Columbia Clothing Sizes Disappoint
I bought a new shirt a few weeks ago made by Columbia and it is sized very poorly. It was a “Lewisville Twill” and I bought a size larger than I normally buy because I knew I wanted to wear it over a T-shirt. So, I picked up a 4X (yes, I am a huge bastard).
Apparently, someone at Columbia who creates the bigger sized clothes has no concept of proportions. The shirt is appropriately bigger around, but it still seems to be like an XL in the shoulders and the sleeves. Not to mention that the tails of the shirt are so short that I can barely tuck the shirt in. The sleeves fit really tight around my arms and are about 5 inches too short. It’s just ridiculous.
What they seem to have done is taken a XXL shirt and just made the stomach part bigger, but left the same length and sleeves on it. I have a big belly, but I am also tall and have long arms. I am a big person, not just a fat person. I wear a size 56 sportcoat, so my chest is really big around as well. Imagine a college football lineman who’s about 30 pounds overweight. That’s my size.
Columbia seems to think that someone who buys a 4x shirt is 5′8″ tall and weighs 400 pounds. I don’t think I’ll ever buy from them again.
I know I should have tried it on first before removing the tags, but the other shirts I bought from other companies fit fine and I know my size. I didn’t expect for Columbia stuff which is, other than sizing, very high quality stuff to be fitted so poorly.
I’ve sent them an email despite the fact that their customer service contact form is a disaster. We’ll see what they say.
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September 21st, 2007 at 10:28 am
Because sizes often vary across different clothing companies someone decided to help. I’ve never tried this service, but it may be worth looking into. Pretty smart if it’s successful.
It’s called My Shape: myshape.com. So close to My Space, how could you ever forget that name (or URL)?
Hope it helps Alex.
October 4th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Proportion is all relative. I am 6′2, 225 lbs (very handsome), yet wear size 40 pants and a 44-46L coat, so when I buy suits (as I have to wear them daily, but also get to take them off) they do not take into account my pear figure. Maybe I can find a Pear-shaped Men’s store and you can go to kNuckle Draggers Unlimited!