I have yet to find a store that sells tops and jackets that fit me in length. Always the sleeves are an inch or two too long and the shirt sleeves always three inches too long so I must always tuck it in at all times. I been to every store I have seen I looked everywhere for over 20 years no such luck. I just have to do with ill fitting tops. Pants are not an issue as I have long legs and hemming pants are very easy. However in my 20's I was skinny with a size 28in waist finding pants that fit me in width was a huge challenge but with dress pants that was easy to take care of I had the waist pulled in. That does not work with jeans though but I always found size 28 in Levis 501 jeans the only style I wear. Having said that the issue is especially with shirts since wearing an ill fitting one and you look terrible and it further emphasizes your small size. The same goes for leather jackets the sleeves and shirt tail always a two or three inches too long. I have to have my jackets made to measure. Now considering that 30% of the male populations is between 5'4" to 5'9" why no clothes for the short small man? They got specialty stores for women for petite sizes and plus sizes. I seen so many mens stores with big and tall sizes. In fact every mens store has a big and tall section. So is that not height discrimination at its max?
Generally I have less problems with shirts than jackets. In shirts, I need a neck size of 16.5" and 32/33 on the sleeves. Such a shirt will fit me nicely, most manufacturers any way. Most of my shirts are Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and like brands because I really can't wear anything less and maintain professional credibility. At the office however, I am sometimes able to dress down with the Land's End no wrinkle, no iron shirts which do not cost that much, and they wear very well. One of my coworkers suggested these shirts if I am only in the office and not meeting any clients.
Sports jackets I am almost always having to get them tailored on the sleeves. And I was insanely angry when I went to K&G Fashion Superstore and saw this amazing sports jacket from Calvin Klein on sale for $99 but no 42 short. They had all the pimp sizes but not 42S. I was really upset. K&G is a store that caters to the urban customer and I was actually looking for a yellow sports jacket and Cloud500 if you see a yellow sports jacket (like banana yellow) anywhere in Montreal, please let me know okay? Because I went in Men's Warehouse and Joseph A. Banks and they looked at me like I had 3 eyes. However there was a black salesman at Men's Warehouse whom I had a very interesting conversation with, which went down like this:
Salesman: "Hey My Man! Can I help you find something?"
Me: "Yeah, you got any yellow sports jackets? Like banana yellow?"
Salesman: "Are you serious?"
Me: "As a heart attack."
Salesman: "if I may ask, why do you need yellow? We have some light blues."
Me: "Because I wear yellow well, in fact I wear it very well, and people notice this because not everyone can pull it off."
Salesman: "We do not have what you are looking for, but I will tell you who sells the fashion you are looking for: K&G Fashion Superstore."
Now that was a real good salesman because he referred me to his competition - sort of. Men's Wearhouse is selling the upper middle class white guy his wardrobe. K&G Fashion Superstore has the urban minority clients in mind, the ones who make good money. So he referred me to a competitor only in the sense that both stores are selling sports jackets, because each sells to a totally different clientele. Still, I was amazed at K&G Fashion Superstore's selection of sports jackets. They did not, however, have the 42 short banana yellow sports coat I am looking for. If you guys see it anywhere, let me know. I will fly to Vancouver to buy one if I must. But if I have eyes on the ground in Montreal it will help.
For my banana yellow sports coat, I will pay a finder's fee of 10% of the cost of the jacket if I like and purchase it (and it fits, or can be tailored to fit), to the finder.