I normally leave the ranting to the Angry Fat Guy because that’s his bit and well… I’m a pretty positive guy.
There are 3 places I look for HotFatGuy clothing; Casual Male XL, Hajjar’s Big & Tall and Rochester Big & Tall.
Yes, I’ve given in to shopping at the Fat Store, it’s fine… I can get shit from Old Navy and other places but aside from being fat I’m also 6′4″ so I’m Big & Tall. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.
What really chaps my ass about these places though?
There are NO fat guys in the catalog? None, zero, zip, nada! There aren’t even really tall guys in there?
It’s all just really handsome guys in their mid 40s and 50s? I don’t get it.
Let’s go site by site and take a look:
Day at the Beach
This is the Casual Male’s “Day at the Beach” complete outfit. That’s correct, they sell outfits in there entirety… which is a little suspect but I’m ok with.
This Look is fatally flawed for too reasons.
1) This guy can’t weigh more than 160 lbs, that outfit is not going to look the same on a guy (literally) twice his size.
2) He has 2 shirts on. Yeah, exactly what I want to sport in 95 degree, humid weather. Two fucking shirts, oh sweet my man boob sweat will be AWESOME in these duds.
http://www.big-tall.com/ (Hajjar’s)
Old Guys & White Pants?
This site is pretty decent. There are very few models on the site.
Gotta say though the front page Father’s Day logo drives me nuts, particularly the guy in the top right block.
This goof has a decent shirt on and white khakis.
Oh, ok… because the Buffalo Sauce and beer will come right out of those huh? Are you shitting me?
This guy is also probably about 150-160lbs, we’ll see how those stripes look in 3 or 4xl, probably trigger someones epilepsy.
http://www.rochesterclothing.com
These guys are probably the worst offenders, I understand because they cater to a higher end clientele but come on?
Fat Guys or Gay Pimps?
If I wore this I would have to kick my own ass? Can you IMAGINE that jacket in a 58 Long? Holy dog shit, people would pass out.
This is the COVER of one of the Spring Catalogs, this doesn’t make me want to buy your clothes, it makes me want to buy an Elton John CD.
And again with the white pants, I know it’s Summer people but fat guys eat allot more so statistically we will spill that much more.
Nice Look or Table Cloth?
This guy looks pretty slick, until you look a little closer and realize that he has a plaid jacket on?
Again…. it looks great on him… but if I rocked this it would look like I made a shirt of the hotel curtains.
These looks just don’t translate to fat people.
Guess what, not every guy that shops at your store is a pro football player.
So Big & Tall stores of the world, I beg of you. Hire some HotFatGuys to model your stuff, there are enough of us out there!
Punching Out (for now)…
-Biff
