Why is it so hard finding 3XL gear?

[mindz82]

It seems like I've had this problem forever. Half of the hot shit I want I can't get because alot of companies don't make anything larger than 2XL. I'm not a fat guy, I'm 6'4 230 lbs and in good shape, but theres no way in hell I can wear a 2XL without it looking skin tight and being mad young. The sleeves are all short and shit. Whats with all these companies not making at least 3XL? Is there just not a big enough market for these sizes to mass produce them? This shit has been pissing me off for some time. ?)

[Psycho Mike O]

i'll be straight up. its because many of those companies don't want fat people and ghetto people to wear their stuff. when companies start making 2xl or higher, then it either goes to fatter people, who are not a good look for the company, and the hood, which wears their clothes huge.

the regular just big guys like yourself get overlooked but its not worth it to make another lot of t shirts just for you. especially with not being able to meet the minimums. you may think there are a lot of people your size out there, but for a business it doesn't make sense to focus on you when the normal Large wearing guys outnumber you 20 to 1. at least i know thats how some companies think

[Diamond]

It seems like I've had this problem forever. Half of the hot shit I want I can't get because alot of companies don't make anything larger than 2XL. I'm not a fat guy, I'm 6'4 230 lbs and in good shape, but theres no way in hell I can wear a 2XL without it looking skin tight and being mad young. The sleeves are all short and shit. Whats with all these companies not making at least 3XL? Is there just not a big enough market for these sizes to mass produce them? This shit has been pissing me off for some time. ?)


We sell a lot of 3x.

[shersher]

i'll be straight up. its because many of those companies don't want fat people and ghetto people to wear their stuff. when companies start making 2xl or higher, then it either goes to fatter people, who are not a good look for the company, and the hood, which wears their clothes huge.

the regular just big guys like yourself get overlooked but its not worth it to make another lot of t shirts just for you. especially with not being able to meet the minimums. you may think there are a lot of people your size out there, but for a business it doesn't make sense to focus on you when the normal Large wearing guys outnumber you 20 to 1. at least i know thats how some companies think


why use the word "ghetto people" that is ignorant. but there are many people that are just thick and not trying to wear their close very large, it is actually what they need.

[mindz82]

i'll be straight up. its because many of those companies don't want fat people and ghetto people to wear their stuff. when companies start making 2xl or higher, then it either goes to fatter people, who are not a good look for the company, and the hood, which wears their clothes huge.

the regular just big guys like yourself get overlooked but its not worth it to make another lot of t shirts just for you. especially with not being able to meet the minimums. you may think there are a lot of people your size out there, but for a business it doesn't make sense to focus on you when the normal Large wearing guys outnumber you 20 to 1. at least i know thats how some companies think

Yeah see the thing with me is, width wise and all that I fit a 2XL just fine. The problem is I don't really like that spandex tight hipster fit. The arms on anything 2XL are always really short, and thats not my style. I like my clothes to be a little bit baggy. Nothing crazy or huge. 2XL shirts will barely hang past my belt. Are there any brands where the 2XL runs very big?

[mindz82]

We sell a lot of 3x.

All the online retailers I check out never have any of your shit in stock. Do you know any that regularly carry 3x? I don't think Digital Gravel stocks any items at all in 3XL either.

[Diamond]

All the online retailers I check out never have any of your shit in stock. Do you know any that regularly carry 3x? I don't think Digital Gravel stocks any items at all in 3XL either.

Yea, thats a problem.
The only online store that carries Diamond in 3X is

http://store.caliskatz.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2519

Check it out.

[bigbadbuda]

im a big dude too, crooks, 10 deep, and others make 3x homie ....trust me they are out there it might not be much but you can get fresh!!

