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tanklor1
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 Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:21 am Post subject: Overweight clothes |
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| Is there any place in this whole country where an overwieght man can buy clothes in this country? Anyplace, hell even a website would be helpful. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Overweight clothes |
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| tanklor1 wrote: |
| Is there any place in this whole country where an overwieght man can buy clothes in this country? Anyplace, hell even a website would be helpful. |
there have been some threads on big and tall stuff but I can't recall them or where exactly offhand. Try using the search feature as crappy as it may be.
I think Itaewon or getting stuff shipped are about your only options.
I'm not overweight by most standards, but I like wearing tops in XL size for looseness, and I pretty much knew going in that you don't really want to be looking for such sizes in Korea, so I brought my own stuff.
On the other hand.. there are plenty of overweight Koreans around me in my town, mostly women but certainly some men and they're overweight by American standards, so clearly they must be buying their clothes somewhere!
i think you should also ask yourself if you REALLY want to buy any clothes here unless it's an emergency. From the little I've seen they're bound to be very expensive, very cheap/crappy looking or both.
and.... this really MUST be asked.
have you SEEN what passes for "male fashion" around here? |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:00 am Post subject: |
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depends on how overweight.
Regular korean stores I think carry up to a 34" in pants. I take a 38. I just went to Columbia in Itaewon (my first time to itaewon). Got a pair for 41,000W
Shirts I'm a 105 depending on the brand, a 110 to be safe. You can find those some places (that is an XL in most places in Canada, apparently I'm an XXL if I shop at aeropostale, so if you've worn their stuff you can compare)
Those shirts were acquired at a home ever. Generally you won't find above 105 in most stores.
So if you're above a 34" pant and a 105 shirt than you're pretty much relegated to itaewon area as far as I've been told. |
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bogey666
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Korea, the ass free zone
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
depends on how overweight.
Regular korean stores I think carry up to a 34" in pants. I take a 38. I just went to Columbia in Itaewon (my first time to itaewon). Got a pair for 41,000W
Shirts I'm a 105 depending on the brand, a 110 to be safe. You can find those some places (that is an XL in most places in Canada, apparently I'm an XXL if I shop at aeropostale, so if you've worn their stuff you can compare)
Those shirts were acquired at a home ever. Generally you won't find above 105 in most stores.
So if you're above a 34" pant and a 105 shirt than you're pretty much relegated to itaewon area as far as I've been told. |
I have an idea.
my boss at school is a big guy... Korean..
and wears 38 pants. No way does he shop in Itaewon. (though who knows)
I will ask him where he buys his pants and get back to you. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| bogey666 wrote: |
I have an idea.
my boss at school is a big guy... Korean..
and wears 38 pants. No way does he shop in Itaewon. (though who knows)
I will ask him where he buys his pants and get back to you. |
I knew they must be buying them somewhere but I have no idea where. None of my friends are bigger so they have no idea where these guys get them. I'd like to know because I'd really prefer not going back to itaewon. |
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dinga271
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dinga271
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Sorry - the system ran away from me there  |
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ChinaBoy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007
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I hear some website named stylebig.com has something! 
but really, that's what I do.. apparently I am huge (sad but true) so I get things shipped to me overseas.. no problem, just make sure it's not "Made in China" |
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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I love the two super gay looking models they chose for the Style Big web-site.
Most of the styles on that page are pretty hideous, but there is some decent stuff if you were desperate or didn't want to ship from home. |
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karri
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Location: south korea
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Songtan by the Army base (Osan?) is good aswell.
A bit cheaper than intawon. but depending on where you are a much bigger pain to get to. Its between Cheonan and Seoul.
http://wiki.galbijim.com/Songtan |
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warmachinenkorea
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| My people keep telling me to go near an Army base. I am 6'4 300 lbs and I wear about a 42 in the waist. XXL shirst are tough for me because I have a 54 inch chest so I need a XXL Tall. I have trouble finding stuff back home so I don't think I am going to find it here. I am sure though there will be larger stuff around the bases. |
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