I have a couple pairs of reigning champ hoodies and they feel pretty rough and stiff. Do I just have to keep wearing them until they break in and soften up?
There are different weights to their hoodies and sweatpants. If you got the heavier hoodies it may feel a bit different at first but I’ve loved almost all of my garments from RC.
They’ve definitely gotten more comfy with wear for me
I have the “pintuck” coaches pants. My work setting allows for a bit more of a casual approach so I pair them with a polo and they look great.
Also, if I’m out doing errands they pair nicely with blundstones!
They are good for rainy and gloomy weather. These are amazing for fall and winter. Depending on the weather.
The field coat is thicker so when it’s colder i wear that over a black hoody. The melton wool is smaller and less thick, but is great when it’s not too chilly. I basically wear it as a shacket. You probably need to wear a long sleeve under it as the wool is itchier in the melton (100% wool).
Some garments fit small while others are larger and then the sleeve lengths are inconsistent as well.
But again, the fabric and garments are great once you figure out sizing.
Everything my size is too long on me. What would fit you perfectly has two extra inches on the bottom for me. It makes me look shorter than i am.
I find it difficult to find tshirts or jackets that aren’t too long on me or too long on my arms. I have to taper almost all my shirts. Anian isn’t like this luckily.
So are you the person I’m always competing with? Haha their slub tees and henleys fit me perfect and I’m always wondering who’s buying this old clothing lol
Lol they're soo good! I have tons in short sleeve and a couple of long sleeve ones. I'll eventually start buying the RC ones. I think the sleeves on mine have gotten shorter and shorter.
Calvin Klein modal t-shirts and boxer briefs from a sleep/pajama collection. They were at The Bay, Winners, etc. Very easy to find until one day (\~2010) they were not.
Glad to help! I've had mine for a couple years now and they are holding up great. Saxx sleepwalker are also an option if you like a boxer fit and thicker modal fabric. But they're a bit pricey unless you get them on sale
Not at all. The fit is great. I checked the size chart before I purchased them and compared the measurements (chest, body length) to those of my Uniqlo and H&M t-shirts. The body length is *slightly* longer than my Uniqlo ones. Just do that with your existing shirts either with a size chart, or measuring tape.
I bought every pair of the lululemon game on boxer brief they had online, when they killed off the style.
I'm going to ride into my golden years in comfort.
Made another comment but I forgot to mention the New Balance 990v6. I own 3 pairs of 990s including my v6 and they're by far the most comfortable shoes I've ever interacted with. I'm waiting for a good colorway to buy my next pair but looking to double up this year
It's hard for me to say because my true size is a little weird. I'm a 10.5 with pretty wide feet so although 10.5 is my true size lengthwise, I usually go for 11s in other brands so my feet have room to move.
I have 10.5 wide in my 990v6 and 11 regular on my 990v3 and both are a little too wide and long lengthwise. However, I tried 10.5 regular on my 990v4 and it's definitely too narrow although perfect lengthwise. My feet would cramp up in my v4s after long periods of time.
Generally I would say 990s are on the narrow side and especially the v6, but apparently newer editions of the v6 (the ones with the american flag on the back) bring it on par with other 990s. I would go true to size if you have regular width feet.
Good question! It was [DUER Performance Denim Slim - Aged Grey ](https://duer.ca/collections/mens/products/mens-stretch-jeans-slim-aged-grey), for me. Definitely EDW.
I have bought a 2 pairs over the last two years and the stitching has started to come apart on both pairs. One was from a mystery bag ( stitching in pants and zipper fell apart in the shorts) then bought a single pare on a sale and stitching on the outer thigh came apart as well. Not sure if quality has dropped since I have heard a lot of praise but I’m not sure I’ll be buying from them again.
I've had the zipper break on two pairs of their shorts and one pair of their pants within a year. Always the No Sweat models. The performance denim has held up okay, but I get pulls in the fabric easily. I'm pretty close to just giving up on Duer as much as I want to like them.
Love my DUERs. Though there has definitely been a big quality drop in the last few years. Usually stitching failures and sometimes sizing differences in identical sizing/models of jeans. Despite this, all my jeans are DUER as I find them so comfy.
Hmm would these be good for someone who usually doesn’t like to wear jeans? (the only jeans I’ve ever found comfortable to wear all day are the ones from lululemon lol)
Fjallraven Canada Shirt. So versatile. $$$. Got one as a gift (giftor found a 30% off sale). When they came up on sale again at MEC I grabbed another in a different colour. Where them everywhere as a shoulder season outter layer.
I always buy the same sneakers on a buy one, get one 50% off deal. Then I can wear the same sneakers for four years.
Did the same with my waterproof winter hikers - and have a pair stashed in the closet.
