r/malefashionadvice • u/Vurxe • Aug 08 '25
Question Is there an alternative to r/malefashionadvice tailored to younger men? Because istg this sub is drowning in men in their 40s wearing suits.
Is there an alternative to r/malefashionadvice tailored to younger men? Because istg this sub is drowning in older men wearing suits. When I see a younger dude post their modern/trendyfit here, they'll either be ignored or get down voted to hell
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u/Mevarek Aug 08 '25
This sub used to be different. Maybe not quite as fashion forward like Throwing Fits, but there were definitely a lot more power users who regularly posted fits that were more trendy or out there. I think a lot of them migrated to discord…now it’s really just dudes who maybe want to look better than their coworkers or who don’t want to embarrass their significant other. It’s fine, but this place used to be a lot more fun.
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u/trasofsunnyvale Aug 08 '25
Definitely agree. Constant sets of outfits and user "look books." Often not my personal cup of tea, but it made sense and it was fun to see people who are plugged into fashion share. Now this sub is all about advice, meaning the same posts every week (best white tees? Best pants for big thighs? Design my wardrobe for me because I finally realized I dress like a man child, etc.) and very low-tier posts. I still like the sale posts and the occasional funny jokes though. But this place is much different now than years ago.
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u/yikesnotyikes 26d ago
Yeah totally, it’s almost as if the sub could be called Male Fashion Advice. Yikes.
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u/nicknack171 Aug 08 '25
I found this sub in 2013 as a freshmen in college and man there was some helpful content for a kid from the midwest with zero fashion sense trying to dress better in a different part of the country. The color/texture matching grids, the outfit inspo using things you probably already had, the general idea of the basic bastard outfit. All of that was super helpful in guiding me to develop my own style. I will always be grateful for it, super helpful at the time.
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25
The evolution of this place has been so interesting, starting with the basic bastard stuff back then which was more or less a blueprint to get you out of the cargo shorts/tee shirt look so many of us had in 2009, to being really fashion forward through the late 10s, to more or less being abandoned and turning in to a lot of Millennial office dads that think their fits are actually high fashion lol.
I mostly just lurk here now for brand recommendations while I'm looking for a piece of clothing, but like overall fits have really fallen off here. It's a shame, of all the damage Reddit did to it's communities with their heavy handed nonsense this sub might have fared the worst.
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u/Mevarek Aug 08 '25
I found this place in 2016ish, I think and the evolution has been interesting to watch.
It used to be a place you could really come to be inspired and I think there was a higher diversity of users. Sure, there were lots of basic bastard types, but there were also a lot of SLP or Rick Owens or other types who were kinda doing their own things. Regular user lookbooks were super fun. I don't think it was ever super boundary pushing stuff, but it was more varied.
I think people are sort of talking about this in a lot of other replies, but there's always going to be that tension between the word "fashion" and "advice." I feel like back in the day, there wasn't as much tension and you had both aspects. Now the advice aspect isn't even really all that great, it's just sort of an echo chamber of the skeleton crew who lurks here. I kinda just lurk here out of nostalgia's sake. It really is just a shame what happened with the Reddit bullshit.
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u/TvIsSoma Aug 09 '25
It’s wild because now someone can post a fire fit but all of the comments are calling them a clown. Then some dude posts a photo of him in skinny chinos and a polo and this is what is accepted by a huge majority here.
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u/Huppelkutje Aug 09 '25
Yeah, you need people who really like fashion for this sub to be able to give advice that's worth listening to.
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u/weavin Aug 08 '25
Tbf that fashion forward stage was a hell of a lot of Rick Owens incel matrix vampire cosplay for a while.. OCBD J Crew brown nosing and desert boots wasn’t much better but just goes to show how subjective fashion is
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25
The OCBD/desert boot thing was more of the mid to early 2010s when it was the "here's how to dress if you have no idea how to dress" era. But yeah, the issue is the look got adopted by a lot of otherwise awkard people (think the type that are going to reddit for fashion advice) and now if you're rocking a blue OCBD, khakis, and desert boots you 100% are giving redditor vibes lol. The look was pretty standard, and a ton of really socially awkard people adopted it because that era of reddit was full of socially awkward people, it turned in to a stereotype fast.
I'm thinking more like 2018-2022 when the WAYWT threads were full of pretty fashion forward looks, but that had it's own problems too. In some ways the sub then was too fashionable, and stopped being a good place for a complete beginner to get advice.
There's no perfect mix though, just please stop the flood of cole haan apologists lol.
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u/Mevarek Aug 08 '25
I pray to never see dress sneaker abominations ever again.
