Inexpensive shirt/pants to wear with new Sperry Top-Siders?

[immaxf]

Hey all, I'm new here and soon-to-be new to the East Coast (coming from SoCal). Specifically, I'm about to start attending a very preppy school, and I wanna dress like it

To start from the ground-up, I bought my first pair of Sperrys:

I have absolutely no idea where to get pants and shirts that'd go well with these shoes. The key factor for me is that they've gotta be inexpensive -- I'm a broke college student so I can't afford to spend $100 on a single pair of pants or single shirt. I'm definitely open to buying from discount websites or whatever can net me some decent quality threads for a reasonable price.

I have absolutely no clue where to start looking, or what to start looking for. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Warm- and cold-weather clothes are both fair game. I don't have much of an eye for fashion, though I wish I did.

FYI I wear 33/30 or 32/30 pants, and 15.5/32 dress shirts. I'm a white guy with brown hair and fairly dark complexion, though I have no idea if that makes any difference for search criteria.

 

[makewayhomer]

Why did you buy those shoes if you have no idea what to wear with them ?

 

[immaxf]

I like them way more than any other shoe I've encountered recently, and I figured that it wouldn't matter since I plan on updating my wardrobe anyways. I figure there have got to be at least a few clothes out there that would pair well..

 

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by immaxf

Hey all, I'm new here and soon-to-be new to the East Coast (coming from SoCal). Specifically, I'm about to start attending a very preppy school, and I wanna dress like it

To start from the ground-up, I bought my first pair of Sperrys:

I have absolutely no idea where to get pants and shirts that'd go well with these shoes. The key factor for me is that they've gotta be inexpensive -- I'm a broke college student so I can't afford to spend $100 on a single pair of pants or single shirt. I'm definitely open to buying from discount websites or whatever can net me some decent quality threads for a reasonable price. I have absolutely no clue where to start looking, or what to start looking for. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Warm- and cold-weather clothes are both fair game. I don't have much of an eye for fashion, though I wish I did. FYI I wear 33/30 or 32/30 pants, and 15.5/32 dress shirts. I'm a white guy with brown hair and fairly dark complexion, though I have no idea if that makes any difference for search criteria.
Jeans, shorts, fitted chinos, its all good. Personally I think they look good with a t-shirt, hoodie, and fitted raw denim or fitted chinos. They work into the more fashion forward skate/hip hop look. I'm guessing you are young too, remember the median age on the MC is higher.

 

[DocHolliday]

Affordable option: Gap's tailored chinos. Regularly on sale for $35.

 

[Daseinflaw]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Affordable option: Gap's tailored chinos. Regularly on sale for $35.

+1 both, for the GAP suggestion and just slim fit chinos themselves.

 

[TRA8324]

Brooks Brothers chinos + Kent Wang polo