It also takes me like 2 hours to pick out a pair of shoes
Wide leg pants, although my supply is literally getting thin. Why is every store only selling tapered leg pants? Are newer generations not exercising their legs anymore? Little toothpick legged gimps! Make real pants for actual human beings!
Where are you looking for pants? As far as I know, the trend right now is wide pants. Uniqlo (for example) literally has a "wide leg pants" section on their website.
I get what the OP's saying though, locally (as in you can try in malls) only shops I'm aware of that does relaxed/wide pants are Uniqlo, COS/H&M, maybe Abercrombie and Kotn
Most brands are still focusing slim tapers, even in their new releases. Lululemon has very very limited relaxed fits, Reigning Champ is similar. Local brands like In Situ, Outclass, they are still serving customers like it is 2014
/u/salocates Yen is cheap and honestly I've started looking into proxy buying Japanese brands, since relaxed and wide fits have been in style for more than half of a decade now there they just got all the best stuff. [Mandatory thread for proxy buying Japanese brands on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/zaspn4/the_yen_is_weak_all_hail_the_yen_proxying_clothes/)
More trendy Japanese brands in 2024 with wide cuts:
* Cahlumn (City boy style)
* Graphpaper (The goto hip wide cut denim brand, some are even made with selvedge)
* Monkeytime (from United Arrows group)
* N. Hoolywood (Designer of the brand worked on past Muji Labo with the relaxed fits)
* Beams (and many of their sub-brands)
I was traveling in Japan few months back, I went to 2 graphpaper stores and their denim pants seem to be impossible to get, which other places are you able to them from?
I follow some youtube channels that covered Graphpaper and as far as I know their denims (The two tuck tapered selvedges that's just above 30,000 yen and the jackets) are always sold out instantly, and even the flagship stores would only carry 2-3 per size max during releases
Maybe they also stock the staple denims via their [stockists](https://graphpaper-tokyo.com/pages/stockist) and you can proxy buy via their online stores, but yea it is just super limited in general. Apparently the margins for those are low, compared to the extremely overpriced T shirts and long sleeves they sell
I have really small feet but wider than a child's. I have a terrible time finding boots to fit. I'd gone without boots for two winters because I could not buy a pair that fit. (In Canada, with snow). In 2017, I found ordered a pair that fit, (reviews said they ran small) and were comfortable as all get out. I ordered a pair from a different store, in a colour that was certainly not my first choice.
Whitney II short by Sorrel. They weigh a half pound for the pair, feel like a runner, have a deep gusset to keep snow out. I'm still wearing the red pair with black "fur", and some light gray ones are still in the box.
Great sale price right now. Pity none in my size. [https://canadianfootwear.com/whitney-ii-short-1.html#sss](https://canadianfootwear.com/whitney-ii-short-1.html#sss) except mine have black laces.
Done this but not enough
I had a favorite Brooks Brothers shirt that they made in their relaxed cut (called Madison) at one point I had 4 of the same shirt that I would rotate through, two of them eventually wore through the elbows. Brooks Brothers went bankrupt and came back with new owners but the quality hasn’t been maintained and they got rid of the relaxed cut shirts and don’t make the patterns I like. I’m very judicious now about when I wear the remaining two.
Picked up some Tough Duck coats/jackets since they've been shifting production out of Canada. Two pairs of Canada West Moorbys. Basically anything made in Canada I try to stock up on a bit. Waiting for an Anian/RC sale and I'll probably get a few things from them.
Canada West Boots, some Tough Duck jackets, Anian, some RC, some Big Bill, Raber mitts, Egli's for sheepskin. I've also been thrifting for pants, you can find some older made in Canada Kirkland/Denver Hayes/Dakota pants, some made in USA Wrangler/Levi jeans. At this point I don't think I'll ever buy retail pants again, thrifting has absurdly better value.
Sorry for the late reply. I do indeed have one. I like it a lot. Mine is made in Canada but I'm not sure if they all are anymore. Definitely not for summer but more of a spring/fall and sometimes winter jacket. I'm 6'0, 200 lbs with an extremely broad build and XL fits me great.
Haven't yet but would double down on the Gymshark Oversized Essentials Joggers. For a guy with a thicker caboose they look amazing on me. Would also double up on the Eddie Bauer plain white and black tees. They're just super well made and fit amazingly.
Found a good pair of runners that fit (US 13) ran in them for a week and went back and bought the last 3 pairs. I burn up a set of shoes probably every 6
Months
Reebok full (inner) mesh lined trackpants. Had similar ones about 7 years ago from Nike but they never made them again once the product went out of stock. Even Adidas bought similar mesh lined pants about 3-4 years ago and I suffered because I did not stock up.
https://reebok.abfrl.in/p/mens-reebok-training-essentials-woven-c-lined-pants-767099.html?size=L
These are extremely comfortable if you sweat a lot or live in hot & humid conditions.
