List of 100+ Men's Clothing Brands [2022 ]

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Whether you are looking for a new brand to try out, getting some ideas for style options, or even doing a bit of research on men’s clothing – the scope of this guide is to be all-encompassing by assembling a table of all the most popular and best clothing brands for men.

Furthermore, if you are looking for advice on how to select clothes for your wardrobe with more confidence, we got you covered. Immediately following the table below, we share some style tips that will be sure to help.

Brand: Simply the consumer marketed name the company goes by.
Headquarters: Where the major decisions are made pertaining to style, design, etc. This does not indicate where the clothes are made.
Year Founded: Year the company recognizes as its inception.
Offerings: Various popular categories of clothing, accessories, or footwear found on the company site.

Brand	Headquarters	Year Founded	Offerings	Genre
Zara	Arteixo, Spain	1975	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	General, Trendy, Formal, Casual, Outerwear, Affordable
Nike	Beaverton, OR, United States	1964	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Athletic, Casual, Trendy, Big & Tall
Asos	London, England	2000	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	General, Trendy, Formal, Casual, Outerwear, Affordable, Big & Tall
Adidas	Herzogenaurach, Germany	1924	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Athletic, Casual, Trendy, Big & Tall
H&M	Stockholm, Sweden	1947	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	General, Trendy, Formal, Casual, Outerwear, Athletic, Affordable, Big & Tall
Gucci	Florence, Italy	1921	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	General, Trendy, Formal, Luxury
Lululemon	Vancouver, BC, Canada	1998	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Athletic, Casual, Trendy
LL Bean	Freeport, ME, United States	1912	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Active, Tall
Patagonia	Ventura, CA, United States	1973	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Athletic, Casual, Trendy
Gap	San Francisco, CA, United States	1969	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear
The North Face	Alameda, CA, United States	1966	Clothing, Active, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Outerwear
J.Crew	New York City, NY, United States	1947	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear
Ugg	Goleta, CA, United States	1978	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Outerwear
Under Armour	Baltimore, MD, United States	1996	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Outerwear
Vans	Costa Mesa, CA, United States	1966	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Streetwear
Ralph Lauren	New York City, NY, United States	1967	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Levi’s	San Francisco, CA, United States	1873	Clothing, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual,Trendy, Big & Tall, Outerwear
Hermès	Paris, France	1837	Clothing, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury
Michael Kors	London, England	1981	Clothing, Basics, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Trendy, Athletic, Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Off-White	Milan, Italy	2012	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Shoes, Basics, Outerwear	Trendy, Athletic, Casual, Outerwear, Designer, Streetwear
Columbia	Portland, OR, United States	1938	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Shoes, Basics, Outerwear	Big & Tall, Outerwear, Athletic, Affordable
Balenciaga	Paris, France	1917	Clothing, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Trendy, Streetwear, Outerwear, Designer
Everlane	San Francisco, CA, United States	2010	Clothing, Basics, Accessories, Active, Outerwear, Shoes	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Trendy, Formal
Madewell	New York City, NY, United States	2006	Clothing, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
UNIQLO	Tokyo, Japan	1949	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Outerwear, Athletic, Affordable
Prada	Milan, Italy	1913	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear, Shoes	Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury
Puma	Herzogenaurach, Germany	1948	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Affordable, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Lacoste	Troyes, France	1933	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Outerwear, Athletic, Formal
Reebok	Boston, MA, United States	1895	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Affordable, Outerwear
Aeropostale	New York City, NY, United States	1987	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear, Basics	Casual, Affordable, Outerwear
Carhartt	Dearborn, MI, United States	1889	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear, Shoes	Casual, Outerwear, Trendy
Calvin Klein	New York City, NY, United States	1968	Clothing, Active, Basics, Outerwear, Shoes, Accessories	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer
Guess	Los Angeles, CA, United States	1981	Clothing, Basics, Outerwear, Accessories, Shoes	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear
Versace	Milan, Italy	1978	Clothing, Basics, Active, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer
Timberland	Stratham, NH, United States	1952	Clothing, Basics, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear
