Do Real Men Try On Clothes?
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Do Real Men Try On Clothes?
One of the stated joys of being a man is walking into a store, finding your size, pay and walk out. That's the way shopping is supposed to work. I haven't tried on clothes since grade school and mom was in charge. Lately, with clothes being made all over the world, I find sizes don't mean what they used to. A medium shirt from Indonesia may fit well, one from Vietnam makes me look like Hulk Hogan while one from Mexico fits like a bag. Will men be forced to go back into those fitting booths?
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From: Forgotonia
Originally Posted by jake00
The only thing I try on is shoes
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As humourous as the clothes theme is, "Do real men...whatever" IS a valid question. The attack on what constitutes a real man in the last three of four decades, the repeated attemps by certain factions with an agenda to redefine it, and the latest versions you'll see on decorating shows that are an embarassment to manhood, have made it completely valid for real men to remind the world that they are still here and don't give a damn what they think.
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Yeah, it's necessary to try on shirts, if you have a 18 1/2" neck and a 35" sleeve length. Just buying an XL shirt doesn't always work. Although I have filled out in the middle enough to wear an XL my wrists are usually to big to button a long sleeve. I don't even want to talk about buying wrist watches. Pants usually fit off the rack.
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Originally Posted by couleeman
Sure they do, It all depends on the situation. If the wife says try them on or else, you try them on.
When my best friend passed away, I went (with my wife) to buy a new suit to wear.
My manly slacks of 36x36 had gone the way of the doh-doh bird. I found that my 38x36 slacks had gone the way of the Edsel; the 40x36 had gone the way of the F-100, and the 36" length now drags the ground.
Ah yes, now a manly 42x34. Life is good for this man!
(Insert Tim Allen grunt here!)
And yes, the shirt is now a manly 18-1/2 x 35 instead of my former manly 16x35.
The coat size is 48 Long. Manly. Much more manly than the previous 42 Long, or the 44 Long.
I now know all of this manly stuff because my wife told me to go into the little room with the straight pins all over the floor (where I have to stand, OUCH) and to try this stuff on!
Now the real way to buy clothes. . . . walk into the store, grab that pair of 40x34 Levi's 560s, an XL (Tall) Polo shirt (without a pocket) and you're good to go!
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Mrs. Bear has given up trying to buy this Bear clothes. I think she's given up even going along when I buy clothes.
Shirts: 16" neck, 32 sleeves, button down collar, long sleeves with button cuffs, in something that goes with navy, gray, or khaki. Exceptions are outdoor stuff- that I always find at REI.
Pants: 33/34X32 in Navy, Gray, Khaki, or Black. Usually at Costco.
Shoes- something comfortable in a 9 slip on. If I find something I like, I always buy at least 2 pair. I think right now i have 5 pair of identical shoes in the closet- drives my wife nutz (hey, I rotate 'em).
What really annoys my wife is that I can take $200 or $300, and come home a few hours later with an armload of clothes. "There, I'm good to go for awhile."
Shirts: 16" neck, 32 sleeves, button down collar, long sleeves with button cuffs, in something that goes with navy, gray, or khaki. Exceptions are outdoor stuff- that I always find at REI.
Pants: 33/34X32 in Navy, Gray, Khaki, or Black. Usually at Costco.
Shoes- something comfortable in a 9 slip on. If I find something I like, I always buy at least 2 pair. I think right now i have 5 pair of identical shoes in the closet- drives my wife nutz (hey, I rotate 'em).
What really annoys my wife is that I can take $200 or $300, and come home a few hours later with an armload of clothes. "There, I'm good to go for awhile."