If you, like us, are spending all your money on pumpkin spice lattes right now, you may want to budget in other areas. Like say, investing in men’s fall fashion.
Enter: Style Girlfriend’s 2024 affordable men’s fall capsule wardrobe. It’s got everything you need to look stylish from work to the weekends, and can be mixed and matched into almost endless combinations.
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Sure, there are some “wear all year round” items in here, but don’t be fooled.
The pieces in this shopping list below look best when there’s a chill in the air and your wife is on her annual Gilmore Girls rewatch.
Below, the affordable men’s fall fashion to shop for 2024:
2. Striped Shirt
Alex Mill long-sleeve stripe tee, $110
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3. Elevated Hoodie
Abercrombie & Fitch essential popover hoodie, $70
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4. Plaid Shirt
Flint and Tinder cotton linen shirt, $118
Outfit Ideas: The Best Plaid Shirts for Fall
5. Oxford Shirt
J.Crew Broken-in organic cotton oxford shirt, $90
Outfit Ideas: Why an Oxford Shirt is a Men’s Wardrobe Essential
6. Pocket Tee
J.Crew vintage-wash cotton pocket t-shirt, $40
Every guy needs a perfect pocket t-shirt. J.Crew makes a good one for under $50.
7. Light Wash Jeans
Madewell the 1991 straight-leg jean, $138
Outfit Ideas: Add Light Wash Jeans to Your Wardrobe for Fall
10. A Chore Coat Refresh
Taylor Stitch Ojai jacket with patches, $398
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11. Crewneck Sweater
L.L. Bean classic ragg wool sweater, $79
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12. Rugby Shirt
Champion x Todd Snyder oversized terry rugby, $248
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13. Lightweight Pullover
Patagonia Synchilla snap pullover, $139
Millennial guys may experience high school-onset nostalgia when pulling on this early 2000’s favorite.
14. Work Jacket
Abercrombie & Fitch cropped workwear jacket, $150
The workwear trend is everywhere this year, so you may as well embrace it. Tool kit not required.
15. Railroad Stripe Something
Gap railroad denim chore jacket, $98
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17. Wallabee Boots
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18. Technical Sneakers
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19. Western Belt
Anderson’s minimal Western leather belt, $255
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20. Bright Beanie
Sure you could wait until it’s really cold out to wear a beanie, but why bother when you’ve got one this bright and fun?
21. Acetate Sunglasses
Walden Eyewear Woods sunglasses, $129
Because squinting ruins the cool guy effect of your outfit.
Fall Capsule Wardrobe: Outfit Ideas
Below, check out stylish outfit formulas for mixing and matching your Fall Capsule Wardrobe. Look carefully and you’ll notice the items below don’t exactly match the ones above.
That’s on purpose!
You don’t have to buy everything on the 2024 shopping list, as you’ll most likely have a bunch of these things in your closet already.
We want you to be able to envision how to integrate your own clothes, shoes, and accessories into stylish fall outfits to wear now.
casual office
Oxford shirt + crewneck sweater + light jeans + Wallabees
There’s nothing flashy about this fall outfit, which is exactly why we love it. You could pull this on any day of the week and feel confident knowing you look great.
Sure, trends are fun, and trying a new silhouette, like big pleated pants, can be exhilarating, but on those mornings you just want to leave the house feeling your best with less stress? This is your look.
Date Night
chore coat + plaid shirt
We’re so glad chore coats are back for another fall season. They’re such a versatile piece of outerwear, and you can find one at plenty of price points.
RELATED: 5 Days, 5 Ways to Wear a Chore Coat
Whether you stick with a tried and true navy style or branch out into something more colorful or textured, it’s the perfect top layer for fall.
Weekend Hang
hoodie + white t-shirt + work pants
Yes, you can look stylish – not sloppy – in a hoodie. Just make sure the rest of your look is on point and on purpose.
The goal is to be happy if someone you know spots you in public, not embarrassed because they caught you in one step up from a sweats and slippers combo you’d wear around the house.
Coffee Run
striped shirt + light wash jeans
This look is as easy as it is stylish. Wear it all fall long.
Business Casual Office
rugby shirt + black jeans
When it comes to affordable men’s fall fashion, a pair of black slip-on loafers will be a steal once you factor in cost per wear.
Meaning, you can pair these shoes with so much of what you already have in your wardrobe that even if you splurge a little on a quality pair, you’ll have them for so long you’ll barely remember what you paid for them.
More Affordable Men’s Fall Fashion Resources from SG HQ
- The 8 Best Cardigans for Fall
- How to Wear Birkenstock Boston Clogs
- 5 Days, 5 Ways: The Shirt Jacket (aka Shacket)
- The 5 Most Versatile Fall Jackets for Guys
