BASICS
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ITT we recommend what the best basics are. Obviously there's a price vs. quality debate which we can discuss.
I've split it into 3 (well 4) main categories:
Tshirts
Sweatshirts
Hoodies
Hoodies with zips
Jeans, outerwear, shoes are a whole different subject so let's just stick to tops.
Some brands to start with:
Très Bien Merch
Norse Projects
Acne Studios
APC
Reigning Champ
Uniqlo
Sunspel
T by Alexander Wang
J.Crew
>>10808456
Reigning Champ would be my pick if they had metal ends on the drawstrings and no branded patch on the hem. Can't go wrong with Norse sweaters though.
>>10808456
Wang is trash
>>10808456
>a list of fairly expensive brands
>Uniqlo
if you are a poorfag then you can get the same basic shit from places like topman h&m and asos
>>10808865
No. Uniqlo is better than all of these places.
For sweaters that you'll wear a lot invest in something like Norse or Acne.
>>10809388
fuck, is acne supposed to be good? Ive heard do many mixed opinions that i just dont know.
Figured I'd post here since I don't think it deserves its own thread
I need a new pair of nice daily wear jeans
I've been wearing unbranded but the damn crotch area is just too much for me to handle
Anyone know a nice comfortable pair of jeans I could wear daily for just out and about stuff?
I'm looking at <$150
>>10808456
any white t-shirt will do desu. It really doesn't matter as long as it doesn't fall apart after a month.
Sweatshirts I usually thrift, gr8 bang 4 ur buck
hoodies I go to sportswear shops, adidas has good ones. Lots of adidas to be found in thrift stores too.
Honestly for basics, the brand doesn't matter, Uniqlo and acne are good, yes. Norse projects have great shirts and sweaters, but maybe a bit pricey, can get away for less.
Also why aren't buttondowns included, those are way more important to get right
>>10808456
Handled my first norse tee 2 days ago, super impressed by how thick and substantial it was and cutting was good. I'd cringe retail pricing but for the 80 aud sale i'd say its worth it. Any other suggestions for similar? I subsist on mainly uniqlo sized up for drapier clothing but have been trying others too.
If you ever visit Asia Sifr is good and price is decent, an upgrade from qlo's supimas.
Loopwheeler if you have access to jap garms for sweats and what have you
Otherwise i've got an AA hoodie cz why not and carhart sweat, both serve their purpose well
Any Aussies fux around with basikke?
>>10808456
Everything on that list is a step about Zara. Buy some high quality basics from Amadei or Devoa to get started.
>>10809547
COS
Nudies on sale (make sure its got a higher rise)
Uniqlo (kek)
Heck i've got an old zara jeans thats about 5-6 years old. Personally i find 1-2% elastane is what i need for comfort
Tried many t shirts but my favorite is Costco brand tees. Thick enough to keep you warm and for the nipples to not show through, and cheap enough to be easily replaceable but last a substantial time.
High quality basics is usually a meme guys as you pay mostly for things not related to quality.
>>10809388
Acne is overpriced garbage. I recommend any Canadian outdoors brand.
Where can I pick up a white tee that won't show my nipples? Something that isn't insanely overpriced, either? Just a white tee.
I have one Arizona (JCPenney) white tee that you can see nips, chest hair, and pants through in certain lighting. Might be alright in the sun.
>>10810601
>Nudies
Anyone know if they size large or size small?
I'm a 31" waist proper
I checked to see if anyone sold them where I live but apparently can't be found after a couple boutiques closed a year ago
Buy all basics from acnes. Jeans, trousers, outerwear included. Invest heavily in shoes and boots from top tier brands/designers. Also subtle use of jewelry will make a basic outfit look more thoughtful
Recently copped a hoodie from the TB merch line. Really nice quality and fit.
>>10810690
>>10809469
Acne isn't garbage, the stuff they make is great quality and fits perfectly. It's expensive, but you just cop in the sale.
I've got loads of acne jeans and I always get them when they're 40-60% off.
Latest pair are the Ace Raw and they're cut from Japanese denim and made in Italy.
>>10811166
How much was it m8 ?
I'd love to have nothing but norse projects basics in my wardrobe but that isn't ever going to happen
How do you guys feel about AA stuff?
>>10811184
£49 + shipping
http://tres-bien.com/merch
>>10811187
All of my American apparel stuff always shrinks in the wash. Hoodies are pretty nice but Dov is a massive perfvert.