A Bathing Ape (Bape)	Tokyo, Japan	1993	Clothing, Outerwear, Accessories, Shoes	Trendy, Outerwear, Streetwear
Barbour	Simonside, South Shields, England	1894	Clothing, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
Topman	London, England	1978	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Streetwear, Big & Tall
Champion	Winston-Salem, NC, United States	1919	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Fendi	Rome, Italy	1925	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Streetwear
Charles Tyrwhitt	London, England	1986	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
Brooks Brothers	New York City, NY, United States	1818	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Big & Tall, Outerwear
Ted Baker	London, England	1988	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal. Luxury, Outerwear
Tommy Hilfiger	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1985	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear
Valentino	Milan, Italy	1960	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury
G-Star Raw	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1989	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury
Sperry	Waltham, MA, United States	1935	Shoes, Accessories	Casual, Affordable, Formal
True Religion	Manhattan Beach, CA, United States	2002	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories	Casual, Trendy, Streetwear
KITH NYC	New York City, NY, United States	2011	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Designer, Streetwear
Tom Ford	New York City, NY, United States	2006	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Diesel	Molvena, Italy	1978	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer, Streetwear
Wrangler	Greensboro, NC, United States	1904	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Outerwear, Big & Tall
American Apparel	Los Angeles, CA, United States	1989	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Outerwear
Vineyard Vines	Stamford, CT, United States	1998	Clothing, Basics, Active, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
AllSaints	London, England	1994	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear, Shoes	Casual, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer, Streetwear
Cole Haan	Greenland, NH, United States	1928	Shoes, Outerwear, Accessories	Outerwear
Tommy Bahama	Seattle, WA, United States	1993	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Nautica	New York City, NY, United States	1983	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Formal, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Volcom	Costa Mesa, CA, United States	1991	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Outerwear, Streetwear
Gildan	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1984	Clothing, Active, Basics, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Outerwear
Bonobos	New York City, NY, United States	2007	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal
Armani	Milan, Italy	1975	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury, Streetwear
Burberry	London, England	1856	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury, Streetwear
Kenneth Cole	New York City, NY, United States	1982	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
Filson	Seattle, WA, United States	1897	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Streetwear
Hugo Boss	Metzingen, Germany	1924	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Designer
Outdoor Voices	Austin, TX, United States	2014	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories	Casual, Athletic, Streetwear
Lee	Greensboro, NC, United States	1889	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Alpha Industries	Knoxville, TN, United States	1959	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Outerwear
Club Monaco	Toronto, ON, Canada	1985	Clothing, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Designer/Luxury, Outerwear
Obey	Irvine, CA, United States	2001	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable Trendy, Streetwear
Paul Smith	London, England	1970	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Designer, Outerwear, Streetwear
Proper Cloth	New York City, NY, United States	2008	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
Rag & Bone	New York City, NY, United States	2002	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Streetwear
RVCA	Costa Mesa, CA, United States	1999	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear
Theory	New York City, NY, United States	1997	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Burton	Burlington, VT, United States	1977	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Outerwear, Streetwear
Rothco	Ronkonkoma, NY, United States	1953	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Athletic, Outerwear
prAna	Carlsbad, CA, United States	1992	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Outerwear
Schott	New York City, NY, United States	1913	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Outerwear
Billionaire Boys Club	New York City, NY, United States	2003	Clothing, Active, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer, Streetwear
A.P.C.	Paris, France	1987	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Marine Layer	San Francisco, CA, United States	2009	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Outerwear, Streetwear
Reigning Champ	Vancouver, BC, Canada	2007	Clothing, Active, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer, Streetwear
Vince	New York City, NY, United States	2002	Clothing, Active, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Designer
