Clothing designed for no one

This is so extremely true.

Despite the fact that men 5โ€™8โ€ณ and below are about 35% of the male population, there are basically no clothes made for men that size.

Iโ€™m 5โ€™8โ€ณ and Iโ€™ve literally gone to eight clothing stores in a day and emerged with not a single casual shirt that fit. Not a single fucking one.

So that means for some reason the fashion industry ignores about 35% of the male market.

I thought with the sophisticated forecasting and acquisition software that this wouldโ€™ve changed. But my guess is it went like this in MBA central: โ€œNo one is buying medium and small! So we donโ€™t need to stock those!โ€ (Despite the fact that they never really had any to baseline against.)

I wear the same shirt all the time because I canโ€™t find any others that really fit well.

I always laugh when the FA idiots complain about not being able to find clothes that fit.*

Well, join the fucking club โ€” that happens to damn near everyone as the fashion industry makes clothes for people who are about 5% of the population.

*These days it is much, much easier to find 3XL and 4XL+ and above than it is to find any mediums or smalls.

0 thoughts on “Clothing designed for no one

  1. Preach it! I’m so sick of seeing a shirt I like online only to read:

    “Model is 6’2″, wearing size medium”

    Really? Come on…

    I feel obligated to mention the handful of companies who are focusing exclusively on men of modest height:

    Peter Manning NYC
    Jax Everett
    Ash & Anvil
    Silas Jackson
    Shortees

    And – shameless promotion – I’m launching a limited line of button up shirts soon. It’s time to give the rest of us more options!

    -Brock

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