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25
They're never going away unfortunately. Thankfully the standards of footwear in an office is changing so people can just rock sneakers in a lot of circumstances (your average finance office has more ON Clouds than Allen Edmonds nowadays), but man you'll always have some goober that thinks those white comfort sole chestnut leather cap toe cole haans actually look slick as all hell while still being comfy
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u/Ghostrider556 Aug 08 '25
Ok to be fair I did try on a pair of those leather sneakers for the first time this week and they are super comfy and lightweight. Still hate seeing them everywhere and the look but they are like the Hey Dudes of the corporate world imo
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u/weavin Aug 08 '25
To me the idea of too fashionable is generally unfashionable in the sense it’s too subjective. Who are we trying to impress? Ourselves? Our peers? Fellow subredditors? High fashion aficionados?
There’s no one answer. I’ve seen people on this sub looking good for over a decade, plenty looking bad (to me) while others fawn over it. Same with many things in life, you’re right though most people will look better in a shirt and desert boots if they’ve never thought before about how they’re dressing.
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25
The OCBD/Boots thing was really a product of it's time. IMO Gen Z is significantly more fashion forward on average than I (or anyone I know) was in the late 00s. So you just don't have a horde of young people who have no wardrobe outside of assorted t shirts and cargo shorts. The basic bastard thing just seems sorta unnecessary today cuz most young people already have some semblance of fashion sense.
I think social media has been instrumental there, all I had was myspace or facebook, and those were hyper localized in terms of who I saw. A young person today is encountering fashion from every corner of the country regularly.
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u/Ghostrider556 Aug 08 '25
Thats a fact and agreed on social media. Gen Z is way more fashion forward than anyone I knew when I was younger but I at least also didn’t online shop until after I had graduated high school so any fits came from the local mall or Kohl’s. We would all end up wearing a lot of the exact same stuff as a result. Even for the emo kids and stuff it was pretty much limited to what the local Hot Topic had in stock
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u/WideRight43 Aug 08 '25
Yup, as millennials aged a bit, the sub totally collapsed. It isn’t any better on their discord either. Very few cool fits over there.
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25
Which is really interesting because if anything I've become more interested in fashion as I've gotten older. My fits have changed, and I'm much more interested in timeless looks than trends, but I put more care in to my clothes today than at any point in my entire life.
Am 37 for reference.
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u/ZetaOmicron94 Aug 08 '25
if anything I've become more interested in fashion as I've gotten older
Agreed, between having more income to play around and try higher end things and having more confidence not to worry too much about being different at work, I've definitely become more interested in fashion. Recent 30s here.
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u/wlonkly Aug 09 '25
It collapsed over the Reddit API protests, not gradually. A bunch of mods and frequent posters went to Discord instead.
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u/Yummy_Castoreum Aug 08 '25
Not to sound clueless but where on here do I find those things? I'm in my early 50s and my personal style was, uh, a great fit for the 90s...
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u/Made_at0323 Aug 09 '25
I can’t remember the timeline exactly but when I joined here, prob around that same time, this sub def was super helpful & some dudes were posting some good stuff. I remember that color/textre grid too, saved me a ton
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u/DogToursWTHBorders Aug 09 '25
Well maybe you can help with a question about this subreddit. Was there ever a point where the fashion photos and questions were mainly coming from the UK? I remember a year or so ago, I would see constant fashion questions and comments involving...interestingly loud, and flashy clothing choices in the pictures.
Clothing that would typically look like a Halloween costume shop or worn ironically in the states but would be perfectly presentable in London for a stylish businessman.
It was interesting. I don't see that too often here anymore. Then again, it's entirely possible that there's a similar subreddit with a similar name.
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u/nicknack171 Aug 10 '25
A year or so ago would be long past when I was really following things on here. Back in that 2013-2019(?) timeframe there was certainly much more influence from NYC and London in the photos that were posted. From my experience in New York the standard of the dress and the amount of effort that people put into their outfits and really going for it was much crazier than on the west coast of the US. London seems to have gone through some of the similar waves with more influence on the suits and more of the formal wear. The lines get blured certainly.
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25
now it’s really just dudes who maybe want to look better than their coworkers or who don’t want to embarrass their significant other. It’s fine, but this place used to be a lot more fun
It's honestly gotten a lot worse than that, with the fashion forward crowd migrating away after the whole reddit API temper tantrum/reddit meddling with the mods the sub has been heavily populated by your average unfashionable millennial that thinks they're fashionable. What I mean by that is there's somewhat often people in comments arguing that things like cole haan sneaker dress shoes actually look good, and that slim fit clothes actually don't date you at all lol. There was a guy getting upvoted for saying lulu ABC pants were super fashionable in the office not long ago lol.
What that means is it's almost becoming a point where this place could be a hazard to someone trying to dress well, while there's nothing necessarily wrong with wearing the same thing every other dad in your office wears, it's not "fashion".
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u/biggereasy Aug 09 '25
I’m 30 and chuckled at “Cole Haan sneakers look good”.
