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Ten years in Thailand now, and looking for decent quality men’s button down & Polo shirts at a fair price. 

It has become increasingly difficult to find in US size XL or equivalent. I’ve tried the local 3XL though most are too small in the arms & chest.


Any suggestions for a good location to find off the rack? It is best for me to try the fit in a store, as online efforts have been a bit disappointing. 

 

Not looking for a tailor, but can travel from Isaan as required to most any location with decent shops. 
 

Thanks, T

 

 

Posted
8 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Robinson’s

Thanks, I have looked in Udon & Khon Kaen and they do not normally have my size. ( W36 CH48)

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I'm guessing you're an XXL here. Hard to guestimate these days because everything is extrasized up.

 

Shirts: Try Uniqlo (4-700), AIIZ (3-600), Yuedpao for inexpensive hq Ts (150-400). AIIZ is my go to shirt store. I have half dozen + of these.

 

Robinson's is very pricey and poor value generally. Good clothes they're just ridiculously priced. 

 

HM is total junk. Giordano is just ok, but poor value. They had some excellent shorts for 990 that I was eyeing but they just never went down to a price point I was comfortable with. By the time they hit around b600 the selection was sketchy and I just went to Uniqlo as they were having a big sale. 

 

You might find something at Muji. Lacoste has nice polo's, but always ungodly overpriced.

 

In all the malls along Ratchada corridor there are pop-up shops you might find shirts, Ts about b300-400

 

Make a trip to BKK where you can shop with selection and get your size right.

 

It's a good time to buy clothes, lots of sales. None of the stuff is cheap or fair value but it's less expensive than the ridiculous full retail pricing

 

If you need help or bit of guidance message me.

 

EDIT I just bought a bunch of shorts at Uniqlo on sale 599. I'm also 36 resized 35. I'd recommend the Chinos although I almost went for the slim fit. I just looked too gay wearing them. They're nice in that they're not that typical Chino fabric. Do not under any circumstances by cargo shorts for <deleted>sake!

 

EDIT2 in a lot of those pop-up shops there are rayon shirts which are quite thin but I don't like the way they hang on me. I'm also okay with a bit of poly insurance but I don't want the whole bloody thing to be made out of plastic. Anyway, these shirts are everywhere and can be found for as little as 300 baht

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Posted
48 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

I'm guessing you're an XXL here. Hard to guestimate these days because everything is extrasized up.

 

Shirts: Try Uniqlo (4-700), AIIZ (3-600), Yuedpao for inexpensive hq Ts (150-400). AIIZ is my go to shirt store. I have half dozen + of these.

Thank you for the reply, sometimes I can find shirts at Uniqlo, or AIIZ though I need the XXXL and the arm & shoulders are often tight. 
 

I am thinking to go to BKK for shopping, could you recommend a shopping mall for me to visit. I rarely go to BKK, so any choice I make is random at best. 
 

thanks ..T

Posted
1 hour ago, KhaoHom said:

Never buy clothes online. Always disappointment

 

Well send it back under the warranty. No plom plem

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23 minutes ago, Wanderer555 said:

Thank you for the reply, sometimes I can find shirts at Uniqlo, or AIIZ though I need the XXXL and the arm & shoulders are often tight. 
 

I am thinking to go to BKK for shopping, could you recommend a shopping mall for me to visit. I rarely go to BKK, so any choice I make is random at best. 
 

thanks ..T

 

Any Central. Uniqlo all the same everywhere. AIIZ is hit miss for selection and sizes. You might have to hit two or three. 

 

Stay out of Terminal 21, Emporium and especially Paragon.

 

Central Lat Prao/ Pohan Yotin has Uniqlo, Central dept, AIIZ small selection, Giordano, Muji and Yuedpao in basement along with other men's casual wear. Bustling with beautiful women and students from Kasetsart. Nice food court.

 

Zen has everything but I find it very confusing. Lots of BKK beauties. If you like sushi you can eat at Katsu Madori. I highly recommend it

 

If you happen to have a car which I have no idea why you would in Bangkok but I believe there is an aiiz outlet somewhere north of Bangkok.

 

You also might want to try Pattaya outlets although you might just find overpriced junk there

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4 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

 

Well send it back under the warranty. No plom plem

 

Why bother? Temu also known to be the cheapest shi+ on the internet. That's not how I want to dress and it's not how I want to look, but hey that's just me

Posted

Search for mend shirts fat or mens shirts obese on lazada. 

There you'll find bigger sizes described by chest measurements etc.

Ignore the stated.size.

There's no standard.

Posted
30 minutes ago, Wanderer555 said:

I am thinking to go to BKK for shopping, could you recommend a shopping mall for me to visit. I rarely go to BKK, so any choice I make is random at best. 


Changwattana Immigration building.  On the lower level, there is a guy who has a shop selling mostly Ralph Lauren that the owner gets from the US from stores such as Ross.  Some stuff is seconds, others is overstock.  Everything I have bought appears to be genuine and is less than 1/3 of the price of the Polo Stores in the malls.

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28 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Search for mend shirts fat or mens shirts obese on lazada. 

There you'll find bigger sizes described by chest measurements etc.

Ignore the stated.size.

There's no standard.

FYI:  One does not need to be ‘fat or obese’  to require extra large shirts to properly fit. 😎

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28 minutes ago, Airalee said:


Changwattana Immigration building.  On the lower level, there is a guy who has a shop selling mostly Ralph Lauren that the owner gets from the US from stores such as Ross.  Some stuff is seconds, others is overstock.  Everything I have bought appears to be genuine and is less than 1/3 of the price of the Polo Stores in the malls.

Thanks, I have never been there but if I cannot find something at the malls maybe I will take a look. 

Posted
38 minutes ago, Wanderer555 said:

FYI:  One does not need to be ‘fat or obese’  to require extra large shirts to properly fit. 😎

I never said that you did.

I described the trick to actually get to see LARGER sizes on Lazada.

Try it. It works.

Posted

Chinese sizes are two steps smaller, so an XL would be a 3X. Unfortunately, They don't always say what sizes they are offering, particularly on Lazada. When I find the right size, I buy extras.

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