Stores

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Stores are categorized by tiers based on the average cost of clothing sold by the store.

Please keep them alphabetized.

Mall Tier / Fast Fashion

(Good for basics; t-shirts, underwear, socks, etc.)

  • American Apparel: Has basic t-shirts in a variety of cuts. Tees fit well even for slimmer people.
  • Aldo Shoes: Shoes will fall apart within a month. Only buy on SALE.
  • Asos: For the home brand quality can be variable, although as the price entails it usually isn't the best however some items do look and fit well. They also have a great and easy returns policy making it easy to try out clothes. The site also offers items from higher tier brands. Has sales on quite frequently.
  • Cotton On: Dirt cheap basics (<$10); great sales. It can be hard to find good fits here, but the upside is that you won't have wasted a lot of money if you decide you don't like something.
  • H&M: Recommended for very basic pieces and occasionally more stylish pieces, don't buy shoes from them.
  • Express: Good for better fitting dress clothes. Brown people (Indians, Hispanics, Brazilians, etc) love it alot for some reason.
  • Forever 21: Has a fuckton of items in many eclectic styles, but quality is sometimes dubious. Best to use for experimenting with styles without shelling out too much money.
  • JCPenney Good place to nab Levi's jeans if you cannot find an outlet
  • Topman: Similar to ASOS it tends to be hit and miss, however they do have a good returns policy and if you avoid the typical 'lad' items (usually t-shirts with pop culture references) and it should be decent. Their Stretch skinny jeans and chinos stretch out quite a bit. Suits and blazers are great looking especially considering the price.

Low Tier

  • Uniqlo - Above average quality basics, recommended for entry level.
  • Levi - Large selection of jeans (among other things) in a variety of colors and cuts. The quality is beginner level in their cheaper jeans not made in the USA. Levi's often has sales, so avoid buying at full retail. Avoid if you live outside NA, ridiculous markups. You may find defected Levi's jeans at Marshalls or TJ Maxx at deep discount (~$30).
  • J. Crew - Good quality clothes with acceptable cuts. High-ish price for the quality they offer [Citation needed]
  • Karmaloop - Has sales literally almost every day. Can sometimes find entry-level designer brands (e.g. Naked and Famous) at deep discount.
  • Frank & Oak - Good quality Menswear basics for around the same prices as Uniqlo. I wouldn't recommend them for taller guys, as everything seems to run a bit short. Free shipping.
  • Everlane - Their tees are generally well liked and they claim to offer the same quality as more expensive brands but with less markup.

Middle Tier

  • April 77 - April 77 is notable for their large selection jeans which come in many different sizes, cuts, and colors.
  • Archival - Great outdoorsy backpacks, and some other vintage-inspired clothes.

High Tier

  • Unionmade - One of the best shops out there for mid- to high-tier menswear. Does collaborations with Alden fairly often.
  • Tate+Yoko- A good place to buy high-end raws and various other clothes.
  • Superdenim - Great for "heritage" menswear and some streetwear.
  • Tres Bien - 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.
  • farfetch - Boutique shopping aggregator.
  • Mr Porter - The male version of Net-a-Porter. Designer clothing from Givenchy, Prada, Alexander McQueen, Loro Piana, etc.
  • Reborn - All orders made by email
  • LN-CC - Online & London, UK
  • Atelier New York - "Gothninja" stuff. CCP, BBS, A1923, M.A.+, Guidi; you get the idea. Everything is black, white, or grey.
  • Leffot - Retailer of high-end shoes, from Edward Green to Viberg.
  • Epaulet New York - Straight-up classic menswear, focusing on a high quality of construction. Has lots of exclusive Carmina models.

4.0 tier

Uncategorized Tier

I think I didn't mention that gilt and myhabit require to make a amazon account or something? But I think it's free to make just a tiny bit of registration process.

Here are weird sort of Japanese Ebays but things go crazy cheap here. Talked to heaps of people that have found anything from Yohji Yamamoto to pre-2000s Helmut Lang and MMM for less than $50. It sort of requires heaps of dedication and watching so idk, ive never put in the effort myself. http://global.rakuten.com/en/ http://www.yahoo.co.jp/

God Tier

http://www.blacklapel.com

High quality shirts, suits, and accessories that fit well and look great. Full canvassing is optional and half canvassing is free, as opposed to Indochinos shoddy fused construction. Amazing customer service via their concierge. If you can think of something to request that isn't normally offered, the concierge can make it happen. Black Lapel also runs an /fa/ #menswear blog, The Compass.

One of the best MTM suit makers on the web.

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