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Shirts for tall and skinny people

  • 24-09-2009 5:26pm
    #1
    McCruiskeen
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭


    Hey. Odd query but if boards can't help I'm screwed.

    I was wondering if anyone else has this problem and has found a solution.

    I'm quite tall at 6ft4 and find it really hard to find any business shirts that fit me. I unsually wear a size 17 or 17.5 shirt, but the problem is that all the shirts in that size are made for fat people. I have a 34 inch waist and this means that I look really scruffy in work as my shirts don't tuck into my trousers properly.

    Any recommendations would be appreciated, especially for shops around Dublin.


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  • #2
    MissFlitworth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,057 ✭✭✭MissFlitworth


    Have you tried any of the fancier shirt-specific shops on Dawson st? I think there's a couple of them there, this place definitely is

    http://www.henryjermyn.ie/

    If you have and they don't have what you need then maybe bringing your shirts to a tailor? Have heard a lot of people recommend this fella

    Des Byrne in at 4/5 Grafton Street.


  • #3
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Have you tried Debenhams? (that always looks wrong when I spell it) My Dad gets a lot of his shirts in there.


  • #4
    jdivision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,260 ✭✭✭jdivision


    If you're skinny, a 17.5" neck sounds a bit large. I'm that but I'm stocky. In general the smaller the neck the less material in the shirt beneath it. Get your neck measured in one of the shops


  • #5
    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    If you're looking for something at a vaguely normal price, try Mark's and Spencer's 2 inch longer range.

    I'm 6'5" and size 34 also, that those shirts in size 16 are a pretty good fit.

    For something that really fits though, you've gotta spend the money. Herren's on Dawson St. will get you a shirt that really fits... but they're 100 quid a shot, so you won't be wearing them to work everyday!


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