How Do You Buy Dress Shirts For Tall Men?
Outfitting Matthew Tullis used to be a tall order. At 6 foot 7 inches tall, he frequented the big and tall dress shirt departments of local retailers in West Jordan, Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City. But even when the size seemed right, the look was all wrong. “I’d go to Nordstrom’s or some other store and tell the clerk my neck size and sleeve length, 16 and a half neck and 37 sleeve, and I’d always have trouble with the shirt. I’m a thin person, and the shirts weren’t made for people like me, so either the sleeves were too short or the neck was too big. And the shirt was always baggy in the body. I began to think that bad fit was just par for the course,” shrugs Matthew. “It got to the point where I really didn’t care. I wasn’t very picky.” As a church leader and a father of three, though, Matthew felt an increasing need to ensure his appearance matched his growing responsibilities. “I’ve never been very worried about what other people think, but in this case it came down to some
