Affordable chic clothes for men

I have always been jealous of the fact that women don't really have to spend a whole lot of money to look good. While I don't envy that whole leg-shaving, bra-buying, eyebrow plucking and other scheduled maintence AT ALL I do kind of resent the fact that a man has to shell out serious duckets to look polished and put together--a nice sport coat is going to set you back at least $150, $200 bucks, easy--a woman can look hot with little more that toilet paper and tape. (Not kidding.)

Sure, there's Target for a suit, but frankly the clothes aren't constructed and cut as well for guys as they are for women, and they often lack pizazz. Of course there's always H&M, but everyone shops there and anyway, I'd personally rather not look like I'm in Kid Cudi's alternative-rap army. (We're going to keep Topman our little secret for now.)

So I'm really hyped about this new line, Company of We. Everything here is stylish, relatively inexpensive and just cutting edge enough without threatening to make you look like a mallrat trendazoid who woke up this morning and piled on on every possible cliched trendy piece -- keffiyeh! skinny jean! wayfarer! suspender! ironic tee! fedora! -- you could possibly maneuver in and out of your car with successfully.  

Some of their pieces are truly sickening, including these harem-cut pants arriving at my door any day now, a steal at $72.00

and this superbly cut navy blazer, which has a modern, slim and elegant cut to it that I'm digging. Not cheap, but still affordable at $198.00

 and these sick pleated shorts, which remind me of what Philip Lim has been doing on the ladies side for a minute. (You know, of course, that men should avoid pleated trousers at all costs, so these are for the truly adventurous dude.) Very reasonably priced at $78.00

Of course, this aesthetic won't appeal to every man--these pieces are subdued, a bit forward but still quiet and refined. The line is not trendy at all, which is exactly why we love it. Great clothes for the male tastemaker, not follower, on the cheap. We likey!

Get into Company of We here...

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