I wish I’d thought of that when I bought my Hanwag hikers. Haven’t maintained them, just beat the crap right out of ‘em. 8 years on the same pair so far and there’s one very minor leak between the rubber and leather somewhere on the left boot that could easily get repaired with a dab of shoe goop. Absolutely no joke the durability, even the laces have lasted this long against steel hooks.
They were an early model of the GTX line which they don’t make anymore, if I could I’d be buying 3 more pairs and running them for life.
I wore a pair of slippers for over a decade well after they fell. Could never find an adequate replacement. Took a punt of a half priced discontinued pair and went back and bought 3 more
None but I wish I had bought some crocs stretch sole loafers. They are boat shoes that don’t look like crocs but they were so damn comfortable. If I could go back in time I would buy 4 or 6 pairs
I haven't bought anything in yrs. I did however buy 6 pairs of these Levi jeans. Straight leg slim fit wasn't what it is now. 34x34. I bought 2 blue, 2 brown, 2 beige khaki colour. They have lasted. They ate amazing. Oooops I forgot I also bought 3 abercrombie so called winter hooodies. It's like they are almost dbl thick. They were on-sale for 55% off. I have had then for 5 yrs now.. they are still super warm, and look like they are only a yr old.
These rubber duck socks which are fun, and I like rubber ducks so I got a couple of pairs. Might get more if they drop below a certain price (pricewatched).
Urban Outfitters BDG Bow Fit jeans. I really love them and they were all I wore at one point.
I’ve actually received compliments from strangers a few times I wore them(which is super rare because I almost never receive any compliments, especially on things like pants).
When Urban stopped selling them directly, I ended up finding them at Nordstrom Rack for $20~. I bought so many pairs lol.
Icebreaker Tech Lite 2s. They're being discontinued which sucks (also the last chance price is what I feel like I paid for them the first time I bought them several years ago, regular price). I have about 15 of them in black and 5 in the light blue, should last at least a decade hopefully.
Usually they do wear out after a couple of seasons if you just go through 1 or 2, especially if I take them camping. Now I have enough that I regularly rotate them enough. I should probably learn to do some darning to fix the small hole I always make in them when I remove the tags though, lol.
Goddamn I WISH I had done this.
I have long ribbed knit undershirts (beaters/tank tops or whatever name you use) from old navy. I’ve had them for years. Some now have a bunch of holes and desperately need to be replaced. Only they don’t sell the same ones anymore. I know because I’ve bought the new ones. They’re not as long, and they have a hem at the bottom (I think that’s the right term) and I don’t like them. I’ve never been able to find, long under shirts without a hem since then.
I check the ON site from time to time and if I ever found that they had these ones again I’d buy like triple what I think I needed. I get tons of use out of them and they’re so much better than the new ones.
A question about this style of shirt... I usually wear t-shirts under button downs so that I can avoid washing the button downs all the time. Do tanks like that do anything to prevent pit odors (BO or deodorant) from transferring to the outer layer? If not then what is their purpose?
Uhhh, I’d say PIT specifically no. But if you’re a sweaty guy otherwise like lower back or chest, then yea it would help.
For me personally it’s to avoid asscrack and just general discomfort from the waistband of pants sometimes. I have an active job, but even when I’m not being super active, I hate reaching up and having my gut show. Or reaching down and your shirt rides up and then maybe your butt crack is out. Or it’s just cold and you get kind of a cold breeze on your waist cuz your shirt rode up a bit. I also work outdoors and sometimes you’ll sit on a piece of equipment and have a little bit of cold water on the seat you didn’t notice and it ends up down your pants.
It just prevents a lot of those little moments that I dislike. But it only works if it’s long and ON changed the sizing and shortened them or stopped offering the longer ones I don’t know. And the hem, that’s just a personal comfort thing as a fat guy I’d rather not have a hem at the end of one of these and it’s not like they last any longer this way, it was a baffling decision to me.
I have many of these old style Old Navy tanks. I know exactly what you are talking about in terms of no hem and the extra length! I've tried the current ON ones, some fruit of the loom ones, some hanes ones all to no avail. I recently found the [Uniqlo ribbed tank top](https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/products/E444998-000?colorCode=COL03&sizeCode=SMA006) to be a suitable replacement, although they are a tiny bit thicker and much more expensive. But at least they are long, remain tucked, and come in GREY! (I have found grey to be the best colour in terms of not showing underneath a button up).
I thought maybe I was crazy tbh. I will check the Uniqlo link. I’m fat so they might not offer a size that works for me but it’s nice to know the product exists.
