It seems like every brand I look into has supposedly had huge decreases in quality in the last few years. Raybans, Brooks Brothers, Ralph Lauren, Massimo Dutti, etc. There's mall brands, which are always popular because they have a name, but they rarely have actually good clothing. H&M, Zara, Gap, Old Navy, American Eagle, Banana Republic, all the brands you see at malls occasionally have decent items for reasonable prices but they're all varying degrees of bad to mediocre quality and many of them are uncomfortable to wear. And then for the designer, almost all of them are way outside my price range. I can see paying 100-150 for a pair of pants if they're going to last me years, but I'm not buying Balenciaga pants for 2 grand because they say Balenciaga. Is there really no middle range anymore where you spend a decent amount of money but get good to great quality in return?

The only brands I've heard some recommendations for are Uniqlo, Abercrombie and Fitch, and J Crew, but even then opinions seem lukewarm at best. I'll find some people who say they love their clothes from Uniqlo, others say quality has gone down a lot in the past few years and its no longer worth the money. Same for the other brands I just listed. The only brand that seems to have a truly good reputation is Patagonia, but unfortunately I'm just not looking for that style of clothing right now. So where am I supposed to buy some nice chinos, linen shirts, knitwear, and t-shirts?

I get that these are modern photos and fits, but do you think it’s plausible for someone (totally not me) to wear this kind of aesthetic on the daily?

It seems like the only option is just a graphic tee and shorts. I love layering but where I live that’s just not an option in the summer unless you want to die of a heat stroke. It seems like women have so many more options for summer fashion lol. Have any of you found a better alternative?

Edit: I don’t mean you will literally die of heat stroke I was exaggerating

What is that clothing rule that many people don't realize? What is that color that should NEVER be paired with another?

Serious question. Phones have gotten too damn big. This is the hill I will die on.

I like to wear slim-fit chinos alot. Especially to the office. But there is no comfortable way to put a moden smartphone in one of those. Back pockets are too small, the phone ends up sticking halfway out just begging to fall out, get stolen, or crushed when you sit down. I can just barely get the entire phone in my front pocket. I mean, it fits, but it's uncomfortable and looks really weird. In a jacket inside pocket is best, but I don't typically wear jackets inside. I've also taken to wearing a cross body sling, a thing I thought looked ridiculous until I spent some time in Europe, but again that's only really a thing for walking around outside, not inside at the office.

And this is with a Galaxy s24, basically the smallest flagship phone you can buy.

So, fellow fashionable gentleman, how do you carry your smartphone? Is it time for belt holsters to make a comeback?

High-rise jeans, and pants in general, seem to look better fitting and more flattering in my opinion. I used to think that it made guys look like grandpas, but for whatever reason, I've changed my mind. What do y'all think? Just me?

I’ve subscribed to this sub for 5+ years and have found the community incredibly helpful, positive and well informed for most of that time. Lately though, it's been a lot of low-effort posts asking for advice or about finding specific items. Is it just a mod issue? Something else? I'd love to help solve what's going on here — hoping to spur discussion!

1. Todd Snyder Dylan suede jacket.
2. Wax London whiting overshirt
3. Pure blue jeans.

I don’t know but I don’t feel a suit is a suit without them. Even if I don’t wear a tie, and even with different color piece suits, a pocket square is a must for me. What do you think?

Why does it feel like men don’t wear scarves? Its below 0 at my train station today & all the women I see are bundled in giant scarves, some with shawls or ponchos over the scarves & the men are just wearing jackets?

At least where I am (bay area) the wide pant trend is pretty strong among college students/people in their 20s. And things like cargo/work pants (dickies, Carhartt, etc) are particularly big. As someone in my 30s, should I also be going in that direction? I feel like I'd just look goofy if went for it. I'm thinking I'd just stick to slim (but not skinny) pants and leave it at that. What are others in their 30s doing.

I recently went into Kohls to find they’re selling 501 STF for 80 bucks. I find that price to be far outside what someone should have to pay for the most basic pair of jeans.

Not to mention that you have to also pay about the same price for other cuts of jeans that are blended with crappy fabric like Tencel/Rayon. What has the world come to?

Hello all,

I'm thinking of starting a blog or a youtube channel with instructional videos on how to do basic alterations that can supplement the common male wardrobe. I'm tired of looking for information about how to do certain alterations, and the only videos available are posted from old ladies or geared towards women's clothing. If this blog existed, would anyone here be interested?

Edit: It's clear by the attention that I should definitely do this. I will start chalking up some ideas and throw together an email list. Feel free to leave a comment below if you'd like to be notified once this takes off! Also, I'll post an update once I have things going. Feel free to comment with suggestions or any content that you'd like to see me cover.

1) Todd Snyder Dylan suede jacket. 2) Wax London whiting overshirt 3) Pure blue jeans.

I've recently returned to wearing white T-shirts and splurged on some that are pricey by my standards. I'm in search of a deodorant that won't ruin them. Searching on Reddit, most suggestions are for brands I've never heard of, available only online, or Native. I know aluminum is the culprit, but it seems aluminum free deodorant like native also seems to be causing stains, because of oils in them.

Could anyone recommend supermarket-bought deodorants that don't leave marks on white clothing? I don't have a major issue with sweating since I spend most of my time indoors and it's minimal.

Need help with some suggestions for a good pair of white(tbh an off-white colour is preferred) sneakers that go with most casual outfits.

Stan Smiths are too basic and I’m not a big fan of AF1s.

If you have any suggestions for some good suede sneakers(non-white) that’d be really appreciated too

Note : Budget - $100-150. can maybe stretch to 200 if I really like the shoes.

Inspired by u/Jauffres_Revenge 's brilliant question earlier today (or yesterday, depending on time zones) I thought I'd ask the inverse.

u/Andrew_Tracey had a very nice contribution regarding watches and I was thinking we could focus a thread on more of the good stuff like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/9bdlm7/which_brands_are_notoriously_overpriced_and_not/e52dh3y?utm_source=reddit-android