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Wed, May 2nd, 2007 | 2:57pm

American Apparel

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

They don't offer any tall sizes, but the company is known for making clothing that fits the thin well.

I don't like their t-shirts because I find the short sleeves are too short.

I do like the long sleeve shirts they offer. They are great for layering under t-shirts.

I haven't had any luck with any of their jackets or pants. They are all too short for me.

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Wed, May 2nd, 2007 | 2:54pm

Eddie Bauer

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Most of their clothing isn't really my style, but there are a few items I've purchased many times from them in Medium Tall:
- Fleeces
- T-shirts (I shrink them as much as I can by washing and drying on hottest setting. Still a little wide at the waist, but a better fit than I've found anywhere else)
- Polos (Same shrinking and fit as t-shirts)

Worth checking out. They have something for most guys.

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Wed, May 2nd, 2007 | 2:48pm

Cabela's

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Incredible range of outdoor clothing in Tall sizes down to Medium Tall.

Unfortunately their Medium Tall is too long and wide for me for shirts. Might be OK for a jacket or other outerwear.

I still love them for the range of outdoor pants they offer in Tall/Long sizes.

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Wed, May 2nd, 2007 | 2:42pm

Carhartt

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I don't own of their clothing right now, but I've owned one of their jackets in the past. It was a very durable work jacket. I've never owned anything that's compared. This was before I knew anything about Tall sizes, so of course the jacket was really short on me. Now I know they offer many of their jackets in Tall sizes (down to Medium Tall), so I'm definitely considering grabbing one at some point.

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Wed, May 2nd, 2007 | 2:38pm

Old Navy

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Offers a range of their clothing in Tall sizes as low as Small Tall for t-shirts and a couple button ups.

Every time I order something from OldNavy.com I am disappointed by the quality and the fit. I don't know why I keep doing it every year or so.

I don't recommend them, but if you're looking for really cheap clothes in Tall sizes this may be the best option. Good luck.

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Wed, Jul 25th, 2007 | 1:32pm

Andrew's review of Banana Republic

I think it was $20 or $25. Not cheap, but worth it in my opinion to have something that fits. Keep in mind I am living in a big city. I don't know how living in a smaller town would affect the pricing.

Shirts have cost me from $10 to $15 depending on if I get the arms tailored as well.

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Wed, May 9th, 2007 | 7:25pm

Andrew's review of MakeYourOwnJeans.com

I'm exactly the same as you. I wear my jeans low on my waist.

Give them accurate measurements for your waist and hips.

What you'll want to do is two things so they adjust the jeans according to what you want.

1) Set the front rise to something smaller than typical. Maybe you can measure a low rise pair of jeans that you have? I have my front rise at 9 inches.

2) For the Rise selection box, choose Low Waist.

Note: I've never specified the Back Rise. As explained on their site: "We can keep the back rise according to our expert's knowledge but if you want a certain back rise measurement you can specify it here."

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Sun, May 13th, 2007 | 4:18pm

Small Tall Sizes

I'm curious why more manufacturers don't offer clothes in Small Tall (and to a lesser extent Medium Tall sizes, which is becoming pretty common).

Small Tall sizes fit me perfectly. Medium Tall fit me reasonably well, but usually I need to get button up shirts tailored to fit at the waist.

So far the only two businesses I've found offering shirts in Small Tall sizes Gap and Old Navy.

The Gap offers:
- T-Shirts: http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do...5&actFltr=true
(Everything, but the color brown is sold out)

Old Navy offers:
- Two Oxford Shirts: http://www.oldnavy.com/browse/catego...1565,&sortBy=0
(I swear they used to offer t-shirts as well)

I know that these manufacturers are making decisions like this based on whether there is a demand.

How can we let them know there IS in fact a demand? It can't cost them that much considering it's only something that is only offered online.

Thoughts?

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Wed, May 9th, 2007 | 11:43am

What fit of jeans do you wear?

I'd recommend finding a store nearby where you'll be able to find a wide range of jeans. Something like Ross. They don't necessarily need to fit perfectly, but grab a range of jeans in different fits, maybe fits you've never tried on before.

Try on all those jeans in front a full length mirror standing back from the mirror as much as you can. See what you think. I was shocked when I noticed how much better certain fits looked on me.

You could bring your sandals and any other pair of shoes you are curious about.

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Tue, May 8th, 2007 | 11:59pm

What fit of jeans do you wear?

Have you considered giving custom jeans a try?

I got so tired of trying to find jeans that fit me well that now I just order custom skinny straight fit jeans from MakeYourOwnJeans.com. With all the measurements they allow you to provide they fit almost perfectly. And you can't argue with $45 a pair.

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Tue, May 8th, 2007 | 1:13pm

What fit of jeans do you wear?

For the longest time I wore really baggy or even bootcut jeans thinking they looked the best. I also liked how the wide ~20 inch leg opening fit over my size 12 shoes.

Recently I've started wearing slim straight leg or tapered jeans and I'm amazed at how much better they look. When you're tall and thin really baggy jeans just make your upper body look smaller, whereas a good fitting straight fit or tapered makes you look proportional.

What fit of jeans do you wear?

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Wed, May 2nd, 2007 | 4:23am

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