Hi guys. I've lurked here intermittently for the past year or so. I've learned a lot from you guys in that time, but never really joined until now. I need help guys; I'm at the end of my rope, so I'm turning to you.
The deal is that I am, unfortunately, Jack Skellington, at least in body size. I have a short torso and ridiculously long legs. I also have (literally) the torso of a twelve year old, due to a scoliosis surgery I had at that age. Twelve year old me got lucky; he could still bend most of his back, and got to brag about how expensive his spine was. Modern me has to deal with a distorted hourglass figure, and a chest measurement that matches his waist (34 inches). Now, unfortunately, while my torso had stopped growing, no-one told my arms that they should follow suit to keep up appearances, so here I am with a (roughly) 2 foot torso, a 34 inch chest, and a 36 inch sleeve (from the base of the neck). On a good day, I'm Jack Skellington. On a bad day, I'm the ice cream man from Legion.
Now, I've done my homework, followed a few leads, but no luck. The final straw was when I ordered a few "Slim fit," dress shirts over the internet, only for them to fit like garbage bags over me. I'm a poor college student, so I'm dreading the conclusion this has drawn me to, but it's the only one that continuously pops up.
I'm going to have to make good friends with a tailor, aren't I?
