{"id":238,"date":"2006-01-13T10:19:38","date_gmt":"2006-01-13T14:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/01\/13\/size-queen\/"},"modified":"2006-01-13T10:19:38","modified_gmt":"2006-01-13T14:19:38","slug":"size-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/01\/13\/size-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Size Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I never used to be one, but since I met my friend, Chris, I think I’m becoming one. <\/P>
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You see, up until about two years ago, I just bought all of my clothes in a size large (occsaionaly extra large). Granted, I used to weigh nearly 200 pounds, but even then I didn’t warrant any label proclaiming “L” or “XL”. <\/P>
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Yet that’s all I would buy. I think I felt comfortable concealing as much of my body as possible in over-sized (yet comfy) garb. Well, when I met Chris, I was weiging in at about 170 pounds and he pointed out that I’m a far cry from a large. In fact, I was most likely a medium (in European brands) and possibly even a small (in American brands…cuz we’re a fat people).<\/P>
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Over the years I’ve tried following his guidance and, to some extent, have been successful in developing a new, more fitted, wardrobe. When he and I go shopping in Soho, he even enjoys having me try on things for HIS sake. Apparently, he says I’ve got the body type that designers design for (he’s a designer himself).<\/P>
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Well, I’m here today to disagree.<\/P>
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I went to the Gap yesterday to try and solve my conundrum regarding what to pack to Washington, DC – where the weather will go from the dry 60’s to torrential rains to the 30’s all in the course of 48 hours. FUN!<\/P>
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I had the worst time finding clothes that fit. I think designers expect that all men grow in even number increments. It’s hard enough finding waist sizes of 33….so many brands only have 32 inch or 34 inch waists…but I don’t think that ANY designer makes lengths of 31 inches. I could only find 32 lengths (which were too long) and 30 lengths (which make me feel like I’m anticipating the next flood).<\/P>
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Frustrated, I bought the 32X30 pants…I just won’t put them in the dryer.<\/P>
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I then went into the shirt selection. The medium was a bit loose around the middle and a bit too long. The small fit nicely around the mid-section, but the arms were too short. I settled on the medium and will just tuck in the shirt (or “synch it”, since it’s from the Gap and all).<\/P>
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Anyway, the obvious observation from this shopping experience is that I’m not shaped normally. Oh, I can hide it okay, but based on my strangely-dimensioned legs and long arms, I think I may be a bit closer to my ape ancestors than most of my peers.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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