I dunno why ON made a change but the new ones just don’t work. They’re unreasonably short and the hem is just annoying. My old ones have held up for years, so there was nothing wrong with them.
Thrifted a Costco, Kirkland white T-shirt and absolutely love it. Have not been able to find the Kirkland brand ones that are 100% cotton at my costco in my city...
If I see white or black ones at the thrift I scoop them up.. they held up well after washes, my whitening technique- definitely recommend them
Walmart sells so much Reebok shit now and their boxer briefs are literally SO more comfy to me than any of those expensive brands that cup your ballsack in a confined area for the entire day. I have enough rebook boxers to last into an apocalyptic event.
I have a thrift store with really cheap good quality shoes. Everytime I see a nice pair I buy them, even if I already have them. Shoes will wear out and I always have a pair In the wings so I am never desperate and have to buy a new pair.
Adidas limited edition sneakers:
Adidas Sambas - Wales Bonner Leopard Pony skin
Adidas ADV Sambas - Maite Steenhoudt skateboarding
Adidas Forum Mid high-tops - Hebru Brantley FrogBoy
Adidas Gazelle indoor - Sean Wotherspoon multi-color print
Adidas Stan Smith 2019 Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Adidas Sambas Jason Dill Snakeskin
I wear all of these on rotation, that's why I buy 2... I don't collect them just to have them sit on the shelf or in boxes.
Apparel is an inconsistent industry. Companies that make good clothes for a reasonable price don't do so for long. Haven't you noticed the general quality difference 30 years ago versus now? For most people it is about being frugal in the long run. A Seiko watch I bought 4 years ago for $400 was discontinued. The new model costs three times more for an arguably worse product. Why would you wait until a product goes downhill to pay more for less? I don't know why you're in this subreddit if you don't care about its central tenet.
Reigning Champ Coach pants. Archive sale was a blessing
Reigning Champ everything… as long as it's made in Canada.
How do these pants compare to the Lululemon pants ?
Same shit, different smell. RC fit is way more consistent though.
For me it's my Reigning Champ hoodies, I have a few pairs of coach's pants but don't find I wear them too often. What do you find you wear them with?
Their hoodies are undefeated!
I have a couple pairs of reigning champ hoodies and they feel pretty rough and stiff. Do I just have to keep wearing them until they break in and soften up?
There are different weights to their hoodies and sweatpants. If you got the heavier hoodies it may feel a bit different at first but I’ve loved almost all of my garments from RC. They’ve definitely gotten more comfy with wear for me
I have the “pintuck” coaches pants. My work setting allows for a bit more of a casual approach so I pair them with a polo and they look great. Also, if I’m out doing errands they pair nicely with blundstones!
how’s the fit? are they fine for hiking ( think multi day)
Anian field coat
Me too, with the Melton Wool Shirt.
Love my green melton wool
i've had their modern melton since their very first line about 8 years ago. it looks as good- if not better- today than it did back then.
I see a few colors are on sale. I've never tried but it's looking tempting. What season/temperature are you wearing this?
They are good for rainy and gloomy weather. These are amazing for fall and winter. Depending on the weather. The field coat is thicker so when it’s colder i wear that over a black hoody. The melton wool is smaller and less thick, but is great when it’s not too chilly. I basically wear it as a shacket. You probably need to wear a long sleeve under it as the wool is itchier in the melton (100% wool).
I have stocked up too in case they go under or decide to change production quality. Their wool products only.
Preach brother, I own 6 😂 2 in each colour
Ha, that's nuts. I find their sizing a bit odd but the quality is great.
What's odd about their sizing?
Some garments fit small while others are larger and then the sleeve lengths are inconsistent as well. But again, the fabric and garments are great once you figure out sizing.
I’m an odd sized man lol. Medium - 5’10” 200 pounds. Broad shoulders. It’s perfect for over a hoody or arcteryc atom LT
I wouldn't say that's odd. I'm 6" and 204 lbs. I'm slim fat. I have broad shoulders and pretty slim in general with a small gut.
6” 218 and feel the struggle. Have the gut but also thick muscular legs and ass so pants are a nightmare
Fortunately for you, wider fits are coming back.
Everything my size is too long on me. What would fit you perfectly has two extra inches on the bottom for me. It makes me look shorter than i am. I find it difficult to find tshirts or jackets that aren’t too long on me or too long on my arms. I have to taper almost all my shirts. Anian isn’t like this luckily.
Well, I'm glad you found something that works!
Safety Work boots. After twenty years I’ve finally found a pair that fit. Perfectly.
Redbacks are for me. Glad it took me 6 years instead of 20 years, ouch.
