You’ve Got Male…Shopping to do
This post is dedicated to all of the ladies out there…shopping for a significant other (or male friend/family member; maybe even an enemy on whose good side you are trying to get); specifically, a fashionably inclined significant other (or male friend/family member; maybe even an enemy on whose good side you are trying to get). Problem is, the city of Ann Arbor is relatively limited in terms of its clothing stores for fellas. Below, you’ll find a guide to shopping for your brosef (preface: we don’t like underwear, and hold the socks):
Urban Outfitters:
Shop there if the gentleman: liked the film “Where The Wild Things Are”; enjoys irony; smokes pot; is not your father.
What you will find: graphic tee-shirts; slim fitting jeans; clothing for skinny people; a selection of handsome coffee table books; pencil-thin cardigans.
Diagnosis: If the male for whom you are shopping is all about trends, then Urban Outfitters will be your haven. Keffiyehs? Got those on overstock. Flannel button-downs? Swimming in them. Non-prescription glasses? Got a whole shipment in the back for the next time they become popular. But, in the interest of honesty, Urban is a purveyor of some nice garments, and is home to a pretty extensive sale rack. And they sell the classic staple of the denim world: Levi 501’s. Chances are, though, if your boyfriend doesn’t want socks, he doesn’t want jeans either.
urbanly outfitted
Bivouac:
Shop there if the gentleman: is from Vermont; has mutton chops; moonlights as a Sherpa; is your father.
What you will find: a wide selection of Lacoste, Polo, Fratagonia, and the like.
Diagnosis: If the recipient of the prospective gift likes to look neat and polished, you might want to hit up the Biv; conversely, if the recipient of the prospective gift likes to look rugged and weathered, you might want to hit up the Biv, as well. The men’s department is more or less of a Nordstrom’s disguised as a log cabin, though, so be prepared to shell out top dollar.
Two Bivouac shoppers trek toward the sale rack
Van Boven
Shop there if the gentleman: is LS&A class of 1912
What you will find: the Titanic, possibly
Diagnosis: Van Boven carries conservative, professional attire. Customers are asked to pay in gold doubloons.
Motivation
Shop there if the gentleman: smokes pot; bought “The Blueprint 3”; has Kid Cudi tickets months ago
What you will find: graphic tees; an extensive selection of snap-back and fitted hats; colorful flannels; heavy-duty crewnecks.
Diagnosis: If the brah in question is into streetwear, then Motivation will appease his aesthetic. This boutique offers street icons like The Hundreds, Mishka, and UNDFTD, not to mention the best lid selection you will find around. The clothing demands more than a buck or two, with a tee fetching about $30, but for avoiding being one of dozens of kids in the same v-neck tee, faded zip up Urban Outfitters get up, it’s worth the payoff.
If you can't take the eyeball on the hat, then you can't take Motivation
