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When you buy clothes, do you have a plan for what kind of outfit that it would go with? Or do you just buy a piece because it looks/feels good on its own and you decide what you intend to wear it with later?

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 10/14/2023 in #brands

American Eagle

Thoughts on this brand? Favorite pieces?

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 10/5/2023 in #fashion-discussion

What % of your income do you spend on clothes?

$1000-1500 (USD) is my baseline. If something major happens (i.e. weight loss, new job, or move to a totally different climate), I might spend double. But if I reach a point to where I already have everything I need in my wardrove, I could spend half.

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 9/3/2023 in #fashion-discussion

All White Look

Solid white tops, pants and shoes. Your thoughts? I think minor details like fabric quality and ironing matter much more, because when its just white, theres nothing to distract you from imperfections. Also, making sure the shades of white are similar enough.

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 8/28/2023 in #fashion-discussion

Why do collars exist

The original purpose of collars was for cooler weather. To tie a necktie around it to insulate your body from the cold air. That combined with a suit jacket kept you warm. This became the standard of mens wear in northern cities like London and Manhattan. But at some point the southern U.S. and southwest U.S. developed. Latin America, Africa, middle-east, etc. are developing. It's just odd to expect something northern-specific to be the standard everywhere. But nowadays, collars are a vestige. People wear it just because it associated with formality, rather than any actual purpose.

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 8/28/2023 in #brands

Banana Republic

Imo, worth it on sales if you can get it 50% off, though sometimes you get 70-80% off on clearance or discontinued styles. I like their poplin dress shirts, pima cotton t-shirts and some of their t-shirts/polos that are luxury-touch/soft-touch brand. And some of their jeans.

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 8/27/2023 in #questions-and-advice

Fear of wasting money?

Probably half the money I spent on clothes the past 2 years was a waste.
* clothes that didn’t look good after a few washes.
* Clothes I thought fit well, but then didn’t in practice.
* the skinny jean phase I regret. * I lost weight , clothes don’t fit me. You live and learn. My mindset now is “hell yea or no” and “it’ll always be there another time”. But now I’m a bit too apprehensive about buying clothes to where I don’t. I guess trial and error is just part of the journey?

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 8/27/2023 in #brands

Zara

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 8/19/2023 in #questions-and-advice

neon/pastel color shirts

Im looking for neon / pastel color shirts.
Mostly overshirts to go over a white tshirt. But i might also pick up 1 or 2 color shirts

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Mmalefashionadvice

•Created by enterthelair on 8/2/2023 in #questions-and-advice