which brands/articles of clothing would you recommend a breh in his early 20s to capture this style?
I usually use J. Crew for sweaters, three button up short sleeves, and plain colored long sleeves.
Again, young guns need to talk to other young guns when it comes to style.
Pic 1 - White Polo, Grey Wool Slacks, Penny Loafers - Target, Thrift Store, Thrift Store
Pic 2 - White Button Up, Grey Sweater, Grey Wool Slacks, Camel Colored Car/Top Coat, all White Sneakers - TJ Maxx, Tj Maxx, Tj Maxx, Ali Baba, TJ Maxx
ETC.
It would be easy to say Banana Republic, J. Crew, ASOS, or something, but when you get to my age - you don't care about the labels, you care about the look.
Spending more money, may or may not, make those things look better.
But everyone makes White Polos and White button ups. Everyone makes grey slacks. The hardest thing to grab would be the Coat, and you can find them at any department store, outlet store, or for cheap on Ali Express, Ali Baba, etc.
Indeed, you want to develop your eye for these things, rather than look for exact dupes of what you see people wearing.
The other thing, I find that 999 dudes out of 1,000 don't have a unified look. The 1 out of 1,000 that does is either in a suit, or literally in uniform.
I'm not even gonna speak on how women dress, but the more attention you pay to your own look, the more attention you will pay to theirs.