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Alternative Apparel Sizing

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I made the American Apparel thread and was told Atlernative Apparel would be a better fit for me. I'm 5'8", 38" chest, broad shoulders, 30" waist. With American Apparel I was told to get a medium but it would probably be too long and tent around the waist. Am I safe with a small with Alt Apparel?
 

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We've been both American Apparel and Alternative Apparel stockists. Alternative tends to fit a slimmer build better in our opinion, especially the "perfect" t-shirts (crew, V, long sleeve). The fleece runs smaller than the AA fleece but is still roomy.
 

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i usually tell people to get the same size in both
i wear medium in american and alternative and i prefer the fit of my alternative shirts more
and i agree with detour, the "perfect" shirt's fit is money
 

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Originally Posted by james nicolas
i usually tell people to get the same size in both
i wear medium in american and alternative and i prefer the fit of my alternative shirts more
and i agree with detour, the "perfect" shirt's fit is money


What are your measurements?
 

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here's measurements of a medium perfect tee i've worn and washed a few times

shoulders 15''
pit to pit 17.5''
lentgth 24''

sounds crazy small, but the material is super soft and stretchy
 

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Originally Posted by james nicolas
here's measurements of a medium perfect tee i've worn and washed a few times

shoulders 15''
pit to pit 17.5''
lentgth 24''

sounds crazy small, but the material is super soft and stretchy


Wow, that's a medium? The chest and the length might be fine, but the shoulder is very narrow. My hanes comforts soft undershirt size small is 16" shoulder to shoulder and it's actually a tad bit small for my shoulders, but I wear it as an undeshirt.
 

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Originally Posted by Nosu3
Is this the VNECK?

I had a Perfect Tee in medium but it was a crewneck and the pit to pit was around 19"


it was a crewneck
a have the v-neck too and it fits the same

i re-measured and i got 19'' too
i have no idea how i measured it the first time
i just posted what i had written down from a couple months ago when i apparently didn't know how to measure
 

james nicolas

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not as far off, 15.5''
and length was the same

so measurements for a medium perfect tee

shoulder 15.5''
chest 19''
length 24''

keep in mind this shirt has been washed and dried a few times
and the fact that it can stretch a lot if needed
 

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