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It's so bad that my fiancée has some bras that say she's a B cup and others that says she's a D cup. In order to go bra shopping, you have to actually try them on to find out if they fit.

If I had to try on underwear to see if they fit, I might not bother with underwear at all!

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[–] Sonor 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This. I mostly buy size S t-shirts, sometimes M, occassionally XS. I dont even care anymore.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (5 children)

If the shirt isn't xl, I can't raise my hands without showing my belly.

Also if the shirt is bigger than L, I'm swimming in it.

[–] spankmonkey 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have a long torso and broad shoulders, so I have to get xl tall shirts in some brands because most make their standard xl shirts wider but not taller than med and small.

Banana Republic is the shortest length. Hurley is the best length.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Then there's XXL and 2XL, which aren't the same size for some bizarre reason

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They're so hard to find. I have to buy all my shirts at Eddie Bauer because 1) I'm a dad and 2) they're one of the only stores that regularly carry them.

[–] SkyezOpen 2 points 1 month ago

Some brands do slim sizes. Small shirts don't cover my belt but mediums can be baggy on me, but medium slim fits perfectly.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 1 points 1 month ago

That sounds like a problem a tailor could solve

[–] Sonor 1 points 1 month ago

At this point, my wife just naturally reaches over to pull my shirt down if i do that, like for example holding on a tram :D

[–] phoneymouse 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’m between a medium and a large. More often then not though, I need the shoulder width and arm length of a large, but the cut in the torso of a medium. Clothing manufacturers assume Americans scale horizontally as they scale vertically. This maybe true given our obesity crisis.

[–] Sonor 1 points 1 month ago

I think there was a great youtube video on clothes standardization, and how its basically not good for anyone, neither is it standard in any sense of the word