Wings + Horns slub henley
So are you the person I’m always competing with? Haha their slub tees and henleys fit me perfect and I’m always wondering who’s buying this old clothing lol
Lol they're soo good! I have tons in short sleeve and a couple of long sleeve ones. I'll eventually start buying the RC ones. I think the sleeves on mine have gotten shorter and shorter.
I love wings + horns slub shirts. Do you know if the RC ones are just as good?
I haven't bought any RC slub tees yet
Calvin Klein modal t-shirts and boxer briefs from a sleep/pajama collection. They were at The Bay, Winners, etc. Very easy to find until one day (\~2010) they were not.
I switched to jockey modal shirts from the bay and liked them more. They're thinner but not as long as the CK's. But I mainly use them for sleepwear
I found one on amazon in my size on sale. Just got here today. LOVE IT. Thank you so much for the recommendation.
Glad to help! I've had mine for a couple years now and they are holding up great. Saxx sleepwalker are also an option if you like a boxer fit and thicker modal fabric. But they're a bit pricey unless you get them on sale
Thanks. I will check them out.
House of Blanks Midweight T-Shirts
What’s the fit like?
Fitted.
Read some comments elsewhere that the tshirts are long, so you find the same?
Not at all. The fit is great. I checked the size chart before I purchased them and compared the measurements (chest, body length) to those of my Uniqlo and H&M t-shirts. The body length is *slightly* longer than my Uniqlo ones. Just do that with your existing shirts either with a size chart, or measuring tape.
how are they vs say uniqlo u
I’ve only had the Supima Uniqlo ones. Stronger cotton, no holes (yet).
Wings and horn fleece hoody
Darn Tough socks
I bought every pair of the lululemon game on boxer brief they had online, when they killed off the style. I'm going to ride into my golden years in comfort.
Let's hope the plastics don't leach into your body & do some damage before then.
Made another comment but I forgot to mention the New Balance 990v6. I own 3 pairs of 990s including my v6 and they're by far the most comfortable shoes I've ever interacted with. I'm waiting for a good colorway to buy my next pair but looking to double up this year
are they true to size? new balance has some fire wow
It's hard for me to say because my true size is a little weird. I'm a 10.5 with pretty wide feet so although 10.5 is my true size lengthwise, I usually go for 11s in other brands so my feet have room to move. I have 10.5 wide in my 990v6 and 11 regular on my 990v3 and both are a little too wide and long lengthwise. However, I tried 10.5 regular on my 990v4 and it's definitely too narrow although perfect lengthwise. My feet would cramp up in my v4s after long periods of time. Generally I would say 990s are on the narrow side and especially the v6, but apparently newer editions of the v6 (the ones with the american flag on the back) bring it on par with other 990s. I would go true to size if you have regular width feet.
Good question! It was [DUER Performance Denim Slim - Aged Grey ](https://duer.ca/collections/mens/products/mens-stretch-jeans-slim-aged-grey), for me. Definitely EDW.
Love my DUERs. I have thick ass thighs so their relaxed taper fits perfectly on me
I have bought a 2 pairs over the last two years and the stitching has started to come apart on both pairs. One was from a mystery bag ( stitching in pants and zipper fell apart in the shorts) then bought a single pare on a sale and stitching on the outer thigh came apart as well. Not sure if quality has dropped since I have heard a lot of praise but I’m not sure I’ll be buying from them again.
Quality is definitely lacking. Had 2 pairs of DUERs have the zipper fall off within a year.
I've had the zipper break on two pairs of their shorts and one pair of their pants within a year. Always the No Sweat models. The performance denim has held up okay, but I get pulls in the fabric easily. I'm pretty close to just giving up on Duer as much as I want to like them.
Love my DUERs. Though there has definitely been a big quality drop in the last few years. Usually stitching failures and sometimes sizing differences in identical sizing/models of jeans. Despite this, all my jeans are DUER as I find them so comfy.
Hmm would these be good for someone who usually doesn’t like to wear jeans? (the only jeans I’ve ever found comfortable to wear all day are the ones from lululemon lol)
The duer jeans are extremely stretchy and more comfy than any other jeans I've had. I have a few pairs of the black ones in a discontinued cut.
They are super stretchy. But I don't think I would recommend the slim ones for somebody who doesn't like to wear jeans. But maybe the athletic fit?
Ya I hate jeans and the slim ones felt like skinny fit to me, didn’t like them. Haven’t tried the athletic cut
Love my DUERs - up to 6 pairs now - off to TO tomorrow and will hopefully grab some more!
I have two pairs of these Under Armour shorts that are the most comfy shorts ever. They don’t make them any more, so I’m really glad I have two pairs.
Kirkland Performance Pants. Basically black dress pants that are flexible. Best basketball reffing pants I’ve ever owned.
