BGOL SARTORIALISTS: A thread

The cheapest way I can think of to start a serious biz wardrobe?



Get 3 basic on-sale suits from Saks off 5th. Medium Grey, Charcoal Grey, Blue (or two blue and one medium grey). $200 each. Have them tailored for about $60 each (find some south american working out of his house in a Spanish area: e.g., Bushwick in NYC). Back in the day I did this and those shits were half canvas not fused! Today it might be the "Italian" or "Black label" stuff.

Get 4 pairs of shoes from Nordstrom's Rack (just shop the racks in the stores). $200 - $300 if you hit good sales. 2 black, 2 brown (one dress and one casual in each color). ONLY leather soles.

Get 6 Saks Off 5th brand dress shirts 3 blue and 3 white. Get one black dress shirt, one grey dress shirt. Then get one blue and one white polo shirt. The total here is $300 if you hit good sales. To save money, get only the blue and the black dress shirts tailored at the same guy who did your suits (never a regular dry cleaners). Always keep one of the tailored blue shirts in your office.

Buy a shoe shine kit.

Buy two shoe blocks.

Buy a suit brush.

Take your time picking out 8 silk ties (or maybe a slight blend). No 100% polyester. Always try to pick them out in person. Never iron those shits. Get them pressed (not dry cleaned) when they are wrinkled.

Get a pack of white pocket squares and then buy several unique pocket squares.

Maybe get a blue wool gold button blazer. Don't pay more than $200 when starting out.

For god's sake brush those suits after wearing and spot clean them. Get them pressed monthly but dry clean ONLY if they get dirty/funky.






Once you get some money in the bank - get your shit tailor made, get custom shoes, get a Rolex and never look back. Wear these old suits when you take your kids to the park , when you go shopping, or to your IRS audit.

Great ideas man...im going to be looking for some shoes on sale for labor day weekend.
 
Nordstrom. Free shipping, free returns.

6pm.com; they sometimes have really prick slashing discounts on top-name brands.

Truth be told; I look at dappered.com every other day; they cater to men's wear and interest and always post up good/great sales from men's clothing retailers.

Great recommendation fam!!

https://dappered.com/2019/08/labor-day-weekend-sales-for-men-2019-affordable-style-roundup/

Good sales going on this weekend...I need to go to a tailor and get my measurements so i can buy clothes online without having to try them on..
 
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I just found a new shoe company. That makes Hand made shoes under $200 and their shoes are elegant, stylish durable, and comfortable on the feet. I order a pair of oxford shoes from them and the quality of the awesome and they use premium high-quality leather. I wear them on regular bases and them well with my own outfit.
 
I just found a new shoe company. That makes Hand made shoes under $200 and their shoes are elegant, stylish durable, and comfortable on the feet. I order a pair of oxford shoes from them and the quality of the awesome and they use premium high-quality leather. I wear them on regular bases and them well with my own outfit.
Some of these shoes is fiyah
 
How times have changed:

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Sorry for not adding examples to this thread but nothing from England should be deemed stylish for Men. Either you take examples from France or Italy. Maybe Bulgaria.
 
Sorry for not adding examples to this thread but nothing from England should be deemed stylish for Men. Either you take examples from France or Italy. Maybe Bulgaria.

Ever hear of Savile Row?

For over a century, it's been the gold standard for fine men's tailoring.

Some of the best, most expensive suits made for some of the highest profile men in the world come from Savile Row.

Matter of fact, English fashion has influenced men's fashion more than any other country...our whole style of formal wear is based on traditional English attire.

While your preference may be more continental, you can't knock English style, tradition and quality.

Just off the top of my head...these are all English influenced or originated..

Chelsea Boots
Monk strap shoes
Tuxedos
Harris tweed jackets
Prolly 3 piece suits
Prolly wing tip shoes
 
Greetings Bros,
I love this tread. You can't wear jeans and khakis all of the time.

I just purchased a pair of Belvedere Gabriele in Antique Blue Jean. These MoFos are beautiful.

