View Full Version : Why the helll can't i find clothing in my size?
SillySirius
09-14-2010, 07:43
I'm getting tired of this and it's not like i'm a freak of nature.
I'm 6'1 and 185 lbs and yet it is impossible to find 32x32 pants or size 11 1/2 shoes.
Pants sizes shoot from 30x32 to 34x32 or even 36x32 and forget buying shoes.
5 years ago it would take some digging but it wasn't impossible to find those sizes now no one carries them.
Do i have to find some kind of specialty store now and if so who?
Ethelred Unread
09-14-2010, 08:21
Just shop online, www.asos.com
Or ebay.
Get your clothes professionally altered?
SillySirius
09-14-2010, 09:29
Get your clothes professionally altered?
Which is not a possibilty considering that all the smaller shops that did that shut down around here and the only alternatives are mass market stores.
SillySirius
09-14-2010, 09:33
I mean what the fudge!
I'm not overly fat or skinny so why is it so hard to find clothing that fits?
I'm 6'1 and 185 lbs and yet it is impossible to find 32x32 pants or size 11 1/2 shoes.
Pants sizes shoot from 30x32 to 34x32 or even 36x32 and forget buying shoes.
For pants sizes, the problem is not your size, but your style. Baggy is still more popular.
5 years ago it would take some digging but it wasn't impossible to find those sizes now no one carries them.
11 1/2 is an average size, I'm guessing the problem is the stores run out of it, not that they don't stock it.
34x34 here, shoe size 12 here. I have the same problem with pants, not so much on the shoes.
Hey Silly, I got problems as well, but for different reasons.
I am 6ft 6, and no where sells longer than 34inch length pants, it is ridiculous.
I also have the same shoe problem, can't get any size 12's or 13's anywhere.
Though 32x32 is weird.. why not just get 34x32 and wear a belt?
Hosakawa Tito
09-14-2010, 14:34
You're just not an "off the rack" kinda guy. It's just not waist & inseam lengths that determine what one feels is "proper fit" either, as drone has stated. Your size should be common, so try online shopping, and if you have to, learn to alter your inseam length and cut/resew the cuffs it's really not that hard. Some online places like Eddie Bauer offer custom tailoring alterations for a small fee.
For shoes try onlineshoes.com (http://www.onlineshoes.com/), I buy most of my running & dress shoes on this site because I can usually find 9EEEE to fit my duck feet.
why not just get 34x32 and wear a belt?
This is a good idea. This is what I do. I always buy my pants larger anyway for I like them to fit baggy.
I buy all my shoes at ebay. There is quite a selection. I have even bought 1/2 size larger and have found little difference in how they feel.
ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88
09-14-2010, 17:57
I mean what the fudge!
You said a dirty word, you said a dirty word! :laugh4::laugh4:
Maybe they don't like you? Get them pro made.
In fairness, 32x32 is a standard size, so it's got to be a fluke of inventory causing you distress.
tibilicus
09-14-2010, 20:29
I feel your pain.
I would describe myself as having an athletic build and doing squats at the gym has given me above average quad muscles. I generally like to wear my pants lower (though not ludicrously low like a wigger or hipster) and if I want to buy jeans that look nice, I have to settle with buying a ridiculously long leg to fit my waist size. This means that most people with a 36 waist, are presumably about 6ft something as most jeans in my size come with about three or four inches of excess leg length. Basically, I'm fairly certain the mythical 36 x 29 jeans I want don't exist, at least not in any of the stores I shop at.
My advice to you then would be to buy pants that fit your waist, and then get them hemmed later. If your problem is the leg is too short, then I'm stumped. You could always buy from a "specialist size" store, but the clothes will probably look pretty bad.
tibilicus
09-15-2010, 00:22
My woes continue. I've checked two major clothing outlet sites in the UK and neither stock 36/29 jeans. I'm basically assigning my self to the fact from now on I will have to pay to have my jeans altered, if I wish to continue wearing good jeans. The only other option is shop at old man stores which cater for those who wear their jeans up to their belly button and have a big man gut. I'm shocked at the fact that major retailers seem to assume that most people wear the same sized jeans and it comes down to nothing but petty discrimination.
