What are you doing for a job?

$30,000 Millionaire said:

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What are you doing for a job?

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This x 100. As well as location.

ORAggieFan said:

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$30,000 Millionaire said:

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What are you doing for a job?

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This x 100. As well as location.

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Yeah...I honestly don't think I could name a job where having a collection of white shirts would be appropriate. Even when I had to wear a suit every day, I think I had 3 white shirts.
If you are thinking about buying 8 white shirts, it tells me that you don't have any sense of fashion and will end up buying clothes that look like someone that coaches high school thinks people wear at a white collar job.

Don't buy a whole wardrobe before you start the job. Build a capsule wardrobe that will meet the mark and then buy more as you see what is appropriate for the job, company and clients. I remember my first job out of school. I went out and bought a bunch of suits and then got put on a business casual client and those suits sat in my closet until I went to a wedding or a funeral.

You don't need to spend a **** ton on clothes to look good. Tailoring is more important than anything else.




Oh don't go cheap on shoes. Nothing stands out more than a cheap pair of shoes.

I do recommend pick up a copy of this. It is 10+years old but I still think it does a good job of laying out the basics (especially for $10)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6539862-nordstrom-guide-to-men-s-style

Last time I wore a white shirt was with a dark suit at a funeral. All the white shirts I own are in their dry cleaning plastic.

I would honestly also try to avoid clothes that you need to dry clean

$30,000 Millionaire said:

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Last time I wore a white shirt was with a dark suit at a funeral. All the white shirts I own are in their dry cleaning plastic.

I would honestly also try to avoid clothes that you need to dry clean

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Especially shirts. Today's no-iron shirts are night and day from your father's "permanent press" shirts.

Duncan Idaho said:

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ORAggieFan said:

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$30,000 Millionaire said:

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What are you doing for a job?

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This x 100. As well as location.

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Yeah...I honestly don't think I could name a job where having a collection of white shirts would be appropriate. Even when I had to wear a suit every day, I think I had 3 white shirts.
If you are thinking about buying 8 white shirts, it tells me that you don't have any sense of fashion and will end up buying clothes that look like someone that coaches high school thinks people wear at a white collar job.

Don't buy a whole wardrobe before you start the job. Build a capsule wardrobe that will meet the mark and then buy more as you see what is appropriate for the job, company and clients. I remember my first job out of school. I went out and bought a bunch of suits and then got put on a business casual client and those suits sat in my closet until I went to a wedding or a funeral.

You don't need to spend a **** ton on clothes to look good. Tailoring is more important than anything else.




Oh don't go cheap on shoes. Nothing stands out more than a cheap pair of shoes.

I do recommend pick up a copy of this. It is 10+years old but I still think it does a good job of laying out the basics (especially for $10)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6539862-nordstrom-guide-to-men-s-style

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This is exactly what I am.

And thanks for the reply, don't plan to cheap out on the shoes at all.

swimmerbabe11 said:

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TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, etc are going to be your friends on this. great finds on a budget.

Depending on your build, lululemon actually has good stretchy slacks that will work if your job is a little more casual than what we are thinking.

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For the most part I agree that you can find some great deals at TJ Max, Nordstrom rack and off fifth BUT make sure you are finding the actual overruns/returns at these stores and not the crappy ones specifically made for these stores.

I haven't been in a few years but If you are in Dallas, the single best day for professional clothes shopping is new years day at the Dillard's in north Park Mall. All their marked down stuff is 50% off. You can get some suits at that time for $200. The nice thing is it is cheap enough that day that you can pick up some things that you wouldn't normally...like say maybe a red velvet sports coat that you wore to a holiday party and will probably never have a need to wear again or a seersucker suit that you bought just because we joined the SEC.

I'd reach out to your manager or one of your coworkers and ask them. It varies so much based on the clientele you'll be meeting with IMO. I assume you're talking about a client facing role? That makes a big difference.

Are nice cowboy boots acceptable?

Will you be wearing a tie?

If I was starting from scratch, I'd have a mix of white dress shirts and some light blue ones (you will not go wrong with that combo). I usually visit the Brooks Brothers outlet.

Duncan Idaho said:

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swimmerbabe11 said:

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TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, etc are going to be your friends on this. great finds on a budget.

Depending on your build, lululemon actually has good stretchy slacks that will work if your job is a little more casual than what we are thinking.

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For the most part I agree that you can find some great deals at TJ Max, Nordstrom rack and off fifth BUT make sure you are finding the actual overruns/returns at these stores and not the crappy ones specifically made for these stores.

I haven't been in a few years but If you are in Dallas, the single best day for professional clothes shopping is new years day at the Dillard's in north Park Mall. All their marked down stuff is 50% off. You can get some suits at that time for $200. The nice thing is it is cheap enough that day that you can pick up some things that you wouldn't normally...like say maybe a red velvet sports coat that you wore to a holiday party and will probably never have a need to wear again or a seersucker suit that you bought just because we joined the SEC.

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I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable.

I'd definitely go no iron shirts in various patterns over all white. You're likely wearing slacks and dress shirt most days. I wouldn't go crazy on pants until figuring out how often they wear jeans. Get a pair of grey, blue and brown and you'll be good. Get a nice pair of tan shoes and matching belt.

Duncan Idaho said:

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swimmerbabe11 said:

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TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, etc are going to be your friends on this. great finds on a budget.

Depending on your build, lululemon actually has good stretchy slacks that will work if your job is a little more casual than what we are thinking.

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For the most part I agree that you can find some great deals at TJ Max, Nordstrom rack and off fifth BUT make sure you are finding the actual overruns/returns at these stores and not the crappy ones specifically made for these stores.

I haven't been in a few years but If you are in Dallas, the single best day for professional clothes shopping is new years day at the Dillard's in north Park Mall. All their marked down stuff is 50% off. You can get some suits at that time for $200. The nice thing is it is cheap enough that day that you can pick up some things that you wouldn't normally...like say maybe a red velvet sports coat that you wore to a holiday party and will probably never have a need to wear again or a seersucker suit that you bought just because we joined the SEC.

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Oddly specific. Clearly this was not a hypothetical.

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I rotate through several chino khaki style pants and colorful dress shirts.

Longtime lurker and the late great Scimitar turned me on to CTshirts many years ago and I honestly don't think I've purchased from anywhere else since.

Ragoo said:

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CTShirts.com
Get all wrinkle free

I rotate through several chino khaki style pants and colorful dress shirts.

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Boom. This seems like the ticket!