>>10811187
i have an aa hoodie and it's awesome, the crew neck sweat isn't as nice. it feels cheap and has definitely shrunk. also, all my aa tees have shrunk in the wash substantially, but ive had those for almost a year and paid like 12 bucks each for them on sale. id say when aa is on sale their basics are worth it
What's the best basics for lanky people like me?
6'4 160lbs
>>10810837
nudies are shit don't waste your money
>>10809469
>I've heard do many mixed opinions that i just dont know
Primarily /fa/ I suppose? Acne has great quality, though it's slightly expensive. The Ace/Max Cash were /fa/'s go to black jeans a few years back (pretty sure most people here still keep them in the back of their wardrobes). Their tees are heavenly. Opinion has changed because of Acne's recent endorsement of social justice and of course 4chan can't stand it.
Personally I suggest you buy second-hand to avoid paying full-price, and your money doesn't go directly to Acne, if social justice bothers you too much.
Was gonna just buy H&M oversized tshirt, oversized hoodie and maybe some black skinny jeans. Should I change or just go through with the order?
>>10810714
Seconding this. My nipples are puffy as fuck, I look horrible in white shirts. I got some CK t-shirts in a present during Christmas and they don't show the nipples but they fit like shit, way too wide around the waist.
>>10811921
Norse and other Scandinavian brands are good for tall people since most average Scandi people are tall as fuck
>>10813623
Nah man, everyone else are just manlets
>try american apparel shirt on
>it's super wide and short
>>10812059
recommend others
>>10812059
Have a recommendation on another company?
What does /fa/ think of Reigning Champ? Is it worth the money?
The only thing that puts my off slightly is that they're a bit 'sporty'. I think it's the cream coloured drawstrings, and the fact that they're shoelace flat rather than rounded.
>>10808456
Are Sunspel basics worth the cash?
>not owning a wardrobe full of Sea Island cotton
How are Our Legacy t shirts?
>>10816070
Depends on what you define as 'worth'.
Everything is made from Egyptian cotton which is exceptionally soft, and it's still produced in factories in England.
If you've got the cash then the quality is great, but £55 for a plain t-shirt is a lot of money and no doubt the markup is ridiculous.
>>10816140
Our Legacy stuff is pretty much on par with Norse Projects I'd say.
I think they make some of their stuff in the same factories.
>>10816113
Ain't nothing compare to the $100,000 Hermès croc tshirt
>>10816369
Why is croc/alligator leather so expensive? Aren't there a fuckton of them everywhere?
>>10816373
gotta find large pieces of flawless material is my guess
>>10816373
Dunno. Hermès in general is expensive as fuck, even their normal leather.
You're probably paying £1k for the leather and £99k for the prestige of the brand.
John Elliott has some crazy good quality and nice basics
>>10809388
Topman especially does stuff that are a step above basic though (in design, colour, materials, not quality necessarily) where as Uniqlo is literally the very basics, a grey sweater, a white tee
>>10816402
I know Hermes has a massive, massive markup. It's just that alligator/croc is absurdly expensive in general. A decent bag will run you around $8000+ USD.
>>10816382
You'd think people would start farming them, then, if their leather goods can demand such a freakish price.
>>10814128
>>10813636
in the same price range, Naked & Famous is much better IMO. if only because it doesn't have the vomit-inducing back pocket pattern that Nudies has
>>10815613
Best sweatshirt I've ever owned
Where's the best place to find low-medium priced athletic fit t-shirts? I usually like getting t-shirts from Uniqlo and AA but their bottom half ends up being too drape-y on me.
>>10816493
What's so great about them?
>>10816480
N&F also have a fuckton of stupid shit, are rarely on sale and don't actually offer free repairs unlike nudies. Also Nudie's fits are slightly better
>>10816526
Mossimo (Target brand) were perfect and cheap at $10-12.
Quality control has gone to shit though. Out of a 3-4 shirts, you may find one that fits and looks how it supposed to.
>>10816558
It's a Target brand so what can ya do, I suppose. Thanks, though, I'll be on the lookout then
>>10815613
I never liked the name but I've never tried them on because it always gave me dudebro vibes. Anyone have experience with reigning champ? Was going to cop some at J.Crew but decided not too.
>>10816556
Not going to say N&F doesn't do some gimmicky shit, but I gotta disagree about the sale thing. I've only ever bought them on sale, they're on sale all the time. Hell, you can grab a pair of indigo Slim Guys for $70 right now on MyHabit.
