Random questions to which you seek an answer

[steelworker]

I like a nice nep

[wjw]

@ROman not complaining of the sizing, would just be cool to see someone that has a closer resemblance to my build in the pics.

[NickD]

@wjw I suspect the model sizing has to do with all the samples being one size (large I think).

[wjw]

@NickD totally makes sense

[AdamJ]

We often photograph the models when the production run comes in so it's not limited to the sample sizes. As we've done in the past on Courtney who's 2/3XL and Tag 36 but everyone is a different shape and size so it's impossible to capture all body types.

[ROman]

@wjw said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

@ROman not complaining of the sizing, would just be cool to see someone that has a closer resemblance to my build in the pics.

I wasn't referring to your comment.

[Matt]

I like that the models are good looking. It makes the clothes look good. If I wanted to see regular dudes making the clothes look weird I’d look here or in the mirror.

[Matt]

As for sizing questions… there’s a sizing thread. Maybe direct all the sizing questions there. Or use the advanced search feature or read the threads since every sizing and fit question has been asked a million times over the past 20 years.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt which means you likely won't even need to wait for an answer if it's already been documented here.

[yannis]

@wjw. What size are you?

[wjw]

I'm 3-4x and 36. I appreciate seeing all the regular dudes post here haha. I also appreciate when the product pics has Courtney because he is the bigger model. It would be cool if the product pics used several models because it seems like most the time every product just shows one model wearing whatever piece. But I also understand that the production of the modeling photography is probably a lot of work on the business side of things. And that everything always sells out super quick with current practices.

[yannis]

@wjw. We were the same size or close to it. I am 4xl on most tops and the sleeves are always long. Not a complain they just are. On bottoms I am 36 and sometimes 38. Both work. Cuts 666, 555 and 777 are a no go. Thigh too small. 634 and sometimes 888 works. Now I do not have a typical build for my height and there is no way IH or any clothing company can design clothes for outliers like myself. 182 cm tall about 5 foot 11 and 3/4. 112 kg with a 36 inch waist and 28.5 inch thighs.

[wjw]

@yannis yeah we are pretty close. 6', 225lbs, 3X-4X. 37" waist (post stretch on all the jeans), 13.5"ish thigh. Been loving the 634 cut.

[yannis]

@wjw. I am a 634 all the way also. My favorite cuts are 463 and 634.

[Giles]

@Matt said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

As for sizing questions… there’s a sizing thread. Maybe direct all the sizing questions there. Or use the advanced search feature or read the threads since every sizing and fit question has been asked a million times over the past 20 years.

I am quoting the above, because I could have written it myself. Thanks for saving me the trouble @Matt

But to expand. One of the aims of the website was to have some semblance of consistency with our presentation of products, that includes similar sized models which makes comparing the look of different produts easier.

One of the main aims of the forum was to give people of all different shapes and sizes the opportunity to post pics of themselves in our products, i.e. to see what "real" people look like in our stuff. That is the main reason we have the "Discuss in Forum" hyperlink on product pages. Maybe we could word the hyperlink better, so it is more obvious. As it stands it looks like the call to action is for your to do something, but actually it is to read a load of useful info....

[sabergirl]

And I think the forum has served this purpose amazingly well for all these years! The problem is, folks like to pop-off and just post their immediate need question, and don’t take the time to read or explore any of the information that came before. The number of repetitive questions in the recent Self Edge threads nearly drove me batty.

[Giles]

@sabergirl said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

The number of repetitive questions in the recent Self Edge threads nearly drove me batty.

What drove me batty, is that I know for a fact, that lots of members just stopped following those (and similar) threads because of the repetitive questions.

[sabergirl]

Oh, absolutely. I pop my head into waaaay less threads than I used to. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

[wjw]

@Giles I appreciate the forum very much! Your reasoning makes total sense, and understand why fix what's not broken. It's more so for those limited releases, where sometimes you only see the forum for pics after it's sold out. But greatly appreciate the wealth of knowledge here!

[Ikeaparty]

I understand I am a newer member to the forum so maybe don't have as much right to share a gripe but doing it anyway.

What irks me most is when I see a thread on a product I am interested in/excited about has a new post (SE overdyed CPO for example) or one that I want to see fade progress on (295), I click it to see what new info might be available or photo has been posted and it turns out it's another question about the overdye method or some generic sizing question that could be answered by checking sizing guide. SE thread was the primo example as @sabergirl mentioned.