damn these clothes

CookNLift
CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
edited February 3 in Chit-Chat
I have lost a decent amount of weight since summer started, and I have a lot of baggier dress shirts that I wear for work. I am getting really annoyed because when the shirt is tucked in in the front, it looks fine but then the back flares out and makes me look a lot heavier than I am. I am unsure if I can do anything to temporarily fix it / alter it.

Can I do something to remove the flaring from the back of my dress shirt or should I just go buy new clothes?

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  • smarionette
    smarionette Posts: 260 Member
    Depends on the style of shirt. If it has a darted or pleated back there isn't much you can do yourself (unless you want to learn the finer points of tailoring), but a straight back you can take in at the side seams yourself pretty easily. You can also go find a tailor/seamstress to measure and take them in for you.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I haven't tucked in a shirt in well over a decade. Can you not just tuck the shirt in further? If not, you may just need to purchase more clothes for work. But, hey, congrats on the weight loss.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    its annoying because if I tuck in the shirt normally - the sides are all puffed out, I have to tuck them back and push the back in. The front will be tucked in but no matter what I do the back flares out and theres a huge gap between where my back is and where the shirt is poked out lol
  • Donald_Dozier_50
    Donald_Dozier_50 Posts: 395 Member
    I haven't tucked in a shirt in well over a decade. Can you not just tuck the shirt in further? If not, you may just need to purchase more clothes for work. But, hey, congrats on the weight loss.

    I am with JEN, I have not tucked in a shirt in two decades. Congratulations!
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I have lost a decent amount of weight since summer started, and I have a lot of baggier dress shirts that I wear for work. I am getting really annoyed because when the shirt is tucked in in the front, it looks fine but then the back flares out and makes me look a lot heavier than I am. I am unsure if I can do anything to temporarily fix it / alter it.

    Can I do something to remove the flaring from the back of my dress shirt or should I just go buy new clothes?

    Take one to a tailor and find out how much it would cost to alter it to fit. If it's cheaper than buying a new shirt you can have them all altered. If not, you could buy two or three new shirts in your new size and just rotate them.
  • mike_ny
    mike_ny Posts: 351 Member
    I'm in the same situation, Vanity sizing catering to the average person being overweight means most clothing in the U.S. is a lot baggier than it used to be. You need to look for tapered shirts and clothing marked "thin" to fit a normal build. Most regular fits are what used to be called relaxed fit and relaxed fit is more like husky or chunky. Truly thin people have to go for "Skinny fit " since "thin" is still too loose for them. I hate shopping for clothes since everything in the same size fits differently. When I do find something that fits perfectly, I buy a few of them while I can.

    If your shirts are really good quality and fit well everywhere else, you could look for someone who does tailoring and ask what it would cost to put some darts in and taper them to fit perfectly. If that's not an option, you might need to try some higher end Men's Clothing stores since the big discount places seem to carry mostly shirts with the bottoms as wide as the shoulders as a one size fits all solution.
  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    I feel grumpy when I'm near my period too. It will pass.:devil:
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    I feel grumpy when I'm near my period too. It will pass.:devil:

    it's....just so frustrating :( when I put my shirt on im all like.....like....why doesn't this fit me right? IT MAKES ME LOOK FAT

    AHHHHH

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  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I feel grumpy when I'm near my period too. It will pass.:devil:

    it's....just so frustrating :( when I put my shirt on im all like.....like....why doesn't this fit me right? IT MAKES ME LOOK FAT

    AHHHHH

    hulk-shirt-rip.gif

    See, Hulk knows what's up. You just tear the *kitten* out of all your shirts and you no longer have an excuse to not buy new ones. Deep down you know the right answer.
  • suv_hater
    suv_hater Posts: 374 Member
    Time to switch to the slim-fit line. Congrats bro, you've earned it.

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  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Time to switch to the slim-fit line. Congrats bro, you've earned it.

    New-arrival-Men-s-casual-slim-fit-font-b-dress-b-font-font-b-shirts-b.jpg

    this isn't a sarcastic question but do slim fits go better with skinny ties or regular? because at this point all i have are regular michael kors and express ties
  • JDMarlowe
    JDMarlowe Posts: 327 Member
    I had the same problem... And I had this problem numerous times. I simply bought cheap clothes to last until i got out of that size. Then when I got to my goal weight, I bought nicer clothes that fit properly. Unless you take them to a taylor, I don't think there is much you can do, or at least I never found anything that worked.
    Best of luck and congrats on your progress man!!!
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