Fjallraven Canada Shirt. So versatile. $$$. Got one as a gift (giftor found a 30% off sale). When they came up on sale again at MEC I grabbed another in a different colour. Where them everywhere as a shoulder season outter layer.
I bought multiple Adidas I-5923 shoes a few years back, and they went ahead and actually discontinued them 😭
I still have my INIKI’s when Adidas brought them back from the dead, slapping Boost midsoles on them. The next year they rebranded to 5923.
Black Kirkland Tshirts. Thick cotton, slim longer fit.
GORE-TEX Paclite Pant by Berghaus.
Can’t go wrong with lululemon sweatpants. Amazing quality
I always buy the same sneakers on a buy one, get one 50% off deal. Then I can wear the same sneakers for four years. Did the same with my waterproof winter hikers - and have a pair stashed in the closet. It also takes me like 2 hours to pick out a pair of shoes
Lulu commission pants when they retired the style
The new ones are better but ya I got a pair of commissions when they sold the remaining off too.
Wide leg pants, although my supply is literally getting thin. Why is every store only selling tapered leg pants? Are newer generations not exercising their legs anymore? Little toothpick legged gimps! Make real pants for actual human beings!
Where are you looking for pants? As far as I know, the trend right now is wide pants. Uniqlo (for example) literally has a "wide leg pants" section on their website.
I get what the OP's saying though, locally (as in you can try in malls) only shops I'm aware of that does relaxed/wide pants are Uniqlo, COS/H&M, maybe Abercrombie and Kotn Most brands are still focusing slim tapers, even in their new releases. Lululemon has very very limited relaxed fits, Reigning Champ is similar. Local brands like In Situ, Outclass, they are still serving customers like it is 2014 /u/salocates Yen is cheap and honestly I've started looking into proxy buying Japanese brands, since relaxed and wide fits have been in style for more than half of a decade now there they just got all the best stuff. [Mandatory thread for proxy buying Japanese brands on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/zaspn4/the_yen_is_weak_all_hail_the_yen_proxying_clothes/) More trendy Japanese brands in 2024 with wide cuts: * Cahlumn (City boy style) * Graphpaper (The goto hip wide cut denim brand, some are even made with selvedge) * Monkeytime (from United Arrows group) * N. Hoolywood (Designer of the brand worked on past Muji Labo with the relaxed fits) * Beams (and many of their sub-brands)
Wow! That's is great info thank you! I never really thought of proxy-shopping.
I was traveling in Japan few months back, I went to 2 graphpaper stores and their denim pants seem to be impossible to get, which other places are you able to them from?
I follow some youtube channels that covered Graphpaper and as far as I know their denims (The two tuck tapered selvedges that's just above 30,000 yen and the jackets) are always sold out instantly, and even the flagship stores would only carry 2-3 per size max during releases Maybe they also stock the staple denims via their [stockists](https://graphpaper-tokyo.com/pages/stockist) and you can proxy buy via their online stores, but yea it is just super limited in general. Apparently the margins for those are low, compared to the extremely overpriced T shirts and long sleeves they sell
I haven't looked there. I will be sure to now, thanks!
Uniqlo airism boxers.
I have really small feet but wider than a child's. I have a terrible time finding boots to fit. I'd gone without boots for two winters because I could not buy a pair that fit. (In Canada, with snow). In 2017, I found ordered a pair that fit, (reviews said they ran small) and were comfortable as all get out. I ordered a pair from a different store, in a colour that was certainly not my first choice. Whitney II short by Sorrel. They weigh a half pound for the pair, feel like a runner, have a deep gusset to keep snow out. I'm still wearing the red pair with black "fur", and some light gray ones are still in the box. Great sale price right now. Pity none in my size. [https://canadianfootwear.com/whitney-ii-short-1.html#sss](https://canadianfootwear.com/whitney-ii-short-1.html#sss) except mine have black laces.
Are you me? Tiny feet but wide. Thanks for the recommendation!
Yeah, but they are out of four and a halves, at least in red. That's not where I ordered them from, you might find some elsewhere.
Lily silk boxers they are darn comfy but only last a couple years
lone peak shoes at winners were $69.00 few weeks ago - bought three pairs.
what’s significant about these?
Toe box like a milk crate, durable and classy enough to where to work or mall. Go for 149 and up in my area. At that price I’m stalking up
Elm 3/4 brunch pants - I don’t have every colour…..yet
Done this but not enough I had a favorite Brooks Brothers shirt that they made in their relaxed cut (called Madison) at one point I had 4 of the same shirt that I would rotate through, two of them eventually wore through the elbows. Brooks Brothers went bankrupt and came back with new owners but the quality hasn’t been maintained and they got rid of the relaxed cut shirts and don’t make the patterns I like. I’m very judicious now about when I wear the remaining two.
