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What part of clothe shopping annoys you most? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As a 6'2 man the clothes I find which are right for my height are often very loose on me. And if I worry about the waist I look like a kid who grew a lot in the past 2 months and everything is too short for me.

Its not entirely universal, some stores are better than others. And I wear a lot of loose casual t-shirts so thats fine too. But finding dress shirts means some places work, some don't.

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[–] Soapbox1858@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I feel you. I'm 6'4" and the biggest hurdle is pants and shirt length. Unless they have tall sizes all shirts become halter tops if I even slightly raise my arms.

Pants are a pain in the ass too because I need at least 34" length for them to not be capris on me. Most companies just make all their pants 32".

There is a reason 90% of my clothing has come from Eddie Bauer for the last 15 years. I'm not particularly brand loyal. They just make clothes that fit me, and most companies don't.

[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm 6’2" and have a fairly long torso compared to leg length. So I'm ok on pants but shirts can be a problem. I have noticed that with T-shirts, the difference between XL and XXL is all in the width and not length. This is not helpful.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have you found any "Tall" sizes? I used to need 2XLT, and I know they make "smaller" sizes like that.

[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Indeed, I do look for the tall sizes when I'm buying dress shirts. I generally have no problem there. It's more with casual wear where there is not enough choice.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago

A lot of department stores will have a big and tall section shoved in a corner somewhere, but I usually have to order my actual size online after trying on the regular sizes.

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

I've heard great things about that one company Jeff Goldblum recommends.