It’s over. It’s all over. It’s just starting. Sorta. We’ve now reached peak end of season clearance time in the world of retail. Instead of the usual Monday Tripod, here’s a round up of the best of what’s going on, end-of-year-sale-wise, in the world of affordable men’s style.
The Randolph Engineering Sunglasses are steal-alert-post worthy in and of themselves. Those are a major surprise. Wouldn’t expect those to last long. Made in the USA and super high quality.
Much better than a quick glance might indicate. Certainly worth scrolling if you’re a BR Fan. More than a handful of new, fall/winter 2021 stock is in there. But it’s all final sale. No returns guys. None. Zilch.
A noticeable injection of new stock has taken place with their “we made too much” section. All final sale though. No returns. And yes, it’s mostly wild patterns and colors. That’s how it works with Lululemon. The solid stuff/normal colors sells too well on its own.
Looks like most of their site is getting the cut, with one notable exclusion being the chunky merino shawl collar sweaters. But no surprise there. Remember, it’s a steep $15 to return anything unless it’s your first suit, sportcoat, or shoes purchase. But even with that return fee disincentive, a lot of us love Spier for the style + quality to price ratio. Code SPIER20 runs through Sunday January 2nd, 2022.
J. Crew is running an extra % off sale items code? Get the bleep out. There are some new items added at least. Still all (almost all?) final sale though. No returns. Code BIGSALE expires this Thursday, 12/30. UPDATE: They bumped this up to an extra 60% off on New Year’s Eve, but stock is pretty picked over now.
Good gravy their Italian made socks are on sale. Got them on a whim (I think it was to trip a tiered discount threshold months back?) and I was stunned. They are the Golidlock’s, “perfect porridge” socks. Not too dressy. Not too casual. Just right. Sure some might prefer over the calf height for suits and dress trousers, but plenty of us will happily wear these with dress slacks and suit pants. That, and they have medium weight cushioning. Nothing majorly squishy, but not paper thin either. More than a few fun colors and patterns, but timeless all the same. And you can machine wash and dry them.
Prepare yourself for sticker shock, and for higher-fashion styles. And know that their stock usually moves lightning fast during their rare sale events.
Excludes Original Stretch Washed Chino and Stretch Washed Chino 2.0. Does this signal that maybe, MAYBE Bonobos is ready to get back into the promo/sales/codes game for 2022? Code ELECTROLYTES runs through this Thursday, 12/30.
“He went to Jared”… FOR HIS DANG SELF. Big thanks to Avery L. for the tip on this one. That’s a terrific price for that Mido. Swiss Made and all that.
J. Crew's suede Vans collab are $32 off. Final sale though.
New Suitsupply "perennial" suits. That Bambino small seconds hits Amazon & on sale. Gustin slub…
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$64 jackets. $100 blazers. Consider this an "overly excited for fall" edition.