Fashion questions for those of us with bigger partners (3XL plus)

[Glamoreyez]

My DF is a bigger man. We tend to shop at Target, eBay, Big W and sometimes Best and Less...

It is hard though... I really like EBay - especially if you don't mind second hand clothes - you can get a really good bargain...

[Miss_Dee]

DF is a big guy. Like your DH, it's a combination of weight and build. He mostly lives in t shirts and jeans (which makes things a little easier), so we buy online. US sizes are much more generous than they are here. Most of his T shirts we get from Teefury and he just bought some Levi jeans from Amazon.

[~ Mylitta ~]

DH gets a lot of his tshirts and casual shirts from Target, tshirts from cafepress online (mostly ones he wears when dj'ing because he gets designs that suit the profession), and most of his work professional work shirts are from Lowes.

[Astrid]

So are any of you finding a reduction in range at Target? Just wondering if it is a local thing, which is stupid, as the locals around here tend to be on the larger size.

[Miss_Dee]

Our local Target never had a huge range to begin with.

[briggsy's girl]

Target have definitely reduced their range for big guys stuff

DH loves Bundy Rum so he was buying off Ebay or direct from the distillery - haven't had to buy him anything in ages cos the combo of plain work-provided clothes and his bundy stash means he doesn't need anything

i will admit finding him the shorts he likes is near impossible now though

[Astrid]

DH is after 3/4's at the moment and he is always a pain trying to find the right shorts.

[~Kim~]

Our local Target never had a huge range to begin with.

Yeah that. But we live in the centre of nowhere lol.

Essential Man have a decent range of bigger sizes and their XXL is really that. Not like some of the surf brands etc where DH needs 3 sizes bigger.
Just jeans have decent shorts and they are a good length, but they only go up to a 40. It is however a very generous 40 I have discovered.

[Astrid]

Oh dear - DH is 7XL, if only he was XXL we would not have so many problems getting him clothes. I think we have differing ideas on what is a BIG man

[Floweryfields]

My Dad is bigger and tall. He shops at Big W mainly, sometimes KMart, sometimes Lowes. I know he finds it very frustrating finding a range of clothes.

[~Kim~]

Yes Lowes! I was just coming to post that. Really miss that they aren't in the western states.

[Miss_Dee]

Apparently they are! I don't know what made me look, but there seems to be stores in every state! Might have to start looking there for DF.

[~~Snoogans~~]

My hubby is a biggun as well, and I've been scoring awesome stuff at Myer for him!

There is a new brand *Jack Stone* which caters to the larger man

When they had their sales a few months back, I scored him 2 pairs of cargo style pants (for his golf), 4 polo shirts, a pair of shorts (for golf again ) all for $58!!!

And, the best thing? he finds them SOOOOO comfy! I have seen denim shorts and jeans, dressier tops, jackets etc there as well ...

Also, if he needs business style shirts etc, Van Huesen (sp) have big mens shirts as well

Oh, and for cool tshirts try threadless dot com , an American tshirt place... FUN!

[Arimeh]

My dh has recently lost a lot of weight, think he was a 44 waist?

He had trouble getting clothes to fit cos most big men's clothes are wide, not wide and long.

Does your dh need pants? Dh has heaps of pants now that don't fit and he was going to give them to st vinnies - some he hasn't even worn. Would they fit your dh? I could send them to you