Stores
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Store Tiers
Shit-tier: The stores that are a common beginner's trap, and should be avoided. Often have poor build quality, fit, and just look plain bad.
Mall-tier/Fast Fashion: Good for basics; t-shirts, underwear, socks, etc. Recommended for poorfags. Buy sparsely and do NOT build a large wardrobe with these stores.
Low-tier: Bit more pricey, but at this stage odds are you'll be dressed much better than people around you. Build quality is a cut above mall tier.
Medium-tier: Some entry level designer pieces, and at this point the clothes are very "nice". Quality menswear often fits in this category. Fit and build quality are high.
High-tier:
Artisanal-tier:
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Stores in New Zealand
Stores in Australia
| Brand | Tier | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanishing Elephant | Medium | Mostly menswear, nice shirts. | http://www.vanishingelephant.com/ |
| Up There | Medium | Tons of streetwear, good selection of shoes and hats. | http://www.uptherestore.com/ |
| FAT | Medium | Some solid streetwear pieces, nice button ups as well. | http://www.fatstores.com.au/ |
| Surf Shops | Shit | Clothes might be alright but you'll be paying out the ass for something you can get elsewhere without a tacky logo on it. | Various |
| Nike Store | Low | Pretty standard, handy shoes for streetwear fits. | http://www.nikestore.com.au/ |
| Country Road | Mall/Fast fashion | Very similar to Industrie, some nice "dressy" clothing. Definitely higher end of Mall Tier | http://www.countryroad.com.au/ |
| Marcs | Low | Some decent menswear, good for business etc. | http://www.marcs.com.au/Marcs-home.html |
| Glue | Mall/Fast fashion | Not as good as General Pants, but if you dig you can find some cool streetwear gear. Very "mainstream" if you will. | http://www.gluestore.com.au/ |
| Witchery | Low | Mostly business/prep clothing, has brogues and other #menswear accesories. | http://www.witchery.com.au/ |
| Incu | Medium | Nice range, stocks quality denim as well as some more exclusive brands. Well above mall-tier. | http://www.incuclothing.com/ |
| The Iconic | Low | Pretty huge range with decent quality, ships around the country. | http://www.theiconic.com.au/ |
| Foot-Locker | Shit | Good if you need shoes for sports, but for things like air jordans/adidas originals you'll find much better prices elsewhere. | http://www.footlocker.com.au/ |
| HypeDC | Mall/Fast fashion | Not bad for sneakers, they sell limited run shoes that may be hard to find elsewhere. Stock Vans, Supra, Adidas, etc. Can be a bit pricey. | http://www.hypedc.com/ |
| Kmart | Shit | Only for underwear/socks. | http://www.kmart.com.au/ |
| Cotton On | Mall/Fast fashion | 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. | http://www.cottonon.com.au/ |
| Connor | Shit | Similar to YD except worse, tries to do menswear, but often poorly fitted and terrible build quality. Every man and his dog shops there though, avoid at all costs. | http://www.connor.com.au/ |
| Tarocash | Shit | Pretty much identical to Connor, stay away. | http://www.tarocash.com.au/ |
| Asos | Mall/Fast fashion | For the home brand quality can be variable, although as the price entails it usually isn't the best. The site also offers items from higher-tier brands. Frequent sales. | http://www.asos.com/ |
| YD | Mall/Fast fashion | Pretty low quality but useful if you are looking for small sizes. | http://www.yd.com.au/ |
| Industrie | Mall/Fast fashion | Pretty good basics/chinos/knits, probably the best mall tier store thats near you. | http://industrie.com.au/ |
| Roger David/RDX | Mall/Fast fashion | Similar to Industrie in that its at the higher end of mall tier, not a bad place to start out if you have no clue. Only buy when on sale. | http://www.rogerdavid.com.au/ |
| General Pants Co. | Mall/Fast fashion | A mixed bag of trendy/streetwear, you will have to dig a bit to find something good. | http://www.generalpants.com.au/ |
