Brightly Coloured Basics

March 13, 2022 12:15 PM

I want to buy simple, brightly coloured clothes and my usual shopping venues are not serving me well. Help? Specifics inside.

My wardrobe currently is dominated by navy blue, black and dark grey and has been for years. I have started to feel a yearning to bring bright sunshiney joyful energy into the world via my clothing. I'm looking for cotton basics- boxy T-shirts, long-sleeved t-shirts, trousers in bright plain colours (not patterned, not covered in branding).

My go-to place to purchase clothes new is usually Uniqlo but their colour palette tends towards the dusty, faded hues that seem to be currently on trend (rose pink, dusty blues, beiges, khakis, burnt orange) and the somber navies and greys I usually wear. I want VIBRANT.

I will be scouring the charity shops but also would like to purchase some new clothes.

Any ideas? UK based preferably, or at least ships to UK. I usually buy XS-S in menswear but unisex is ok and women's can sometimes work.

Thanks!

posted by Balthamos to Shopping (11 answers total)

I'm not sure how it's looked at in the UK, but have you tried Boden?
posted by erst at 12:26 PM on March 13, 2022 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: My go to trousers are Uniqlo men's "Easy Relaxed Fit" trousers which have elastic + drawstring waist but are not joggers or lounge. Something like that in the Paul Smith orange instead of khaki, navy or grey would be the dream.
posted by Balthamos at 12:42 PM on March 13, 2022

If you want plain colorful t-shirts: try a craft store.
posted by amtho at 12:57 PM on March 13, 2022 [3 favorites]

Maybe kettlewell? It's designed so people can shop for their "color season" so everything comes in tons of colors
posted by beyond_pink at 1:10 PM on March 13, 2022

Big Bud, U.S.-based but ships internationally, has loads of bright colors in solids as well s patterns.
posted by Stacey at 1:10 PM on March 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I just found Colourful Standard and I am about to spend a lot of money.

+ Big Bud for trousers and I think I might be sorted. Thanks gang!
posted by Balthamos at 1:23 PM on March 13, 2022

Response by poster: Big Bud no longer ships internationally except Canada, for those reading in posterity :(
posted by Balthamos at 1:39 PM on March 13, 2022 [1 favorite]

I really love the clothes at Gudrunsjoden.
posted by theora55 at 3:08 PM on March 13, 2022 [2 favorites]

COS usually has some interesting bright colors for menswear.
posted by PardonMyFrench at 3:22 AM on March 14, 2022

Another search phrase (along the lines of craft stores) is “t shirt blanks uk.”
posted by oceano at 8:31 AM on March 14, 2022

eShakti - be patient when browsing as they don't list multiple colors in an efficient way, but there are a lot of options.
posted by nouvelle-personne at 9:16 PM on March 14, 2022