Newly single 24yo, $700 for a new clothes, help please!

[docintraining]

Hey guys, so I've been browsing these forums for the past... oh wow 4 hours now haha... and I could really use your direct advice.

I'm a newly single (girlfriend and I parted ways after 3 years), 24 year old who lives in a very large city in the south west, I'm 5'8 140 lbs, and basically I've got around $700 for a new wardrobe.

I don't really have much fashion sense, but I guess it would be helpful to mention that I do 99% of my shopping at Banana Republic, so hopefully that gives you an idea what I like aesthetically, although I know the mention of that mall store is already making some of you groan! Sorry!

What should I buy in terms of "going out to the bars" kind of clothes? I've been out of the game for so long (3 years) that I don't even know what's the trend these days. I like the clean looks of Mad Men, but if I showed up to a college bar in a suit and fedora I'd get laughed at. If you were a 24 year old skinny (140lb) short (5'8) medical student who maybe gets time to go out twice a month and really needs those nights to be high yield, what would you buy for $700?
Thank you so much for your help, I was clueless before, and now after 3 years on the shelf, I'm even more so!

 

[whodini]

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=107280

 

[Flambeur]

Take it slow
Read through the threads on here, especially the WAYWT threads that have a lot of pictures
Figure out what appeals to you
Do research and buy best quality/best price

Don't make another thread until you have read at least a 100 pages on here and looked through the pictures, comments, etc. Find something interesting? Do a search first before asking a question, it's most likely been answered before already.

 

[Foxtrot56]

Pretty much every response to this thread is going to be "Oh my god not again" "Wear Aero lolol" and that kind of crap, and after a while someone might reccomend that you lurk more and check out the WAYWT thread stickied at the top. Seriously though, these threads come up atleast twice a day.

 

[breakz]

Originally Posted by Foxtrot56

Pretty much every response to this thread is going to be "Oh my god not again" "Wear Aero lolol" and that kind of crap, and after a while someone might reccomend that you lurk more and check out the WAYWT thread stickied at the top. Seriously though, these threads come up atleast twice a day.

Flambeur beat your meta-commentary post with some great advice. Sorry dude!

OP: do what Flambeur says. Also, post questions about

--what to buy: "Ultimate noob thread"
--small questions (sizing, for example): "Ask a question"
--jean-related questions (jean sizing, fit, etc): "I have a jean thread"

Otherwise, look at the WAYWT threads and abuse the forum search. Seriously, almost every question you have has been asked and answered repeatedly. Good luck!

 

[Helix]

Originally Posted by breakz

Flambeur beat your meta-commentary post with some great advice. Sorry dude!

OP: do what Flambeur says. Also, post questions about

--what to buy: "Ultimate noob thread"
--small questions (sizing, for example): "Ask a question"
--jean-related questions (jean sizing, fit, etc): "I have a jean thread"

Otherwise, look at the WAYWT threads and abuse the forum search. Seriously, almost every question you have has been asked and answered repeatedly. Good luck!

This + take it VERY slow or you will end up with a bunch of **** that either doesn't fit or that doesn't suit your style.

 

[docintraining]

Sorry, I didn't realize. I guess you all can close this thread.

 

[Foxtrot56]

Damn I took to long to post, oh well.

One more thing though, I am real new here too but don't think this is the only place to get fashion advice from. There are other places, a lot actually, and this site sort of groups towards one trend while other sites group towards another. Just wear what you like and feel comfortable in, not what you think people on the internet would most approve of.

 

[Listi]

get a decent pair of jeans (read threads to find out what that is)
get a decent pair of shoes (read threads to find out what that is)

Banana Republic is too big for you I'd wager. I'm probably a fair bit skinnier than you are, but I can probably gauge relatively what 5'8" 140 is like, and you could probably look at slimmer stuff. Hard to find really slim stuff though H&M can have decent stuff.

 

[impolyt_one]

You're gonna need a dose of swagger, and it's gonna cost you more than 700 bones...

 

[brad-t]

Need to see what you look like before we can give any useful advice.

 

[spreadcollar]

Check out Fuel Star.

 

[breakz]

Originally Posted by Helix

This + take it VERY slow or you will end up with a bunch of **** that either doesn't fit or that doesn't suit your style.
Yep...I helped a guy a few months back and he didn't take it slow. He's posted some expensive items on B&S ever since. Take it slow or you'll blow those $700 on return shipping and marketplace losses. Also: check out Superfuture for an alternative take on things.

 

[deveandepot1]

Originally Posted by docintraining

Hey guys, so I've been browsing these forums for the past... oh wow 4 hours now haha... and I could really use your direct advice.

I'm a newly single (girlfriend and I parted ways after 3 years), 24 year old who lives in a very large city in the south west, I'm 5'8 140 lbs, and basically I've got around $700 for a new wardrobe.

I don't really have much fashion sense, but I guess it would be helpful to mention that I do 99% of my shopping at Banana Republic, so hopefully that gives you an idea what I like aesthetically, although I know the mention of that mall store is already making some of you groan! Sorry!

What should I buy in terms of "going out to the bars" kind of clothes? I've been out of the game for so long (3 years) that I don't even know what's the trend these days. I like the clean looks of Mad Men, but if I showed up to a college bar in a suit and fedora I'd get laughed at. If you were a 24 year old skinny (140lb) short (5'8) medical student who maybe gets time to go out twice a month and really needs those nights to be high yield, what would you buy for $700?
Thank you so much for your help, I was clueless before, and now after 3 years on the shelf, I'm even more so!

Search this forum. You will find all the info you will ever need.

 

[ersatzmoe]

Originally Posted by spreadcollar

Check out Fuel Star.

Best advice on SF.