Comments on: Tales of a Petite Groom

By: Short Shrifted - A Clothing & Style Blog for Short Men

Short Shrifted - A Clothing & Style Blog for Short Men — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:19:56 +0000

[...] would almost-but-not-quite rival her beautiful wedding gown. She wrote about their fruitless search here. And I covered it in a post here. Luckily, the smaller-than-a-36-Short groom came across the online [...]

By: Short Shrifted - A Clothing & Style Guide for Short Men

Short Shrifted - A Clothing & Style Guide for Short Men — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:17:12 +0000

[...] updated daily with tips and stories from brides, newlyweds and wedding vendors. In a post called Tales of a Petite Groom, a bride-to-be recounts her and her fiance’s fruitless hunt for a good-fitting suit for the [...]

By: Chic 'n Cheap Living

Chic 'n Cheap Living — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:38:40 +0000

Oh I love the intro to this post!

My husband is short but still luckily found his size. The custom suit sounds really exciting though! Can’t wait to hear more!
.-= Chic ‘n Cheap Living’s most recent blog post: Blog Defined and Little Bit of Pretty Winner =-.

By: Mo

Mo — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:47:11 +0000

@Linda: I’m so glad you found something that worked!

@Josh: Thank you so much Josh! Finding your site was such a relief after being really frustrated after a long day of shopping. We are searching for a good custom shirt and a skinny tie now so we’ll be stopping by your blog again. :)

@Maggie: Totally condescending! They definitely just wanted to make the sale and didn’t give a crap about how it fitted. I wanted to throw a wet fish in their faces, but I suppose that’s their job–to sell their product. Guess it’s hard to tell people that what they are looking for does not exist in their store.
.-= Mo’s most recent blog post: Dressing the Boy =-.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:19:08 +0000

Good for you for holding your own – you know what looks good and actually fits, and it’s terribly condescending for salesmen to think you do not. I’d think a modern suit with skinny tie would be a great look on your guy – and totally on-point with menswear trends, too!
.-= Maggie’s most recent blog post: Blog Crushin’ Monday =-.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:19:18 +0000

Mo & EAD — thanks so much for the nod to my blog. My wife and I had the exact same experience as you and your boy: everyone was trying to tell me that these swimming-in-it 36S suits fit me correctly. Sounds like you’ve got it figured out, but it is phenomenally frustrating.

I’ve got a lot of info on dress shirts and ties (I know they’re supposed to be one-size-fits-all, but they’re not) for smaller guys on my site, and I’ve been meaning to compile it all into a handy groom guide some day. Maybe this year.

Good luck to you, your man, and all the other shorter men out there trying to shine (almost, but not quite as brightly as their wives, of course) on their wedding day. And please drop me a line if I can help — and I’d be interested in seeing the final result.

Cheers,
Josh
.-= Josh’s most recent blog post: 197 Links for the Sharply Dressed Short Man =-.

By: Bella Vista All Events

Bella Vista All Events — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:37:17 +0000

just make sure it does not get tailored to be too short….better to be too long than too short

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:26:40 +0000

I hear you! My hubby is 5′ 4″ and a plus size man! We had a hard time finding jackets that fit his broad shoulders and pants that he didn’t swim in. Finally his best friend found him a suit at K&G which we just had to alter the pants. The jacket fit perfectly. If he hadn’t found that we were going the custom route.

By: Annette

Annette — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:46:52 +0000

Love this post! Can't wait to see the final result! .-= Annette 's most recent blog post: The Art of Weddings Sneak Peak with Studio del Fiore =-.