[Bay Wars]

If the company makes a 3xl its usually pretty easy to find cause no one buys them. Same with big shoes. :P

[emmanuelabor]

If the company makes a 3xl its usually pretty easy to find cause no one buys them. Same with big shoes. :P

wrong 2 times

[emmanuelabor]

....many of those companies don't want fat people and ghetto people to wear their stuff. when companies start making 2xl or higher, then it either goes to fatter people, who are not a good look for the company, and the hood, which wears their clothes huge....

you sound incredibly ignorant with this entire statement


truth be told its generally a financial issue. if youre buying blanks, 2X and larger usually cost more than M-XL. if youre doing cut & sew, it generally isnt feasible to make bigger sizes if youre unsure theres a market for your product in that size.

[THE CEO]

3x is def. hard to find. There are some Crooks 3x shirts and hoodies out there and also 10 deep. After that the going gets tough!

[Vectorman]

If the company makes a 3xl its usually pretty easy to find cause no one buys them. Same with big shoes. :P

NO! Its impossible to find my sized shoe since its rare for people to wear a size 15 shoe and when they do it sells out like hotcakes because its so hard to find bigger shoes :P

[hellah fresh]

It seems like I've had this problem forever. Half of the hot shit I want I can't get because alot of companies don't make anything larger than 2XL. I'm not a fat guy, I'm 6'4 230 lbs and in good shape, but theres no way in hell I can wear a 2XL without it looking skin tight and being mad young. The sleeves are all short and shit. Whats with all these companies not making at least 3XL? Is there just not a big enough market for these sizes to mass produce them? This shit has been pissing me off for some time. ?)

Dude if you can't find something 3XL then this only means 1 thing... Get yo ass on a diet rite plan. For real real...

[bomber]

This issue hits close to home for me as I also have trouble finding clothes sometimes.

I weigh around 235 usually (and I hover around 10% bodyfat most of the time for any of you guys making ignorant fat jokes) so I usually fall between XL and 2XL. It really depends on the company...but with streetwear stuff I usually have go straight for the 2XL as a lot of brands seem to fit smaller...I don't know if its Japanese style influence or whatever, but a random Nike shirt in XL is going to usually be the size of a streetwear 2XL.

Now, I agree that 3XL may be getting to the point where the sales dip enough that the brand don't want to bother...but I am surprised there are a lot of brands not even willing to go to 2XL.

According to a lot of the 135lb people on this site there is zero market for anything above XL, but I have to say that most of the shops I have talked to tell a much different story. I can find most any design anywhere in M and L, but XL and 2XL? Good luck.

I used to think it was because the shops ordered a lot more M and L, but most of them say the XL/2XL stuff just sells much faster (which is why it is so hard to come by).

Anyway, that doesn't help you find the sizes you are looking for, but trust me...you are not alone in your frusturation.

[mindz82]

Dude if you can't find something 3XL then this only means 1 thing... Get yo ass on a diet rite plan. For real real...

Yo man did you even read anything I said in this entire thread? 230 lbs is not heavy for 6'4 when you're cut. I'm in the best shape of my life right now. I just got done bulking up. The problem isn't that im too fat to fit in the close, its that they fuckin fit like spandex and everything is mad short. Sorry I'm not one of those hipster nerds that weigh 140 lbs soaking wet and wear shit 2 sizes too small with some of them square glasses.

[Hunter]

I'm surprised he didn't refer you to some oversized horrible looking Shmack hoodies HAHA

[c.lopez]

It seems like I've had this problem forever. Half of the hot shit I want I can't get because alot of companies don't make anything larger than 2XL. I'm not a fat guy, I'm 6'4 230 lbs and in good shape, but theres no way in hell I can wear a 2XL without it looking skin tight and being mad young. The sleeves are all short and shit. Whats with all these companies not making at least 3XL? Is there just not a big enough market for these sizes to mass produce them? This shit has been pissing me off for some time. ?)

i am the exact same size as you and i have the same rproblems.. well an easy way to solve it is to shop @ Recon.. their 3x's are nto snug and they fit nice and loose. if u need some more help on other brands get @ me...1

[mindz82]

This issue hits close to home for me as I also have trouble finding clothes sometimes.