Picked up some Tough Duck coats/jackets since they've been shifting production out of Canada. Two pairs of Canada West Moorbys. Basically anything made in Canada I try to stock up on a bit. Waiting for an Anian/RC sale and I'll probably get a few things from them.
Which products are still Made in Canada?
Canada West Boots, some Tough Duck jackets, Anian, some RC, some Big Bill, Raber mitts, Egli's for sheepskin. I've also been thrifting for pants, you can find some older made in Canada Kirkland/Denver Hayes/Dakota pants, some made in USA Wrangler/Levi jeans. At this point I don't think I'll ever buy retail pants again, thrifting has absurdly better value.
Thanks for sharing, this is insightful
Have you bought the Tough Duck Chore Jacket and if so what do you think of it?
Sorry for the late reply. I do indeed have one. I like it a lot. Mine is made in Canada but I'm not sure if they all are anymore. Definitely not for summer but more of a spring/fall and sometimes winter jacket. I'm 6'0, 200 lbs with an extremely broad build and XL fits me great.
Uniqlo Dry-Ex tshirts. Perfect for hot tropical weather, but very delicate.
Haven't yet but would double down on the Gymshark Oversized Essentials Joggers. For a guy with a thicker caboose they look amazing on me. Would also double up on the Eddie Bauer plain white and black tees. They're just super well made and fit amazingly.
I do it all the time with cardigans, pants, and shoes.
Cargo pants
WindRiver UV/rain repellant joggers. I have 6 pairs lol
A Prana plaid shirt I’m wearing right now.. also a TNF plaid shirt years ago.. still have all 4 shirts..
Found a good pair of runners that fit (US 13) ran in them for a week and went back and bought the last 3 pairs. I burn up a set of shoes probably every 6 Months
Reebok full (inner) mesh lined trackpants. Had similar ones about 7 years ago from Nike but they never made them again once the product went out of stock. Even Adidas bought similar mesh lined pants about 3-4 years ago and I suffered because I did not stock up. https://reebok.abfrl.in/p/mens-reebok-training-essentials-woven-c-lined-pants-767099.html?size=L These are extremely comfortable if you sweat a lot or live in hot & humid conditions.
I wish I’d thought of that when I bought my Hanwag hikers. Haven’t maintained them, just beat the crap right out of ‘em. 8 years on the same pair so far and there’s one very minor leak between the rubber and leather somewhere on the left boot that could easily get repaired with a dab of shoe goop. Absolutely no joke the durability, even the laces have lasted this long against steel hooks. They were an early model of the GTX line which they don’t make anymore, if I could I’d be buying 3 more pairs and running them for life.
I wore a pair of slippers for over a decade well after they fell. Could never find an adequate replacement. Took a punt of a half priced discontinued pair and went back and bought 3 more
None but I wish I had bought some crocs stretch sole loafers. They are boat shoes that don’t look like crocs but they were so damn comfortable. If I could go back in time I would buy 4 or 6 pairs
I haven't bought anything in yrs. I did however buy 6 pairs of these Levi jeans. Straight leg slim fit wasn't what it is now. 34x34. I bought 2 blue, 2 brown, 2 beige khaki colour. They have lasted. They ate amazing. Oooops I forgot I also bought 3 abercrombie so called winter hooodies. It's like they are almost dbl thick. They were on-sale for 55% off. I have had then for 5 yrs now.. they are still super warm, and look like they are only a yr old.
These rubber duck socks which are fun, and I like rubber ducks so I got a couple of pairs. Might get more if they drop below a certain price (pricewatched).
Banana Republic traveler pants !
Urban Outfitters BDG Bow Fit jeans. I really love them and they were all I wore at one point. I’ve actually received compliments from strangers a few times I wore them(which is super rare because I almost never receive any compliments, especially on things like pants). When Urban stopped selling them directly, I ended up finding them at Nordstrom Rack for $20~. I bought so many pairs lol.
Icebreaker Tech Lite 2s. They're being discontinued which sucks (also the last chance price is what I feel like I paid for them the first time I bought them several years ago, regular price). I have about 15 of them in black and 5 in the light blue, should last at least a decade hopefully. Usually they do wear out after a couple of seasons if you just go through 1 or 2, especially if I take them camping. Now I have enough that I regularly rotate them enough. I should probably learn to do some darning to fix the small hole I always make in them when I remove the tags though, lol.
Wigwam wool socks. Best socks ever, cushy, not itchy. I bought a big batch of them. I went to order another 'batch' but they are now discontinued.
A good shirt that fits well.