Norse Projects	Copenhagen, Denmark	2004	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Designer
John Varvatos	New York City, NY, United States	1999	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Aimé Leon Dore	New York City, NY, United States	2014	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Commes Des Garcons	Tokyo, Japan	1969	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories	Casual, Trendy, Designer, Streetwear
Taylor Stitch	San Francisco, CA, United States	2008	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
AG Jeans	Los Angeles, CA, United States	2000	Clothing, Accessories	Casual, Formal, Designer
Peter Manning	New York City, NY, United States	2012	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Shorter Men
Russell Athletic	Bowling Green, KY, United States	1902	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Outerwear
Vuori	Carlsbad, CA, United States	2015	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy
Taft Clothing	Salt Lake City, UT, United States	2015	Shoes	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Designer
7 For All Mankind	Santa Monica, CA, United States	2000	Clothing, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Naked & Famous	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	2008	Clothing, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer, Streetwear
Banana Republic	San Francisco, CA, United States	1978	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
Alternative Apparel	Norcross, GA, United States	1995	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear
Tommy John	New York City, NY, United States	2012	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear
Helmut Lang	New York City, NY, United States	1986	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Designer, Streetwear
Mott & Bow	New York City, NY, United States	2013	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Southern Marsh	Baton Rouge, LA, United States	2008	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear
American Tall	Mississauga, ON, Canada	2015	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear, Tall Men
Mizzen+Main	Dallas, TX, United States	2012	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear
Joe’s Jeans	Hollywood, CA, United States	2001	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Designer
Cutter & Buck	Seattle, WA, United States	1990	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Designer, Big & Tall
Faherty	New York City, NY, United States	2013	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear
Rodd & Gunn	Auckland, New Zealand	1987	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear
Arc’Teryx	Vancouver, BC, Canada	1991	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Outerwear
Ministry of Supply	Boston, MA, United States	2012	Clothing, Active Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Robert Graham	New York City, NY, United States	2001	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer, Big & Tall
DSTLD	Los Angeles, CA, United States	2014	Clothing, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Rancourt	Lewiston, ME, United States	1964	Shoes, Accessories	Casual, Formal, Designer
2Tall	Aberdeen, Scotland	2012	Clothing, Active, Shoes, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Flag & Anthem	New York City, NY, United States	2016	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal Outerwear
The Arrivals	New York City, NY, United States	2014	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Designer, Outerwear, Streetwear
Rogue Territory	Los Angeles, CA, United States	2008	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Flint & Tinder	San Francisco, CA, United States	2011	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear, Designer
Ermenegildo Zegna	Milan, Italy	1910	Clothing, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury
Under 510	Cedarhurst, NY, United States	2017	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Formal, Outerwear, Shorter Men
Ash and Erie	Detroit, MI, United States	2015	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Shorter Men
American Eagle	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	1977	Clothing, Active, Basics, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Outerwear
Goodthreads	Seattle, WA, United States	–	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Outerwear, Big & Tall
Koloa Surf Company	Laguna Hills, CA, United States	2014	Clothing, Active, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Affordable, Athletic, Outerwear, Streetwear
ISAORA	New York City, NY, United States	2009	Clothing, Active, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury, Streetwear
34 Heritage	New York City, NY, United States	2011	Clothing	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Designer
Maison Kitsune	Paris, France	2002	Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Trendy, Formal, Outerwear, Designer/Luxury, Streetwear
Kato’	Gardena, CA, United States	1999	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Formal, Outerwear, Designer
Roark	Laguna Beach, CA, United States	2009	Clothing, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Streetwear
Wellen	San Francisco, CA, United States	2011	Clothing, Active, Basics, Accessories, Outerwear	Casual, Athletic, Trendy, Outerwear
Robbie Brown	Toronto, ON, Canada	2016	Clothing, Outerwear	Formal, Shorter Men
Foehn	Quebec, QC, Canada	2017	Clothing, Active, Outerwear	Athletic, Outerwear

