[calverson]

Not sure if I have seen a thread on this before, but what brand of threads do you people like?

I am into Bannana Republic, FCUK, Volcom, Nike.

[calverson]

My girlfriend, who is from the States actually (LA), had never heard of FCUK, says they don't sell it there??? WTF???

[Atheist]

^Not true. FCUK is all over the US.

I'm partial to Ben Sherman & Paul Smith. I also like Nordstrom brand dress shirts.

[calverson]

Yeah, that is what I though. They are quite esteemed here in South Africa, and teh EU aswell.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by calverson 

Not sure if I have seen a thread on this before, but what brand of threads do you people like?

MacNN.

[waxcrash]

Originally Posted by calverson 

I am into Bannana Republic...

As a jeans and t-shirt person, I like Banana Republic for their jeans and their plain solid-Ts. I'm in quite a colder climate than you, so when I'm not wearing a Banana Republic jean jacket or hooded sweatshirt, it's North Face, Patagonia, and Kühl. As for T-shirts, I don't like wearing stuff with logos, so it's usually plain, but I do like wowch and obey.

As for shoes, I rock the Adidas. When I hit the wilderness, it's Keen.

[calverson]

Oh, the The North Face. Got a few fleeces from them - have not really seen anything else that is that decent, though.

[iMOTOR]

Perry Ellis, Calvin Klein, Aeropostale, American Apparel, Old Navy (yeah, I said old navy, what's the problem?)

For athletics mostly Under Armour, some Adidas and Puma.

Burton for snowboarding

[Doofy]

Versace. Levi. Tesco.

[Dakar V]

Microsoft.

[sek929]

I like t-shirts that cost less than 50 cents at thrift stores.

[lyanma]

Mango, Sasch (There are no stores left in my country )
Bershka (When I went to Spain that was my fav.).
Zara==>love the stuff in there but that's like the uniform of DR, everyone shops there and use the exact same thing.

[waxcrash]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

Microsoft.

You do know that Microsoft makes vintage t-shirts?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/softwearbymicrosoft/

[gradient]

Originally Posted by waxcrash 

You do know that Microsoft makes vintage t-shirts?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/softwearbymicrosoft/

A few of those are fantastic.

[Laminar]

Puma shoes. If I'm wearing a t-shirt, it's either a band shirt I bought at a concert or a plain white tee. Besides that, I don't have an particular brands that I stick to.

[shifuimam]

Whatever's on sale. I quit caring about brand names sometime in the middle of college, when I realized that it didn't make a damn difference if my jeans were from Wal-Mart or American Eagle, as long as they made my butt look good. I buy pretty much everything at Kohl's when stuff is 70% off.

I do have a thing for Born shoes, though.

[Apple Pro Underwear]

My favorites are:

Nike
Banana Republic
The North Face (outerwear only)
Urban Outfitters

H&M and Old Navy for it's "disposable fashion"

[calverson]

Oh, and Express. When I can get a hold of it.

[Tiresias]

How do you pronounce FCUK?

[Paco500]

Originally Posted by toothpick_charlie 

How do you pronounce FCUK?

F-C-U-K

French Connection UK.

The whole thing seems a bit childish to me. It's kind of like Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge- pretty clever if you haven't started growing hair on your bits yet.

But that's just me I suppose.

[d4nth3m4n]

nobody's said apple yet?

[calverson]

Yeah, you say the Eff See You Kay.

I agree that it is a bit "HEY LOOK AT ME I HAVE DIS SWERWORD ON MY SHIRT BUT ITS NOT LOL!!11".

However, I love the typesetting, and their clothing is actually pretty stylish. Like - I would wear them if their name was something else.

I wish that there was some brand called "Paper Street Clothing Company" or something like that. I think that would be a badass name for a clothing brand.

One day, when I am older and start my design firm, I think that I will call it Paper Street Designs or something.

[Atheist]

Originally Posted by calverson 

One day, when I am older and start my design firm, I think that I will call it Paper Street Designs or something.

Paper Street Designs

[calverson]

Yeah, but not in South Africa. Plus these guys don't really look that Pro™.

[osiris]

Crest

[calverson]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n 

nobody's said apple yet?

Originally Posted by calverson 

what brand of threads do you people like?

Ah, Apple make clothing?

[Oisín]

The only clothes I’d buy specifically because they were a particular brand (and not even because of the brand, but because of what the brand have as designs) is Hairy Baby. Part and parcel of being a hibernophile:

[calverson]

Translation?

[Oisín]

“You talkin’ to me?”

(That’s Robert De Niro on the right)

[richwig83]

Ive not got a favourite brand.. its whatever looks good! But last 3 purchases have been Firetrap, Armani and adidas!

[lyanma]

Originally Posted by Apple Pro Underwear 

My favorites are:

Urban Outfitters

That's one of my fav. online store.
Also, Forever 21, Old Navy, Wet Seal always have great sales.

[calverson]

Oh, they look like books.

[Maflynn]

For clothes I'm not really into brand loyalty or anything. The closest I get is buying my running shoes, I prefer New Balance mostly because they seem to fit me the best.

[olePigeon]

I like Ecco shoes. It's the only brand of shoes I've ever bought that were comfortable from the first day I wore them. I didn't have to break them in or anything.

Came by them on accident. I was on holiday in Las Vegas when my old pair of shoes went missing from my hotel room. They weren't expensive shoes or anything. Something from Target I think. $20. Visited my dad in his room, came back and the room was cleaned along with my shoes.