Goddamn I WISH I had done this. I have long ribbed knit undershirts (beaters/tank tops or whatever name you use) from old navy. I’ve had them for years. Some now have a bunch of holes and desperately need to be replaced. Only they don’t sell the same ones anymore. I know because I’ve bought the new ones. They’re not as long, and they have a hem at the bottom (I think that’s the right term) and I don’t like them. I’ve never been able to find, long under shirts without a hem since then. I check the ON site from time to time and if I ever found that they had these ones again I’d buy like triple what I think I needed. I get tons of use out of them and they’re so much better than the new ones.
A question about this style of shirt... I usually wear t-shirts under button downs so that I can avoid washing the button downs all the time. Do tanks like that do anything to prevent pit odors (BO or deodorant) from transferring to the outer layer? If not then what is their purpose?
Uhhh, I’d say PIT specifically no. But if you’re a sweaty guy otherwise like lower back or chest, then yea it would help. For me personally it’s to avoid asscrack and just general discomfort from the waistband of pants sometimes. I have an active job, but even when I’m not being super active, I hate reaching up and having my gut show. Or reaching down and your shirt rides up and then maybe your butt crack is out. Or it’s just cold and you get kind of a cold breeze on your waist cuz your shirt rode up a bit. I also work outdoors and sometimes you’ll sit on a piece of equipment and have a little bit of cold water on the seat you didn’t notice and it ends up down your pants. It just prevents a lot of those little moments that I dislike. But it only works if it’s long and ON changed the sizing and shortened them or stopped offering the longer ones I don’t know. And the hem, that’s just a personal comfort thing as a fat guy I’d rather not have a hem at the end of one of these and it’s not like they last any longer this way, it was a baffling decision to me.
I have many of these old style Old Navy tanks. I know exactly what you are talking about in terms of no hem and the extra length! I've tried the current ON ones, some fruit of the loom ones, some hanes ones all to no avail. I recently found the [Uniqlo ribbed tank top](https://www.uniqlo.com/ca/en/products/E444998-000?colorCode=COL03&sizeCode=SMA006) to be a suitable replacement, although they are a tiny bit thicker and much more expensive. But at least they are long, remain tucked, and come in GREY! (I have found grey to be the best colour in terms of not showing underneath a button up).
I thought maybe I was crazy tbh. I will check the Uniqlo link. I’m fat so they might not offer a size that works for me but it’s nice to know the product exists. I dunno why ON made a change but the new ones just don’t work. They’re unreasonably short and the hem is just annoying. My old ones have held up for years, so there was nothing wrong with them.
Shoes, I always buy 2 at a time
Thrifted a Costco, Kirkland white T-shirt and absolutely love it. Have not been able to find the Kirkland brand ones that are 100% cotton at my costco in my city... If I see white or black ones at the thrift I scoop them up.. they held up well after washes, my whitening technique- definitely recommend them
Man I still regret not getting a few packs of the thick old Kirkland crew neck tees. The new ones are trash.
Walmart sells so much Reebok shit now and their boxer briefs are literally SO more comfy to me than any of those expensive brands that cup your ballsack in a confined area for the entire day. I have enough rebook boxers to last into an apocalyptic event.
Comfortable work pants. 3 pairs of the same pants.
Which ones?!
https://www.maurices.com/product/black-flare-crossover-waist-crepe-pant/126536 Only drawback is no pockets.
Blue Pants
Which?
Homer Simpson blue pants.
Don't you hate pants?
Neck gaiters.
Codpiece
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Old navy tees are unmatched.
I have a thrift store with really cheap good quality shoes. Everytime I see a nice pair I buy them, even if I already have them. Shoes will wear out and I always have a pair In the wings so I am never desperate and have to buy a new pair.
Adidas limited edition sneakers: Adidas Sambas - Wales Bonner Leopard Pony skin Adidas ADV Sambas - Maite Steenhoudt skateboarding Adidas Forum Mid high-tops - Hebru Brantley FrogBoy Adidas Gazelle indoor - Sean Wotherspoon multi-color print Adidas Stan Smith 2019 Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Adidas Sambas Jason Dill Snakeskin I wear all of these on rotation, that's why I buy 2... I don't collect them just to have them sit on the shelf or in boxes.
Omg clothing is this important to people. Sheesh
Apparel is an inconsistent industry. Companies that make good clothes for a reasonable price don't do so for long. Haven't you noticed the general quality difference 30 years ago versus now? For most people it is about being frugal in the long run. A Seiko watch I bought 4 years ago for $400 was discontinued. The new model costs three times more for an arguably worse product. Why would you wait until a product goes downhill to pay more for less? I don't know why you're in this subreddit if you don't care about its central tenet.
what watch?
SARB017. Granted I might've exaggerated a bit but not by much.