I hate shopping for clothes not because I don’t like seeing what’s new at stores or because I don’t care about what I wear. I hate it because searching for clothes that fit me in American stores is nearly impossible. My measurements are:
- neck: 14.5″
- chest: 38″
- sleeve: 32.5″
- waist: 28″
- inseam: 30″
No store sells 28-inch waist pants. I’ve looked everywhere. Perhaps children’s clothing stores but not adults.
All the shirts I ever come across are rectangular shaped. Even the fitted ones don’t always fit me. If the shoulders fit then the lower half seems too big, and if the lower half of the shirt fits, the shoulders are too tight.
I think I’ll resort to ordering pants online from now on. I’ll just have to put up with buying without trying them on first.
And it doesn’t help that my mother would buy clothes that were a couple sizes bigger than me. “You’ll grow into it,” she’d say. “I’m already 23. I think I’ve stopped growing.”
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Bonobos is terrible. If you want real quality pants, go to epaulet. They have literally the best pants in America. And by literally I mean literally. Epauletshop.com
Yea, Ben also mentioned them. I will check them out.
David, you’d be surprised at the boutiques, and higher-end fashion stores that sell size 28inch pants. Stay away from Old Navy and other department stores – which NEVER have anything smaller than 32. If you need a shopping & clothes advice buddy, I’d gladly help out with that role :)
You should come shop at bonobos. Our clothes will definitely fit you. I’m nearly the same measurements, and our clothes fit me great.
You can shop normally online, or come in and get a fitting, so you’ll know exactly what sizes to buy.
http://www.bonobos.com/getfit/
Thanks Neil, I’ll definitely keep this in mind especially as Danya other people on my team have said good things about Bonobos.