Anyone wear James Perse tees? They're $95 but I got mine on sale and it's the best fitting tee I own. It's as slim as all my other size small tees in the waist without being tight or short everywhere else. I'm 6'1 145-150 and have a 38" chest
>>10811321
Made in?
>>10816584
Portugal.
Btw it doesn't matter what country your clothes are made in. It's all just marketing. Clothes made in Italy are just produced by underpaid Asian immigrants. Asia actually has some great factories.
just copped a white grana t-shirt. pretty nice t bh
Thoughts on Margiela basics?
I'd only cop on sale because I'm not rich.
What is 'loopback cotton' and why are all high end sweaters made from it?
Is it just a marketing term?
>>10816972
I've got a couple of MMM t-shirts and the quality is really good. They wash really well, compared to other tshirts I've got which tend to go bobbly after a few washes.
>>10816982
The term ‘Loopback’ is a literal description of the particular knit that features loops on the underside of the fabric and is the technical term given to the fabric commonly used for sweatshirts. The name comes from ‘Loopwheel’, the traditional knitting machine that was historically used to knit the fabric.
The traditional Loopwheel minimised the tension of the knit. Conversely, the face of our modern ‘Q40 Loopback’ is tightly knitted from two fine yarns, creating a fabric that is more resistant to pilling (getting bobbles) which creates a less stodgy feel than typical sweatshirt fabric.
Having the loops on the back of the fabric was originally designed to allow the sweatshirt to absorb sweat from your body and pass it into the garment to keep you cool. Our sweat top traps warm air to provide and insulating layer.
Taken from an article on Sunspel.
Banana republic pima tees Gildan sweaters. Budgetcore
weekday tees are a good alternative for h&m/uniqlo
>>10817025
Gildan are terrible quality. TERRIBLE.
>>10817241
What is a good budget hoodie anon?
Any of these good jeans?
I'm looking to get new jeans after losing weight and these are all available at the local Nordstrom
>>10817383
>paying almost $200 for jeans
>>10816526
you try the supima cotton ones? they don't drape like the packaged ones
>>10817383
I don't know about the US but I can get those APC jeans for 140 to 150€
>>10817406
I guess it's a markup since it's at Nordstrom
>>10809547
Levis? Faggot?
>>10817383
petit new standards are nice
>>10811326
This. The quality is fine but sizing is allover the place. The sweats shrink and the long sleeve tees are huge. Wa't'o'n'aboot'mate?
>>10816661
>>10816584
+ Portugal is actually quite famous of it's quality in sweat (shops).
>>10817383
>>10817406
Yep the store price is 155€ in Paris. Now even less in sale faggot, so don't be an anon.
What about Champion? Not so available in EU, is the quality good tho?
>>10817658
Hip hop tier
Does /fa/ have any recommendations for basic scoop neck tees of at least Uniqlo-tier quality?
>>10817392
I haven't, I'll try and pick one up to see how it is. Thanks for the suggestion
Basic cheap white lowtop shoes?
>>10818013
Define cheap
>>10818036
Less than or barely above $100
>>10818048
Fred Perry / Vans / Converse ?
I'm no big into sneakers or cheap stuff sorry anon
Black pants, Green sweater..
What color shirt underneath? Beige? White? Any other ones?
>>10818069
I'd go white
>>10818069
"green" is a bit vague anon
>>10818069
What sort of green are we talking?
>>10811166
is the material heavyweight?
>>10818074
Expanding my professional wardrobe piece by piece
>>10818076
>>10818079
A dark green
Sorry. It's a dark green sweater. Maybe a little shade of blue
>>10818096
>>10818013
Tres Bien has a sale on Stan Smith primeknits and Campus 80s primeknits for under $100 if you're into that
>>10818107
based 4chanx letting me just edit pictures on the fly
>>10818115
Well if you look at the other side the complementary colors of dark green are Orange, red and purple which are pretty hard to get right tbchwy
Try playing with that m8
https://color.adobe.com/
>>10818131
I do have a bold red shirt I can try with it. Wouldn't have thought red would go with green, but hey I am a dirty heathen in terms of fashion.
>>10818110
they did but their sale isn't working everything's still showing full price
>>10810714
Kirkland Pima cotton
fit was boxy when purchased, after a few wears and a wash, torso and sleeves slimmed down, and the length wasn't shortened much
>>10816113
>sea island
my nigga
sea island
pima
egyptian
top 3 cottons
Hanes and Gildan. Cheap shit all day.
