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My clothes don’t fit.!

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I’m so tired of not having clothes that fit! I’m 6’2” and wear a large. I love hoodies and the sleeves are halfway up my forearm and the length is too short.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a size Large “tall” sweatshirt?! 😆
 
I'm also 6 feet and some inches and have had the same problem sometimes, finding clothes that fit right. And I'm familiar with sleeves that are way too short. I have found that it helps to get your exact measurements, you can easily find sites where they explain how and where to measure. Measure everything between your neck and feet so you have those numbers.

Then look at the measurements of the clothes. Size large isn't all the same, I have t-shirts from different brands in the same size and one is longer than the other and narrower over the shoulders.
 
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I have the same problem from the other end, I'm short and stocky. Shirts all have sleeves that are way too long and if it's a formal event I can't do the button on the collar up, my neck's too thick. I just have to hope the tie doesn't move around too much and make it obvious.

Lately though we've been getting cheap clothing from China and I love it, Made from bamboo fibre it's nice and soft like cotton, and it seems a lot of Chinese people are a similar shape to me.
 
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I have the same problem from the other end, I'm short and stocky. Shirts all have sleeves that are way too long and if it's a formal event I can't do the button on the collar up, my neck's too thick. I just have to hope the tie doesn't move around too much and make it obvious.

Lately though we've been getting cheap clothing from China and I love it, Made from bamboo fibre it's nice and soft like cotton, and it seems a lot of Chinese people are a similar shape to me.
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It can be difficult to find a good fit. I think the clothing size system is too inaccurate.. 🤔 They started 'converting' sizes here, American sizes and EU sizes and something goes wrong in that process. I think it was more accurate before.
 
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Forest Cat said:
It can be difficult to find a good fit. I think the clothing size system is too inaccurate.. 🤔 They started 'converting' sizes here, American sizes and EU sizes and something goes wrong in that process. I think it was more accurate before.
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Here a lot of women are jealous of the way men's clothes are labelled, I think it's something to do with the way most men shop. For men's clothes here they don't have a stupid numbering system for different sizes, they have the actual measurements written on the label.

So I never have to try clothes on, waist 82 cm, chest 110 cm, grab what I want and march to the checkout.
 
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For men's clothes here they don't have a stupid numbering system for different sizes, they have the actual measurements written on the label.
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That's perfect, that's all a man needs. :) It helps to know the exact measurements. And fit is important, a bad fit is just uncomfortable.
 
Forest Cat said:
That's perfect, that's all a man needs. :) It helps to know the exact measurements. And fit is important, a bad fit is just uncomfortable.
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When I get home I still have to roll the legs of the jeans up though. They might be my size but they're rarely my shape. :D
 
The sleeves are always too long. Pants are always too long and the waist way too large. Shoulders are usually too large. I've adapted by just wearing baggy clothes and cinching the waist in with a belt and these nifty new button additions.

The sizes for women change dramatically from brand to brand. The cheaper brands from Walmart, etc, will downsize the size so women can feel good about wearing a size 12, when the more expensive brands, it would be size 18.
 
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I’m so tired of not having clothes that fit! I’m 6’2” and wear a large. I love hoodies and the sleeves are halfway up my forearm and the length is too short.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a size Large “tall” sweatshirt?! 😆
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Get xtra large big and tall
 
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I’m so tired of not having clothes that fit! I’m 6’2” and wear a large. I love hoodies and the sleeves are halfway up my forearm and the length is too short.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a size Large “tall” sweatshirt?! 😆
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I have constant problems, even when shopping in specialist shops for lanky types.. arms too short, back of shirt too short, belly too big 😂 I probably have a strike rate of 1 in 5 for trying on clothes..

Plus sizes are usually catering to the overweight and they fit like an umbrella so that's no good either

Jacamo is good, they do "long and tall" I don't know if they deliver to USA

Shoes, that's another topic..
 
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I have the same problem from the other end, I'm short and stocky. Shirts all have sleeves that are way too long and if it's a formal event I can't do the button on the collar up, my neck's too thick. I just have to hope the tie doesn't move around too much and make it obvious.

Lately though we've been getting cheap clothing from China and I love it, Made from bamboo fibre it's nice and soft like cotton, and it seems a lot of Chinese people are a similar shape to me.
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Ah yes formal shirt neck buttons strangle me, had to learn how to sew..
 
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Here a lot of women are jealous of the way men's clothes are labelled, I think it's something to do with the way most men shop. For men's clothes here they don't have a stupid numbering system for different sizes, they have the actual measurements written on the label.

So I never have to try clothes on, waist 82 cm, chest 110 cm, grab what I want and march to the checkout.
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I wish they would say back x" arms x"

I suppose it would discombobulate most shoppers. Maybe I can bring my own measuring tape to the shop, but I think the men In white coats would finally cart me off to the funny farm
 
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Ah yes formal shirt neck buttons strangle me, had to learn how to sew..
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I'm actually pretty good at sewing but I really hate it. I did rehem my dress trousers with invisible stitching and the hems angled slightly so that they sat over my shoes properly. I was really pleased with the result, then I put on weight and they don't fit me any more.

Such is life. :)
 
A couple of times I had the sleeves lengthened on jackets for bike riding to keep my wrists covered. We used a band of contrasting colour around the biceps so it looked like styling. When fitting bicycles, it becomes obvious that there is a wide variety of torso/limb proportions.
 
Shoe-shopping, and shoe-sizes are an issue - one foot is slightly bigger than the other foot.
 
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