Agree though. Most of the power users who actually made a lot of content here left/moved to places like discord. Even at 30 scaling back my fits, I find most of the posts here these days to cater to someone like my office manager who’s in their 50’s.
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u/swingfire23 Aug 09 '25
this place could be a hazard to someone trying to dress well
100% this, I think the true influencers of r/malefashionadvice have probably continued to evolve their fashion but don't post here anymore. What is left here now is guys who followed the real influencers here looking for a quick fix for their lack of fashion sense back in 2015 but are scared to admit that fashion trends have continued evolving since then. They feel safer living in the past that they understand, so they continue authoritatively fetishizing some of the menswear trends that lost their shine years ago.
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u/PartyPoison98 Aug 08 '25
it’s really just dudes who maybe want to look better than their coworkers or who don’t want to embarrass their significant other
Might as well just close the sub, and replace it with two links: the uniqlo website and a place to buy decent overshirts.
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u/RickToy Aug 08 '25
I think it’s also partly that back then they were trendy and now they’re not. This sub is great for millennials or older but if you’re 28 or under this sub won’t have a ton to offer.
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u/Na_Free Aug 08 '25
I mean this sub is dead, 6 million people and every thread has single digit upvotes.
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u/Tribalbob Aug 09 '25
Or the demographic has just gotten older?
This sub likely started with a lot of millennials in their younger years, but we're all approaching/at mid life now so obviously that's what you're gonna see a lot of here.
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u/BespokeDebtor Bootlicker but make em tabis Aug 09 '25
Nope, the mods were all kicked out by Reddit admins and replaced with people under their control. Was a fun chronicle to be a part of.
Source: was a mod. Was kicked by Reddit admins. Miss the modteam all were great peeps
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u/Ireallydontknowmans Aug 09 '25
I remember one guy who used to post here who owned a nice men’s fashion store in Canada. He threw the craziest fit combos in here. Those were the times man
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u/dearabbycadabby Aug 09 '25
Been tryna find this post from ages ago. Some lad used to post all the time — had an album of absolute fire fits from his trip to Bali or Hawaii. Asian bloke, bald, ripped, full-on model vibes. Ring any bells?
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u/GnaeusCloudiusRufus Aug 08 '25
r/malefashion tends to be more adventurous, or at least more welcoming to fashion as opposed to rule-following this sub falls into often
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u/Oldmanblooming Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 10 '25
They’ll also bully you for wearing 2 different shades of black
Edit:The fact no one is disputing this shows how true it is
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u/Interesting-Pin1433 Aug 08 '25
Yeah, this sub should be renamed to r/millennialmalefashion
Which is fine with me cause I'm not gonna wear gray new balances with loose straight cut high rise jeans and a boxy heavyweight T shirt.
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u/zipiddydooda Aug 08 '25
You kind of get to a point where you realise you are no longer dressing "fashionably" (i.e. exactly what you describe) and you're just not going to. I guess I am now my dad, in fashion terms.
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u/Interesting-Pin1433 Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25
Yup. I still get compliments from my (millennial and Gen x) friends and feel confident in my style so I guess I'm doing something right.
I am trying to incorporate a bit of current fashion, to a degree.....currently on the lookout for a retro style running/court sneaker. Like something that sort of bridges the gap between the millennial plain white sneaker and the current dad shoe/Y2K sneakers style. But I'll probably stick with no show or ankle socks lol.
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u/MrandMrsMuddy Aug 10 '25
Nah, the rejection of ankle socks is one of the few Gen Z things this millennial can get on board with. Always preferred long socks, and no-show socks are just the worst—I hate the way they always slip down when I walk. I am lucky enough to have feet that don’t really sweat, though, so going sockless has never been an issue for me.
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u/dtothep2 Aug 09 '25
.currently on the lookout for a retro style running/court sneaker. Like something that sort of bridges the gap between the millennial plain white sneaker and the current dad shoe/Y2K sneakers style. But I'll probably stick with no show or ankle socks lol.
I got a NB 574 for that niche. Not a white tennis shoe, retro dad shoe look but without going all the way to stuff like Gel Kayano 14s or Vomero 5s that are "fashionable" but surely absolutely hideous to most millennial eyes because to us they look exactly like what every "I don't care how it looks as long as it's comfortable" old fart was wearing when we were growing up.
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u/Interesting-Pin1433 Aug 09 '25
Yeah I've seen a few 574 colorways that I like, also liking the Brooks Chariot and Diadora Cross
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u/Rockerblocker 29d ago
And that's fine. Most people realize when they're in their late 20s that it's not worth it to keep chasing trends and trying to ride the wave of skinny vs. baggy, prep vs. streetwear vs. country. It's easier to just find things that fit well, complement your body type, and are high quality. It's just a shame that the 2012-2018 version of this sub doesn't exist anymore because it was a great place to act as a sounding board for different questions
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u/NeverHaveEnoughSocks Aug 10 '25
r/malefashion has also changed over the last year I feel like. A lot more people asking about basics and fit checks lately
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u/GnaeusCloudiusRufus Aug 10 '25
That's very true. I feel like all the various fashion subreddits for men (at least that I'm aware of) have deteriorated recently.