So I got a pair of Eccos from some Footworks shop. Oh man were those comfortable shoes. Been buying them ever since. A bit pricey for me, they're $240, but they last for years and they feel great. The only regrettable part is that the soles are still rubber. I could get even more mileage out of these things if I could have them resoled.

[brassplayersrock²]

I love the feel of AA t-shirts. Luckily I can get them for $10 shipped in my size online.

only snipe I have with them, is that I have to make sure that I put them in the cold cycles, or else they shrink like crazy.

[Shaddim]

Armani (Emporio and Exchange), Versace, Levi's.

For non-clothing I'll add Krell and Wilson.

[Oisín]

Ecco are nice, but oh so expensive, even here ‘at home’.

Edit: Well, that just goes to show what happens when you start typing and leave the tab open for ten minutes. People ruin your sequiturness with the previous post. Bastids.

[olePigeon]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Ecco are nice, but oh so expensive, even here ‘at home’.

Edit: Well, that just goes to show what happens when you start typing and leave the tab open for ten minutes. People ruin your sequiturness with the previous post. Bastids.

Yeah, they are. The built in arch support is great, though. I haven't found any shoes like them.

[sek929]

The only footwear I buy are Vasque shoes (http://www.vasque.com/)

Comfortable for everyday use, durable enough to do construction for two years without falling apart.

The only other shoe brand that impressed me was New Balance, very comfortable but they didn't last very long.

[Demonhood]

Ben Sherman and Banana Republic. because they both fit me rather well. if that ceased to be the case, my brand loyalty would not continue.

[Captain Obvious]

Originally Posted by shifuimam 

I realized that it didn't make a damn difference if my jeans were from Wal-Mart or American Eagle, as long as they made my butt look good..

True but there sure as hell is a difference between your walmart jeans and a pair of Rock & Republic. Premium denim jeans are not only cut better they look like they cost what you paid. I still wear A&F or Mavi for casual wear but if I am out for the evening in jeans its R&R or True Religion.

Banana Republic used to have some nicer stuff but unless you go with their "BR Monogram" line the men's stuff looks pretty flaming these days. The same goes for Kenneth Cole.

Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren make excellent shirts. French Connection makes well fitting sweaters. Versace used to have a line I liked called Versace Classic that had great sub 2K suits but they've discontinued it. DKNY makes good modern looking blazers that are in for a season or two. Pants are hit or miss for me so I have to keep an eye out for what I like which doesn't seem to trend to any one brand. Same with shoes for me.

[harbinger75]

I'm by no means trendy, so my list is basically jeans (no brand preference), t-shirts (no brand preference) and New Balance running shoes.

Oh yeah, and cargo shorts in the warm months.

[Andrew Stephens]

I'm looking for some tactical pants as pimped by Andy Ihnatko.

[NobleMatt]

Im a bit of a brand whore, i love branding a buy into it really easily, and love to design branding too as a graphic designer, a lot of the brands i like stem from brands i sell in my part time job in an out door clothing retailer.

The North Face im rarely seen without a TNF t-shirt/hoody/jacket on, in the UK TNF is regarded as more of a serious outdoor brand compared to the fashion brand i saw over in NYC
Berghaus the UK's version of TNF but in certain departments they make better stuff than TNF, especially backpacks, if anyone is looking for a good rucksack than take a look at the berghaus 20-50 ltr freeflows and the 70+10 ltr C71 Series
Merrell i love the merrell walking footwear

Others:
Apple obv
Nintendo
Charge Bikes Small London based bicycle manufactures making steel framed Cross-X bikes and sweet fixed wheeled bikes

P.S. didnt realise at first this was cloths only, but im gonna leave the others in anyway

[scottiB]

Sunglasses: Ray-Ban

The only brand to which I've been 100% loyal.

Everything else varies--though I greatly prefer Calvin Klein white T-shirts.

Edit: Red Wing boots, too. Only ones I'll buy.

[sek929]

Originally Posted by scottiB 

Edit: Red Wing boots, too. Only ones I'll buy.

The only ones you should buy. I get my Vasques at my local Red Wing store, my dad has bought nothing but Red Wing for god knows how long, he swears by them.

[kmkkid]

I like Bluenotes jeans.

[scottiB]

Originally Posted by sek929 

The only ones you should buy. I get my Vasques at my local Red Wing store, my dad has bought nothing but Red Wing for god knows how long, he swears by them.

I have two pair of Vasques trail runners that I use(d) for walking. Fantastic shoes.

[rickey939]

Banana Republic.
Nike.
Apple.
Coca-Cola.

[Salty]

Pronto Uomo is the only clothing brand I really see that makes me think about buying it and that's mainly because I really love the way their dress shirts fit me. Other than that, I really liked point zero at one point, sadly even their big stuff is alway scut so that it isn't long enough for me unless I buy it at a big and tall shop (and 100 bucks for a casual shirt when I'm making little more than a grand a month isn't practical) For jeans I typically go with Tommy again mainly cause of the fit... and Iike Tommy boxers as well. For shoes I go with Newbalance again mainly because of fit. I typically don't go for whatever the cool kids are wearing mainly because those are typically made for people six inches shorter than me, and with shoulders have as broad. Don't even get me started on the pair of jeans I tried on by one brand that fit me fine in the waist, but and thighs but was too tight to get up my calves!

Now that I have a lot of dress shirts I mainly just pic whatever colour/pattern I feel like wearing for the day and be done with it. The only brands you'd ever notice on my person would be Apple or BlackBerry.