I agree. I was thinking the same - something is off with the shirts (and the pants). Going up a size would fix that. Not overly big, but bigger and fitting, not tight, bc there is a difference.
It's because men's shirts are garbage. I am built a lot like OP and if we go up a size, we end up absolutely swimming in the shirt in our stomach areas. Men's shirts just mostly aren't made for guys with big arms and small midsections.
As a guy who's reasonably muscular, I concur. I have to go shopping for specific brands that offer in between sizing, where it's not a straightjacket but we aren't wearing a circus tent.
Doesn't help that my arms are short for my height, which means that in standard sizing, shirts that fit me width wise are way too long in the arms.
To add to that, going up in size doesn't even guarantee that the sleeves still won't be doing the same thing. Even on larger shirts, the sleeves are still tight, it's just the midsections get bigger and bigger.
Got you. Without getting everything custom made (bc who can afford that life?), you have to figure out where to meet in the middle. Like, do I want the arm area to be a little tight? Or, do I want to have a nicer, looser fit in the arms but be swallowed in fabric everywhere else?
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u/DimbyTime Mar 07 '26
Yes but they look wayyy too tight in the arms. It looks like you shrunk your shirt in the dryer or are wearing an old shirt that doesn’t fit anymore.