I need new clothes but every time I go out 95% of what I see on offer is so bog-standard male. Solid earth tones, baggy one-size-fits-all, muted colors, work-wear adjacent, etc.
It’s so hard to find stuff that’s more, I dunno, “playful?” I’d like to have some clothes are that more of an expression of my personality but almost never do I see more unusual, expressive, colorful stuff in the brick-and-mortar stores.
To compound this, I’d also like it to:
- not cost me an arm and a leg
- be interesting but not clownish/overly ironic/jokey
This has mostly led me to buying floral shirts but a man cannot live on floral shirts alone! Does anyone know of retailers that might fit the bill?
I’m here to also suggest that. I have a teen who’s very fashion conscious and he’s good at finding interesting clothes online.
However he also regularly pops into TJ Maxx to see if there’s anything interesting. If you’re not familiar with them, you can’t expect regular inventory. They have discounted clothes for whatever overstock or out of season wear comes in, so it’s always different and sometimes interesting
Another place he likes are comic book or record stores. Sure it’s usually a tshirt and may be expensive but you can get different bands or characters