Demystifying Men’s Clothing Brands

Trying to find a new brand to buy clothes from can be really difficult – especially when you are uncertain where to go in the first place.

When researching for this article, we wanted to nicely bucket clothing brands into particular styles, ages, prices, etc. However, the cold hard truth is that you cannot do this, here’s why:

Take Levi’s for instance – if you visit the men’s department on their site, you see the following:

Younger men in super casual and borderline comfort clothing.

I would take a guess that most of these men are in their late teens or early 20s.

But here’s the kicker:

As you are keenly aware, Levi’s isn’t just for young men. In fact, according to the research firm YouGov, Levi’s is most popular with Millenials AND Boomers (source) with the Boomers also being the most loyal…but as you see above, that’s not the demographic that Levi’s is targeting here.

The takeaway:

As tempting as it may be, you just simply can’t categorize most clothing brands into strict demographics – it is important to realize this.

Now many will think – Well, how do I find a clothing brand that’s right for me?

…and that’s completely fair…

…and honestly, I don’t have an exact answer for you…

…but I can share with you a few helpful tips that can help you navigate men’s fashion a bit easier and with more confidence.

1. Shop Clothing Brands Based on Specialty

When considering all the different fashion brands, it is best to try and think of them not as a one-stop-shop for all of your wardrobe, but as specialty brands.

The reason is that their products for what they are known for are often well researched, stylish, and constructed better.

For example, while Nike sells polos, rain apparel, sunglasses, etc. their specialty lies particularly well in both footwear and sports clothing. Their products in these lines are often well-reviewed among men.

As another example, Polo Ralph Lauren is primarily known for their polo shirts rather than their underwear or belts. So if you want a new polo shirt, put them at the top of your consideration list over a brand like Nike.

Make sense?

Now if you are uncertain about what the brand specializes in, a good tip that works well is to either check out our table above or simply head to the retailer website and look at their navigational menu.

Carrying on with the examples from above, if we check out Nike, we see the following on their site when hovering over ‘Men’ in the menu:

Generally speaking, whatever is in the top left corner is always the most important and relevant offering for the company.

So we can confidently determine that Nike wants us to shop their New Releases and Shoes rather than their Nike FlyEase, Lacross, Hats, Vests, and Headbands (located bottom right).

You can also see this in action on the Polo Ralph Lauren site as well:

You can see just at a glance, that they are also pushing their New Arrivals (top left), and are least interested in pushing Sale items (bottom right).

If you were just learning what Ralph Lauren is as a brand, you can probably infer a few things about polo shirts as it’s mentioned several times (highlighted). Furthermore, you can see in the clothing column, Polo Shirts are listed first (and it’s non-alphabetical).

In the end, the point that we want to stress here is that you shouldn’t get too tied up in brand loyalty. Just because your favorite clothing brand makes a particular piece of clothing or accessory – doesn’t mean it will always be the best as there are likely better alternatives out there.

2. Clothes for All Scenarios

Us men often prefer multi-use products that can fill multiple voids. Unfortunately, this utilitarian mindset can be a major barrier when clothes shopping.

Rather than trying to buy a button down that is worn for both the workplace and casual weekend wear – try to loosely put together outfits for specific scenarios.

When taking this approach, you will always know that certain clothes are intended for casual or semi-formal use. Ultimately, it makes the decision process easier when expanding your wardrobe along with deciding what to wear for the day – truly a win-win.

3. Age Is Only A Number

As we touched on earlier, just because a brand only uses models of a certain demographic shouldn’t disqualify them from your consideration.

Instead, you should aim to get clothes that fit well and create a cohesive style. Certain genres include casual, smart casual, technical, activewear, semi-formal, and formal.

Mix matching between styles, such as vintage clothing with formal wear, can create a jarring look that simply doesn’t work.

If uncertain about style, as it is highly subjective, check out a few popular forums that we shared below for looks that you can steal for your own wardrobe.

4. Don’t Overspend

Popular brands will pay an enormous amount of money to be at the top of your mind when it comes to purchasing decisions – don’t fall into this trap.

Just because a brand like Nike is world renown for its athletic shoes, doesn’t mean they are the best for you. Try shopping around at other footwear retailers to find the right shoe for your feet.

