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There's a practical limit to how much slacks can be taken in - if you need business wear fairly quickly, try Brooks Brothers - they have a suited separate line and have some jackets that are "athletic fit" - you might still have to have the jacked altered. Last time I bought a suit, the salesman at BB told me most designers presume the average guy has a "drop" (chest larger than waist at the navel) of around three inches, eight is considered "athletic" and 12 is considered "extreme." Over half of all American men nowadays have a negative drop (waist bigger than chest), so designers have actually been making shirts looser and looser.
My bodyfat is in the mid-teens right now, and I already have a 12 inch drop - dress shirts are a problem. I get "athletic fit" dress shirts from JCPenney - they fit well at the waist, but a few more inches on the chest and a few more off the waist, and even these will be too baggy. Neck sizes in the store go up to 18 (where I am now - I think you can order bigger through the catalogue.) I got a really nice DKNY dress shirt a few weeks ago that fits great, but another DKNY I bought without trying on I wound up having to sell on eBay at a loss (lost the bloody receipt) because it was far too tight through the shoulders - try all DKNY on before you buy it. For casual clothes, Diesel makes some nice knits that are "clingy" and flattering without being skin-tight.
I don't have a suggestion for the jeans problem - not only are quads too tight, but I have problems at the calves as well. But I just can't stand those baggy-ass jeans that make you look like you just took a dump in your pants. And if my shoulders get much bigger (and I sure as hell intend them to!), my Quiksilver t-shirts won't even fit right any more.
A friend at work bought several bespoke suits and shirts through a Hong Kong tailor called Fit-Wel (www.fitwel.com) - he highly recommends them, and a lot of people at my company buy from them too. His suits look great, and prices are not that much higher than off-the-rack at a high-end department store or Brooks Bros. When I get my BF% down to where I want to keep it permanently, I'm going to upgrade the wardrobe and get a couple of suits and some slacks and shirts from them. (Thank God for business casual dress codes - right now I can get away with khakis from the outlet mall or Target.) Fit-Wel has a showroom in LA, and have reps that visit major cities several times a year. There are other HK tailors that have US reps, too.
I had to explain to a woman at a gym once that this is why bodybuilders wear tanks a lot - you can buy more for the waist and just "hang out" the top more as you grow.
Some of T. Reilly's stuff is overpriced, but they have good sales - just sign up for the e-mail notices. House of Pain also has some good workout gear and they seem like good people - I bought a gym bag from them a few weeks ago - better quality than anything I saw at Sports Authority and they upgraded it to the next size up for free when the size I ordered was out of stock and would have taken a couple of weeks.
My bodyfat is in the mid-teens right now, and I already have a 12 inch drop - dress shirts are a problem. I get "athletic fit" dress shirts from JCPenney - they fit well at the waist, but a few more inches on the chest and a few more off the waist, and even these will be too baggy. Neck sizes in the store go up to 18 (where I am now - I think you can order bigger through the catalogue.) I got a really nice DKNY dress shirt a few weeks ago that fits great, but another DKNY I bought without trying on I wound up having to sell on eBay at a loss (lost the bloody receipt) because it was far too tight through the shoulders - try all DKNY on before you buy it. For casual clothes, Diesel makes some nice knits that are "clingy" and flattering without being skin-tight.
I don't have a suggestion for the jeans problem - not only are quads too tight, but I have problems at the calves as well. But I just can't stand those baggy-ass jeans that make you look like you just took a dump in your pants. And if my shoulders get much bigger (and I sure as hell intend them to!), my Quiksilver t-shirts won't even fit right any more.
A friend at work bought several bespoke suits and shirts through a Hong Kong tailor called Fit-Wel (www.fitwel.com) - he highly recommends them, and a lot of people at my company buy from them too. His suits look great, and prices are not that much higher than off-the-rack at a high-end department store or Brooks Bros. When I get my BF% down to where I want to keep it permanently, I'm going to upgrade the wardrobe and get a couple of suits and some slacks and shirts from them. (Thank God for business casual dress codes - right now I can get away with khakis from the outlet mall or Target.) Fit-Wel has a showroom in LA, and have reps that visit major cities several times a year. There are other HK tailors that have US reps, too.
I had to explain to a woman at a gym once that this is why bodybuilders wear tanks a lot - you can buy more for the waist and just "hang out" the top more as you grow.
Some of T. Reilly's stuff is overpriced, but they have good sales - just sign up for the e-mail notices. House of Pain also has some good workout gear and they seem like good people - I bought a gym bag from them a few weeks ago - better quality than anything I saw at Sports Authority and they upgraded it to the next size up for free when the size I ordered was out of stock and would have taken a couple of weeks.
