[MrXY]

(09-27-2013 08:10 PM)SpiderKing Wrote:  

Try thrift stores in or near the rich areas of your city.

(09-27-2013 03:55 PM)Giovonny Wrote:  

Poor girls and middle class girls can't tell the difference.

Many employees can't tell the difference in quality either, and set prices according to familiar brands. I've seen Tommy Hilfiger and Ecko button-ups for $13, while obscure higher quality shirts like Hickey Freeman were priced at $5.

Haha this so many times. A lot of these stores will up the price of mall brands like Nautica, A&F and Polo, or even put them in their "boutique section"; meanwhile I walk out the door with Zegna, Robert Graham, Brioni, Hickey Freeman, Zanella, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, etc, etc.

I've got a great wardrobe, almost all of it from thrift stores and Ebay. You substitute knowledge,time and effort for money. Styleforum is a great learning resource; you just have to avoid being talked into dressing too old-mannish, since there's a contingent of guys there who advocate that style. But others don't you can take what you learn there and interpret it into a cool ,younger playerish style, which is what I did.

Important point-shoes. Shoes ,shoes ,shoes! If you want to be taken as a man of means and style, give high priority to your shoe wardrobe. Women don't know anything about men's shoes in detail such as the names of styles and the makers, but believe me they are born with an eye to distinguish quality shoes form cheap shoes.

Example-the other day I met with a girl through a sugar daddy ad I put out. We met in a restaurant bar. After we had talked for half an hour, she said "I can't stop looking at your socks!" ( I like to wear crazy socks) But actually she had looked down initially to check out my shoes. This girl is 19 and she was checking out my shoes to see if they were congruent with who I said I was. They were-really nice suede Ferragamo ankle boots and I passed the test.