| Culture Kings | Medium | Decent quality streetwear options, plenty of imported stuff thats tricky to get in Australia. | http://www.culturekings.com.au/ |
| Supply Store | Medium | Plenty of streetwear, can be very pricey though. | http://www.supplystore.com.au/ |
| Zanerobe | Low | Entry-level clothing, brands itself as streetwear. | http://www.zanerobe.com/ |
Stores in Canada
| Brand | Tier | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reborn.ws | Artisanal/Luxury | Only accepts email orders. | http://www.reborn.ws |
| gravitypope | Uncategorized | http://www.gravitypope.com/ | |
| Sydney's | High | Toronto | http://shopsydneys.com/ |
| Jonathan+Olivia | Uncategorized | http://www.jonathanandolivia.com/ | |
| TNT | Uncategorized | http://tntfashion.ca/ | |
| Roden Gray | High | Vancouver | http://www.rodengray.com/ |
| N O M A D | High | Toronto | http://www.nomadshop.net/ |
| Off the Hook | Uncategorized | Streetwear. Montreal. | http://othshop.ca/ |
| Lost & Found | Uncategorized | Toronto; heritage stuff. | http://www.shoplostfound.com |
| Club Monaco | Low | http://clubmonaco.com | |
| Tate+Yoko | Uncategorized | A good place to buy buy high-end raws and various other clothes. Montreal. | http://tateandyoko.com/ |
Montreal, Quebec
Quebec's (and arguably Canada's) fashion central has a ton of great stores, boutiques, and department stores.
- SSENSE
The online fashion retailer is based in Montreal and has a flagship store in Old Montreal.
- Michel Brisson boutique
- Tate+Yoko
- Reborn All orders made by email. Gothninja.
- Off The Hook Streetwear.
etc.
Stores in Europe
Paris, France
Unarguably the world's fashion capital. Home to the notorious Paris Fashion Weeks.
- Colette
Stores in the United States
| Brand | Tier | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Artisanal/Luxury | Sells designer clothing by Carol Christian Poell, Sruli Recht, Rick Owens, etc. | http://www.darklandsberlin.com/ |
| ACNE | High | Designer clothes from Sweden. | http://acnestudios.com/ |
| Aldo Shoes | Mall/Fast fashion | Shoes will fall apart within a month. Only buy on SALE. | http://www.americanapparel.net/ |
| AllSaints | Medium | http://www.allsaints.com/ | |
| American Apparel | Mall/Fast fashion | Has basic t-shirts in a variety of cuts. Tees fit well even for slimmer people. | http://www.americanapparel.net/ |
| American Eagle | Mall/Fast fashion | Fairly terrible quality, bright and only slightly branded basics. Shirts are a bit long, usually go a bit past the waist. Pants fit a bit weird, and you get what you pay for with shoes. |
http://www.ae.com/ |
| April77 | Medium | April77 is notable for their large selection jeans which come in many different sizes, cuts, and colors. | http://www.april77-shop.com/ |
| Archival Clothing | Medium | Great outdoorsy backpacks, and some other vintage-inspired clothes | http://store.archivalclothing.com/ |
| Asos | Mall/Fast fashion | For the home brand quality can be variable, although as the price entails it usually isn't the best. The site also offers items from higher-tier brands. Frequent sales. | http://www.asos.com/ |
| Atelier New York | High | "Goth-ninja" stuff. Everything is black, grey, or white. | http://www.ateliernewyork.com/ |
| Banana Republic | Mall/Fast fashion | http://www.bananarepublic.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/ |
| Blackbird | Uncategorized | http://www.blackbirdballard.com/ | |
| Blue in Green | High | Mainly sells raw denim. | http://www.blueingreensoho.com/ |
| Cos | Low | http://www.cosstores.com | |
| Cotton On | Mall/Fast fashion | 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. | http://www.cottonon.com/ |
| Everlane | Low | Their tees are generally well liked and they claim to offer the same quality as more expensive brands but with less markup. | http://www.everlane.com/ |
| Express | Mall/Fast fashion | Good for better-fitting dress clothes. | http://www.express.com/ |
| Forever 21 | Mall/Fast fashion | 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. | http://www.forever21.com/ |