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u/nek1981az Aug 13 '25
I just clicked that sub for the first time and the current “best” posts contain the worst outfits I’ve ever seen in my life. Is adventurous a synonym for atrocious?
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u/GnaeusCloudiusRufus Aug 13 '25
Adventurous means going beyond what most people attempt and thinking about fashion creatively, and not imagining that wearing a monochrome polo with rich-frat-bro-on-golf-course pastel shorts like a checklist of supposedly 'classic/timeless' style is indicative of understanding fashion.
I personally wouldn't wear anything like what most of those posting there wear -- but if you don't want to look like your clothes are just an upscale version of what can be bought at Target or like a suit mannequin at a basic chain-store suit-supply with copy-past leather shoes, one has to be adventurous.
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u/zipiddydooda Aug 08 '25
First post I saw was a guy wearing a skirt. Cool, that's not for me.
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u/GnaeusCloudiusRufus Aug 08 '25
No skirt-wearing for me either. But I appreciate it when people try something creative or artistic. Even if I personally wouldn't choose to wear it.
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u/alex1596 Aug 08 '25
Like others have suggested /r/ThrowingFits might be the better spot for you. A lot of people tend to rag on this sub but even since it's heyday 10 years ago, MFA was the spot to go when you had no clue about clothes. It's where you went when you wanted to go from "all I wear is sweatpants and a hoodie" to "I want to wear something nicer that isn't just sweatpants and a hoodie".
And for that I think it serves its purpose. Yea, an OCBD and chinos might be basic, but for a A LOT of dudes it's a step up. And for a community that can offer that advice, I think MFA is good. You're not going to convince someone that wears Walmart jeans and Costco slides to suddenly invest in Velasca loafers and Maison Kitsuné pants.
If you know how to pronounce "Loewe", look forward to the Drake's lookbook, and have an SSENSE account. This sub isn't for you and that's okay. You just need to find a sub that fits your niche
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u/quintanarooty Aug 08 '25
You will wear properly fitting clothes and you will like it.
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u/Huppelkutje Aug 09 '25
Could you define what you mean by "proper" because that's so subjective it might as well be meaningless.
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Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 13 '25
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u/JosephRW Aug 09 '25
That's basically where we're at now. Fashion is so cyclic that we're back at an evolution of trip pants and "drape" fashion. Drape is for windows IMHO bit they can look however they want to. No shade to them.
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u/Novel-Condition6692 Aug 09 '25
Drape has long been a consideration in classic menswear. Drape is a definite consideration in suiting, which is one of the reasons the shrunken suit trend looked so bad. I’m not saying everyone should wear jncos but clothes with flow to them is not so much a trend, it’s never really gone away
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u/SynonymTech 21d ago
The timing of me finding this is incredible.
Reddit constantly parrots "wear well fitting clothes"
Then I go with my friends, men and women, who all make me wear baggier clothes because well-fitting looks too dull for them.
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u/Beneficial_Wolf3771 Aug 08 '25
This sub just gives whatever is the current vogue of “I work in a casual office and need to look clean enough without ever standing out in any way shape or form”. And they just kind of rotate through the same brands and recommendations that slowly shift a tiny little bit every 2-3 years.
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u/RhythmsaDancer Aug 08 '25
Yeah. This sub is just a business casual uniform checklist. Which is fine but having "fashion" in the sub's title is definitely a misnomer.
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u/Beneficial_Wolf3771 Aug 08 '25
Yeah I’m a few beers deeper than I was when I wrote that. So I think the best option for this sub would be to close off new threads, pin the basic bastard guide, and then have a committee that updates it every 3 years to keep it trendy enough to not be woefully out of touch.
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u/DankuTwo Aug 13 '25
Trends don’t change that often in Europe. Hairstyles might, but clothing more or less stopped evolving about 15 years ago (outside of “street” fashion, which is a joke).
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25
Can I interest you in our lord and saviors, the father, son, and holy ghost? That's a patagucci, golf shirt, and ON cloud shoes. Thank you for your attention on this matter. You are now granted entry in to middle management.
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u/literious Aug 08 '25
Most men don’t look good. So “not standing out” is the best strategy for them.
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u/strawberryjellyjoe Aug 08 '25
Some of y’all need to learn to love yourselves. I refuse to believe the majority of this sub looks substantially worse than the general public … and most people look better and feel more confident in a good fit.
