Calling Tall Fans
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Calling Tall Fans
We keep hearing that there is no market for tall/long sizes, but there must be a few of you in the same boat as me. So, I thought I'd put some feelers out and see how many of you lanky folks there were out there that would buy gear (shirts and jackets especially) if only you could get your size. I'm not offering to make anything, but maybe one of our feerless vendors will take notice.
- Kentucky Blues
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I voted small. I'm 5'11.5 (or around there) but I'm very underweight. More often than not, if I get a small it's too short, and a medium is always baggy on me (sometimes smalls are too, but we won't go into that). So quite frankly, I need to either put on weight (near impossible) or get a long size (probably less possible). Luckily, for my next jacket-ing needs, US wings offers small and even extra small in long sizes!
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I'm 6'1", weigh roughly 200 lbs., and wear a 44 Long/Tall suit jacket. Most of the time an XL shirt will fit me well.
Off-the-rack jackets are a different story; it's about 50/50 between L and XL depending on the manufacturer, but I usually end up with an oversized XL just to get the desired sleeve length. When I was deciding which Indy jacket to buy, the lack of long/tall off-the-rack choices in my price range seriously limited my options; I eventually went with Wested simply because they were the only manufacturer who could provide a jacket that would fit properly (custom, of course) and still meet my budget.
Off-the-rack jackets are a different story; it's about 50/50 between L and XL depending on the manufacturer, but I usually end up with an oversized XL just to get the desired sleeve length. When I was deciding which Indy jacket to buy, the lack of long/tall off-the-rack choices in my price range seriously limited my options; I eventually went with Wested simply because they were the only manufacturer who could provide a jacket that would fit properly (custom, of course) and still meet my budget.
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