In June 2023, r/malefashionadvice protested changes to Reddit's application programming interface (API), and the subreddit's community moved to Discord and Substack.
[1] During the 2023 Reddit API controversy, r/malefashionadvice voted to become a subreddit to discuss male fashion of the 1700s, including imagery of Jack Sparrow, as did r/femalefashionadvice.
The inexpensive, generic "Basic Bastard" attire, a frequent in-joke, has developed from a blue Oxford shirt, khaki chinos, and desert boots from Clarks, to a gray crew neck sweater, denim, and minimalist white sneakers.
The moderators of the subreddit attempt to avoid toxic masculinity, pickup artists, and men complaining about high fashion, such as a Thom Browne runway.
[11] The Wall Street Journal reporter Jacob Gallagher tested several methods to identify a jacket David Beckham wore on The Late Late Show with James Corden, finding asking r/malefashionadvice to be the fastest method; users correctly identified the jacket from RRL, Ralph Lauren's rugged brand.