture: High end fashion created from expensive fabric and sewn together with incredible attention to detail. These brands build to create a story and send a message, thus their clothes are created for a certain body build in mind.
Artisanal: Hand-made with skill that approaches that of an artist. This has nothing to do with design and everything to do with production methods. A boring design done fully by hand (e.g., a full bespoke two button suit) is 'artisanal'. Many designers source their clothing from artisans, but not all designer clothing is 'artisanal'.
| Brand | Tier | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Artisanal/Luxury | Sells designer clothing by Carol Christian Poell, Sruli Recht, Rick Owens, and more. | http://www.darklandsberlin.com/ |
| Acne | High | Designer clothes from Sweden. | http://acnestudios.com/ |
| Archival Clothing | Medium | Great outdoorsy backpacks, and some other vintage-inspired clothing. | http://store.archivalclothing.com/ |
| Atelier New York | High | "Goth-ninja" stuff. Everything is black, grey, or white. | http://www.ateliernewyork.com/ |
| Barneys New York | High | From high "goof" to Hamptons prep, anything that's expensive will be on here. | http://www.barneys.com/ |
| Bergdorf Goodman | High | Similar to Neiman Marcus but with even more expensive labels. | http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/ |
| Blue in Green | High | Mainly sells raw denim. | http://www.blueingreensoho.com/ |
| Blue Owl Workshop | Medium | Mostly sells raw denim on the cheaper side; known for having a great Momotaro stock | http://www.blueowl.us/ |
| Epaulet New York | High | Straight-up classic menswear, focusing on a high quality of construction. Has lots of exclusive Carmina models. | http://www.epauletnewyork.com/ |
| farfetch | High | Boutique shopping aggregator. | http://farfetch.com/ |
| JCPenney | Mall/Fast fashion | Good place to cop Levi's jeans if you cannot find an outlet. St. Johns Bay brand is pretty decent. Otherwise shit quality and full of soccer moms. | http://www.jcpenney.com/ |
| Karmaloop | Low | Has sales literally almost every day. Can sometimes find entry-level designer brands (e.g. Naked and Famous) at deep discount. | http://www.karmaloop.com/ |
| Kith | Medium | Offers custom and limited edition colorways and material choices on well known shoe brands. Marked up accordingly. | http://shop.kithnyc.com/ |
| Kohl's | Mall/Fast fashion | Mostly bad quality and fit, never buy the full-priced stuff. But has huge sales and clearance deals all the time, usually something okay can be found for dirt cheap. Apt. 9 brand is decent. | http://www.kohls.com/ |
| Leffot | High | Retailer of high-end shoes, from Edward Green to Viberg. | http://www.leffot.com/ |
| Macy's | Mall/Fast fashion | Purveyor of various dad/mom/grandma-core clothing and other bland or otherwise bottom-of-the-barrel designer brands. Generally pretty cheap - occasionally they have something worth buying. | http://www.macys.com/ |
| Mr. Porter | High | The male version of Net-a-Porter. Designer clothing from Givenchy, Prada, Alexander McQueen, Loro Piana, etc. | http://mrporter.com/ |
| Nordstrom | Medium | Carries various upscale brands, you can find anything from Varvatos to Ferragamo to Prada here. More menswear/prep orientated than similar stores. Great if you need a suit and pair of oxfords. | http://nordstrom.com/ |
| Revolve Clothing | Medium | Revolve Clothing offers 20% off on first purchases if you email them with your order number. | http://www.revolveclothing.com/ |
| SSENSE | High | Designer clothes. Beware imposter stores from China with identical websites. | http://www.ssense.com/ |
| Self Edge | High | One of the first stores to help establish the high end denim scene, SE shines at doing collabs with various brands. | http://www.selfedge.com/ |
| Tres Bien | High | Mostly streetwear, but they also have a pretty good formalwear selection. Probably the cheapest shop you will find for designer stuff, some nice discount codes from time to time | http://shop.tres-bien.com/ |
| Unionmade | High | One of the best shops out there for mid- to high-tier menswear. Does collaborations with Alden fairly often. | http://www.unionmadegoods.com/ |
