Does anyone know where finance bros buy their clothes?

The really rich ones buy their clothes at Brioni and Ermenegildo Zegna.

Brooks Brothers? J. Press? Paul Stuart is pretty expensive.

I don't really know but I had to put in my 2 cents worth anyways.

Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus if they're well off.

Walmart if they're not.

Patrick Bateman liked Valentino and Armani.

Ivy League NY finance bros or SF/Silicon Valley finance bros? Not the same.

Gieves and Hawkes

Hugo Boss

Y’all so out of touch

Fleece n’ Puffy Vests R Us

Same on both coasts

R6 and your contribution is ?

Okay R6. Which stores do you recommend?

This look. Complete and utter conformity and sterility. I need this look.

This too.

NY but not upper tier.

A Patagonia vest if you're company has a Corporate social responsibility statement

I’ve already made my contribution —thank you ver much

Give an Amex gift card…why would you want to limit your gift to a single store when you don’t even have the first clue about which store that would be? You don’t sound like a very sincere gift giver.

Lululemon or Vuori

R6, a guy who works in a creative field can wear an edgy suit. I'm pretty sure people who work in finance are expected to dress conservatively.

Ralph Lauren

Banana Republic

They do not dress up at all—that’s the point R16. Jeez.

You are clueless r17. We aren't talking about some bay area tech start up. When you work in finance in NY you are absolutely expected to dress up for work, I see that crowd all the time.

The guy I dated had a lot of Charles Tyrwhitt and Suit Supply OP. Think those are common brands.

Really, R17. Michael Kors is a creative person. He wears a suit. Tom Ford is a creative person. He wears a suit. Should I continue proving you wrong?

R19 don’t be obtuse. R17 was commenting about finance douchebros.

R18 I’ve worked in NYC finance for 30 years. I see more douchebros in one day then you’ll see in a year. But go on…and on…

The brands of the moment for the finance bros are Brunello Cucinelli and Loro Piana

Maybe you just don't know how to write clearly, R6, R17, R20. Maybe numbers are more your thing.

Thanks to the people who suggested Lululemon, I popped in and they have the “corporate finance peon” look down to a T, we’re going with that.

Yeah—that’s a gift that will keep on giving 🫣

Men's Warehouse.

Oops. Men's Wearhouse.

Saville Row; Mayfair, Central London.

You're welcome R24 OP!

I live in the Midwest, I don't think I've ever met a finance bro. How are they in bed? I bet they're freaky.

More whiny than freaky.

Why would a finance bro want a tacky "gift card"? I was a bootstrapping finance bro out of college, 1st get Ivy League. I had a rich auntie who nevertheless understood the writ and gave me her Brooks Brothers charge account for year. I would have rathered Paul Stuart but I was terribly grateful. This was decades ago but Brooks was kind of old fogey even then. As soon as I had my own money I bought Italian and French suits. Those Italian suits fit like a second skin. Entry level was 1k, on sale! 40 years ago! How much is a basic Brioni nowadays? 4k? 5k? 8k?

In short, is the gift card going to be for 1K or more? If not, why not consider a different gift. If all you can afford is a $200 tie, just give the tie directly, no gift card.

Hi Sanjay / R32.

Brioni is $4300 - $7500.

Oh crap. The designer filter doesn't work any more.

Travel to Chicago and find out, R30.

The really rich go to tailors that no one on this board have ever even heard of. Kids (under 35) and the upper middle class (which describes 99% of the people the OP is talking about) buy that overpriced Italian crap mentioned above because they don't know any better.

R37 Bruno Cucinelli, Kiton, Loro Piana, Zegna, Brioni are crap?

You don't know what you are talking about.

Really, R37. They dress actors playing James Bond in Brioni suits in the movies because they don't know it's overpriced crap. They're not as clever as you. Thank you for enlightening us.

