Shopping The Men's Section

Why I like it, how I do it, and some go-to's

I’ve more or less always raided the men’s department. I generally prefer men’s fabrics, colors, textures, and prints. I like how men’s shirts fit me - I have broad shoulders and small boobs, and not much of a waist or hips, I’m thin but fairly muscular, not waif-like, not “athletic.” All of this to say, men’s clothes fit my body, so keep that in the back of your mind as you read this, but I’ll also keep that in mind and try and give some advice that can apply to a broader audience.

Men’s clothes are also, generally, less expensive than women’s. So there’s that piece too.

Over the years, over many missteps, returned orders, and surprise finds, I’ve pretty much gotten the hang of it. I can confidently place an order off of MatchesFashion’s Men’s department, and reliably wear my order. When I go to ByGeorge, I typically wind up spending as much, if not more, on the men’s side as I do the women’s.

And as an aside, for the purposes of this letter I’m going to speak about fashion in a binary way - but with an understanding that we humans come in an array of identities. While there is a proliferation of gender-neutral or non-binary clothing design, most retailers are still divided in terms of “Women’s” and “Men’s.”

Ok, but the reason I started this with the reasons I like shopping men’s, is because that’s kind of… step 1.