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Big necked shirts
Any of you guys have this problem? I'm 6'0", 290# with a 21" neck. The
shirts in the big and tall men's stores with an appropriate neck reach past my knees and have enough girth to fit an extra person of my size in. Tailored shirts at $100 a pop make the Scot in me cringe. Any help? JD (Back on LC 12/12/04) 325/290/220 |
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JD wrote:
Any of you guys have this problem? I'm 6'0", 290# with a 21" neck. The shirts in the big and tall men's stores with an appropriate neck reach past my knees and have enough girth to fit an extra person of my size in. Tailored shirts at $100 a pop make the Scot in me cringe. Any help? You might be able to find a local tailor or seamstress shop that can alter shirts for a much smaller fee than expensive tailored shirts or clothing shops that offer tailoring. (Women often find they can save a lot of money taking a bridesmaid gown to a local shop instead of having the alterations done by the bridal shop). Unless you want to take up learning to sew.... -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Hi JD,
On 29-Jan-2005, "JD" wrote: Any of you guys have this problem? I'm 6'0", 290# with a 21" neck. The shirts in the big and tall men's stores with an appropriate neck reach past my knees and have enough girth to fit an extra person of my size in. Tailored shirts at $100 a pop make the Scot in me cringe. Any help? Have you tried the old standbys - JC Penneys and Sears? I know Penneys does custom shirts, and wouldn't be surprised if Sears did too. My husband is very tall (6'5") and thin, but his shoulders are broad enough that when he had his Army dress blues made they had to start with a size 44 Tall jacket and then almost completely remake it - took the pocket flaps off to move them, had to cut the collar area down and slim the sleeves down a bit as well. He can get custom made shirts from Penneys though, so perhaps they can help you as well. Good luck. :-) Take care, Carmen -- Please note change in Reply To address carmensrt at gmail dot com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned |
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"Carmen" wrote in message ... Hi JD, On 29-Jan-2005, "JD" wrote: Any of you guys have this problem? I'm 6'0", 290# with a 21" neck. The shirts in the big and tall men's stores with an appropriate neck reach past my knees and have enough girth to fit an extra person of my size in. Tailored shirts at $100 a pop make the Scot in me cringe. Any help? Have you tried the old standbys - JC Penneys and Sears? I know Penneys does custom shirts, and wouldn't be surprised if Sears did too. My husband is very tall (6'5") and thin, but his shoulders are broad enough that when he had his Army dress blues made they had to start with a size 44 Tall jacket and then almost completely remake it - took the pocket flaps off to move them, had to cut the collar area down and slim the sleeves down a bit as well. He can get custom made shirts from Penneys though, so perhaps they can help you as well. Good luck. :-) Really?? Sears?? Penney's???!!? I can't imagine either of those places making custom shirts but I'll give it a shot. How is the old man anyway? Any closer to a Harley? JD |
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Whenever I look at the subject line of "Big Necked Shirts", it makes me
think it would be a good title for a rock (or folk) song, but now the chorus to "Fat Bottomed Girls" keeps going through my head :-) -- Saffire 205/144/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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Hi JD,
On 30-Jan-2005, "JD" wrote: Really?? Sears?? Penney's???!!? I can't imagine either of those places making custom shirts but I'll give it a shot. It's not quite as custom as you'd get if a tailor made it from scratch, but using the range of options available it's close. :-) How is the old man anyway? Any closer to a Harley? He's doing much better these days. The amputation went well, the prosthetic fittings (both myoelectric and cable-driven) also went well and he's using them hard enough to break stuff on them all the time. G He's got a weightlifting attachment now and can do pullups with one of the "hooks". He's doing pushups now too and his chemo is all done so he looks human again. He's also back to running. He's still in the Army and nobody is talking about boarding him out so far. The bike hasn't happened yet, but another biggie did - we bought a house. :-) All in all, life is pretty good. :-) How's things with you? Take care, Carmen -- Please note change in Reply To address carmensrt at gmail dot com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned |
