Where can we find interesting men's clothing in the Boston area?
May 20, 2009 2:18 PM Subscribe
We're looking for more than just jeans and polo shirts - but where?
I went clothes shopping for a guy for the first time in my life yesterday, only to discover that men's fashion apparently consists of nothing but variations on a single outfit. It's like, blue button downs or brown button downs, red t-shirts or green t-shirts? There's barely any interesting patterns, even. We found a single paisley shirt in a sea of solids and wanted to cry when it was the wrong size.
When I commented on the travesty that is men's fashion, the guy I was shopping with replied, "This is why men hate shopping. Because shopping hates men."
I thought that maybe it was our choice of locales - we went to our local mall and hit up the stores there: Macy's, Express for Men, United Colors of Benneton, a couple other bland ones I can barely remember. So I'm wondering - is there a place in the Boston/Cambridge area we might have better luck?
I went clothes shopping for a guy for the first time in my life yesterday, only to discover that men's fashion apparently consists of nothing but variations on a single outfit. It's like, blue button downs or brown button downs, red t-shirts or green t-shirts? There's barely any interesting patterns, even. We found a single paisley shirt in a sea of solids and wanted to cry when it was the wrong size.
When I commented on the travesty that is men's fashion, the guy I was shopping with replied, "This is why men hate shopping. Because shopping hates men."
I thought that maybe it was our choice of locales - we went to our local mall and hit up the stores there: Macy's, Express for Men, United Colors of Benneton, a couple other bland ones I can barely remember. So I'm wondering - is there a place in the Boston/Cambridge area we might have better luck?
Jesus, head thee to the Garment District in Cambridge. Now.
posted by General Malaise at 2:39 PM on May 20, 2009
posted by General Malaise at 2:39 PM on May 20, 2009
It might also help to know what kind of fashion he's going for. Work? Hipster? Weekend? Formal? That would really narrow down the types of stores that would be useful.
posted by olinerd at 5:30 PM on May 20, 2009
posted by olinerd at 5:30 PM on May 20, 2009
Response by poster: Yup, the Galleria. Ugh. :(
General Malaise - we're planning on heading to the Garment District although what you can find there is a toss up, quite literally.
Olinerd - Generally he's looking for weekend clothes, although he works at his own start-up, so they double as work clothes. He's not a hipster at all, really, but he likes clothes with a little bit of originality (he's got a small collection of particularly cute/clever threadless tees, he likes paisley and other fun prints). So we're looking for weird stuff, but subtly weird stuff, you know?
posted by shaun uh at 5:50 PM on May 20, 2009
General Malaise - we're planning on heading to the Garment District although what you can find there is a toss up, quite literally.
Olinerd - Generally he's looking for weekend clothes, although he works at his own start-up, so they double as work clothes. He's not a hipster at all, really, but he likes clothes with a little bit of originality (he's got a small collection of particularly cute/clever threadless tees, he likes paisley and other fun prints). So we're looking for weird stuff, but subtly weird stuff, you know?
posted by shaun uh at 5:50 PM on May 20, 2009
'moonMan feels your pain and hates pretty much all men's clothes. He shops pretty much exclusively at H&M and Guess (though the latter is pretty pricey, their men's clothes are the nicest I've seen). There's an H&M in Downtown Crossing and another on Newbury St.
posted by grapefruitmoon at 10:40 AM on May 21, 2009
posted by grapefruitmoon at 10:40 AM on May 21, 2009
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Nordstrom is having its big sale right now (through the weekend) and there's one out in Natick. The Natick Collection is the newest part of that mall that contains all kinds of high-end stores... there might be some variety there, and it'd probably be better quality than your standard Express type stuff. Alternatively, have him take a look in some of the boutique stores on Newbury; that may at least give some ideas of different looks.
posted by olinerd at 2:32 PM on May 20, 2009