As those of you who've seen and responded to my posts thus far know, I'm pretty new around here and am just starting the gradual process of finding and developing my personal sense of style. My first step is to build on what I already have and improve upon my existing day-to-day wardrobe, which for me consists primarily of jeans, sneakers (soon to be complemented with desert boots/chukkas), and casual button-down shirts due to my working in an extremely casual workplace with a limited sense of style (environmental consulting firm populated by biologists who buy most of their clothes at REI and North Face, which is what I've also done up until now). Not that I mind the outdoorsy look; my ideal sense of style in concept is a blend of casual outdoor and indie (as much as I hate the term) since two of my main hobbies are being in the outdoors (hiking, camping, birding) and music (playing drums, collecting records, attending indie rock/metal shows). With that in mind, I'm thinking that a variety of plaid, striped, and/or solid casual shirts in earthy tones (blue, brown, brick, green, olive) would work best for me, with one or two brighter colored shirts to mix it up a bit. After culling my current shirt collection, here's what I have left:


The two in the top photo are both thrift finds and the two in the bottom were bought at Old Navy a few years ago and have seen a lot of use, both in the office and under a V-neck maroon merino sweater during company holiday parties (the ONLY time people in my office dress up, and even then it's mostly poorly). First question: any opinions on my decision to keep these in my wardrobe? Second question: aside from this Bonobos shirt I have on the way, any suggestions for my next few shirt purchases? Third and final question: given that I can't afford to buy all my shirts from Bonobos, Ben Sherman, Taylor Stitch, and the like, can anyone recommend alternative places to shop, online or otherwise, that offer similar styles at affordable prices? Thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice. This will likely be the first of many similar questions I'll have over the next few weeks!
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