Hey everyone. I’m 204cm tall and tip the scales at about 165kg, or 6’8 and 364. I have always had problems with Jumper’s, jackets and shirts never being big enough in the Collars or long enough in the arms. I found a few places that will tailor make them for decent prices Pickashirt for the shirt andTailor4less for the suit.
We received quite an interesting submission today from http://mariktbone.tumblr.com/,
IDK if you guys take submissions of celebrities, but whenever the phrase “Chubby guy swag” comes across my dash, I think of Christian Jacobs.
He’s the lead singer of the band The Aquabats, and creator/writer of Yo Gabba Gabba and The Aquabats! Super Show. If you’ve ever seen a video of the band live, you’ll know that he kicks a lot of ass and has fun doing it.
In my last submit I looked extremely cross eyed! I had to post at least one more to redeem the honor of my astigmatism! LOL!
STATS= 6’2, 300lbs, 44W, 32L, 18”neck/3xl
OUTFIT= blk pin stripe suit with fuschia back vest>Sean John size 52(but needed some major tailoring). White shirt with blk & grey stripes>Harold Pener. Frames>Hot Topic(just change out the lens to your prescription). And bowtie>yours truly! I’m starting my own bowtie line! Hope it inspires!
Check out CGS creator Zach Eser derping it up in style on Chubstr.com
Yesterday Zach and I were at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and noticed this fashionable chubby guy. Not a bad way to keep cool, comfortable, and fashionable in the heat. Thanks so much to the kind stranger who let us use his picture.
-Abigail
The women’s fashion industry changed because we spoke up. We demanded a change. We refused to wear shapeless frumpy clothing. It was an insult. It was as if the designers and clothing companies, by not making things in our size, were saying we weren’t good enough to represent their best work. I know you are familiar with this feeling, because that is exactly what is happening to you right now. There is however, far too much commiserating and trying to just deal with what is being handed to you.
I am encouraging men to stand up for themselves. You cannot just complain that there is nothing out there for you, and then continue to do the bare minimum of work to change it. All it takes is some diligent emailing, some letters, and petitions. No one is going to fight your battles for you. I can help, but I’m not a majority of the demographic. Sure we women can argue that we’d like to buy our boyfriends or husbands a certain type of style, but if the men aren’t backing us up by saying ’ yes that’s what we want’, then nothing is going to change.
When was the last time you contacted a clothing company asking for clothing in your size? When was the last time you contacted a clothing company and asked why they don’t have plus size male models to display their plus size male clothing? Or why their plus size clothing isn’t available in stores? When was the last time you started a petition for these things? I’m not trying to come of as if I’m scolding anyone, just trying to open your eyes a little more. Encourage you all to be more fierce in standing up for yourselves.
Many in the fashion industry have said themselves that ‘there is no demand’ and that, ‘if there was a demand then things would change’. So start demanding! Do you want to just ‘settle’? Don’t you guys think you deserve to be comfortable and easily express yourselves in a fashionable way? I do. I’m backing you up 100%, I want to see 100% coming from you guys in the fight for a change in the industry.
-Abigail
Casey Abrams just released his first CD. Give it a listen. He has a pretty intriguing sound, his style’s not too bad either.
Most might remember him from this:
New submitters
Old submitters.
Doesn’t matter.
I’m John Wade—
Stats (5’8 220 )
23
88’ Born
Teacher
Grad Student
Follow My Tumblr -anoblemansthoughts :)
Shirt: XXL Polo/Ralph Lauren
Jeans: Size 40 Idr, maybe some plain Artful Dodger raw denim
Somewhat old picture from a couple months ago testing out a new hairstyle. I’ve lost some weight since then but still proudly apart of those deemed chubby/fat. I’ve been into fashion for some time and have always gravitated bold prints or patterns. Sometime in the near future i’ll take a new fit pic and submit it through
Oh baby, new work clothes ;D
JunoMcgrath.tumblr.com
Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron Tucker on the ABC show Modern Family, reveals where his character’s infamous dress shirts come from,
“There’s a custom shirt maker in L.A. that makes my shirts, Anto of Beverly Hills, and they have made shirts for every famous person you can think of. They made shirts for Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, Dean Martin (Harrison Ford) – you name them, they’ve made their shirts since the ’30s and ’40s. It is such a treat every day to come into my trailer and see what the shirt looks like. I don’t get to pick the fabrics or anything like that. I just help pick the style and then they just go crazy with what I wear. I love them all.”
You can order custom shirts from Antoshirt.com the prices range from $30-$185 depending on the material you choose. Another option is Robert Graham, who mirrors Anto’s style, can be found at RobertGraham.us (and NeimanMarcus.com). They offer shirts for men up to size XXXL. Fair warning they can be very pricey, usually between $180-$260.
-Abigail
