It depends what you mean by help me. If you mean ask my opinion and say things like "which one do you like more?" then no way. The reason I don't like shopping is because I have no opinion. If it was someone who you could explain "I don't want to stand out, I don't want to look like x, y or z, I don't want to talk to anyone in any shop, I don't want this to take more than w hours" Then maybe.
Do engineers shop for clothes?
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Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#12Would I ever let someone do it for me? Sure. Would I pay for it? No.
The kind of person who is an "expert" at retail fashion isn't going to be working at the price point I have in mind.
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#13Shop for myself. Would never let someone else buy for me sight unseen.
What if it wasn't sight unseen? What if someone could go with you and provide you a fashionable opinion? Would you let them take the lead?
I want to say possibly but the honest truth is Nordstrom has (or had) a personal shopper option and I never used them when shopping there so I can't imagine doing so anywhere else either.
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#14Would I ever let someone do it for me? Sure. Would I pay for it? No. The kind of person who is an "expert" at retail fashion isn't going to be working at the price point I have in mind.
Curious, what is that price point you have in mind?
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#15I pick out my own clothes. I think I do a good job. At this point in my life, I don't think I would trust someone else to do it for me, without a long term one-on-one relationship where we could collectively develop their understanding of my style. There have been other points in my life when it would have been more welcome.
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#16Shop for myself. Would never let someone else buy for me sight unseen.
I've finally managed to get my mother-in-law to stop buying for me sight-unseen :-P
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#17Would I ever let someone do it for me? Sure. Would I pay for it? No. The kind of person who is an "expert" at retail fashion isn't going to be working at the price point I have in mind.
Curious, what is that price point you have in mind?
I think a 40% price premium would be reasonable.
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#18Shirts are fairly standard in size, I buy those online. Jeans have to be tried on (bad online experience). /r/mfa has okay guidelines. I stick hard to certain brands, to avoid sizing uncertainty. I wouldn't go full Steve Jobs and only wear black turtlenecks and dorky sneakers, but a closet full of OBDs & polos seems reasonable. I would definitely try someone's recommendations, but only up to a fixed dollar limit (lik…
You sound average-sized, if you can confidently say shirts are standard in size. I know a lot of guys who have a hard time finding shirts that fit.
Shirts, jeans, sweaters, anything... they're all over the place in terms of fit.
With shirts, you've got different torso widths, lengths, arm hole sizes (I don't know the word), depths and widths of the neck hole. A slim fit, an athletic fit, a relaxed fit, will all vary from brand to brand.
With jeans, same thing.
Then you've got the fabric and stitching. I'm not sure I'd buy clothes online. Too many variables.
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#19Shirts are fairly standard in size, I buy those online. Jeans have to be tried on (bad online experience). /r/mfa has okay guidelines. I stick hard to certain brands, to avoid sizing uncertainty. I wouldn't go full Steve Jobs and only wear black turtlenecks and dorky sneakers, but a closet full of OBDs & polos seems reasonable. I would definitely try someone's recommendations, but only up to a fixed dollar limit (lik…
You sound average-sized, if you can confidently say shirts are standard in size. I know a lot of guys who have a hard time finding shirts that fit. Shirts, jeans, sweaters, anything... they're all over the place in terms of fit. With shirts, you've got different torso widths, lengths, arm hole sizes (I don't know the word), depths and widths of the neck hole. A slim fit, an athletic fit, a relaxed fit, will all vary…
Actually, there's something I'd pay $20 for.
I mail you a list of measurements. You mail me a list of brands and styles that fit.
Re: Do engineers shop for clothes?
#20www.trumaker.com will set you up with a stylist that will help you make those decisions.
spoiler: I'm an engineer and I work there.