At the risk of falling foul of the "OMG can't even dress yourself you massive manchild" crowd, I've still made this thread as the whole thing is beginning to drive me potty. I can't be the only one finding the whole clothes-thing a nightmare these days! If you're not interested or unwilling to actually help, here's your cue to click the back-button.
Okay, so my problem is this: I'm between a 32" and 34" waistline and for years have always found getting 34" better as it gave me room to move, to sit and to just generally be comfortable. They've always been a tiny bit on the baggy side as a consequence and not totally fashionable, but it was a decent compromise. The reason for needing to go slightly baggy is that I've always had quite large upper-legs - either to do with genetics or all the cycling I did when I was younger - but the fashion for the last few years has been geared towards chaps with absolutely no meat on the bone.
As such, lately I'm finding jeans and all manner of clothing an absolute nightmare. I'm spending money I can't really afford and still feeling like a twerp in the process.
For example: a size L t-shirt from say... Next basics fits me quite comfortably and doesn't look too bad, whereas a size L from Burton although fits, tends to look strange on me. Indeed, although a little larger, a size L from brands such as Puma are very comfortable around the neck and shoulders, but they tend to look too large for me in the process. Similar for size L from Nike - it's comfortable to wear but they're far too baggy and I look like a white-gangster, just without the drugs, women and ability to bitch about the ghetto when I wear them.
The main problem I'm finding with clothing in the sizes that should fit is that more often than not, they're far too tight for my shoulders. When I do get something that isn't tight, they tend to be stupidly long in terms of length. Indeed, a similar problem with shirts is that when they're comfortable in the shoulders and neck, they inevitably end up having excess material in the back and it ends up looking like they don't fit in the first place!
Anyway, my point is: I'm slightly larger or have a strange body-structure compared to what fashion is being made for at the moment. All my clothes I have left are more or less for comfort and are a little out-dated and at worse, completely unflattering now. I'm now in the market for a complete overhaul, except everytime I try to build a wardrobe so to speak, I find I'm spending money I can't really afford to on something that inevitably doesn't fit one way or the other or I quickly grow to resent.
I don't know who else is suffering with this, but it seems the older I get the more unfashionable I become and I seemingly don't have a fashion-sense anymore. Although it's not worrying as I'm perfectly happy with some jeans, some interesting t-shirts and the odd hoody. Throw in some casual shirts, and say no more, at my young age I do obviously want to seem presentable.
I'm not after anything flash. I just want some jeans that fit - namely around the upper legs as I hate feeling squashed when I sit - as bumping up a size to 36" will look like I'm wearing clown clothes. Likewise for T-shirts, I want some normal - i.e. unpretentious TopMan-frilly-scarf bum-me-sideways-nonsense - that when in the correct size isn't horribly restrictive in my shoulders.
Can anyone name anywhere that I'll find helpful? Any particular brand of jeans or shops for shirts, etc. that will help?
If you don't have the same problems in terms of shoulders and upper-legs, although I appreciate your time, I'm sure you'll understand if I say I'd prefer the advice of individuals in the same boat.
Never thought I'd make one of these threads. Probably not as structured as I'd like it to be either but for some reason I can hardly see straight today. I'm sure you get the gist of it. Cheers and apologies.
Okay, so my problem is this: I'm between a 32" and 34" waistline and for years have always found getting 34" better as it gave me room to move, to sit and to just generally be comfortable. They've always been a tiny bit on the baggy side as a consequence and not totally fashionable, but it was a decent compromise. The reason for needing to go slightly baggy is that I've always had quite large upper-legs - either to do with genetics or all the cycling I did when I was younger - but the fashion for the last few years has been geared towards chaps with absolutely no meat on the bone.
As such, lately I'm finding jeans and all manner of clothing an absolute nightmare. I'm spending money I can't really afford and still feeling like a twerp in the process.
For example: a size L t-shirt from say... Next basics fits me quite comfortably and doesn't look too bad, whereas a size L from Burton although fits, tends to look strange on me. Indeed, although a little larger, a size L from brands such as Puma are very comfortable around the neck and shoulders, but they tend to look too large for me in the process. Similar for size L from Nike - it's comfortable to wear but they're far too baggy and I look like a white-gangster, just without the drugs, women and ability to bitch about the ghetto when I wear them.
The main problem I'm finding with clothing in the sizes that should fit is that more often than not, they're far too tight for my shoulders. When I do get something that isn't tight, they tend to be stupidly long in terms of length. Indeed, a similar problem with shirts is that when they're comfortable in the shoulders and neck, they inevitably end up having excess material in the back and it ends up looking like they don't fit in the first place!
Anyway, my point is: I'm slightly larger or have a strange body-structure compared to what fashion is being made for at the moment. All my clothes I have left are more or less for comfort and are a little out-dated and at worse, completely unflattering now. I'm now in the market for a complete overhaul, except everytime I try to build a wardrobe so to speak, I find I'm spending money I can't really afford to on something that inevitably doesn't fit one way or the other or I quickly grow to resent.
I don't know who else is suffering with this, but it seems the older I get the more unfashionable I become and I seemingly don't have a fashion-sense anymore. Although it's not worrying as I'm perfectly happy with some jeans, some interesting t-shirts and the odd hoody. Throw in some casual shirts, and say no more, at my young age I do obviously want to seem presentable.
I'm not after anything flash. I just want some jeans that fit - namely around the upper legs as I hate feeling squashed when I sit - as bumping up a size to 36" will look like I'm wearing clown clothes. Likewise for T-shirts, I want some normal - i.e. unpretentious TopMan-frilly-scarf bum-me-sideways-nonsense - that when in the correct size isn't horribly restrictive in my shoulders.
Can anyone name anywhere that I'll find helpful? Any particular brand of jeans or shops for shirts, etc. that will help?
If you don't have the same problems in terms of shoulders and upper-legs, although I appreciate your time, I'm sure you'll understand if I say I'd prefer the advice of individuals in the same boat.
Never thought I'd make one of these threads. Probably not as structured as I'd like it to be either but for some reason I can hardly see straight today. I'm sure you get the gist of it. Cheers and apologies.