I weigh around 235 usually (and I hover around 10% bodyfat most of the time for any of you guys making ignorant fat jokes) so I usually fall between XL and 2XL. It really depends on the company...but with streetwear stuff I usually have go straight for the 2XL as a lot of brands seem to fit smaller...I don't know if its Japanese style influence or whatever, but a random Nike shirt in XL is going to usually be the size of a streetwear 2XL.

Now, I agree that 3XL may be getting to the point where the sales dip enough that the brand don't want to bother...but I am surprised there are a lot of brands not even willing to go to 2XL.

According to a lot of the 135lb people on this site there is zero market for anything above XL, but I have to say that most of the shops I have talked to tell a much different story. I can find most any design anywhere in M and L, but XL and 2XL? Good luck.

I used to think it was because the shops ordered a lot more M and L, but most of them say the XL/2XL stuff just sells much faster (which is why it is so hard to come by).

Anyway, that doesn't help you find the sizes you are looking for, but trust me...you are not alone in your frusturation.

Finally, someone that gets it. Weighing 230 lbs and being tall does not make you an overweight shit. The average size of any athlete is probably around the 230 lb mark. Half the people I see wearing streetwear are lanky as fuck. Not everyone looks and dresses like this guy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/JensEdge/100_6086Kopie.jpg

[tommyroks]

that pic of the dude..everything look kinda tight..this is why they dont make XXL.
I think skinny dude rockin tight clothing is very gay, but ppls does it. Its just worse if a big dude dresses like that.

[rasclaaat]

i'll be straight up. its because many of those companies don't want fat people and ghetto people to wear their stuff. when companies start making 2xl or higher, then it either goes to fatter people, who are not a good look for the company, and the hood, which wears their clothes huge.

the regular just big guys like yourself get overlooked but its not worth it to make another lot of t shirts just for you. especially with not being able to meet the minimums. you may think there are a lot of people your size out there, but for a business it doesn't make sense to focus on you when the normal Large wearing guys outnumber you 20 to 1. at least i know thats how some companies think

Why is there always someone who spits this ignorant stuff? This same exact topic was already covered in a thread about 5 months back and someone said the exact same shit. How do you purport to know what companies think? Are you a CEO of a streetwear company?

First of all quite a few dope companies do make XXXL like Nick Diamond has pointed out. Other than that i can think of 3sixteen off the top of my head.

The main problem with making XXXL tees is that a) the blanks are usually more expensive, b) if your XXLs don't sell as well as your Ms LS and XLs you probably won't think of trying to make XXXL c) the artwork might look too small and then you gotta remake bigger screens which can be very expensive d) stores might not order them - you gotta realize the buyers at stores have as much influence over what a brand puts out as the brand themselves do. If people don't order a certain product, it often gets cancelled.

[Bay Wars]

Everytime I see shoes on sale theyre either sizes 5-8 or 11.5-13. Your talking about size 15? Ya no shit theyre not gonna have those!! I wouldn't buy no size 15 shoe if I ran a shop. Maybe a website that gets tons of traffic I'd think about buying a few big sized shoes. Last week the Fire Red's were still on Footlocker.com sizes 15-17 but all the rest were sold out the first day. I'm not gonna say its not hard to find shoes in your size but there are some advantages to having irregular sized feet. Go into Marshalls or whatever type a store like that and they ALWAYS have some huge ass shoes that don'tsell and there usually the only shoes in there worth buying. And 3xl on the Diamond tees are always the last to get copped so like I said if they make em in a 3xl they're usually the easiest to cop.

[hellah fresh]

Finally, someone that gets it. Weighing 230 lbs and being tall does not make you an overweight shit. The average size of any athlete is probably around the 230 lb mark. Half the people I see wearing streetwear are lanky as fuck. Not everyone looks and dresses like this guy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/JensEdge/100_6086Kopie.jpg

I thought ya might of been a chunkie guy haha well dude i'm almost the same weight as you but, Im 6'2'' 225lbs. I feel you on the tees that be looking tight and stuff.. But yeah that extra 5lbs. you got must make a hella differance. That hoodie do look kinda tight. I can wear XL and it will be a perfect fit not tight not too lose. 2XL wont work for ya or what?

