Men Style

Reader:



Great Blog, as always.  I'm 6' 6" with a slender body type and in a
dress shirt my sleeve length is 36/37.  It's always been a challenge
for me to to find long sleeve casual shirts that fit my arms. Most
manufacture's XL shirts are way to baggy on me and look sloppy and I
generally am better with a Large-Tall size shirt. Since a lot of the
nicer clothing brands don't carry Tall sizes I'm limited in what I can
wear and end up shopping a lot at Banana Republic, who does.  Any tips
on how a tall man can expand his wardrobe and dress stylish?

 SB:



Hey, thanks for reading. Coincidentally, after playing basketball in college, many of my friends are of the tall variety (think 6'6" to 7'1") so I can relate to what you are going through.



You have the right idea with not sizing-up just to get the added sleeve length. Definitely look for the Large-Tall size rather than traditional XL. Stick with shirts that fit you in the neck and shoulders, then if necessary you can easily get the sides taken-in at your local seamtress for about $10-$15. Between Bananarepublic.com, Jcrew.com and Polo.com, who all carry tall sizes, you should have more than enough selection. Each one of these brands makes a quality product, so if you know how to put it together, you can look just as good (if not better) than shorter guys wearing the "for small guys only" high-fashion brands.



Hope this helps,

SB