For the know-nothings here:

"Here’s how Brunello Cucinelli (and his $5,000 blazers) became Silicon Valley billionaires’ favorite designer"

Halston…Gucci….Fiorucci…

R38 R39 - No, they dress James Bond in those clothes because the theatre attendees expect to see him wearing those clothes. Oh, and also because those designers give them to EON Productions for free.

More :

More:

Why Jeff Bezos and a Dozen Tech Titans Made a Pilgrimage to Brunello Cucinelli’s Italian Village

Loro Piana:

The Billionaire’s Loafer. What do David Zaslav, Larry Gagosian, and Bobby Kotick have in common? A fondness for a certain suede shoe from Loro Piana

Bespoke suits from coveted private suit makers. Some don't go for Euro cuts and designers. If they are East Coast old money and the boarding school/Ivy crowd they could go more conservative. You don't see a lot of skinny suiting in the exclusive private clubs. The skinny trouser and tiny jackets are considered laughable no matter how much the guys wearing them paid for them.

[quote]You don't see a lot of skinny suiting in the exclusive private clubs.

Uh, what exclusive private clubs are you talking about? Name them. And when was the last time you visited..

Jesus Christ you guys I’m not buying a gift card for Sherman McCoy and the Masters of the Universe, I said I was buying it for the blue shirt/black vest peons like the people on the escalator.

It's okay, OP. We're going off on a tangent. We couldn't let R37's comments go unchallenged.

I see, R46. So the Italian brands we've mentioned don't have suits in more conservative cuts? They're only dressing skinny young guys?

Tell us how much you want to put on the card, OP.

suddenly we went from tech bros to billionaires.

If he is an escalator "finance bro" peon in flyoverstan, give him a tie he knows is "quality". Whatever that might be. Perhaps a Turnbull & Asser or Charvet. He probably doesn't have nice ties but would appreciate one.

R51, OP isn't buying for a tech bro either.

Oh for crissakes you don't need to be a billionaire to wear high quality businesswear. It's useful and sexy when you have a bit of spending money. Makes a young man feel powerful and together.

I teach half my courses in the business school and I love it when the young men wear suits to class. They act differently, too. Some of them are sooooooo sexy when they are all cleaned up. So optimistic, with lots of testosterone.

BB and VV? KJP?

R54, I assumed that in the corporate world, if a guy wore an expensive suit "above his station", he'd be sacked on the spot 😆. Isn't that how things work?

No it doesn't work that way at all. Not in the global capitals filled with very wealthy youth.

R57 but that may be so in Flyoverstan cities.

The thought of missing out on all these billionaire stealth-wealth clothes makes me not the least bit sad.

A friend of mine would meet regularly with HM QEII (to discuss a particular industry that she was interested in) wearing a Holland & Holland jacket and tie.

so, horses

I don't know were they buy them but they drop them off at Redwood City. (Bay Area) goodwill. On El Camino Real. I have never seen such a huge collection of expensive clothes. Especially business suits. Great computer crap too.

R62 Maritime. Generally as it affected RN and the associated interaction between other interested private parties. Other conversations revolving around Lloyd's and also the B Exchange.

R63 one would think resellers would regularly clean that all out.

R61 who gives a flying fuck—insurance clerks kissing ass does not = finance douchbros

R50 this is a group card from the office and we would like to put $1000.

Sy Syms

R67 $1000 lululemon card? Your group is a bunch of asses.

EST now confirmed 1/10

That's a nice gift. Is there an upscale department store in town? God, not MACYS. Or just a Nordstroms or Saks or Brooks Brothers, which are online.

Gee I blocked R69 and half the thread disappeared.

R66 - That is VERY funny. There are a couple people who post here fairly often, and they would MURDER for a social introduction to him.

We've all had a good laugh at your expense, R6. You embarrassed yourself, but we thank you.

Loro Piana (might be more of a tech bro thing).

R46, are you talking about tailors like Hickey Freeman?

I'm sure the top Italian brands will make made-to-measure suits in any style and from any fabric you want.

Thanks for the info, R58 and R59.

Savile Row