How to dress well as an italian
I'm looking to finally start to improve my wardrobe, but when I tried looking for advice I noticed most of the advice is america-centric and a search for an Italian guide didn't find much.
Could you guys point me to any resource on the matter? Or alternatively give me advice that works well no matter the country
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Could you just specify what you mean by dressing well as an italian? Are you looking for stores in italy, european centric styles or something different?
Italian/european styles
non cambia nulla che tu sia italiano, americano o whatever. Now switching to English, improving your wardrobe is about finding your own style and that has nothing to do with countries
where are you located?
Italy, Mosh
it's the whole thing
You can definitely explore those styles but i just want to understand what you want to get out of this
that place is real?
not isreal, italy
I just want to have a starting point so that I can dress decently, but I asked the question because I'm worried some clothes may work in America but be out of fashion in Italy (I wouldn't know, I basically paid 0 attention to clothes until now)
could i just know generally where youre located? I have a few stores in mind but i just need to know where id send you off to try some stuff on yknow
are you in italy itself?
Northern Italy, perhaps?
also nothing is really "out of fashion", i feel its a very dated mentality to have
Turin
how much do you want to spend on individual items?
a lot to do with dressing decently has to do with finding stuff you're comfortable with, not just following trends (though they can be good directions)
is your goal to look like the people around you, or to like, dress in a way that makes u feel good about urself and enjoy
1 is easier than the other depending
but anyway,https://malefashionadvice.substack.com/p/building-a-basic-wardrobe-v70 is not that outdated. Otherwise I can recommend looking for inspo for example in #waywt , collect inspo on a board and try to find common themes that you seem to enjoy
Building A Basic Wardrobe v7.0
Version 7 of the classic MFA post
and start from there
there are more guides in #fashion-guides
Dogma has great advice but im glad you're in italy because one of my favorite online stores, with one of my favorite stocklists is located in milan!
Slam Jam
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They have quite the variety of brands and styles, and their sales tend to be quite steep esp late season
I don't really need to buy a complete wardrobe in one go so I'd say up to 300 for a single item if I want to slowly build it up
if you can post some possible inspo you have of how youd like to dress we can steer you teh right way
I asked for budget exactly to see if stores like Slamjam or Antonioli were good recs :xd:
Don't really have any right now, is there a site where I can look up various styles?
again on #waywt you can find a lot of different styles and see if something appeals to you, otherwise dunno, maybe pinterest
it's less immediate but I'll always recommend looking at the outfits of people around you, it might especially be helpful if your goal is to emulate the style of your area. I've picked up a fair amount of inspo just by noticing what people around me are wearing.
If you are in the north, check out milan's stores like 10corsocomo, slamjam, one block down, maybe visit the prada and gucci outlet if you have a car. it can be worth it
if you are in the south, specifically near napoli, there is a vintage market which is the main source of 90% of designer vintage in Europe, meaning that you will be able to find really nice stuff for really cheap.
now don't immediately buy a bunch of designer clothing, but take pictures, try stuff on and see what works for you
i think broadly malti's and ethan's posts in #waywt (search
in:waywt from:malti00 or in:waywt from:sioku) and whatever is left of r/mfa may be a good starting point but fashion is still diverse even in northern italy (save for tailoring)you can always come back here and ask what model a certain prada jacket is etc
ayo which store are you talking about?
since I'm there a few times per year
Resina is most famous
but napoli has a lot of vintage markets
its known for it, definitely worth checking out
aha, damn if I knew that before, I went to Naples in January and I dont go often because I hate that city
but I ll keep that in mind for next time thanks 🙏