Men’s Tall & Thin Khaki Pants: Personal Shopper

Lisa sent me a request for tall personal shopper help. Their family is going on a cruise this summer and need help finding tall khaki pants for their teen sons.

Client: Age 15, 6’8″, Size 34″ waist by 38″ inseam

Client: Twins, Age 13, Size 30″ waist by 34″ inseam

Prefers: Younger looking styles, not the same styles as their dad wears.

I understand your pain. I have two teen sons and finding items in their sizes are a challenge especially that are hip and up to date. For younger looking styles avoid pleats, but look for flat-front and slim or straight leg styles. First off, I recommend for the best fit, you may want to try a pair of custom made khaki pants.

tropical weight khaki pantsCustom Tropical Weight Khaki Pants or several other styles
from Make Your Own Jeans. Very affordable. 

 

tall and thin custom made khaki pants

Ravis Tailor Custom Made Khakis, choose your fabric, and size.

tailor store tall chinos

UK store – Tailor Store has custom made chinos.

 For ready made chinos:

dockers pleated thin and tall khaki pants

Dockers website currently has several styles of khaki pants is size 34″ x 38″. But, the only tan one is pleated.

dockers relaxed 30 x 34

 Dockers 30″ x 34″ inseams (many styles)

Men's Long Plain Front Traditional Fit No Iron Chino Pants   - Light Stone
Lands’ End also has several styles of khaki pants that will fit all sizes. You can also get them unhemmed if you need them longer than a 38″ inseam. The above pair is a Plain Front Traditional Fit No Iron Chino Pants.

I also have a 13 year old son that wears a size 30″ x 34″. We had to find him a pair of pants for band and had to have them immediately. I found that this style of Calvin Klein body pants is slim fitting and the
32″ x 34″ actually looks great on him.

gap classic khaki pantsGap classic khaki pants 30″ x 34″

gap tailored tall khaki pants

Gap Tailored Khaki Pants 30″ x 34″

I hope these suggestions help. If I come across more, I’ll add them here.

owner tall clothing mall

St. Paddy’s Day Green Big & Tall

It’s March and you know you’d better be figuring out what you’re going to wear for St. Paddy’s Day. After all, you don’t want to get pinched. (or perhaps you do). 🙂  Here’s some of our picks for cool big and tall green clothing.

green big and tall clothing

Cutter & Buck Striped Tall Sport ShirtNike Sneakers to size 15. Nike Airitage Tall T-ShirtPolo Ralph Lauren Tall Green Polo Shirt.

Tommy Hilfiger Big & Tall Green Chinos 34″, 36″ & 38″ Inseams   Nautica Green Striped Sport ShirtGreen Tall Cargo Pants – 34″ & 36″ Inseams. Silk V-Neck Tall Green Pullover

Tall Personal Shopper: Big & Tall Man Needs Shipping to Canada

Today’s shopping request is for a 6’10” man who is fed up with ill-fitting clothing.  He especially wants some work dress shirts that fit. His size is a 18.5″ neck, like a slim fit and has worn 38″ sleeve lengths, but would love to have a 40″ sleeve length. He has a 38″ waist and wears a 36″-38″ inseam length. Our client is 40 years old and describes his style as preppy. He also lives in Canada, so he needs items that will ship to Canada. (that’s a challenge, but I think I got it.) His budget is to try and keep most items under $50.

Big & Tall Dress Shirts

Long Sleeved Casual Button-Up Shirts

For casual button-up shirts, one of your best bets is shopping at JCPenney as they have extra-tall sizes.

You can find more big and tall shirts here.
You mentioned you would like a blazer and I recommend:
Jos A Bank’s – Executive 2-Button Wool Blazer as everyone needs a blue blazer and it comes in extra long sizes.

Work Pants

extra tall men's pants

Jeans

big and tall jeans that ship to canada
For the price and style, you can’t beat Levi’s brand for the extra tall guy!

I hope I’ve nailed down some styles that will work for you. Enjoy!

Linen Pants for Tall Men

In my posts and newsletters I often mention how much easier men have it then women when it comes to fashion. As I said in this week’s newsletter, with fewer choices, comes fewer opportunities for error. Not to mention it’s much easier to hide figure flaws for men than it is for women. But the flip side of these pros is the one major con: there just aren’t that many different types of clothing for men. You’ve got your jeans, shorts, slacks, polos, button ups, sweaters, and t-shirts. Did I cover it all? Perhaps for most men, those are more than enough options. But there are occasions when you want to try something different and put forth a bit more effort than your every day uniform: perhaps a beachy vacation, a date night, or an event such as a wedding. Well linen pants are a great option for just such occasions. I love linen pants because they can seem dressier than your average slacks in the right setting or seem more casual than your regular dress pants in a different setting. And there’s something about a clothing item that is intended to wear during summer only that make it appealing to me (maybe because I live in frigid New England?!). Versatility is important when you’re spending your hard earned cash on a piece of clothing. Even though linen pants are a great option for men, I can only imagine that they might be hard to “style” for the average male. So in that vein, we thought we’d help you out! Here are just a few shirts I’d suggest you pair with linen pants, and as a bonus a few pairs of shoes as well. (That was your next question wasn’t it?!) 😉

And now here’s the choices in men’s tall linen pants.