Brooks Brothers: What to Buy & What to Avoid - Brand Value Review

About this video

The Gazette team provides a comprehensive historical overview of Brooks Brothers, tracing the brand’s 200+ year influence on American menswear, and offers detailed recommendations on what to buy and avoid from the company today. They discuss Brooks Brothers’ innovations, quality changes over time, and evaluate their current product lineup across clothing categories.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team recommends purchasing Brooks Brothers’ classic staples including tuxedo shirts, OCBD shirts, overcoats in natural fibers, chinos, sweaters in traditional styles, and Peal & Company shoes, while avoiding trendy items, synthetic blends, and non-classic pieces like sneakers and hoodies
• The Gazette team notes that while Brooks Brothers maintains some U.S. manufacturing, much production has shifted overseas and quality has declined slightly; vintage Brooks Brothers pieces often represent better value than newer items
• The Gazette team advises choosing Brooks Brothers overcoats in natural fibers like camel hair, wool, or cashmere in colors such as navy, camel, or charcoal rather than black, and selecting heavier-weight sweaters in classic patterns over thin, trendy options

Episode details: published January 6, 2020 · 347K views · 21:18 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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