Store recommendations for someone fairly tall, lanky, and skinny?
I'm 6'1", 160 lbs., and pretty lanky (my armspan is 6'5"). For me, skinny jeans are just jeans that fit. And even a lot of places' jeans labeled "skinny" aren't skinny enough. Jack & Jones used to have a skinny fit that fit me perfectly and felt great, which they've now discontinued, so I need recommendations for where else to go.
Recommendations for other articles of clothing also welcome. It's so hard to find T-shirts that are both long enough and don't give me wings.
EDIT: I probably should have mentioned I'm in Toronto, if that changes anything.
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I'm in a similar boat, 6'3" and 165 lbs. Hopefully we can find some good tips here. 
uniqlo
"And even a lot of places' jeans labeled "skinny" aren't skinny enough." Oof I felt that. I use to be 5"7' and 110lbs. Back then, I aimed for a skinny silhoutte. Everything I purchased I needed to get tailored. But UNIQLO like sluggies suggested worked without needing to tailor.
Whats up fellow lanklord. Seconding that Uniqlo is pretty great for this.
You don't have to dress in slim/skinny clothing because of your body type. Regular fits and straight fits are fine. At over 6 ft and long arms you may want to look for tall sizes or neck and sleeve sized shirts to make sure stuff fits you though
Some brands that do Small Tall sizes are Nike, LL Bean, and American Tall
The style right now leans towards more relaxed fits, if you have issues filling out your clothes I'd lean into that. I have the opposite problem, I buy relaxed fits but they look too slim because I have massive hams
J Crew, Banana Republic, and Gap all do Tall Medium, that'll probably fit you as a more oversized fit
I've also started getting custom shirts at Proper Cloth
yeah
like I'm not even that lanky but the 30x30 skinny jeans I got in the target brand on clearance aren't skinny
like it's bunching up in the leg hella and the thighs ass just baggy
Also, every brand sells stuff in your size. You are literally the ideal body body for clothing models and almost every company makes clothes specifically for your body type.
I thought that was directed towards my 5 3 ass
Maybe you are also just not used to wider fits so it feels like they don't fit you
That's what I would have thought, and maybe it's a Canada thing, or I just have different perceptions of what fits, but I have real trouble finding places.
Thanks for the suggestions @Nergal Meslamstea!
I've had a whole bunch of Uniqlo before, and it worked temporarily until everything shrunk into oblivion and/or fell apart.
rlly?
uniqlo stuff has been so solid for me
outside of like some sweatpant jeans
Look into scandinavian brands
Our legacy, mfpen, livid, schnayderman's for a start
If you are really thin, I feel that wearing skinny pants is not a great look tho
I'm taller and same weight, wider cuts should be more flattering as height tends to make pants feel more slim visually
with the caveat that most brands' long sleeve shirts are probably on the short side for him sleeves-wise
In case you didn't know, there's a tallfashionadvice subreddit
I'm late but ASOS has a tall section. I need more places too tho