I live in NYC, and I want to hire a personal shopper. What should I know going into the situation? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 11 answers

What do the hip creative girls wear to work? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 17 answers

I want tailored shirts. Where can I find a good tailor? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2008 - 11 answers

How do I pick pants I will like for business? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 15 answers

16th-18th Century (Western Europe): Did working-class women wear corsets? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2008 - 15 answers

Seeking women's clothing online. Please help me get out of my Target / Old Navy rut. [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 31 answers

I want to find a cool winter jacket or coat - sorta like the Buzz Rickson "Pattern Recognition" jacket. Fashion details inside. [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 12 answers

Recommend a really good, friendly online fashion forum (or bulletin board, or LJ) for a funky fortysomething. [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 6 answers

I need help getting dressed - but it's a little more complicated than that. If you're a vegetarian/vegan in NYC, especially with one with fashion sense, please read on. [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 11 answers

I remember that there used to be a website, where a guy asked what he should wear, and the community voted on his outfit - and he actually put it on. Every day. But, dang, I don't remember what the site was called and what URL it used. Can you help out?
posted on Nov 2, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm videoing a wedding tomorrow - what should I wear? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 14 answers

Help me find a new style [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2007 - 6 answers

Men's FashionFilter: I need to update my develop a wardrobe for the Fall and after. [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2007 - 19 answers

Los Angeles Interview Suit— I need to find something cheap for interviews after finding my last suit had irreperable moth holes in the pants (yeah, you can tell that my last couple of jobs haven't really required dap to the tap sartorial sense). Where in the LA area can I get a cheap (nice) suit fairly quickly? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 20 answers

How can a tall, mid-thirty's male put together an inexpensive but stylish wardrobe covering casual, business casual, going out, etc. using as few repeated pieces as possible... [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2007 - 7 answers

SanFranciscoShoppingFilter: Where can I find a relatively inexpensive blazer (say under $200). [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2007 - 10 answers

Is it a don't to have my undershirt poking out under my sweater instead of tucking the undershirt in? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - 26 answers

Zebedee has 75 FUCKING BUTTON-DOWN SHIRTS... He gets a lot of them for free from his employers, but this is out of control. I told him that it isn't normal. We both want to know what is normal. What is the average number of articles of clothing owned by adult males in western society? T-shirts, button-down shirts, trousers, underwear and so on. Citations from studies or surveys would be best.
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 38 answers

What kind of clothes would women wear if men were not around to look at them? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2006 - 57 answers

Help me develop my summer wardrobe [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2006 - 21 answers

Help a skinny guy get dressed! [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2006 - 17 answers

I usually try to buy clothes made in first world country, by looking at the label (Milan, London, made in LA). I always assumed that the Western world had minimum wages, and other progressive standards that say, made in China didn't. I use this to justify the high cost of the goods, but my father informs that this is untrue and the expensive hand labor of ripping the jeans, sanding, etc. are done in places such as LA -- but are sweatshop conditions (by employing illegals, ignoring labor laws, etc.). Is this true? [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2005 - 19 answers

Anybody have a place to get cool threads on the net? [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2005 - 14 answers

Men's fashion: can I wear a button-down collar shirt with a suit and tie? Or does that offend some unwritten rule of style? I've gotten conflicting reports.
posted on Sep 6, 2005 - 27 answers

I'm at the point in my career where I'll need to buy more business attire. I've had a little trouble buying off the rack stuff that fits well, due to my build (athletic, but stocky, rather thick-necked. 10 years of rugby will do that). So I'm curious about tailored clothes What can I expect? In what price range should I expect to pay? Are there some things that just aren't worth seeing a tailor for?
posted on Mar 3, 2005 - 14 answers

I have narrow ankles and fairly "large" feet (I have to wear size 10 shoes in order to have a comfortable fit). But because of my narrow ankles, I am having a hard time finding shoes that fit. I have tried thicker socks, a couple of different lacing techniques etc but nothing seems to help. My heels always move inside the shoes! Please help me!!!
posted on Feb 11, 2005 - 9 answers

I’d like to dress better. Clothing advice for a slim 20 year old male with a budget a bit smaller than the target audience of most fashion mags, please? And while we’re at it, how about some general clothing/grooming advice for the guys? [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2005 - 64 answers

Looking at this thread about fitted shirts, I figured I'd ask about my men's dress shirt predicament. I'm 6'5", have a 14.5" neck, 36" arms and a 37" waist. If you've ever shopped, well, anywhere for men's shirts, you'll know that such a size doesn't exist. My neck seems to throw everything off.

I've tried the Lands' End and JC Penney online custom shirt services and the shirts have come out very wrong -- they don't seem to rely on real measurements, just generalities about one's build which don't take my quirks into account, and I get the feeling they're just sewing long arms onto a small-necked shirt (which doesn't fit well around my torso). I've gone in for a few custom tailoring quotes and, well, I really don't want to have to pay $500 for a small set of shirts that I won't wear every day. Anyone else solve this one?
posted on Nov 23, 2004 - 3 answers

Fashionistas: Has the cut of women's slacks radically changed recently? [mi]
posted on Oct 20, 2004 - 15 answers

Do you wear a suit to work?
posted on Aug 30, 2004 - 25 answers

My fiancee is looking into the possibility of selling clothes with custom art/text/etc. She knows about CafePress and such, but is looking for a way to get text/images on black and dark clothes. Shirts, hoodies, pants, etc.

There's always the 'custom-shirts-for-10-dollars' places, but she doesn't want to sell anything that's going to fade in a month, or is otherwise of questionable quality. Have any of you had good experiences with online companies that provide custom printing services? Would it be a good idea to look into purchasing a silkscreen machine?
posted on Jul 16, 2004 - 12 answers

Is there a fashion cabal? When will I be able to buy a red shirt?
posted on Jul 5, 2004 - 7 answers

Well never thought I'd ask metafilter about this, but does anyone else have trouble finding pant sizes that fit? I'm a 30 waist which apparently is so skinny no stores carry it. Actually I can find stores that carry 30 inches but they don't fit, and when I measure they're always 1-2 inches larger. Which is a lot. It's as if stores have forgo a standard measurement sizes in favor of letting people fit into "smaller" sizes. My question is what to do?
posted on Apr 21, 2004 - 19 answers

I'm looking for a pair of jeans I saw someone wearing on the street today. I think I saw the same pair on Gwyneth Paltrow in People recently. They're women's jeans, low-rise, dark-ish, expensive looking, (hot!). They have a horizontal seam across the knee and snaps the size of nickels down the outside of the pant leg from knee to ankle. I've called several department stores and looked online, but I just can't seem to find them again. Help?
posted on Mar 9, 2004 - 6 answers