I need new clothes but every time I go out 95% of what I see on offer is so bog-standard male. Solid earth tones, baggy one-size-fits-all, muted colors, work-wear adjacent, etc.
It's so hard to find stuff that's more, I dunno, "playful?" I'd like to have some clothes are that more of an expression of my personality but almost never do I see more unusual, expressive, colorful stuff in the brick-and-mortar stores.
To compound this, I'd also like it to:
- not cost me an arm and a leg
- be interesting but not clownish/overly ironic/jokey
This has mostly led me to buying floral shirts but a man cannot live on floral shirts alone! Does anyone know of retailers that might fit the bill?
Someone else mentioned thrift stores, I'd amend that to vintage clothing stores. Similar, but a thrift store will have all kinds of stuff and it won't be as vetted for style as a vintage shop. Also look at maker's marts/farmer's markets/art fairs/etc, if you live somewhere with those kinds of things. There are a lot of people who collect vintage clothes or even salvage vintage materials and make their own clothes out of them.