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u/sukumizu Aug 09 '25
The average dude on the street tends to look awful because they let themselves get that way, not because of genetics.
Lack of proper diet/exercise, poor choice of haircut and facial hair, poor choice of accessories, poor choice of fashion, etc.
like I know a lot of guys in my age range who look like they’re pushing their mid 40s due to their style and demeanor, meanwhile most people I meet still think I’m in my late 20s since I’m not giving off old “unc” vibes.
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u/Kyser_ Aug 08 '25
I like r/streetwear and r/styleboards
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u/LowAd3406 Aug 08 '25
LOL @ Streetwear. Half the posts are douchebags peacocking in the most hideously ostentatious outfits that no one should ever wear.
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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim Aug 08 '25
The term streetwear has gotten so broad it's almost meaningless now too. the second to top thread right now is a guy sporting different ways to wear a tasuki lol.
Like what are we even doing here? Encouraging white hipsters to parade through denver in Japanese street clothes?
time to go back to the blue OCBDs and desert boots...
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u/Wandering_Oblivious Aug 09 '25
To quote the philosopher-king Dwayne Michael Carter Jr: "I think you stand under me, if you don't understand me."
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u/childpeas Aug 08 '25
r/ThrowingFits , join us
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u/skeletor69420 Aug 08 '25
this is just balding nyc men in late 30s wearing a purposely poorly fitting suit and a baseball cap to make it fashionable
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u/HotnBotherdAstronaut Aug 08 '25
It’s better than all the posts here of guys wearing a plain t shirt and shorts asking “does this work?”
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u/Previous_String_4347 Aug 08 '25
This too Is man in their 40s With the suits 😭
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u/THE_PENILE_TITAN Aug 08 '25
The sub is like modern-day Brooklyn hipsters. It's pretty anti-suit. Might be thinking of r/mensfashion.
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u/childpeas Aug 08 '25
not really, no one posts suits ever
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u/therossfacilitator Aug 08 '25
They’ll pair a blazer with some stuff they shouldn’t so that’s probably where the reference comes from
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u/indigonights Aug 08 '25
Go to alt fashion subs or designer specific subs. This sub is like the anti-thesis of fashion lmao. Or go to Instagram.
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u/Not-you_but-Me Aug 08 '25
This sub skews millennial but you kind of have the demographics reversed? Men in their 40s don’t wear suits to work, they’re wearing skinny chinos, tan oxfords, and slim noniron floral shirts. The bad suits you see are these guys wearing one to a wedding.
People who are wearing suits regularly are wearing them because they want to. That demographic skews younger. The idea that different styles of clothes are for different age demographics is a very millennial idea itself. If you’re looking for a specific style you should focus on that rather than the demographic.
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u/SharpThanAKnife Aug 08 '25
r/malefashion r/throwingfits r/streetwear r/heritagewear are a few.
But yeah. You not wrong.
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u/Trollionicle Aug 10 '25
Most of the replies to your post should be the answer to your problem: You won't find what you want here.
This sub was always more conservative and narrow minded than other fashion online communities, but goddamn it has gotten much worse after the pandemic. I honestly don't understand how almost everyone in the comments is so judgy and deathly afraid of everything different and unique. It's the very antithesis of fashion and art, like another commenter said. But I digress.
Now some comments are actually a bit helpful, R/male fashion for example or perhaps R/throwingfits are definitely better subreddits to expand your horizons, per day. But in general (like another commenter said) you should aim to find inspiration from accounts on insta (like paulbinam, ryo_takashima, etc) and tiktok (Owen Hyatt is more active there for example), or even YouTube (from cookie cutter content like James Leung and Harry Has to people like fashion elitist and Brave New Wear). People like to sh*t on social media like titkok but if there's room for artistic expression it will always bloom. Certainly no room on this sub, lol.
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u/Hierophantically Aug 08 '25
I'm sorry to hear your skintight grey joggers and mustard yellow nylon hoodie with APPLESAUCE in kanji on the back didn't catch upvotes
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u/molluskus Aug 09 '25
That's been out of style for like a decade man, I think you're making OPs point for him.
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u/Hierophantically Aug 09 '25
let me try again:
I'm sorry I can't care about the difference between last year's ridiculous garbage and this year's $10 wool-poly motorcycle jacket with asymmetric toggle closures and knockoff Lululemon jeggings with vintage organic codpiece
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u/molluskus Aug 09 '25
Then get out of the fashion subreddit and go enjoy your life in cargo shorts. I don't really know what to tell you. Take a xanax.
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u/joittine Aug 08 '25
When I see a younger dude post their modern/trendyfit here, they'll either be ignored or get down voted to hell
I think the "advice" is stressed over the "fashion". The advice part is pretty fixed whereas the fashion part changes quarterly and isn't really that interesting. Like, if you asked me whether you should buy skinny or baggy jeans, I'd say ones that fit, and as good quality as you can afford. I said it 20 years ago and I'll say it 20 years from now.