Furthermore, quality and price don’t always correlate – especially when buying clothes from a big fashion house. A $680 button down shirt from Gucci is not going to be significantly more durable or better than a $15 button down from H&M.

Brands and logos are superficial – so don’t get lured into this if you like to shop based on value or quality.

5. Don’t Turn To the Magazines

Popular men’s magazines appear to do a poor job in dressing the modern man (in my humble opinion). With aggressive cuts and bold styles, most clothes seen in these pages would put a lot of guys out of their comfort zone.

While it is important to have confidence when buying and wearing clothes, you are better off turning to places that isn’t just models with a team of photoshop experts backing them up.

Over the years, I find that fashion chatter on popular forums to be the most helpful and trusted to determine ‘what’s in’ and what fashionable guys like to wear.

Some that come to mind are the following:

Reddit
- /r/malefashionadvice – General men’s clothing
- /r/frugalmalefashion – Affordable men’s clothing
- /r/goodyearwelt – Well-made footwear
- /r/RedWingShoes – Discussion only about Red Wing Shoes
- /r/malefashion – Trendy men’s fashion
- /r/streetwear – Trendy casual clothing discussion for men and women
- /r/watches – Primarily discussion about men’s watches
- /r/NavyBlazer – Preppy clothing advice
- /r/styleboards – Outfit ideas
Facebook Groups
StyleForum
Dappered Threads

Of course, these are all social forums – so if you have questions, or want to get advice on a particular look – don’t be shy! Jump in and share your style to get ideas on what you could do differently or some constructive feedback.

6. Body Shape & Clothing

Companies are investing millions of dollars to try and find better fitting clothes for you (source) – and there are several reasons for this:

First, returns.

Around 30 to 40% of all online clothing and footwear purchases are returned (source). That equates to about $400 billion worth of inventory – that’s insane!

Secondly, your body is really unique (hence the returns).

This makes it often difficult to find the right fit. It’s important to know that clothing brands rely on averages when it comes to certain areas (i.e. stomach or thigh circumference).

While they try to offset these averages with various cuts such as tailored, slim, athletic, etc. – it’s obviously not a perfect system.

The takeaway:

It’s okay to return – in fact, it’s almost expected to return nearly half of the clothes you buy. Just because you like the brand or paid a lot of money doesn’t change the fact that the clothes don’t fit well.

Prioritize fit over the brand name – always.

7. Strive for a Toned Body

Beyond all the health benefits from an active lifestyle, working out can help to make more clothing brands fit better. When not carrying a significant amount of weight in one area of your body (the midsection for most men), you can expect more shirts to fit better.

This is because clothes can drape easier and not account for as many curves. This is an effective way to help broaden the clothing brands you can pick from.

Of course, the opposite is also true. Men that are muscular can have trouble finding clothes that fit well.

Here’s a few interesting discussions of how men reacted to weight change in relation to clothes that are worth a look:

Positive assessment
Negative assessment – Particularly on pants
Motivational

At the end of the day – you win some and lose some – but a healthy and active lifestyle will always be a net win for your clothes shopping, but more importantly, for yourself.

8. Tailoring Is A Thing

Rarely does a piece of clothing you buy fits your body perfectly.

Whether you are buying denim jeans, a button down, etc. there are usually some alterations that can be made to allow for a better fit.

You can find often find tailors at your local dry cleaner or just by searching for alterations in your area.

Depending on the article of clothing getting tailored, the price can range from a few bucks upwards to $20 – it largely depends on where you live, what needs to be tailored, and the amount of work involved.

What is really cool about tailoring is that you will begin to shop for clothes differently. Rather by brand or size (to an extent), you can shop by fabric texture or design as you know that your tailor can get a specific piece of clothing to look perfect on your body.

In the end, it’s a cool and easy way to upgrade your wardrobe through better fitting outfits.

Wrapping it all Up

Try not to stress when buying clothes. There are a ton of men’s clothing brands out there and many with very easy return policies. You are already doing a great job doing your research by coming here – now go out and experiment and have fun!