I was born with feet in the 1st percentile of the population and they stayed that way even despite getting taller. Now every shoe shopping experience is awkward af.

  • @lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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    191 day ago

    Skinny 5’3 guy here. I’ve had that experience buying pants. “Maybe you’ll find something in the kids’ section”.

    • @VitoRobles@lemmy.today
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      314 hours ago

      Went out with my cousin who is 5’ 4". He buys pants at the kid section.

      I tried to poke fun at him and this short king eviscerated me how I had to pay a “Height tax” since his clothes are durable and cheaper.

    • @Taalen@lemmy.world
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      222 hours ago

      180cm tall guy, with longl back and short legs. Actually knowing it’s impossible to find pants that are short enough has made buying them easier. Once I accept I need to take them to a seamstress to have them shortened anyway, I just need to find a pair with the right width.

      Sadly no such simple solution for most shirts out there being too short.

      • @adavis@lemmy.world
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        217 hours ago

        I have the same problem with shirts. If it fits across my chest it’s too short, if it fits length wise it is baggy across chest and stomach.

        Recently I found a brand that offers a extra long sizes. Eg if the sizes are Small, medium and large they offer small+, medium+, large+. The only difference is the cut is 5 cm longer.

      • @polle@feddit.org
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        120 hours ago

        Get a sewing maching, even better, an overlock. Buy the bigger/longer size and sew them thinner. Its surprisingly not that hard.