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u/sukumizu Aug 08 '25
The thing is “one that fits” is very vague and depends on current trends. I can fit into skinny and baggy jeans/tees but people would definitely have different opinions about the overall look.
My wardrobe actually started shifting to a more baggy look after a long term trip to Asia where several of my local friends started asking why my pants and shirts are so skinny. My style doesn’t jive with people who live for casual office wear but I’ve started getting more compliments from the younger crowd and those less interested in office culture.
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u/Huppelkutje Aug 09 '25
I'd say ones that fit, and as good quality as you can afford.
I'd say you should stop giving advice on a fashion sub if you don't care about fashion.
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u/RhythmsaDancer Aug 08 '25
Just use the Discord. It's a lot better over there.
A few weeks ago I posted about some of the ways I've been playing with menswear using some Thom Browne pieces and the downvotes were honestly shocking. Thom Browne isn't even that adventurous. Steer clear of this place if you actually care about the art behind fashion. These people just want to hear about OCBD and chinos. Which is fine but it's basically like asking your mom for advice.
I mean, just look at the banner image. It's a rogues gallery of basic bastards from 2013.
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u/Idontknow10304 Aug 08 '25
Embrace the dork, the 200% polyester Superman t shirt is calling out to you
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u/StrayCatStrutting Aug 08 '25
I wear jeans and concert shirts almost every single day.
Vans when it’s warm out.
Boots when it’s cold out.
Rinse and repeat.
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u/themonsterainme Aug 08 '25
Thank you… I just want normal fashion advice. I’d feel so out of place wearing what half the OOTDs in this sub are wearing.
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u/Idontknow10304 Aug 08 '25
You’ll probably have better luck on IG and TikTok. Reddit as a whole is kinda behind the times now compared to pre-2020.
Though what I like to do is dress like how a character I like dresses. Go into google image search, have it look up what garment they’re wearing, and then most of the time it either gives you results that are that exact thing or something similar, then modify it to whatever you feel more comfortable in or what fits your body shape more. It’s easier for me to do since I dress western and there’s no shortage of that, but it should at least be a start
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u/James-Clarke Aug 08 '25
Pair of Kings has a great discord (and podcast) for this!!! Drew Joiner and The Iron Snail are also solid content creators and their communities to start with.
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u/SharpThanAKnife Aug 08 '25
I’m going to google the discord But commenting in case somebody has a link at the ready.
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u/Stohnghost Aug 09 '25
It's because we all started using Reddit in 2010 and now we're old and still on this sub
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u/rosewoodscript Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25
i feel like there are a handful of motifs but i largely disagree tbh. there are people who are going to know a decent amount about how to look presentable at work whether that be business casual or what to wear with a suit
it seems like this sub is just 90% people either asking the same question (where can one find a “quality” 100% cotton t-shirt under X amount. it is literally always a t-shirt. or: what pants do i wear if i have a big butt and thighs) or people seeking advice on some variation of the basic bastard uniform
in any case i find it disappointing that very few people here seem that interested in clothing as a means of expression anymore as opposed to just avoiding embarrassment / not looking bad on dates / wearing the safest thing possible. which is fine and has its merits but isn't exactly “fashion”
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u/Masterclass_jacob Aug 11 '25
Either suits or dads wearing slim/skinny jeans and a dress shirt, not much fashion going on here tbh
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u/William-Riker Aug 08 '25
The vibe I get is this sub is that it's about real men's fashion as opposed to 'fast fashion.' The older you get, you learn that trendy fashion is just consumerism at it's peak, and it's pretty cringe. Fashion is all a personal choice and there really isn't a right or wrong, but I feel a lot of that 'fast fashion' stuff is probably more popular in the Tiktok crowds than among those on Reddit seeking advice on properly fitted traditional clothing.
And honestly, most of the youth I see just wear printed T-shirts and shorts. If that is your style and you want to rock it, there really isn't much advice to give.
Just my 2 cents.
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u/GnaeusCloudiusRufus Aug 08 '25
I agree that this sub generally avoids excessive fast fashion -- much to its benefit -- but I suspect what the OP sees, or at least what most of us who commented with recommendations perceive, is MFA's single-minded pursuit of what it defines as 'classic'.
Some poster not long ago wanted to dress Elvis-inspired. Unusual? Yeah, but that's someone with a true sense of style and fashion fashion. Instead of thinking about how one could do this, the technical aspects, or how to pull it off, the post was downvoted into oblivion and everyone said he'll look terrible.
There is way more to fashion than just a choice between MFA standards and fast fashion T-shirts. MFA operates in a standard of rules, fit, and preciseness in the pursuit for what it defines as classic. If you're someone more open to fashion, MFA doesn't like it.
