mfad•9mo ago

Big Man Online Shopping

XXL Top sizing, 44w-30/32L bottom sizing

Looking to see how to more efficiently shop for myself without having to resort to fast fashion.

Budget for single pieces is usually up to 100$ per piece, maybe higher for shoes and jackets.

leviOP•4/15/25, 6:28 PM

examples of the three different styles i have been exploring for photo reference

kyn•4/15/25, 6:29 PM

alright

kyn•4/15/25, 6:29 PM

https://www.ebay.com/sch/57989/i.html?_fsrp=1&_nkw=&_sacat=57989&Waist%2520Size=43%2520in|42%2520in|44%2520in&Inseam=31%2520in|30%2520in|32%2520in&_dcat=57989&rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=3000

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kyn•4/15/25, 6:30 PM

24000 results for pants in your size

leviOP•4/15/25, 6:30 PM

LMAO

kyn•4/15/25, 6:30 PM

(used btw)

kyn•4/15/25, 6:31 PM

id use the filters on the left to narrow down legs - only 475 flagged as 'wide' - or we can use search operators

seth•4/15/25, 6:31 PM

kyn with the truth nuke as always, but figuring out your measurements for the cuts of clothing you like will do heavy lifting

seth•4/15/25, 6:31 PM

knowing your preferred waist size is like most important, but also inseam, hem, and rise make a big difference too

seth•4/15/25, 6:31 PM

same for tops, knowing your shoulder and chest measurements, as well as what length of shirt you like for what kind of outfit

seth•4/15/25, 6:32 PM

you have a pretty intuitive approach to fashion from how ive seen you dress so far, but these little things will save you headache as you keep orgressing

kyn•4/15/25, 6:32 PM

yeah once you figure out waist, rise, inseam and hem width youre GOLDEN

kyn•4/15/25, 6:33 PM

https://www.ebay.com/sch/57989/i.html?_fsrp=1&_nkw=(cotton%2C%20canvas%2C%20wool%2C%20tweed%2C%20twill)%20(pleated%2C%20wide%2C%20relaxed)%20-tapered%20-taper%20-slim&_sacat=57989&Waist%2520Size=43%2520in|42%2520in|44%2520in&Inseam=31%2520in|30%2520in|32%2520in&_dcat=57989&rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=3000

this is a filtered down version that has one set of operators looking at fabric words (wool, tweed, twill) and one set for descriptors (relaxed, wide, pleated) and excludes tapered and slim

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leviOP•4/15/25, 6:33 PM

This was a great truth nuke and i’m going listen and learn this time

kyn•4/15/25, 6:33 PM

the above filtered to results under $40 still yields 1200+ results

kyn•4/15/25, 6:34 PM

but yeah like for me I know i want the waist between N and N+2, the rise to be at least 10", the hem width to preferably be AT LEAST 9 but usually 10+" and the inseam i can work with as long as it's not too short

kyn•4/15/25, 6:34 PM

but my body is guaranteed to be differently shaped than your body AND our preferences are guaranteed to be different

leviOP•4/15/25, 6:35 PM

i should be able to hit up an alterationist?? tailor? to get most of these correct

kyn•4/15/25, 6:35 PM

also if these feel stuffy you can yeet a bunch of the stuff i put in above and search for like (double knee, faded, thrashed)

Llevi i should be able to hit up an alterationist?? tailor? to get most of these corre...

kyn•4/15/25, 6:35 PM

to get the inseam shortened (or possibly let out) and the waist altered, maybe, but you should get comfy measuring your own pants

leviOP•4/15/25, 6:36 PM

the only sizing i’ve ever had done was at mens wearhouse lol

Llevi i should be able to hit up an alterationist?? tailor? to get most of these corre...

seth•4/15/25, 6:36 PM

dont need to, just a roll measure and a pair of shirt and pants you like the fit of

kyn•4/15/25, 6:36 PM

the best path forward is to pick garms you own and like, grab a measuring tape, and figure out the measurements and write them down

leviOP•4/15/25, 6:36 PM

Thanks! need to get a good tape measure and watch a vid for measuring accurately

kyn•4/15/25, 6:37 PM

do you have a yardstick? also works

seth•4/15/25, 6:37 PM

you can get a tape measure for under 5 bucks at a dollar store

kyn•4/15/25, 6:37 PM

waist is, well, the waist when laid flat
inseam is from the cuff to the crotch seam
rise is from crotch seam to waistband
lemme see if i can't find a reference

kyn•4/15/25, 6:38 PM

if you find stuff that's cheap enough (depop and poshmark also good for cheap stuff!) but long you can always raw hem for extra swag

Kkyn waist is, well, the waist when laid flat inseam is from the cuff to the crotch s...

seth•4/15/25, 6:38 PM

imma be honest bro this probably sounds like gibberish to levi

seth•4/15/25, 6:38 PM

this is like mostly right, just slightly different terminology

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kyn•4/15/25, 6:38 PM

yes sorry

kyn•4/15/25, 6:38 PM

ALSO!

seth•4/15/25, 6:39 PM

but shoulder and body width are probably your most important for tops

seth•4/15/25, 6:39 PM

and this one is solid

kyn•4/15/25, 6:39 PM

ive sometimes included things like ("leg opening", "hem width", "wide leg") in the search parameters that will crawl the description for whether the people actually included those exact measurmeents

seth•4/15/25, 6:39 PM

but u also wanna know the top of the inseam to the waist (called the rise)

kyn•4/15/25, 6:41 PM

in case u dont know how boolean search works
anything in a given set of parens is searched exclusive of one another, i.e. (blue, black) will search for blue OR black. however, if you search for (blue, black) (jeans, pants) it will search for blue jeans, black jeans, blue pants, black pants.
anything in double quotes will search for the exact phrase, i.e. "leg opening" will not return results for just leg or just opening, but only the word leg followed by the word opening
anything preceded by a minus will be excluded from the search, i.e. a search for blue jeans -slim will search for the words BLUE and JEANS but remove any results with the word SLIM