>>10817012
>>10816982
industry name/actual name for it is French Terry
it is essentially a sweatshirt fleece that hasn't been brushed
it's hard to find, and i'd expect higher priced manufacturers to not have this issue, ones that actually feel soft and not like beach towels
(a helmut lang one i tried on felt awful)
>>10818069
beige or tan would be great for an earth tone outfit
>>10818088
I'd say it's more midweight cotton. It is loopback though and not shitty fleece. >>10818096
>>10817406
>>10817653
>140 euros is a better price than $185
wait what
>>10816577
Europe sorry should've probably said, Nudies can be found on sale somewhere at any point over the year. N&F is almost never on sale, at least none of the stuff anyone wants to wear.
What's the highest quality basic hoodie you can buy?
Reigning Champ or Sunspel?
I don't want any high fashion bullshit like SLP or MMM.
>>10821384
Bampu
I also want a read on Rc
>>10821384
I got an American Giant pullover hoodie about 3 months ago, I really love it. More of a relaxed fit, but that's good for a pullover. Very thick material, very warm, layers well.
>>10822980
American Giant are pleb tier
>>10823813
disagree ive had one two years, best hoodie ive ever owned
>>10821384
costco outerwear (kirkland) is fucking great for the price, not gonna be high fashion or anything, but solid for basics
they also frequently have tommy hillfigure stuff for like 90% off
>>10823835
>disgusting brass coloured zips
>ugly logo patch on hem
>no double zip
>fleece and not loopback cotton
>terrible fit
>shit brand name
>American
Absolute trash. American Giant only got popular because they paid for shitloads of PR claiming its 'the best hoodie ever conceived'.
>>10824005
Why would you want a double zip tho? It's just annoying as shit
>>10823835
I've had mine for 3 years and he is right. Zipper is busted, the fit is shit (and since I bought one it got boxier for amerifats) and the material frayed. I'd recommend wings + horn or one of the japanese repro brands if you are after a boxier fit.
>>10817863
Topman
>>10819664
The Euro's value went to shit. 140 Euros is like 150 USD now
>>10824049
Double zips are basically a mandatory requirement of any effay garment. Are you a pleb?
The answer is yes.
Need some black slim feat jeans for work
Recommendations?
>>10825048
levis 511 commuter
>>10825048
Acne Ace Cash, obviously.
>>10825080
id on sweater
>>10825095
Not sure, might be old Acne. It's called an Aran knit sweater and you can get them everywhere
>>10825080
>>10825095
Basically what everyone in Ireland wears
>>10825135
Just to know how important fit is, no matter how good the piece is
If there's anyone in Dublin, check out Indigo & Cloth in Temple Bar. They are having a 50% off sale on seemingly pretty much everything in store. I saw Our Legacy, Sunspel, Oliver Spencer... I think they might have ACNE and Norse Projects too.
https://indigoandcloth.com/store/
I'm on the dole so all I could afford was the coffee downstairs, but nice garbs nevertheless.
>>10825135
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>>10821384
>don't want any high fashion bullshit like SLP or MMM
then it's not the highest quality you can buy
>>10823839
Nigga stop shilling Costco
When do acne jeans usually go on sale? I want to start building my wardrobe so I'm starting with higher quality basics.
>>10825167
SLP and MMM (and other high fashion companies) while obviously make good quality garments, don't make the best.
Companies which specialise in basic goods like Sunspel will have better quality than SLP. Sunspel have their own factories and can oversee all operation.
Most high fashion brands outsource production to external factories – in fact most brands even share the same factories.
You'll be better buying shoes from a specialist company that only makes shoes rather than cop some SLP boots or Raf Simons derbies.
You'll be better buying some high quality, Japanese selvedge denim from a small independent rather than some fashion jeans from Dior.
w2c some inexpensive thicknit sweaters w/ crewneck?
>>10825195
if i could get clothes that look as good as designer brands with the same quality as work brands that specialize in certain items i would
>>10826215
anon that doesn't fucking exist
>>10823839
I concur, kirkland signatures are GOAT cheap basics
>>10811171
w2c 40-60% off?
>>10827247
Everywhere. A lot have probably sold out now since its been sales for 3 weeks.
Mr Porter, End, Oki-Ni, Très Bien, LNCC, Acne website/instore.