[IHaveAPosse]

cause fat people wearing something automatically makes that something a whole lot less respectable

dont get me wrong, some of my best friends are fat people
they just don't wear streetwear that would pretty much make them look fuckign retarded anyway

[bomber]

cause fat people wearing something automatically makes that something a whole lot less respectable

dont get me wrong, some of my best friends are fat people
they just don't wear streetwear that would pretty much make them look fuckign retarded anyway

Yea just like this fat fucker here. He damn near bankrupted 10deep by needing to wear such a large shirt.

http://80.254.137.38/_blog/ronartest/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/mass_appeal_cover1.jpg

[c.lopez]

they dotn understand cuz we are 6
5 230 does not mena were fat. for me it means i throw baseballs at 90 mph. im not fat at all..

[Mackland]

Finally, someone that gets it. Weighing 230 lbs and being tall does not make you an overweight shit. The average size of any athlete is probably around the 230 lb mark. Half the people I see wearing streetwear are lanky as fuck. Not everyone looks and dresses like this guy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/JensEdge/100_6086Kopie.jpg

WHAT THA FUCC!!??!!

[SB_Hitikori]

lol isnt that gallo lol?
dam why ya saying he dresses to tight lol. but anyway back to the subject. im kinda big right now myself im 5"9 and im like 230 but i ushally weigh like 205 i just been lazy. most my shirts is 2x or xl depends on the company and i got a couple 10 deep hoodies xl size. i dont wanna dress to tight cause i think it looks stupid chunky people dressing mad tight..

[BWS]

cause fat people wearing something automatically makes that something a whole lot less respectable

dont get me wrong, some of my best friends are fat people
they just don't wear streetwear that would pretty much make them look fuckign retarded anyway

so why do skinny suburban white guys rock smedium supreme tees with fat ass raekwon and ghostface killah on them,? hmmm

[Black Chanler]

^^^^ True, but would it be streetwear if it didnt love hip-hop culture and detest it at the same time?

As far as the size thing, most likely you are screwed for the most part, to be honest.

[hellah fresh]

WHAT THA FUCC!!??!!

hahaha! My friends used to make fun of me because they barely see me in a tee that is below my waist. When i do have it on they be like.. damn finally ahaha

[Johnny B]

Our head of Product delevopment is 6'5" 240, built like he plays in the NFL. We keep a tight fit all the way up 6xl.

www.blaclabelpremium

[SBairbape1'sIV]

so just cuz you don't wear smedium ass shirts now ur fat? Man some of you dudes sound like women..dudes can fix there weight..and even that comes with time and dedication and then that just sounds like females who lose weight just to fit in a bathing suit..but when you're 6 something you can't change ur height.. so I kinda see where homie is coming from..i'm 6'1.. so I don't like my clothes extra smedium..I like a little loose fit on mine..I had the same problem at first but I've learn to kinda preciate 2xl...I'll even go down a notch if it's a XL hoody..but I'm not wearing a large or nething else..no wayyyy..not knocking anybody else it just wouldn't look right on me

[jjs home]

most cmopanies dont make mad seizes because it costs more. you get beat over the head buying Blanks above a 2x

[dj analog]

Palis makes some great stuff up to 4xl www.palisusa.com

[ghostdeini]

I have a new policy in effect: I will hunt down (with prejudice) anyone that uses the word "smedium". shoot to kill.

[jjs home]

smedium

[hellah fresh]

I don't really like m shirts medium but, anyone know where i can find a Crooks tee in Xtra medium? I wear Xtra medium.

[godsownson]

what I've noticed is these companies will most likely only make above xxl items if the dudes behind it are bigger than a xxl .lol. I cop from crooks and castles, 10 deep and Irak ny. irak goes up to 4xl.NO LIE!

