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Curious what kind of outfits these were (E.g. casual fits, suits, etc) and where you bought the clothes from. I've found it surprisingly hard to find clothes t

Curious what kind of outfits these were (E.g. casual fits, suits, etc) and where you bought the clothes from. I've found it surprisingly hard to find clothes that have good style, made of good materials and are not designer-level expensive. Most clothes have trash style and materials. I buy all my shirts MTM from Proper Cloth, couple of trousers, pants and overcoats from them as well. Casual t-shirts and long sleeves I get from Citizen Wolf, which is another MTM company but much smaller. I also have some polos from Berg & Berg and Paul James (Both from sales), and some denim from Tanuki. You can get some really good menswear stuff for 30-50% off or more if you're patient. Ex: Private White VC had a 30% off BF sale with everything on sale. Mr Porter has up to 80% off sales once a year (I think) as well. Many other places do similar stuff.

xvector 4y ago
Todd Snyder is a wardrobe staple of mine - good quality and designs that fit my style for not too much. Then Wax London, Proper Cloth, Suitsupply. Only Suitsupply in my list does MTM but I've had mixed results with their quality. I tailor anyways. There are some fabrics you don't want to get from regular clothing brands. Denim, leather, silk, cashmere all have their own rabbit holes. For example, for cashmere the micron count and method of harvest really matters. Age of the goat, location of harvest, length of the hair, storage and transport - all play a big role. Most cashmere sucks. You'll want to start at something like Johnstons of Elgin and step up to Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli if you're rich enough for that. So that's anywhere from 700 to 5k for a high quality cashmere cardigan. Looking into suppliers for the famous companies is also sensible. Malo, for example, supplies Loro Piana. You can get the same cashmere quality for a good discount, if you're okay with their design language. I feel that each fabric has its own rabbit hole like this. I missed the Mr Porter sale this year. Never missing it again!
- ZephyrBlu 4y ago
  Sounds like you have a lot of good stuff! Proper Cloth does do MTM suits btw. I haven't bought a full suit from them yet though. > There are some fabrics you don't want to get from regular clothing brands. Denim, leather, silk, cashmere all have their own rabbit holes I will never buy any clothes from a "regular" clothing brand anymore haha. Definitely agree those fabrics have their own specialities. Haven't bought any silk or cashmere yet. I picked up a Matchless London suede jacket from Yoox and have been eyeing a Valstar Milano's Valstarino jackets for a while. Thanks for mentioning Johnstons of Elgin and Malo. Their cashmere actually seems reasonably priced compared to other stuff I've seen. Malo is a bit more expensive, but still somewhat reasonable. I didn't know they supply Loro Piana though. How did you find out they're Loro Piana's supplier? I don't know where their cashmere is from, but Stoffa has some pieces I really like the look of at a similar price like this: https://stoffa.co/collections/look-13/products/pearl-cashmere-ribbed-popover-22-07?variant=43856369189141 https://stoffa.co/collections/look-13/products/pearl-cashmer... I've also considered Proper Cloth's cashmere sweaters but again no idea where the cashmere is from or it's quality. > I missed the Mr Porter sale this year. Never missing it again! It's pretty amazing. I got a suede shearling jacket 60% off for $600 USD and a few sweaters for 60-70% off (Alpaca/wool blend from Auralee and SNS Herning FANG half-zip were my favourites). Now I'm aware of a lot more brands I'm definitely going to be on the lookout the next time they have a sale. It's such a good opportunity to pick up really high quality stuff for way below retail. I think I've seen Drake's do a similar sale as well.

xvector 4y ago

Todd Snyder is a wardrobe staple of mine - good quality and designs that fit my style for not too much. Then Wax London, Proper Cloth, Suitsupply. Only Suitsupply in my list does MTM but I've had mixed results with their quality. I tailor anyways. There are some fabrics you don't want to get from regular clothing brands. Denim, leather, silk, cashmere all have their own rabbit holes. For example, for cashmere the micron count and method of harvest really matters. Age of the goat, location of harvest, length of the hair, storage and transport - all play a big role. Most cashmere sucks. You'll want to start at something like Johnstons of Elgin and step up to Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli if you're rich enough for that. So that's anywhere from 700 to 5k for a high quality cashmere cardigan. Looking into suppliers for the famous companies is also sensible. Malo, for example, supplies Loro Piana. You can get the same cashmere quality for a good discount, if you're okay with their design language. I feel that each fabric has its own rabbit hole like this. I missed the Mr Porter sale this year. Never missing it again!

ZephyrBlu 4y ago
Sounds like you have a lot of good stuff! Proper Cloth does do MTM suits btw. I haven't bought a full suit from them yet though. > There are some fabrics you don't want to get from regular clothing brands. Denim, leather, silk, cashmere all have their own rabbit holes I will never buy any clothes from a "regular" clothing brand anymore haha. Definitely agree those fabrics have their own specialities. Haven't bought any silk or cashmere yet. I picked up a Matchless London suede jacket from Yoox and have been eyeing a Valstar Milano's Valstarino jackets for a while. Thanks for mentioning Johnstons of Elgin and Malo. Their cashmere actually seems reasonably priced compared to other stuff I've seen. Malo is a bit more expensive, but still somewhat reasonable. I didn't know they supply Loro Piana though. How did you find out they're Loro Piana's supplier? I don't know where their cashmere is from, but Stoffa has some pieces I really like the look of at a similar price like this: https://stoffa.co/collections/look-13/products/pearl-cashmere-ribbed-popover-22-07?variant=43856369189141 https://stoffa.co/collections/look-13/products/pearl-cashmer... I've also considered Proper Cloth's cashmere sweaters but again no idea where the cashmere is from or it's quality. > I missed the Mr Porter sale this year. Never missing it again! It's pretty amazing. I got a suede shearling jacket 60% off for $600 USD and a few sweaters for 60-70% off (Alpaca/wool blend from Auralee and SNS Herning FANG half-zip were my favourites). Now I'm aware of a lot more brands I'm definitely going to be on the lookout the next time they have a sale. It's such a good opportunity to pick up really high quality stuff for way below retail. I think I've seen Drake's do a similar sale as well.