I attended the Black Menswear FlashMob last Saturday here in Los Angeles. Everyone was G'd up. But, I got a lot of complements on the shoes.


Gabriele
 
looks like the 90's baggy trousers are making a comeback

Mannnnn, this thread is around 13 years old, so I quickly scanned some of the old pics and replies, questions, issues, and even some of my own replies.

The ironic thing is although I was always that dude, with regards to dressing well...I came about it naturally from my ol man.

But, in 2008..and in 2012, when I answered a few questions, what I THOUGHT I knew about men's fashion was only a drop in the bucket to what I know now....I did a few years in a men's store since my original posts, thus I gained a real expertise on the subject...once you've LITERALLY fit a few thousand guys of all shapes, sizes, and ages, you can say that.

In a post in 2012, I think, I was talking about the difference between a 3 button jacket and a 2 button...another post was about pleats vs flat fronts.

Your statement about baggy trousers coming back...it's all cyclical.

That's why you can play the game of tryna constantly keep up with changing trends or buy classic stuff, that can be worn for many years....think of it like buying antiques.
 
Greetings again, Bros.
I have a several pair of expensive shoes (gators, stingray etc...). And, they all have one thing in common: they come with waxed shoe laces. These laces tend to become undone during the course of a day under regular wear.

I found this online. It's called the "Berluti" knot. This knot will stay tied all day, and it is easy to untie. It's the only knot I use when wearing my expensive shoes. It looks good to me as well.


 
Greetings again, Bros.
I have a several pair of expensive shoes (gators, stingray etc...). And, they all have one thing in common: they come with waxed shoe laces. These laces tend to become undone during the course of a day under regular wear.

I found this online. It's called the "Berluti" knot. This knot will stay tied all day, and it is easy to untie. It's the only knot I use when wearing my expensive shoes. It looks good to me as well.





I have a pair of suede cap toes like the screen shot of this vid, but the ones he shows how to tie that knot :smh:

I wouldn't rock them unless you paid me.
 

I attended the event in LA last weekend. There was at least 100 Black men there. There were doctors, lawyers, IRS agents, real estate brokers, plumbers, electricians... Brothers from all walks of life.

I met an Economist/ Investment Advisor named Dr. E. Lance McCarthy. He was a very wise Brother. We chopped it up about the economy, LA real estate, and other things. I'm a Real Estate Broker, so meeting him was cool. We're going to be going to lunch, and we're going to see what types of multi-unit properties will be profitable for the both of us.

I met another Brother who was into solar panels for new construction... We actually chopped it up yesterday.

If we can get out of our own way, we'll see that there are plenty of Black men who we can do business with. It was a cool experience. No thuggin' just positive Black men G'd up, with a ton of business opportunities.

I highly advise Brothers to attend the event when it comes to your city.
 
I have a pair of suede cap toes like the screen shot of this vid, but the ones he shows how to tie that knot :smh:

I wouldn't rock them unless you paid me.
White people have a different style, Bro. I wouldn't rock those either. That is a classic brogue shoe, that they seem to love. I'm not into round toe dress shoes.

I like various oxfords myself. But, I stay away from the rounded toe.
 
White people have a different style, Bro. I wouldn't rock those either. That is a classic brogue shoe, that they seem to love. I'm not into round toe dress shoes.

I like various oxfords myself. But, I stay away from the rounded toe.

Oh, I'm well aware of their style. Every so often, you'll see a white guy who has swag similar to a brotha.........but it ain't often.

Yeah...I have long narrow feet, so I prefer a more tapered toe box.

When Brothas was rocking those big wide square shoes, back in the late 90s, I didn't buy shoes for years...I couldn't wear them big wide mofos :lol:
 
Greetings again, Bros.
I have a several pair of expensive shoes (gators, stingray etc...). And, they all have one thing in common: they come with waxed shoe laces. These laces tend to become undone during the course of a day under regular wear.

I found this online. It's called the "Berluti" knot. This knot will stay tied all day, and it is easy to untie. It's the only knot I use when wearing my expensive shoes. It looks good to me as well.






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