posting for my husband...

[redundant]

hello all, seen some good advice on here for ladies, wondered if any you would like to help my husband disclaimer: he is lovely the way he is, don't want to change him etc etc.

His problem is work clothes. He works for a small to medium sized company, and is a sales manager. Company dress is pretty informal.

Husband has a vague interest in looking decent - well he used to when we had more time, no kids etc. Now its a case of he gets showered in the morning and pulls on something crumpled out of the laundry that could do with a good iron.

He's 35, young-ish looking, slightly outdoorsy. He dresses up to meet clients obv - shirt and tie and always looks smart then - but there is no way in the world we will manage to get him a neatly ironed shirt with collar each morning. I know that sounds feeble, but it's true.

So is there anything else you can suggest? At the moment he wears polo shirts and casual trousers (never jeans). He prob hasn't been shopping for clothes for about 18 months, and so everything looks pretty worn and tired, but we have a little pocket money now so would like to take him shopping. Any places to suggest (he has a very short shopping attention span, bit like me) or types of clothes to look at?

TIA!

I can´t help much but my DH is a similar description. He has lost a lot of weight over the past year and works from home but goes out to meet clients a couple of times a week so I am looking for similar to you. I find men´s clothes pretty dull in general and so does he. Oh dear I make him sound like a cross dresser

Try Massimo Dutti if you have one nearby and if he really hates shopping then sit him down at the computer and look at somewhere like Boden that has free returns so he can try them on in your own home at your leisure.

Fat Face do some great men's clothes - not too trendy but stylish and suited to someone in their mid 30's - great quality too and they have good sale discounts.

Something like the cargo tousers with a check shirt?

sahminspain - I think that's part of it - he finds shops like Next etc really really dull. Not that he's a fashion follower in the slightest! Sometimes he'll trawl through the rails at TKMaxx, otherwise it's just the usual high street shops.

Buddhatastic - never heard of Massimo (god I'm so out of touch!) but just googled them - not near us unfortunately (I really like Zara stuff, wonder if they are similar).

Get your husbands shirts to a drycleaner and ask them to do a shirt service on the shirts he already owns. Washed, ironed and packed for £1.50 per shirt (in London, may be cheaper elsewhere). Make a weekly habit of dropping off the shirts and collecting a batch for the following week.

Both my dad and DH do this; saves a lot of stress and time.

like those RachelHRD. It's the ironing there just seems no escape from - god I/we are just going to have to do some aren't we. urggh.

I have a Massimo Dutti nearish. That´s an idea.

thomasbodley - x posted - maybe that is the solution! I had no idea!

any other shop or type of clothes suggestions?

I haven't ironed in years. I hate it with a passion. For £7.50 a week you can have your Sunday afternoons back .

It's not just a london thing either, my dad lives in the back of beyond.

DH cycles to work so the fact the shirts are flatpacked is brilliant as he can take them to work in his rucksack.

I like Zara men but my OH doesn´t unfortunately, he gets a whiff of a fitted pink cardi and a pair of lilac skinny jeans on the mannequins out here (Spain where men are comfortable wearing pastel colours and accessorising) and he runs for his life. He also finds the Zara men stuff tiny which isn´t very good for his morale having worked so hard to get the weight off.

Gant (concessions in John Lewis) - great for trousers in particular.
Paul Smith (my DH isn't at all fashionable but he is stylish and works a great preppy look with a little help from this store :) )
Banana Republic (available online)
Gap for merino knitwear.

DH's default setting for work is:
flat fronted chinos (navy or beige),
double cuff shirt (TM Lewin, Thomas Pink, occasionally substituted for plain white tee but must be crisply white and neatly fitting)
v-neck merino jumper
brown lace up ankle boots or black brogues (winter)
brown deck shoes or brown suede loafers (summer)

am now thinking I must be slightly odd as I find ironing very relaxing .

thanks everyone, very helpful all of you (have just told my DH I had posted for advice on/for him on here...he is now a little afraid..

My DH is 6ft3, huge and muscley and runs a scaffolding company, so has to go on building sites / meet surveyors a lot. He likes to look good. He wears:

Smart, dark jeans or flat front beigey chinos
Various striped or small check shirts (Thomas Pink / Boden / Paul Smith etc
Usually a round necked soft jumper over the top, in a plain but often bright knit, such as cranberry or bright blue. Lots from La Redoute / Boden.

But the best company for him, given his size and long arms is Crew Clothing as it does sizes up to XXXL!

My DH is early 40s, and a lecturer. He hates "work" trousers but will wear smart jeans. I have found designer bargains at TkMaxx and he has worn the Boden sale ones I got him to death. He usually wears a T shirt with a fine merino sweater over the top to work and has a few smart work jackets. If he wears a shirt it is usually soft brushed cotton (he likes the soft fabric). This has the advantage of not needing ironing - when we wash them we just hang on a hanger. It is a fairly young but reasonably professional look, I think, that suits him - and no ironing.

The shirts and jumpers are in clear, bright colours, usually blues or reds, that I think suit his colouring.

My DH wears for work (as a scientist)

• chinos, cords or moleskin trousers (never jeans)
• colourful shirts (he is fond of darkish blue with floral pattern, or soft checked flannel - we never iron them, just line dry and hang up on hangers to finish off. They absolutely have to be the right kind of fabric for that though - do a "crumple test" before you buy!)
• quality sweaters.

Sources - M&S, Boden, local "countryman's store" for the trousers, TK Maxx, his mum and me for handknit "artisan" sweaters.

Wanted to say - if he wants to do the ironed shirt thing, he might find it's easier doing 5 shirts in a "wunner" at the weekend rather than trying to do one a day. Reckon it would take half an hour.

thank you - I like the idea of the brushed cotton/flannel shirts, as a kind of half way house. Think need to invest in some decent plain tees too that he can wear with thin, decent (v neck?) sweaters (a la employmentlawquery's DH).

Any advice re tees? He has lots of non-work fairly hideous ones with that sort of baggy fit and ribbing at collar (if that's what you call it). Where do I get round neck (but without that wide ribbing stuff) better fitting (but not fitted!) tees for men?

I am thinking it might be better to just employ one of you to take him shopping for the day!

My DH finds Fat Face T shirts nice.
Otherwise usual suspects- John Lewis and Boden.

I'll do it!!! ;)

Some nice Tees and polos at Gap and M&S

If you can get to Bicester try the ralph lauren shop, it's the same price as "normal" clothes but they do such nice clothes for men, womens too ........

DH is 40 (annoyingly looks about 30), 6ft 3 and skinny.

His work is very casual. he tends to wear the following types of thing:
GAP cotton striped shirts
BODEN casual striped or floral shirts
GAP dark rinse jeans
M&S merino V-neck jumpers
JOHN LEWIS wool crew neck jumpers
NORTH FACE black jacket

His weekend wardrobe is not that much different
NORTH FACE Ts and hoodies
BODEN Ts
GAP sweatshirts
GAP or NEXT jeans

Banana Republic do good basic men's T-shirts.

Crew Clothing knitwear and shirts.

DH is very tall, nearly 6'5" and Crew stuff fits him well. Gap do long enough jeans and chinos.