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"Carmen" wrote in message ... Hi JD, On 30-Jan-2005, "JD" wrote: Really?? Sears?? Penney's???!!? I can't imagine either of those places making custom shirts but I'll give it a shot. It's not quite as custom as you'd get if a tailor made it from scratch, but using the range of options available it's close. :-) How is the old man anyway? Any closer to a Harley? He's doing much better these days. The amputation went well, the prosthetic fittings (both myoelectric and cable-driven) also went well and he's using them hard enough to break stuff on them all the time. G He's got a weightlifting attachment now and can do pullups with one of the "hooks". He's doing pushups now too and his chemo is all done so he looks human again. He's also back to running. He's still in the Army and nobody is talking about boarding him out so far. The bike hasn't happened yet, but another biggie did - we bought a house. :-) All in all, life is pretty good. :-) How's things with you? Take care, Carmen Glad to hear that Uncle Sugar didn't summarily muster him out over a piddly thing like a missing hand. Bought a house? That's cool. Seeing's how I'm a Realtor I'm always happy when someone buys a house. Look me up if a PCS to Fort Lewis is in your future. As for me, I'm about to end a 22 year run of blissful singularity by marrying my best friend, Aileen, on Valentine's Day. JD |
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JD wrote:
Any of you guys have this problem? I'm 6'0", 290# with a 21" neck. To a lesser extent. 5'6" 200# with a 17.5" neck. My torso is somewhat out of proportion to my body so I don't look short while I'm sitting. The low center of gravity was an advantage playing soccer in high school at least: bigger kids bounced off me in surprise. My arms are matched to my legs so all shirts that fit my torso are long on my arms and all shirts that fit my neck and far too big on me. My father had it worse. As a possible role model for Mr Goodwrench I don't remember him even having a neck until a few years after he retired and those big neck muscles shrank to mortal size. The shirts in the big and tall men's stores with an appropriate neck reach past my knees and have enough girth to fit an extra person of my size in. Tailored shirts at $100 a pop make the Scot in me cringe. Any help? The simplist ones: I get short sleeved shirts and I don't often button the top button. Even when I put on a tie and draw it crispy the shirt under it is invisibily unbuttoned. I also try to roll my cuffs at the office and that works at most business casual places. There is also a step between strictly rack shirts that never fit well (you have it worse than I do) and full custom. Some places do "semicustom" (not sure what it means but they cost in between rack and full custom) and some places do alterations. |
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Hi JD,
On 2-Feb-2005, "JD" wrote: He's doing much better these days. The amputation went well, the prosthetic fittings (both myoelectric and cable-driven) also went well and he's using them hard enough to break stuff on them all the time. G He's got a weightlifting attachment now and can do pullups with one of the "hooks". He's doing pushups now too and his chemo is all done so he looks human again. He's also back to running. He's still in the Army and nobody is talking about boarding him out so far. The bike hasn't happened yet, but another biggie did - we bought a house. :-) All in all, life is pretty good. :-) How's things with you? Glad to hear that Uncle Sugar didn't summarily muster him out over a piddly thing like a missing hand. It's not kindness...they have to allow him a certain amount of time for recovery before they assess him for a permanent profile. Right now he's on a temporary still - like it's going to grow back or something? G In the meantime he keeps pushing himself and living up to his own expectations while he surpasses most other people's expectations for him. Last week's 6 mile road march w/ruck saw him coming in at 5 minutes after the leaders (and he's 41). If they do push him out it'll be because the regs leave them no leeway. Despite Bush's declaration that any amputees who want can remain on active duty there have been no reg changes to that effect. Bought a house? That's cool. Seeing's how I'm a Realtor I'm always happy when someone buys a house. Look me up if a PCS to Fort Lewis is in your future. Fort Lewis is a great area, but Howard said "No more PCSes!" and I know he meant it because he's getting rid of all the original packing materials for appliances that are past their warrantee periods. I'm happy about that. :-) As for me, I'm about to end a 22 year run of blissful singularity by marrying my best friend, Aileen, on Valentine's Day. Carmen struggles hard to behave but loses Ha! I knew it! Some years back when you and Howard chatted and you ended up being a reasonable person when all was said and done I figured you'd come around. :-) I am very happy for you and Aileen. Marriages that start as friendships stand the best chance long term. May you two be at least as happy as Howard and I have been during our marriage. Congratulations and my best wishes, Carmen -- Please note change in Reply To address carmensrt at gmail dot com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned |
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Big necked shirts
Hi friends.. i am oojam, some people like big necked shirts, very rare people can design big necked shirts. as sunnyscustomtailor they do their job fantastically.
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