Where does your DH/male partner buy his clothes?

[CharlieMouseWillDoIt]

That's it really. My DH is in desperate need of new clothes. He pretty much wears everything until it is worn out, so very rarely goes shopping. I really don't want to be a wife that buys all her husband's clothes for him, but a few pointers would be great!

GAP so he can get the same things every time he needs clothes.

DP mostly buys Gap for casual, M&S for work.

Goes in TKMaxx usually when with me, which is best because his 'crap-radar' isn't very good and can get all sorts in there (eg lurid hawaiian shirt).

um primark, tesco, asda. cant be doing with spending over the top amounts on clothes. (unless for wedding etc.)

M&S, Charles Tyrwhitt (Charlie Twit as I call it), Barbour stuff from online stockists.

Gap, Barbour, uniqlo, Paul smith,h&m, vintage & charity shops.

uniglo
gap
M&S

Sorry, also my husband gets his suits made (tailored off a standard pattern rather than fully bespoke so not as expensive - still about £900 a pop though). He is very tall, with broad shoulders and slim waist and hips. High street suits look terrible on him. But he only owns 3 or 4 suits at a time, and he buys maybe one new one a year. He has too look very smart for work. Has a terrible habit of wrecking his shoes, but doesn't buy expensive ones anyway.

Outside of work he is not nearly such a dandy and actually hates shopping. He wears mostly gap, banana republic and the occasional posh jumper from jigsaw or aubin and wills, all mostly bought by me or under my instruction. Otherwise he would look like a scarecrow.

Boglioli (jackets)
Incotex and PT01 (trousers)
Hartford (weekend shirts)
Crossword (work shirts)
Falke (socks)
La Perla online (underwear)
Nike online (sportswear)
Aspesi/Herno/Fay (coats and jackets)
Crossword (men's outfitters in Brussels) for general look and all sorts of bits and pieces

My DH is not a suit wearer or a chino man. His favourite shop is this www.oipolloi.com/

Matsikula - I would expect any shoes to last at least ten years regardless of being bought in Church's. I don't think I've bought any new shoes for at least ten years myself and I only buy from M & S or similar .

Must remember to stay away from Style and Beauty thread - clearly a different league .

NotmostPeople- thats my xh's favourite shop too, hes definatley a typical customer for them. Hes 44 and still wears the same type of clothing he was wearing in hi early 20's albeit in larger sizes.

my dp now shops in house of fraser, paul smith but does have too much of a liking for adidas for me. Ive brought him a few items from Joules and Gap but hes much more maine stream but he wears them to be polite

Casual stuff - mostly GANT, Abercombie, JCrew, Ralph Lauren and some Zara and Ted Baker. Oh and a couple of Superdry tops.

Work - mostly Thomas Pink, TM Lewin.

He's mid 30s and I would describe his look as very preppy. [hgrin]

Fat Face and M&S. Won't even look anywhere else!

Thank you everyone. Some places that I'm not familiar with (and I'm sure my DH isn't too!), so plenty to check out.

My DH hates spending money on clothes, so neither buys regularly or particularly good quality . I'm slowly trying to convince him that it often (but not always, I admit) pays to go for a slightly more expensive item that'll last longer.

White stuff - he does a big online order there a couple of times a year and refuses to entertain the prospect of shopping elsewhere. Fortunately it is generally good colours/shapes for him. I top up boxers/socks etc from M&S as required, and he has a couple of Brora and M&S sweaters.

Dp is a nightmare!! He trawls US ebay and Uk ebay looking for vintage items. He's has a slight rockabilly style thing going on, It makes it a total nightmare to get him anything for Christmas or birthdays. We went high street shopping the other week and he saw nothing he liked. He occasionally gets things from Gap. he's found them to be good for staples like t shirts etc. He's sooo fussy! Kind of wish he'd find a shop I could buy from.

Clarabumps - have you tried Mr Porter? Much better than the High Street.

You don't mention the kind of style your DH is into CharlieMouse - or if he isn't what you'd like him to be into .

I buy my stuff from pretty much anywhere - I tend to avoid shops like Next, Fat Face, Debenhams as I find them a bit dull. I like to kid msyself that I have a bit of an alternative/indie look.

I'll shop anywhere really: Top Man, River Island, even Primark, but I can be very fussy about what I wear: no big logos on t-shirts, things musn't be too loose or too tight, etc. I'll try on 6 different pairs of jeans to ensure the correct ft. I must be a nightmare to buy for!

Oh bonsoir that looks good. His problem is he likes really good quality and not mass produced stuff. Which is good I suppose but hard to buy for. plus I think he likes the challenge of raking about looking for clothes. X

Hmm, he's just a kind of a jeans and T-shirt kind of dresser these days.

We were students when we met and he used to scour a lot of second-hand shops - he used to wear his dad's leather jacket and a hat a bit like Marlon Brando's in The Wild One.

Ragwort, probably ten year old M&S shoes would last ten years, but ones bought today would be made of cheap thin leather that would crack in a year.

Have been doing a big wardrobe clear out and all the stuff that has been consigned to charity is fairly new high st stuff, whereas I still enjoy wearing a fifteen year old stuff (including some shoes- though not 'everyday' ones from places like Oasis and some shops that don't even exist any more. I've noticed that the high st hasn't really changed its price points in the last decade, it is just that what would once have been a wool jumper for £45 is now 100% acrylic.

I am trying to be more minimalist in my buying habits, writing down everything I buy and trying to be more selective.

So all I really meant was that Church's shoes aren't necessarily crazy extravagant if you are careful and wear them nearly every day, like my dad.