I feel silly for even asking NPF...

Odjn · 06-17-2009, 12:59 PM

Does anyone know fashion?

Men's fashion, in particular? See, I have a strong desire to wear color now. I've been wearing the usual men's black, white, gray, and blue collared shirts for ages now, so I went to look for say forest green or crimson or other dark reds/blues/greens/even a little orange.

I have spent nearly an entire day in various clothing stores. They offer nothing BUT the dreaded blue/black/gray/white/patterns of the above in collared shirts, and then offer polos which for some reason I just don't dig in only bright colors. Has anyone ever seen anything else?

***Fenris*** · 06-17-2009, 01:01 PM

Express or The Gap. I own a wide variety of collared shirts in many colors from those two stores.

EDIT: Van Heusen also.

Tev · 06-17-2009, 01:02 PM

This is your friend. Either pick a similar color arc and stick with it or mix and match opposing (contrasting) colors for a more visual "pop."

Fifthfiend · 06-17-2009, 01:05 PM

This is the sort of thing that makes me wish we still had a Crodevillian around the place.

Odjn · 06-17-2009, 01:28 PM

Fenris-

Express has polos, but I hate polos. I have enough polos. The fitted military shirts are something more my alley but they again don't have the colors I want. Gap again has nothing like that.

Solid colors are preferable.

Edit: when I say collared I meant button down. Woo for fashion nonsense.

***Fenris*** · 06-17-2009, 01:31 PM

They have more than just polos. They have several button-up dress shirts in colors. I personally have a forest green and burgundy dress shirt that are pretty nice.

And from The Gap I only have a salmon button-up dress shirt (and also a rather nice light blue one) but then again I only recently discovered that I like their style.

Express does have polos though, I'll give you that.

Can you give me a link to the type of shirt you're looking for?

Odjn · 06-17-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FenrisWolf

They have more than just polos. They have several button-up dress shirts in colors. I personally have a forest green and burgundy dress shirt that are pretty nice.

And from The Gap I only have a salmon button-up dress shirt (and also a rather nice light blue one) but then again I only recently discovered that I like their style.

Express does have polos though, I'll give you that.

Can you give me a link to the type of shirt you're looking for?

http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/sto...0447&langId=-1

Like that, except I'm also looking for forest green. I just did a search on Express for XXL shirts and they gave me entirely the dreaded BLBWG.

***Fenris*** · 06-17-2009, 01:44 PM

Every single online shopping website sucks. I am convinced of this.

If there is an Express retailer near you I really do reccomend checking them out. I know the one near me actually has a wide variety of colors to pick from, including Forest Green.

Seil · 06-17-2009, 02:22 PM

What are you going for? Formal, semi-formal, College douche, casual, Slumming it, what?

There's a bit to choose from. However, if you're like me, you'll wear a white button shirt, a fairly nice vest and a pair of nice jeans. Speaking of which, never go for jeans with more than four pockets, or keychain loops on them.

Odjn · 06-17-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seil

What are you going for? Formal, semi-formal, College douche, casual, Slumming it, what?

There's a bit to choose from. However, if you're like me, you'll wear a white button shirt, a fairly nice vest and a pair of nice jeans. Speaking of which, never go for jeans with more than four pockets, or keychain loops on them.

Dude I am going for dark colors in my shirts it is not a 'look' it is just a shirt.

06-17-2009, 01:01 PM	#2
*Fenris* Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Coast Posts: 6,806	Express or The Gap. I own a wide variety of collared shirts in many colors from those two stores. EDIT: Van Heusen also. __________________ "FENRIS IS AN ASSHOLE" - shiney Last edited by Fenris; 06-17-2009 at 01:06 PM.

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06-17-2009, 01:31 PM	#6
*Fenris* Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Coast Posts: 6,806	They have more than just polos. They have several button-up dress shirts in colors. I personally have a forest green and burgundy dress shirt that are pretty nice. And from The Gap I only have a salmon button-up dress shirt (and also a rather nice light blue one) but then again I only recently discovered that I like their style. Express does have polos though, I'll give you that. Can you give me a link to the type of shirt you're looking for? __________________ "FENRIS IS AN ASSHOLE" - shiney

06-17-2009, 01:44 PM	#8
*Fenris* Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Coast Posts: 6,806	Every single online shopping website sucks. I am convinced of this. If there is an Express retailer near you I really do reccomend checking them out. I know the one near me actually has a wide variety of colors to pick from, including Forest Green. __________________ "FENRIS IS AN ASSHOLE" - shiney

06-17-2009, 02:22 PM	#9
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	What are you going for? Formal, semi-formal, College douche, casual, Slumming it, what? There's a bit to choose from. However, if you're like me, you'll wear a white button shirt, a fairly nice vest and a pair of nice jeans. Speaking of which, never go for jeans with more than four pockets, or keychain loops on them.