If your wardrobe has nothing else, it should have these items.
Date
May 16, 2023
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Lately, I have run into more and more men who, frankly, hate shopping. The reasons vary, but the most common seems to be simply not knowing where to start and where to go. Well, I decided to put together a short list of the shopping destinations that will cover pretty much all of your wardrobe needs, take a look below:
Best For Foundational Pieces
If you are looking for good quality chinos, button-downs, knitwear, and pretty much any other wardrobe staple, you can find it all at J. Crew (and usually on sale).
Best One-Stop Shop
Amazon is probably one of the few places you can add underwear, a halloween costume, bright yellow sunglasses and a Brooks Brothers tie to your shopping cart all at once.
Best For Basics
I have repeatedly lauded Uniqlo's plain t-shirts as some of the best in the market.
Best For Streetwear
Not only does END Clothing have one of the best assemblages of streetwear brands, it also has some of the fastest shipping and delivery times out there.
Best Curated Selection
A bastion of menswear, lifestyle and travel, the MR PORTER site benefits from having some of the best buyers, stylists and editors who contribute to its clothing stock (including MR PORTER exclusive pieces) as well as its written/digital content.
Best “Big Box” Site
Shopping malls may be on the decline, but those good ole "anchor" or "big box" stores we grew up with continue to thrive online; Nordstrom is one that has a great selection of low to high-end brands.
Best “Off-Price” Site
If you are looking for luxury and designer pieces for a great discount, Saks OFF 5TH, the off-shoot of Saks Fifth Avenue, is definitely a cut above its "off-price" peers.
Best For Fashionable Fast-Fashion
Fast-fashion (sometimes rightfully) can get a bad wrap for a variety of reasons. However, you should still check-out Urban Outfitters as the site offers a fashionable range of clothing pieces from different brands, at an affordable price-point.
Best To Shop Up-In-Coming Brands
While many websites primarily feature well-known brands, Ssense offers a great combination of established AND up-in-coming fashion houses to choose from for those interested in exploring new designers.
Best For Shopping Grails
Did you miss out on a fashion piece from a collection that hit the runway years ago? Were you not able to your hands on a rare pair of sneakers that recently dropped? Don't worry, Grailed is one of the best platforms to shop, well...grails.
