Men’s Fashion Monday – Volume 1

We’re excited to introduce a new idea we’ve been planning for awhile! We finally got our schedules together enough to make it work, and so we give to you – men’s fashion Mondays! (Sometimes) We know as tall women, a lot of us have tall men in our lives in some capacity. Whether it be a brother, a father, a son, tall people tend to beget other tall people.

With that being said, we knew when we started The Real Tall, that we’d be remiss if we didn’t include men in some capacity! Some men are interested in shopping for themselves, but a lot of men have had historically hard times finding themselves clothing that fits them well if they aren’t big AND tall, the same as we’ve experienced as above average females.

To start this series off, we cajoled our brother into some pictures of items he’s recently purchased and appreciated. His experiences with fashion have been pretty limited. Growing up, our Mom pretty much bought him clothing and within reason he wore it.

Once he was out of the nest he started finding a few things here and there on his own. The first time we’ve seen him excited about shopping, is when he started perusing Asos and finding tall men’s items that were actually on trend.

Caitlin and I have had some fun browsing for him and adding things to his saved items, and then him picking his favorites from there. It’s been a lot of fun seeing him hone his own style and figure out what kinds of things work best on him and make him feel his best.

His life is a little different than ours, because he lives in Chicago. He uses his car minimally so he ends up walking more than typical and/or using public transportation. He keeps that in mind, as that tends to make your body temperature rise and fall a bit more than normal especially being a fast walker.

Asos has a bunch of great multipack shirt options, and they aren’t all boring neutral colors. Nick has been snatching up many different colors now that he realized how well their long sleeves fit him. They’re super easy to grab and they look great on.

He paired it with his recently bought jeans that he found at Old Navy. He’d been wanting to try a black pair and these fit the bill. At 6’8 he’s always a bit wary of the length, but Old Navy has come through again and again for him and the stretch in the jeans are always a good thing.

He is a sneakerhead, so he’s always on the lookout for a great new pair of shoes. He’s especially partial to Nikes, and they go up to 15 in some pairs and 14’s in others. They’re always the finishing touch on his look.

Tell us below, where do you shop for the men in your life?