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Archives for January 2012
Tall Personal Shopper: Soccer Shorts for Tall Thin Guy
By January 28, 2012
I received a request to try and help find some longer length soccer shorts for a tall teen. He is 6’4″ tall and has a 32″ waist.
adiPower Dwight Howard Shorts12″ inseam
Soccer shorts generally do not have a long length. The longest inseam I can find are about a 10″, which is not very long. I hope I’m not off base, but I suggest you go with basketball shorts. I think it’s better to have longer shorts to avoid the “bird legs look”, then to have the so called “soccer shorts”. The basketball shorts have longer inseams and look similar to many styles of soccer shorts. Here are some I suggest:
Pro Model 3 Hype Shorts 12″ inseam
Nike – Hustle Shorts 11″ inseam
What Type of "Tall" Are You?
By January 26, 2012
The most ridiculous thing I ever see are signs that say “one size fits all”. Are you telling me I should wear the same size as my5’3″ tall mother-in-law? I DON’T THINK SO! We learned years ago to never go clothes shopping together.
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| Photo credit Taradata Magazine |
And, you can’t slap a tag on clothes labeled “tall” and expect it to fit all tall people. There are all kinds of different tall shapes and sizes. My biggest pet peeve is when clothing stores stick a “tall” tag on and don’t include a tall size chart. Tall inseams can vary from 31″ – 42″ long. It can be very confusing to sort it all out.
Here we go with generalization again, but I think for the most part, all of us tall people can be sorted into one of the following categories of different tall body types.
- All Long Legs. Yep, you have mile long legs. Your legs make up your height. You could have an average torso length or even a short torso length. A lady at a conference started a conversation with me and told me that she had a 37″ inseam length. I wouldn’t even have considered her “tall” as she may have been around 5’7″. I didn’t believe her, so she pulled up her long tunic to her waist and sure enough she had really long legs and an almost non-existent torso.
- All Long Torso – You may have average length legs or even short legs. Take Mike, from Twitter. He is 6’8″ long with just a 32″ inseam. I mentioned to him that’s the longest torso length I’ve ever heard of. He agreed and finding long enough tops is a real challenge. You poor people have a challenge fitting in cars and seats as they just aren’t made for your long backs.
- Balanced Tall – This is the group of people that have both long legs and long torsos. I fall into this category as I am 6’1″ tall and have a 35″ inseam length. My torso is also long and tall shirts are needed also.
Where do you fall on the spectrum of tall?
Tall Clothing Mall 5th Anniversary Giveaway & Special Offers
By January 23, 2012
This week marks Tall Clothing Mall’s 5th Anniversary!
We are so excited! I never could have imagined that what started out as me book marking my favorite stores that sell tall or longer length clothing could have grown to such a valuable online resource for tall people. I now have a team of people that are constantly on the look out for the best tall clothing items, large size shoes and accessories as well as tall clothing sales.
I want to say “THANK YOU” to everyone who has helped make Tall Clothing Mall the website it is. Without your faith in me, your feedback, and visiting the website often we would not have been able to thrive let alone survive. The tall community is awesome and supportive! I’m proud to be able to help you look your best every day!
We are so excited! I never could have imagined that what started out as me book marking my favorite stores that sell tall or longer length clothing could have grown to such a valuable online resource for tall people. I now have a team of people that are constantly on the look out for the best tall clothing items, large size shoes and accessories as well as tall clothing sales.
I want to say “THANK YOU” to everyone who has helped make Tall Clothing Mall the website it is. Without your faith in me, your feedback, and visiting the website often we would not have been able to thrive let alone survive. The tall community is awesome and supportive! I’m proud to be able to help you look your best every day!
Let’s get on to the giveaways.
We will have two giveaway contests. Enter below for a chance to win the first giveaway which includes the following 2 prizes.
1. $50 gift card to any store at Tall Clothing Mall.
2. $50 gift card to Sierra Trading Post. They have a large selection of men’s big and tall clothing from some of the hottest brands at greatly reduced prices. They also have some women’s tall coats and blazers. This week they are offering us an exclusive discount of an extra 25% off everything via coupon code ALTALLMALL2. Ends 1/27.
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| Columbia Cougar Peaks II Tall Jacket – with above coupon the final price is $19.09. |
Here is how you enter:
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In the comments section below, please leave a comment stating a way that Tall Clothing Mall has helped make shopping easier for you. It’s that simple.
Earn extra entries. Each of the following ways can earn you an extra entry.
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Become a friend on our Facebook Page. Then leave another comment below saying you are now our friend on Facebook. If you are already a friend, just leave a comment below stating you are already our friend on FB. You now have two entries.
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Do a tweet on Twitter about this contest saying “Enter Tall Clothing Mall’s 5th Anniversary giveaway” linking it to this post. Then come back here and enter another comment saying you tweeted. This is your 3rd entry.
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Create a blog post talking about this contest and then enter another comment below, linking it to your blog. Share the love! Now you have 4 entries.
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Sign up for our newsletter over on the right side of this blog. Then enter a comment below stating you signed up for the newsletter. If you already subscribe, enter than below. You now have 5 entries.
1 winner will be chosen randomly through random.org. You may enter the contest with up to 5 entries.
(Note) This contest is open to anyone and you can enter up until midnight on Jan 29, 2012. The winner will be announced on Jan 30th. If your comment doesn’t link back to your profile or blog where I can find your email, or you don’t have a blog, then you must leave your email in the comment so I can contact you if you win. You will have 48 hours to respond or I will choose a new winner. Good luck!
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We have another anniversary contest over at Tall Snob, so be sure to enter there also.
