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 wish there were more fun clothes for guys too. Every so often some sub-culture tries to adopt something, but it never works. Like, you could wear a fancy hat, suspenders, a kilt, or a bow tie, but sadly most people are just going to parse that as "here comes that exhausting dude".
A couple years ago I bought one of these: https://www.overland.com/products/nomad-wool-felt-outback-hat-72619?cl=olmx
It's not like a cowboy hat that lots of people wear, but something different. It's really sharp looking, and unique, but somehow not "eccentric". It treads a nice balance. I get frequent compliments, not in a sarcastic way either. I have a collection of enamel pins I swap out, which let's in a bit more personality, but muted enough