The Best Clothing Subscription Boxes for Men in 2019 - GQ Magazine

The Best Clothing Subscription Boxes for Men in 2019 - GQ Magazine


The Best Clothing Subscription Boxes for Men in 2019 - GQ Magazine

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 02:33 PM PDT

The problem, of course, is that name-brand clothes come with name-brand prices. Had we opted to keep all 15 items in our trunk, it would've cost us just over $2,000. That's a pretty penny for what amounts to roughly a week or two's worth of looks. But if you're just looking to add a solid piece or two to your wardrobe every once in awhile—an AllSaints denim jacket, say, or a chill navy camp shirt—without the hassle of having to go out and actually shop for yourself, Trunk Club is probably your best bet.

Price: $25 styling fee per box, which will be applied towards any items you choose to keep.

The Best Brand Loyalist Box: Frank And Oak Style Plan

If you're the kind of dude who likes to find a brand that really works for him and stick to it⁠ religiously—and if that brand happens to be Frank And Oak⁠—then have we got the subscription box for you. The Montreal label's recently-launched Style Plan sends you a crateful of their affordable, hip-adjacent duds each month, selected for you based on your stated preferences via a mix of an algorithm and a real-life stylist. You'll get all of the items in your box at a discount (up to 20% off retail), and you won't be charged a styling fee unless you choose to return everything.

Frank And Oak's clothes tend to look best on younger, leaner folks who work in offices with high ceilings and lots of free snacks. That is to say: expect a whole lot of trim chinos, oversized tees, patterned button-downs, and Vans Old Skools—the kind of wardrobe you'd come across during a stock photo search for "millennials." It's a specific look, sure, but the stuff is all pretty well-made for the price, so if it works for you and fits you well, this is a great option.

Price: $25 styling fee per box, which will be applied towards any items you choose to keep.

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The Budget Option: Menlo Club

For a flat rate of $60 a month, Menlo Club will send you a couple of items from their roster of in-house labels—the best known of which is New Republic, the shoemaker behind some of our fave sub-$100 Chelsea boots and white sneakers. Beyond the rock-solid footwear, expect to find some trendier bits (like a camo rugby shirt or cropped cargo cords) and style-forward-ish activewear in the mix. This is stuff you probably won't wear all the time and definitely won't own forever, but might do the trick if you're looking for an affordable way to freshen up your fit rotation once a month. One thing worth noting, though: Menlo Club doesn't do returns (though you can exchange items for size), so what you get is what you keep.

Price: $60 a month for a package of two to three items.

The Other Contenders: Stitch Fix and Bombfell

Stitch Fix and Bombfell are two more subscription services that work on the same basic model as the rest: fill out a form, work with a stylist, receive a box of clothes, pay a $20 styling fee that gets applied toward anything you choose to keep. The stuff they sent us was...totally fine. Solid. Maybe a little dad-ish—and not necessarily in the cool way. They each serve up a mix of low-to-midrange brands you've seen in malls (Original Penguin, Jack & Jones, Tommy Bahama) and a few generically-named ones you haven't (7Diamonds, Hawker Rye). They're totally workable options if you aren't really looking to push any boundaries with your style and just need clothes for clothes' sake. But for just a little more dough, we'd probably choose Trunk Club over either of these any day of the week.

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