Understanding that how things fit is really the biggest elevation to a style is huge. Finding and using a decent tailor made the biggest difference for me.

Reddit’s /r/malefashionadvice was and is a huge inspiration as well. You can ask questions, get inspo, get feedback and see a myriad of styles from all over the world in nearly any style or genre.

What does your wardrobe look like?

My wardrobe is pretty eclectic. The thrift part makes it even more so. I don’t look terribly closely at brands when thrifting. I’ll pick pieces that are interesting and I have an idea for.

I thrift A LOT. Finding a cool piece for crazy cheap and spending a few bucks to get it tailored summarizes about 70% of my wardrobe. (I) spend the extra money on getting it cut to exactly what I want.

I’ve been on a big Terry cloth kick for a while now. I think I have half a dozen Terry cloth shirts and still want more.

If something doesn’t work I’ll put it up on Grailed or Ebay to turn it.

Brands I have multiple pieces from are Filson, Levis, Our Legacy, Howlin, RRL, Post Oalls, Brooks Brothers, Engineered Garments, SK manorhill, SNS herning.

I know you don’t like to stick to one style but are there any that you particularly enjoy?

Coming late to fashion (I didn’t get interested until my mid 40’s) I fell in love with a bunch of styles.

I love the Korean streetwear scene, Americana, Japanese Americana, work wear, menswear, New England traditional/Ivy, Scandinavian minimalistic… All are appealing and I can’t choose one uniform look. So I get enough to make an outfit or 3 and end up crossing them together when I find things that work.

So where does it all go from here? Are there any grails that are eluding you?

Just living life and seeing what else is cool

Most of my wants fall into footwear. I like the look of the minimal Loafers, kinda hunting those. But other than that the only real grail is a Kapital cardigan from a few years back and maybe a Noragi.

No idea really know where I’m going with it. I’m not wanting to be any kind of “influencer” or anything. I just like clothes I guess. I’ll probably just keep wearing clothes and see what else is cool.

Fashion is something anyone can get into at anytime. Creative expression through clothing is something that we can all embrace.

Learning how to dress and execute on different styles takes time but that in itself is part of the fun.

Are there any styles that you’d want to explore? What does your wardrobe look like? How will it change as your tastes continue to develop?