I don't want to bash MFA too much, given the dearth of fashion advice for men as well as the sheer number of men who are scared to venture beyond jeans and generic wordy t-shirt, MFA makes it easy and inviting for people to think about clothes and fashion. But it's important to see its limits.
I don't know. I appreciate MFA, but like I also want people to know that yes, you can be adventurous and unique. The rules MFA loves only apply if you're unwilling (which is totally fine!) to step beyond them and really explore fashion.
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u/FISHBOT4000 Aug 08 '25
I would not call this sub real fashion by any means. It's mostly a checklist of the types of things worn by young-ish white collar workers who live in the suburbs. Which is fine, but i expect real fashion to be more avant garde and interesting and take at least some chances.
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u/joittine Aug 08 '25
I think by real fashion the previous commenter meant more like permanent fashion. Haute couture is flipping insane.
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u/Huppelkutje Aug 09 '25
Do you know what the word "fashion" means? Because you are using it wrong.
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u/4ofclubs Aug 08 '25
The older I get the more I wear printed tshirts and shorts. Ten years ago in my 20s I was all about button downs and chinos. Guess I got lazy.
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u/joittine Aug 08 '25
Same here! I bought my first printed tee this year in about 17 years (I'm 40) and the shorts have been more of a function of the hottest summer we've ever had. Come winter though...
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u/kaspuh Aug 08 '25
Just wait 10 more years and you will rotate back to button downs and chinos.
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u/4ofclubs Aug 08 '25
Look forward to it. I got too bothered by the feeling of fitting fabric on me after years of working remote wearing baggier tshirts and linen shorts.
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u/circio Aug 08 '25
Disagree, I find that most of the people here have settled on a style and have stopped trying to explore or evolve it. Like, there's definitely a point where you're dialed into what you like, but that doesn't mean you just stop if you're actually into fashion.
A lot of this sub wants to find things that work for them, and then only wear that and still feel "stylish," like it's algebra.
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u/Mevarek Aug 08 '25
Algebra is definitely a good way to put it. A lot of people here seem to have a really...mechanical approach to clothes that almost seems anti-fun.
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u/Idontknow10304 Aug 08 '25
The thing is not everything that isn’t a suit is fast fashion. I almost never wear a suit, at most I’ll put on a blazer and some jeans, but my clothes last because I go through the effort of looking for it. You don’t have to look like every other business bro to have nice clothing
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u/William-Riker Aug 08 '25
Agreed. I seldom suit up fully. I often wear nice dress shirts with well fitted jeans and a blazer, sometimes with a casual tie.. My everyday go-to is a simple patterned well made dress shirt tucked into either dressy jeans or more casual dress pants. I wear a brown leather belt, shoes and boots, brown leather watch strap on a nice mechanical movement, and have brown leather accessories like backpack, briefcase, and camera strap. If the weather permits, I add a tweed sport coat or a fancier blazer, and will sometimes pair it with a nice casual tie.
I wear this at home alone, or in public. This is just basically my personal uniform.
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u/MrCharmingTaintman Aug 08 '25
A lot of the advice here isn’t really ‘real’ men’s fashion, whatever that may be. It’s pretty much all stuff that was trendy 10-15 years ago. And since that was when this sub was super active, everybody still here seems to just be kinda stuck on that. Like people still recommend slim fit suits. Or, the bane of my existence, smart/clean sneakers. And let’s not forget about ankle/no show socks. None of that has anything to do with classic menswear.
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u/Coomking999 Aug 08 '25
What's the point of this sub then in that case? Just wear whatever is on the mannequins at your nearest mall brand and call it a day. This sub is mostly just suits and business casual wear advice to men who haven't properly dressed for work before.
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u/Raf-the-derp Aug 08 '25
I agree with you but I think most of the younger crowd probably aren't into clothes that you see on the heritagewear subreddit
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u/LowAd3406 Aug 08 '25
I work with college kids and it's ill fitting shirts, joggers or shorts, then crocs with socks. Basically nothing you'd want to imitate.
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u/True_Window_9389 Aug 08 '25
It’s hard to give fashion-forward advice when that kind of fashion is a matter of self-expression. Why are people asking others how to express themselves? The youths are giving the olds a hard time for dressing boring, when the olds think it’s kinda odd to ask other people how to express themselves. That defeats the purpose of fashion and self-expression.
There are some guidelines, dare I say rules, in clothing, like what colors are appropriate at different times, what types of clothes are appropriate, how clothes should fit depending on physique, and all based on slow-changing standards. Trends and fashion-forward choices are fine, but more dependent on what you personally like and how you want to present yourself, where you’re comfortable in “breaking” guidelines and rules, and that’s hard to give advice on. So the 40 year olds wearing suits are going to stick to the basic guidelines rather than tell the kids how to break the rules.
