Mens Stylist?

Jambonjunior

I really struggle with putting together clothes and being able to judge what works well. Is there anywhere that I can go in Dublin that will offer advice regarding colour theory, and fit etc that suits?

Bored_lad

Brown Thomas offer a personal shopping service and I'm sure they'll be able to go through this with you if you ask them. I'm not sure what other stores in Dublin offer it though but I'm sure most big department stores would. The staff in good menswear shops should also be able to put together an outfit for you if you ask.

Twee.

Arnotts and Debenhams offer free personal shopping, Dundrum has a pay for service.

mynameis905

To be honest I would try and figure it out on your own. Tons of great resources online for every type of style imaginable. Figure out your lifestyle and what kind of style you like and draw up a rough list of what you need. I've never used a personal shopping service but from my own experience in all kinds of shops they'll send you out the door in any old ****e as long as they get to make a sale. Brown Thomas is one of the worst for doing it in my own personal experience.

eviltimeban

Yeah you want to avoid a personal shopper, they aren't stylists. They'll sell you what they want to sell you.

What kind of clothes are you looking to get styled in, OP? Formal or casual? For formal, I found going on the likes of Style Forum, seeing what people were posting, looking at endless pictures and reading articles was a great help. You can start posting your own pictures and get opinions on what you're wearing.

Similarly you can ask questions here - every week there's a "help!" post from a guy looking for some advice on clothes. It can be daunting out there, but there's plenty of friendly posters here and good advice to be given.

As for casual, it's a little different as there are a lot of different types of styles - from preppy to grungey - so it depends on what kinds of clothes you want to wear. For casual, there are less "rules" and you can mix and match a lot more styles together - that's what makes "fashion" what it is. Formal is more strict, as there are rules and types of fabrics that go well together.

wetlandsboy

Adding to the above comments, I also recommend fashionbeans.com for the latest trends and 'lookbooks'. Checking out mrporter.com or even asos.com (for more casual looks) would also be recommended.

newacc2015

Honestly if are you willing to keep advice, most clothing stores will happily give you advice on what is good in their store. Like I went Zara beside St.Stephens green recently. One of the staff members spent about 15-20 mins advising me on what their best suits were and what would look best on me. If you go to store that isnt too busy, the staff will generally have no issue helping you. I think you are better going to a normal store like Massimo Dutti, Cos, Zara etc where the staff arent on direct commission. They are going to tell you are bursting out of that jacket unlike someone from a concession in a department store on commission

I worked retail and I know from my experience that staff are more than willing to help if you are pleasant. There is nothing worse than an awkward customer.

I personally think Zara has the best affordable suits out there at the moment. The fit is styled to make you appear slim, if you are slim. They are generally Turkish made which is a better quality than most other stores, whose suits are mass produced in China. Most people are wearing navy suits this year.

Zara changes and alters its store offering on what is selling and trends out there. So you are going to get this seasons colours and fits. Where as any other store tends to have anything made several months in advance,as it is being shipped from China. Whereas Zara might have designed, produced and shipped an item of clothing within 2 weeks from design room to shop floor.

mynameis905

newacc2015 wrote: »

Honestly if are you willing to keep advice, most clothing stores will happily give you advice on what is good in their store. Like I went Zara beside St.Stephens green recently. One of the staff members spent about 15-20 mins advising me on what their best suits were and what would look best on me. If you go to store that isnt too busy, the staff will generally have no issue helping you. I think you are better going to a normal store like Massimo Dutti, Cos, Zara etc where the staff arent on direct commission. They are going to tell you are bursting out of that jacket unlike someone from a concession in a department store on commission

I worked retail and I know from my experience that staff are more than willing to help if you are pleasant. There is nothing worse than an awkward customer.

I personally think Zara has the best affordable suits out there at the moment. The fit is styled to make you appear slim, if you are slim. They are generally Turkish made which is a better quality than most other stores, whose suits are mass produced in China. Most people are wearing navy suits this year.

Zara changes and alters its store offering on what is selling and trends out there. So you are going to get this seasons colours and fits. Where as any other store tends to have anything made several months in advance,as it is being shipped from China. Whereas Zara might have designed, produced and shipped an item of clothing within 2 weeks from design room to shop floor.

People have been wearing navy suits since the year dot.

If the OP is asking about a personal stylist I don't think he's going to be too worried about this season's latest styles or whatever. Menswear in general is not really trend driven and colours don't really go in and out of style like they do in womens fashion.

eviltimeban

mynameis905 wrote: »

People have been wearing navy suits since the year dot.

If the OP is asking about a personal stylist I don't think he's going to be too worried about this season's latest styles or whatever. Menswear in general is not really trend driven and colours don't really go in and out of style like they do in womens fashion.

I'd also state that Zara would NOT be the place to get suits - a suit should be a classic fit, well tailored, and not trying to be "trendy" or "slim fit" or the latest whatever. A suit jackets should be altered by a tailor to fit your shape, you can't get that off the rack. Zara suit jackets are all too short. You'd be better off going to M&S; even the likes of GQ have stated that they are some of the best suits around, for the money you are paying. Those, and Suitsupply.