[superveelain]

wrong 2 times
no he's right,even here i can only find XL and when im lucky,cos the average hypster dude wear the s,m and some l only

[COCO]

It seems like I've had this problem forever. Half of the hot shit I want I can't get because alot of companies don't make anything larger than 2XL. I'm not a fat guy, I'm 6'4 230 lbs and in good shape, but theres no way in hell I can wear a 2XL without it looking skin tight and being mad young. The sleeves are all short and shit. Whats with all these companies not making at least 3XL? Is there just not a big enough market for these sizes to mass produce them? This shit has been pissing me off for some time. ?)

because _ _ _ _ _ _ are usually not that big =x

[escrappa]

smedium


haha

[contaygious]

i feel ur pain........undrcrwn is good to us

[swurv]

Yeah i really think everyone talking about losing weight to fit into a smaller shirt is like 5'8 and 130. Cuz Im a 6'1, 200 lbs guy, and I got a 42 inch chest. I played rugby, football, and soccer, I took juijutsu and recently worked in a lumber yard while I went to university. Xl is fine in length, but it actually fits tight around my chest, making me look like a tight shirt wearing body-builder, wears his sunglasses on the top of his head type. So I gotta buy 2xl, even if its a little long, because I have an athletic build. And if I could get into XL's I do, and some companies I can fit into em, others I can't. So by defualt, I check for XXl's first, then Xl. But if I could find 3xl? I'd be in heaven, I could wear the baggier fits I like, and not have to worry about looking painted on from the midsection-up.

[RedOraNYC]

you sound incredibly ignorant with this entire statement


truth be told its generally a financial issue. if youre buying blanks, 2X and larger usually cost more than M-XL. if youre doing cut & sew, it generally isnt feasible to make bigger sizes if youre unsure theres a market for your product in that size.

^^^ YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.... COMPANIES USUALLY SELL 3XL FOR 1$ MORE SOMETIMES THE PRICE IS DOUBLED FROM THE PRICE U PAY FOR M-XL THEN THE PRINTING CHARGES USUALLY GOES UP ALSO...UNLESS U REQUEST TO USE THE SAME SCREENS FOR ALL SIZES

[Bay Wars]

Uhm, guess what sizes are left on the "new" metallic Jordans? And there are a grip of 3xl Diamond collabo tees on ebay for "retail" price. I can go on and on and on and on.

[bigsink]

Yeah i really think everyone talking about losing weight to fit into a smaller shirt is like 5'8 and 130. Cuz Im a 6'1, 200 lbs guy, and I got a 42 inch chest. I played rugby, football, and soccer, I took juijutsu and recently worked in a lumber yard while I went to university. Xl is fine in length, but it actually fits tight around my chest, making me look like a tight shirt wearing body-builder, wears his sunglasses on the top of his head type. So I gotta buy 2xl, even if its a little long, because I have an athletic build. And if I could get into XL's I do, and some companies I can fit into em, others I can't. So by defualt, I check for XXl's first, then Xl. But if I could find 3xl? I'd be in heaven, I could wear the baggier fits I like, and not have to worry about looking painted on from the midsection-up.

I weigh 40lbs less than you and have a 42" chest as well. I wear an XL because a large is too fitted for me.

[hellah fresh]

Uhm, guess what sizes are left on the "new" metallic Jordans? And there are a grip of 3xl Diamond collabo tees on ebay for "retail" price. I can go on and on and on and on.

Did you say Js'? I got them! my sig!

[emmanuelabor]

Uhm, guess what sizes are left on the "new" metallic Jordans? And there are a grip of 3xl Diamond collabo tees on ebay for "retail" price. I can go on and on and on and on.

metallic Jordans? the reflective joints? I see full size runs of those everywhere.....all the Jordans I've bought in the past 5 years(with the exfeption of the olive V's) were from the outlet...and they had full size runs there

[ThatDude]

dont understand what you guys talkin about,,theres 10deep,Crooks,Rocksmith,Diamond supply co,Lemar & Dauley,3sixteen,Triko,Greedy genius etcetc lotta brands who make 3xl...

[The_Ghost]

I got a 3xl dead serious that I'm lookin to get rid of...