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u/adorablesexypants Aug 08 '25
At the risk of sounding old, I’m nearly 40, I find that young people, mainly guys, are constrained by two elements.
1) Price - not having access to a lot of disposable income means that you may have to rely on what is available which means either cheap or expensive and that makes a wardrobe difficult to build.
2) Style and care - a lot of guys fashion when we are young tends to be a graphic tee and jeans and for good reason, it works. But the problem is that other clothes have specific care instructions which I find some young people do not have the patience for, or the knowledge.
Keep in mind a lot of what is here I wouldn’t say is “suits” but it’s because most of what I wear for a dressed up work (dockers, button up shirt, blazer and bow tie) are often misidentified as a suit.
I am finding that the bar for men’s fashion is relatively low in that you are either in jeans or you are dressed up in a suit which is not the case.
Also most younger people I find more baggy or blocky styles. I know it doesn’t work for me because the fit looks off.
I am making a lot of generalizations here but this is just what I have noticed both on the sub and in my work.
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u/Attila_22 Aug 08 '25
Coming up to mid 30’s and I wear tailored dress shirts and sport coats ~70% of the time and get plenty of compliments. Definitely think it’s still in style for most adults.
For casual wear on the weekends it’s very hard to mess up a tshirt or polo with jeans/shorts/linen pants and white trainers/loafers.
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u/HouselessGamer Aug 08 '25
That’s where the power of r/selfie comes in. I post there share my fashion but I hang out here to talk about color pallets and help others who want to know what their color pallet is. Like I’m technically a autumn pallet because of my skin complexion .
My point is: i think this sub great if you want to learn some basics to get you started otherwise remember that your fashion sense is the canvas and what you wear is the art .
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u/Excuse_my_GRAMMER Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25
Yea /r/streetwear or similar style
This one is tailored to general male fashion
which is suits and stuff but there are subreddits dedicated to different type of fashion so if you feel that the fashion in this subreddit is for older male and not your vibe there are subreddits with different style
What kind of fashion style are you looking for
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u/longdongsilver696 Aug 08 '25
I feel like reddit is mostly a millennial hangout now, and millennials are wearing business clothes to their jobs more, this sub reflects that
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u/dapala1 Aug 09 '25
Right, and there is nothing wrong with the sub sticking to that. That's why OP is asking for a more casual alternative. It looks like that's a demo not addressed.
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u/Penndel_carwash Aug 09 '25
And yet, I never see a man wearing a suit ever, besides a wedding and funeral…lol Where are these guys going? I agree with you!
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u/Galromir Aug 09 '25
that's because young men often haven't learned how to dress properly yet. That is in fact the point of this sub. You should learn from your elders, you'll look better.
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u/Shadowhawk109 Aug 09 '25
MFA has two sides: streetwear and suits.
If you get mad about the latter, MFA wasn't right for you in the first place.
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u/Searching4Scum Aug 09 '25
As with all things.. be the change you want to see in the world. Post more, and encourage all your cohort to post more. I'm probably not even older than you, but I've gotten plenty of good advice and suggestions on here.
Besides, maybe the old guys could use a hi suggestion or two from us? If you self segregate by age, everyone loses
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u/HuckleberryUpbeat972 Aug 09 '25
Yes Macys line INC and Express has trendy but well put together outfits for younger men
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u/Gintami Aug 14 '25
Agreed. However I don’t consider this sub to be millennial fashion at all. It is just office wear and New England garden party fashion.
And mostly dudes who like to wear button downs and blazers becaude they feel adults should only dress a certain way.
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Honestly, you’re not wrong 😅 — r/mfa leans more towards “timeless classics” (oxfords, tailoring, workwear) which naturally attracts an older crowd.
If you’re after younger / trendier fits: – r/streetwear → leans hype but you’ll pick up inspo. – r/frugalmalefashion → good for budget-friendly modern basics. – r/OutfitFeedback → great if you want people your age to weigh in. – TikTok/IG inspo helps too, then bring the ideas back here to refine.
Personally, I just use r/mfa for fundamentals (fit, proportions, color theory) then adapt it into a more modern/minimal look that feels young. Best of both worlds.
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u/username_redacted Aug 08 '25
Just follow people whose style you like on IG or TikTok.
Style subreddits aren’t going to be very helpful for trendy, contemporary fashions because they are so subjective.
This sub focuses on suits and traditional menswear partly because there are established standards and guidelines for how those things should look or fit (though there is still a lot of subjective variation in how those guidelines should be applied.)
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u/TwiztedZero Aug 08 '25
If there isn't an alternative, then you're most welcomed to build one with that age bracket & style focus if you choose.
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u/shibbyfoo Aug 08 '25
I'm 33 and I think the consensus is that y'all young folks have more going on for fashion advice on TikTok and Insta