Need help sizing tops
Measurements:
Height: 5’9 / 175 cm
Weight: 185lbs / 84 kg
I have been fat all my life until the past year or so when I made a conscious effort to lose weight. I used to be comfortable in an XL at 230, but now that I am 185 I am having a lot of wardrobe issues. My main issue is that I have tits. They aren’t big enough to be considered gynecomastic I don’t think (not quite into bitch tit territory) but they are noticeably larger than those of people who have similar builds to me. This is a major pain point in my wardrobe because they are a point of insecurity for me. Furthermore, I have a weirdly short torso. I think my legs are a bit longer than the average 5’9 guy’s, and this isn’t that big of a deal but it does make sizing tough.
I have found that I am pretty comfortable with the bagginess of large size t-shirts - they fit my tits well and do not draw attention to them while also being small enough to prevent me from looking like I am swimming in them. The problem is the length of the larges - they go down past my ass a lot of the time which visually makes me look shorter than I actually am. It’s just not a good look.
Medium shirts fit me very well length-wise, but they hold onto my tits - imagine a wet white tee look except it’s not on a woman, it’s on an obese man with a beard. Also not great.
The goal is to lose weight, but that is a process. In this interim before I do go on a cut, what kinds of tops should I be looking at to complement my short torso and larger-than-average-for-a-man tits? I have found that heavier clothes in a medium size - flannels, knitted tees, that sort of thing - work well, but they aren’t ideal because where I live is very hot. Are there any brands that yall know of that have addressed this issue with t-shirt sizing? Thanks!
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I hope you can be a bit kinder to yourself as time goes on
If you don't like how long a t shirt is you can take it to a tailor and have them shorten it (or do the alteration yourself)
I hope im not coming across as self-hating, being self-aggrandizing was supposed to come across as funny. Im pretty comfortable in my skin dont worry!
is it really worth tailoring a T-shirt though? the thought has crossed my mind but that seems like so much for just for a tee
Abercrombie has a lot of cropped shirts and jackets, could check there
thanks, i will.
You could also sort of fold bottom of the shirt upwards to crop it (is that the right term) and possibly pin that in place
W idea actually. very good idea, I will try this tomorrow
Sorta like this
If you don’t pin it you’ll probably have to redo it a few times over the course of the day
most of my tees flare out at the bottom. I will definitely need to pin it - I have tried just rolling them up before, it looks good until about 3 steps later when it falls loose lol
I understand this look is not for everyone but I legitimately tuck in almost every tee I own. I am also on the shorter side at 5’8 and feel like it gives me more of the visual proportions I’m looking for.
You could also try knit tees which tend to feel and fit a bit more like sweaters and will have a band at the bottom which draws them in. Like the one in this photo.
Also I know some folks who crop tees by just cutting them and leaving them unfinished. For cotton the edges will roll up on their own and can hold up okay