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Hi everyone, I need some detailed assistance.
Background: I live and work in Tokyo, probably for the next 18 months and then it's back to school in the US. I don't wear a suit to work, I don't even wear a tie but I do wear a nice buttoned collared shirt everyday and very often a sweater over it. On the weekends, I'm always in jeans (or shorts in the summer - the humidity is killer) and a t-shirt.
When I need to dress up, I have nice jeans and I throw on a work shirt. I have nothing else, save for polo shirts.
Eventually, I'll have to fancy up my work wardrobe with more suits and ties but that won't be for another 4 or 5 years so that can wait. In the meantime, I want to step up my work style with higher quality items and completely renew/redo my casual wardrobe.
My ideas:
- Purchase 2 or 3 khaki/linen style pants for summer wear (just got 1 brown pair from Gap in Japan, I think a gray or blue would be best)
- 1 new pair of jeans, dark and understated (APC or I may actually be able to fit in a Japanese brand)
- Get Clarks desert boots to wear with khaki's or jeans
- 1 pair of cordouroys, blue? What company should I be looking at?
- 2 Oxford button down shirts ? Where to buy these? Gap are too small, American Apparel don't fit. Should I go to Jantzen or similar custom made shirts?
most of the above can be worn at work, especially on Fridays when things are more casual.
- Brown shoes for work, perhaps Ecco because they are comfortable and cheaper than Aldens. Is that ok? I want the shoes to be wearable in 5 years when I'll be in a suit everyday
- 2 pairs of dress pants (Where to buy decent, reasonably priced dress pants? )
- Blue blazer - traditional yet slim (Brooks brothers? )
I know there are lots of questions in the above, but I'm hoping you guys can give me some decent advice on at least a few of these things. The main problem is that I'm 6'2 and 200lbs so nothing in Japan fits. I'm heading back to the states for 2 weeks in late April and I hope to pick up as much as possible from the list above. If I can manage that without blowing my money on more hooded sweatshirts and sneakers, I'll be ecstatic.
Thanks in advance fellas.
Background: I live and work in Tokyo, probably for the next 18 months and then it's back to school in the US. I don't wear a suit to work, I don't even wear a tie but I do wear a nice buttoned collared shirt everyday and very often a sweater over it. On the weekends, I'm always in jeans (or shorts in the summer - the humidity is killer) and a t-shirt.
When I need to dress up, I have nice jeans and I throw on a work shirt. I have nothing else, save for polo shirts.
Eventually, I'll have to fancy up my work wardrobe with more suits and ties but that won't be for another 4 or 5 years so that can wait. In the meantime, I want to step up my work style with higher quality items and completely renew/redo my casual wardrobe.
My ideas:
- Purchase 2 or 3 khaki/linen style pants for summer wear (just got 1 brown pair from Gap in Japan, I think a gray or blue would be best)
- 1 new pair of jeans, dark and understated (APC or I may actually be able to fit in a Japanese brand)
- Get Clarks desert boots to wear with khaki's or jeans
- 1 pair of cordouroys, blue? What company should I be looking at?
- 2 Oxford button down shirts ? Where to buy these? Gap are too small, American Apparel don't fit. Should I go to Jantzen or similar custom made shirts?
most of the above can be worn at work, especially on Fridays when things are more casual.
- Brown shoes for work, perhaps Ecco because they are comfortable and cheaper than Aldens. Is that ok? I want the shoes to be wearable in 5 years when I'll be in a suit everyday
- 2 pairs of dress pants (Where to buy decent, reasonably priced dress pants? )
- Blue blazer - traditional yet slim (Brooks brothers? )
I know there are lots of questions in the above, but I'm hoping you guys can give me some decent advice on at least a few of these things. The main problem is that I'm 6'2 and 200lbs so nothing in Japan fits. I'm heading back to the states for 2 weeks in late April and I hope to pick up as much as possible from the list above. If I can manage that without blowing my money on more hooded sweatshirts and sneakers, I'll be ecstatic.
Thanks in advance fellas.