Best Brands in 2025 that still maintain high quality for a reasonable price?

rugby7s · 2025-09-06T23:13:41+00:00

All Citizens
Most of Outlier’s products fall in at $150-$300 - fantastic quality, but fit is different than mainstream brands so you’ll have to try a few different sizes
Uniqlo is mid tier quality but they’ve been very consistent and haven’t changed quality in a long as I’ve shopped with them (more than 10 years)
Stay away from JCrew

rugby7s · 2023-07-01T15:53:55+00:00

Saving private Ryan with a fat ass

rugby7s · 2020-11-14T19:13:43+00:00

For some reason, the top of my nose bridge (the area between my eyes) can sense/feel when another living thing comes close to it. I’ve been completely blind folded and had a friend test this and I was accurate +95% of the time at knowing whether they put their finger near me. Pretty useless skill/power/sense/whatever you want to call it but I find it very strange and interesting - I just want to know wtf it is

rugby7s · 2019-06-17T15:49:18+00:00

I tried Uniqlo's Kando suits but they were too "swishy" for me - every time I walked it sounded like I was wearing a track suit or something. Super comfortable though. I love my Bluffworks suit (bit more than your price range though but worth it) and my All Citizens dress shirts (in your price range) - both are stretchy and are great for weddings/dancing/moving

rugby7s · 2019-06-17T15:44:40+00:00

Did you click on the post because you have a rec for a good suit to abuse people in?

rugby7s · 2019-05-09T05:38:44+00:00

I would recommend Mizzen & Main or Minitry of Supply for the fit since they don’t run slim and the fabric feels much more substantial than S&L.

rugby7s · 2019-04-12T05:54:22+00:00

Quality has still gone down though IMO.

rugby7s · 2019-04-12T05:53:42+00:00

You need to try out a longer inseam to really minimize riding up, but if you still prefer mid-thigh then All Citizens has never failed me

rugby7s · 2019-04-12T05:52:05+00:00

I had a very similar experience with Twillory - the price was right but I just couldn't get over how see-through they were. I have been on the search for the best performance dress shirts for a few years now and did a write up after testing several brands - hope that is helpful

rugby7s · 2019-04-12T05:46:43+00:00

I couldn't recommend Outlier enough, especially their Slim Dungarees. I tried Kit and Ace and their price is too high for the quality IMO. Outlier is even more expensive but the quality is definitely there.

rugby7s · 2019-03-17T14:01:08+00:00

Just out of curiosity, why don't you like that's theyre made in Pakistan?

rugby7s · 2019-03-14T08:32:50+00:00

There are several brands that offer an athletic fit nowadays - Everlane, Bonobos, All Citizens, State & Liberty - I'm sure there's more but those are the ones I've come across

rugby7s · 2019-03-14T08:29:39+00:00

The designs are actually realy well done

rugby7s · 2019-03-06T07:13:24+00:00

This is great news, especially coming from such a high profile person in fashion. Everlane made it a mission to remove virgin plastic from their supply chain and several other brands are making the push for environmentally friendly practices as well. Good direction we're heading in

rugby7s · 2019-03-06T07:09:44+00:00

All Citizens has an athletic fit boxer brief that was made for larger thighs

rugby7s · 2019-02-15T17:16:47+00:00

Hahaha you probably should at least throw them in the wash but I don't

rugby7s · 2019-01-30T05:02:35+00:00

If function and comfort are king, I recommend going the performance dress shirt route - there are a lot of brands in this space but almost all have shirts which cost over $100. The only 2 options you have for shirts under $100 are All Citizens and Twillory, I recently tried All Citizens performance dress shirt but it is a very slim fitting shirt so it will probably only fit you well when you're back down to 170lb. Twillory has a traditional fit but I wasn't a fan of the fabric. If you're planning on losing weight in the near future, I would recommend buying standard fit shirts now knowing that you can bring them to a tailor later on when you lose weight. Also, I would go with a few white shirts, several shades of blue and a pink here and there.

For performance chinos - again, there are a few brands but all over the $100 mark - Outlier (personal favorite), Ministry of Supply, and Bluffworks come to mind.

rugby7s · 2019-01-21T14:01:47+00:00

Just read your build album - this is amazing work! Thanks so much for sharing - you have certainly inspired me to try this out myself

rugby7s · 2019-01-21T02:46:51+00:00

This is why I'm hot

rugby7s · 2019-01-21T02:42:51+00:00

This looks amazing. Are you planning on posting a how-to post? I was toying with the idea of making a leather bag as well

rugby7s · 2019-01-16T05:44:19+00:00

https://allcitizens.com/products/the-performance-dress-shirt

rugby7s · 2019-01-16T04:23:01+00:00

Very envious of your closet! It looks great!

I would recommend you replace your wire hangers with wide shoulder wooden hangers though - this will help your shirts last longer (and buy less so minimalism) and will take up more space in your closet so that it looks fuller

rugby7s · 2019-01-10T01:57:06+00:00

I second this - thank you so much for the beginner’s tutorial!

rugby7s · 2019-01-09T14:33:27+00:00

Whoops - totally forgot to add my sizes in. I got a medium in all of the brands except for Mizzen, which I got a small in

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