| Frank & Oak | Low | Good quality menswear basics. I wouldn't recommend them for taller guys, as everything seems to run a bit short. Free shipping. | http://www.frankandoak.com/ |
| Gant | Medium | http://www.gant.com/ | |
| Gap | Mall/Fast fashion | http://www.gap.com/ | |
| H&M | Mall/Fast fashion | Recommended for very basic clothes and occasionally more stylish pieces. | http://www.hm.com/ |
| I Heart Yours | Mall/Fast fashion | Sells very basic, inexpensive shoes. | http://www.iheartyours.com/ |
| J. Crew | Low | Good quality clothes with acceptable cuts. High-ish price for the quality they offer. | http://www.jcrew.com/ |
| JCPenney | Mall/Fast fashion | Good place to cop Levi's jeans if you cannot find an outlet. | 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 | http://www.kith.com/ | |
| Levi | Low | 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. | http://levi.com/ |
| Macy's | Mall/Fast fashion | http://www.macys.com/ | |
| Mr. Porter | High | http://mrporter.com/ | |
| Nordstrom | Medium | http://nordstrom.com/ | |
| Old Navy | Mall/Fast fashion | Pretty inexpensive clothing, the fits can be a bit off. Sometimes there are passable pieces. Definitely go to a store to try things on before buying. | http://www.oldnavy.com/ |
| Pull & Bear | Mall/Fast fashion | Similar to H&M, but more colorful | http://www.pullandbear.com/ |
| Ralph Lauren | Mall/Fast fashion | http://www.ralphlauren.com/ | |
| Revolve Clothing | Medium | Revolve Clothing offers 20% off on first purchases if you email them with your order number. | http://www.revolveclothing.com/ |
| River Island | Mall/Fast fashion | Extremely similar to TOPMAN. | http://www.riverisland.com/ |
| Target | Mall/Fast fashion | The Mossimo athletic fit t-shirts are decent and the Merona line is a good way to fill up a new white collar worker's wardrobe on a budget with some tailoring. If you can find what you need on the clearance racks and do your own alterations, it is very good value. | http://www.target.com/ |
| TOPMAN | Mall/Fast fashion | 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. | http://www.topman.com/ |
| Uniqlo | Low | Above-average quality basics, recommended for entry level. | http://www.uniqlo.com/ |
| Urban Outfitters | Mall/Fast fashion | Decent clothes, a little more on the expensive side of fast fashion. | http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/ |
| Yoox | Medium | http://yoox.com/ | |
| Zara | Mall/Fast fashion | http://www.zara.com/ |
Archive
High Tier
- Unionmade One of the best shops out there for mid- to high-tier menswear. Does collaborations with Alden fairly often.
- 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.
- LN-CC Online & London, UK
- 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.
- HICKOREE'S Heritage-focused menswear.
- Neiman Marcus Lots of menswear but carries a small amount of goof as well. Think Scott Disick.
Uncategorized Tier
- MyHabit Requires an Amazon.com account.
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/
Stores by Country
UK Tier
- Albam Online, London
- Ben Sherman Online, lots probably
- The Bureau Online, Belfast
- Cos Online, London
- Dogfish Online, Cambridge, Norwich (also incorporates Sevenwolves in Cambridge and Norwich)
- End Clothing Online, Newcastle
- Farfetch Online, sourced from boutiques around the globe.
- Flatspot Online, Totnes
- FUSshop Online
- Goodhood Store Online, London
- The Great Divide Online
- Kafka Online, Aberdeen
- Oi Polloi Online, Manchester
Canada Tier
- Tate+Yoko A good place to buy high-end raws and various other clothes. Montreal, Canada
- Sydney's Toronto, Canada
- Reborn All orders made by email
- Roden Gray Vancouver, Canada
- N O M A D Toronto, Canada
- Off The Hook Montreal, Canada
Thrift Stores
goodwill.org Complete crapshoot, great for poorfags and trustfund babies looking for "vintage" stuff. Brings in new stuff on Wednesday. Pricing is unilateral for all clothing, be it horrible Gildan cotton tees or ancient, high quality suit stuff. Physically hurts your dignity being here.
