Balancing your wardrobe

[gladhands]

My job keeps me in MC-lite (the business side of business-casual) Monday-Fri. I'm not what you would consider fashionably adventurous, but I would like to spice up my weekend wear. As the father of a newborn, I don't go out all that often, so I'm having a hard time justifying spending any real money on my "play clothes". As a result, I'm developing the closet of a 45 year old.

How do you stay balanced?

 

[brad-t]

all leopard all the time

 

[globetrotter]

Originally Posted by gladhands

My job keeps me in MC-lite (the business side of business-casual) Monday-Fri. I'm not what you would consider fashionably adventurous, but I would like to spice up my weekend wear. As the father of a newborn, I don't go out all that often, so I'm having a hard time justifying spending any real money on my "play clothes". As a result, I'm developing the closet of a 45 year old.

How do you stay balanced?

I have the closet of a 45 year old, too. that's what happens when you get older.

 

[Working Stiff]

drop crotch / polka dots / oversized / neon

 

[PaulYAY]

I hate all these threads that are like "I have a baby. I can't justify spending all that money on clothes." You know what... you should have thought about that before you had a baby.

 

[gladhands]

Originally Posted by PaulYAY

I hate all these threads that are like "I have a baby. I can't justify spending all that money on clothes." You know what... you should have thought about that before you had a baby.

Thank you for your thoughtful, well-reasoned reply.

 

[PaulYAY]

That was a joke, btw, which should have been obvious.

Seriously though, this thread is a bit of a non-starter. What is it that you think you are asking? Most people will balance their wardrobe by having clothes that fit their various needs (i.e. a work wardrobe and a casual wardrobe) proportionally to the magnitude of the needs. You're saying you hardly go out so why spend any real money on going out clothes. Fine. So why the thread? Do you need someone who doesn't know anything about you to tell you how to spend your money?

 

[gladhands]

I'm not looking for anyone to tell me what to do. I'm just curuous how others handle the situation.

 

[aj_del]

Dont really understand the q. You need casual clothes for the weekend only and dont want to spend a lot of money?

If so, get one jeans and one casual trousers, four shirts and two pairs of casual shoes. What more do you need?

 

[1969]

Can you provide some context? Like what do you currently wear after work or on the weekends? What do you do or like to do socially? I typically wear some old APC's and a beat up OCBD that's been retired from work. Add suede chukas, lhs cordovan loafers or springcourts and I'm done. Maybe chinos and BoO shirt for dinner with friends? Boring, yes but I'm in my 40's.

 

[Lane]

not enough black man

 

[brad-t]

If you buy clothes because you "need" them you're doing style wrong

 

[sipang]

 

[the shah]

 

[gdl203]

I have completely moved away from an "MC casual" approach to weekends. I don't want to wear a sport coat and chukkas on saturdays. So my closet is now balanced between conservative business dress for week days and casual clothes for weekend. I like some of the more "heritage" looking stuff, which seems to square well with my advanced age, but also some well executed basics like MMM knits and sneakers, Raf or CP sneakers. I wear APC NS, KMW or N&F WG denim - mostly indigo but also grey and black. I like Geller outerwear, but also Cabourn and NDG and TOJ. I don't subscribe to one particular aesthetic, I like to mix and match - to the great despair and mockery of some SW&D kids who cannot fathom the idea of that high-top sneakers don't always need to have jeans tucked in it.

Does that answer your question?