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[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

As a guy I feel this for shirts specifically, sometimes I have to wear an XL sometimes it's a L and once in a blue moon I can wear a M. Why you may ask? Because for some fucking reason damned near every shirt assumes medium means 5'7 twink with a shoulder width smaller than my chest width, I'm 5'5 barrel chested and with wide shoulders where sometimes I can't wear a shirt cause I am forced to A pose by the shoulders. Also I can sometimes rip medium sized shirts assunder if I flex my back right.

damned near every shirt assumes medium means 5’7 twink with a shoulder width smaller than my chest width

I'm 6'0" and muscular with broad shoulders and most of my shirts are M. None of this sizing stuff makes any sense.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Same. The more-standardized sizes in men's clothing means I just have to resign myself to the fact that I need to buy size M, size L, or size XL depending on the brand, and that it still will never fit right. This is why the majority of my shirts are short-sleeved, even in winter.

I've recently met several men who got into sewing as a result.

I am lucky that it is just a sowing thing for me and I don't mind wearing a shirt so long that it's more comparable to a classical kilt.