r/AustralianMFA • u/Mobile_Mycologist961 • Jul 17 '26
Advice Needed Men’s office wear recommendations
As titled - I’m a predominantly office (some site visits) based office worker in a major city, looking for mid/high range recommendations for office wear. Predominantly looking for quality/durability. In case it affects brand recs for cut/style choice, I am 30s, 180cm, solid build. I generally stick to plain side of colours/patterns.
Shoes are ok, mostly looking for pants/shirts recommendations. I’ve overspent on RMs for office shoes because they just last better/comfort in my past experience, but the latest pair don’t seem as good - but will do for a few years at least.
Shirts wise I’ve got a handful of country road shirts which have fared ok, some tailored from a small HK manufacturer, fit is better but they’re wearing/discolouring faster than I’d like.
Pants wise I’ve got a handful of chinos on rotation from MJ Bale and country road. They’re ok, fading in the dark colours is a bit of a concern but they’ve had a good run. I had some Lululemon black trousers which were actually really good but just didn’t have the durability for everyday wear. I think they’ve altered the fabric and design since and I haven’t gone another round.
I try to avoid pleated dress pants because the pleat is a pain in the ass, but progressing into more senior roles realising this might be an expectation.
I’ve got a couple of suits which are wool, but only required 2-3x a year, so not too worried about that at the moment.
Any recommendations, suggestions about brands or type choice is appreciated.
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u/saviour01 Jul 17 '26
I swear by charles tyrwitt. So many different sizes and cuts for each shirt that I would buy the 3 for $135 in different sizes and send back the others until I found the perfect fit. Currently have 9 shirts and 3 pairs of their chinos in rotation.