Now I finally understand MLK's Dream speech. I do dream of a day where I'm judged not by the size of my waist, but equally importantly the size of my inside leg.
Second hand stores are the best places to go, for odd and common sizes. The clothes are broken in, inexpensive, and have charm and character that you cannot find in new threads. Ebay has some good used stuff, but the price of shipping kinda negates the fact that they are at a reduced price due to being used. My mother is also an accomplished seamstress, she can hem or mend anything that I need. I don't wear anything new anymore, I like being a 'casual' dresser!
Strike For The South
09-15-2010, 01:16
My muscles are so big I constantly rip shirts
Do you rip them off yourself? ha ha! ;) j/k
Centurion1
09-15-2010, 04:13
boo hoo. i wore that same size like two years ago shop somewhere not popua\lated by fatties like a military base. all they have is 34 and below waists
Veho Nex
09-16-2010, 00:33
Try buying shoes that are size 15. I have to special order mine.
Megas Methuselah
09-16-2010, 01:24
Man. A lot of you guys are physical freaks. Scary stuff, hanging around on this forum with you people.
Anyways, for the dude who can't find a 32x32 size: it's a very common fit, that's why stores don't always have 'em. They run out fast.
I'm getting tired of this and it's not like i'm a freak of nature.
I'm 6'1 and 185 lbs and yet it is impossible to find 32x32 pants or size 11 1/2 shoes.
Pants sizes shoot from 30x32 to 34x32 or even 36x32 and forget buying shoes.
5 years ago it would take some digging but it wasn't impossible to find those sizes now no one carries them.
Do i have to find some kind of specialty store now and if so who?
I'm surprised you can't find square pants; this whole country is square..:inquisitive:
I'm the guy who should have a hard time; they don't sell Odd-numbered waist sizes in wallmart or Sears (I'm a 31x34, but I have to wear 32x34)
Are men with a 32" waist generally taller or shorter than a 32" inseam? I don't understand. I thought that size would be quite common.
Philippus Flavius Homovallumus
09-16-2010, 17:33
My woes continue. I've checked two major clothing outlet sites in the UK and neither stock 36/29 jeans. I'm basically assigning my self to the fact from now on I will have to pay to have my jeans altered, if I wish to continue wearing good jeans. The only other option is shop at old man stores which cater for those who wear their jeans up to their belly button and have a big man gut. I'm shocked at the fact that major retailers seem to assume that most people wear the same sized jeans and it comes down to nothing but petty discrimination.
Now I finally understand MLK's Dream speech. I do dream of a day where I'm judged not by the size of my waist, but equally importantly the size of my inside leg.
Marks and Spencer do a 36/29, I believe: http://www.marksandspencer.com/Blue-Harbour-Cotton-Regular-Jeans/dp/B002I6JNM0?_encoding=UTF8&categoryNodeID=43371030&node=358892031&mnSBrand=core&ref=sr_1_8&qid=1284654598&sr=1-8&rh=&page=
Bang, 36/29 fit, regular style, £9.50.
tibilicus
09-17-2010, 02:13
Marks and Spencer do a 36/29, I believe: http://www.marksandspencer.com/Blue-Harbour-Cotton-Regular-Jeans/dp/B002I6JNM0?_encoding=UTF8&categoryNodeID=43371030&node=358892031&mnSBrand=core&ref=sr_1_8&qid=1284654598&sr=1-8&rh=&page=
Bang, 36/29 fit, regular style, £9.50.
I generally don't buy stuff from M and S but I'm probably going to have to start buying at least some clothes from there. If I continue to shop at my current choice of shop for jeans (H and M btw) it's just going to become too expensive due to the inevitable adjustment needed on top of the price paid for the jeans.
I guess my days of shopping at youthful stores are over before I've even entered adulthood proper. I blame the current skinny youth population for causing the decline in demand for 36/29 jeans. And I thought we were becoming more a obese as a nation.. I'm not even fat either, a 36 isn't big!
Thanks for the find anyway, will have to bear M and S in mind from now on as a potential place to buy jeans.
