Flamboyant clothes for teen DS

[KingOfPeace]

My ds16 loves bright and interesting clothes. He often ends up shopping the girls/women's for brighter patterned t-shirts and glittery or metallic jeans which is fine but yes long legged and broad shouldered (but very slim) so the fit is rarely great.

He likes patterns, textures, plenty of colour. And is on a budget. Where could he shop? Where do students get all the colourful stuff they wear?

Oxfam.

Or from their friends on art / design courses.

Or, if they’re very fortunate, their parents’ and grandparents’ wardrobes.

it's fairly tame but I see a lot of passenger amongst the younger folk at work Men's Collection – Passenger (passenger-clothing.com)
I think a lot perhaps comes from second hand shops, vinted etc.

Vinted is a great place to look

There are a lot of vintage shops around now, depending on where you live. They usually have loads of colourful stuff from the 70s/80s/90s.

Teach him go see then he can buy secondhand outfits and revamp them.

Lucy and Yak. Colour and texture galore.
Marketed as unisex. Some of it definitely cut with curves in mind but equally some of it is straight/ baggy/ boxy. And often shown on male models too.

Thank you all, some places to look there.

He's currently still at high school and the few friends he has outside of school (due to SN) are all into branded sportswear so he has no one to ask.

Designing his own is a great idea, he got very into patches at one point but there must be something less labour intensive for me.

You need boutiques really or clothes markets like Camden. However Hammett do some nice colourful shirts:
https://www.hammettshirts.com

The asos men's section has lots of flamboyant clothing! Always sales and discounts too.

If he was interested in designing his own look up Colm Dillane ..designer and his Kids Super range. He began his designing while in college from his dorm and is now fully into it . His stuff is very expensive but he might be able to copy some stuff for himself.

My DS is only 11 but only wears bright colours.
Adidas have re-released their classic 70s style jogging trousers in red, blue, green, yellow and probably more colours than that. So we bought some of those

He really likes Kenzo for the bright designs, I can usually get sweatshirts in really good condition for around £10 plus postage.

Some of the surf or skate brands often do better colours as well.

Ebay and vinted are just brilliant. Get him to measure himself and then ask sellers for what measurements of the clothing, the materials it's made of. If possible look up the original company size guide and he shouldn't get too many mistakes.

My son is flamboyant also and I think he has a great sense of style, he shops mainly at tkmaxx and gets the odd thing from H&M mens. He lives in flowery shirts, modish knits and bright jumpers.

camden market

My son, 19 is a tall, very slim rocker who wears a lot of 80s inspired gear. He buys in vintage shops.

Oh yes Adidas as suggested by PP is a good call. They do / have done a lot of collaborations with gorgeous prints. Worth searching for second hand.

Would he have the capacity to learn how to use a sewing machine? It might be worth looking at fabric shops and seeing if they offer lessons out local one does. Then he can make whatever he likes out of whatever fabric he likes.

I will do everything I can to get him making stuff, I think he'd enjoy it.

What do I search for on vinted? It's huge, any keywords I should use?

Thanks

My 19 year old goes to white rose and dapp.....he finds some really cool stuff there.

You can start off with 'bright' or 'fun' (funky? psychedelic?), otherwise try to think of what might describe clothes he already has. At worst, you can filter for multicolour - a lot of this will be just items with two colours and muted, but you'll get something. Filter for category and probably material. If you find something you think fits the description (even if the actual item doesn't work for whatever reason), the description might give some clues for keywords.

Joe Browns?

Are there any dressmaking classes near you? He might like to learn to make some of his own clothes, and most evening classes are for 16+.
He may then also be confident enough to alter clothes that don't fit quite right.

Designing his own is a great idea, he got very into patches at one point but there must be something less labour intensive for me.

He could start learning to sew by doing his own patches. YouTube will have hundreds of tutorials. Once he can sew he could learn how to cut (much more skilled) and then he can make whatever he wants.