Nothing wrong about shopping at M&S for items of clothing, especially for simple things like pants or jeans. Especially since M&S is on par with H&M.
Megas Methuselah
09-17-2010, 06:55
Nothing wrong about shopping at M&S for items of clothing, especially for simple things like pants or jeans. Especially since M&S is on par with H&M.
Yes, whatever. It's only when you start going to Wal-Mart (like Mr. Vuk) that you know something is truly wrong you.
Philippus Flavius Homovallumus
09-17-2010, 17:00
I generally don't buy stuff from M and S but I'm probably going to have to start buying at least some clothes from there. If I continue to shop at my current choice of shop for jeans (H and M btw) it's just going to become too expensive due to the inevitable adjustment needed on top of the price paid for the jeans.
I guess my days of shopping at youthful stores are over before I've even entered adulthood proper. I blame the current skinny youth population for causing the decline in demand for 36/29 jeans. And I thought we were becoming more a obese as a nation.. I'm not even fat either, a 36 isn't big!
Thanks for the find anyway, will have to bear M and S in mind from now on as a potential place to buy jeans.
M&S do a good line in clothes overall, undearwear, socks, shirts and jeans especially. none of it is flashy, all of it is well cut and reliable (I can walk into M&S, buy a 32/31 and walk out knowing they fit without having to try them on).
as to whether a 36 is big, it isn't, bjut 36/29 is a slightly unusual size that is mostly for stockier people (not fat people) and increasingly people are taller.
Nothing wrong about shopping at M&S for items of clothing, especially for simple things like pants or jeans. Especially since M&S is on par with H&M.
Cheaper too, less than £10 for jeans that last at least 4 years.
HoreTore
09-17-2010, 22:47
Wow! Reading this thread makes me feel like a fashion king!
You may now refer to me as Mister GaGa.
tibilicus
09-18-2010, 00:36
M&S do a good line in clothes overall, undearwear, socks, shirts and jeans especially. none of it is flashy, all of it is well cut and reliable (I can walk into M&S, buy a 32/31 and walk out knowing they fit without having to try them on).
as to whether a 36 is big, it isn't, bjut 36/29 is a slightly unusual size that is mostly for stockier people (not fat people) and increasingly people are taller.
Just bought some M and S jeans today, fit like a dream. Thanks for the sounds jean buying advice.:thumbsup:
Megas Methuselah
09-18-2010, 01:32
Do you look hot?
my torso is long, and my legs are short (in comparison to each other). I cannot wear pants from the men's section, and I have to wear a medium shirt (which barely fits). And, being irredeemably skinny, I cannot find belts that fit. And poking one hole is no longer sufficient...no.
But now, I feel better about myself. To be surrounded with people with worse troubles than I....I feel awesome. I think I will go ..... be awesome somewhere.
I work at a department store, so I can feel your guys' pain. I always get customers who can't find the size they need. The big & tall section in my store is especially bad. It's called "Big & Tall" but it should be "Short & Fat". I've decided that clothing stores do a really crappy job deciding what sizes to keep in stock.
Tellos Athenaios
09-19-2010, 05:10
@Beskar: how do you cope without proper sized jeans? I mean 34 inch long pants really is the bottom limit for me (it depends on the particular model whether or not it'll fit) and I am only approximately 6ft 3inch. With 6ft 6inch I'd expect those extra inches to be more leg, rather than more neck for instance...
SillySirius
09-26-2010, 01:30
...that clothing stores do a really crappy job deciding what sizes to keep in stock.
Amen.
Preach on brother.
Preach on...
Anyhow in general i don't wear jeans and i don't go for baggy pants and quite honestly i can't afford to have the clothes i can find retailored to fit for every new item i buy.
My job also has a very strict dress code,which is what started my rant,"no item of clothing may be too tight or too loose and shoes must be of an appropiate size so as not to cause discomfort".
I actually had to buy a pair of shoes through my work,cue the song 16 tons,at DOUBLE the price they would have cost retail..even then they did not carry 11 1/2.My choices were 11's and 12's.
At least its "good" to see i'm not the only one that has trouble finding clothing and shoes in their size.
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