Three Lions On T-Shirts… In Up To 8XL

 

We don’t want to tempt fate but football IS coming home isn’t it?

Our lads are making a STERLING effort and it’s great to see football uniting the nation once more. The trouble is, you can’t get official England kit in sizes beyond 2XL which is a bit of a kick to the STONES. We can’t believe the LOFTUS-CHEEK of N!ke, charging over fifty quid for a t-shirt and not doing in in proper sizes… It’s a DIER situation.

So, before you KANE your hard earned cash on a shirt that won’t fit, why not HARRY over to Big Tee Shirt and take your PICKFORD from the selection of England t-shirts that we provide…

Please, No F*#king Penalties…

This is the first year ever, that we’ve actually got the semi-finals on penalties. Thanks to the efforts of our boys, we are so close to raising the cup… But that does not mean we want any more nail-biting moments where penalties decide the game!

That’s why we’ve got this “Please, pretty please NO f*#cking penalties” t-shirt. It’s a bit of tongue-in-cheek for the bloke that can laugh at himsDELPH.

We’re stocking two no-nonsense colours: Navy Blue and black, in sizes 2XL through to 8XL. Made from 100% cotton as you’d expect.

WHAT A SCORE!

Up To 8XL… Back Of The Net!

We’ve made sure that we’ve got plenty of stock in the biggest sizes from a miniscule 2XL to a statuesque 8XL that will fit the biggest of men very WELBECK. If you’re looking for the three lions and an oath sworn to England then the “Vow England” t-shirt is the one for you.

We’ve got the biggest sizes and 11 different colours including the classic white and red with a cool, loose fit, a crew neck collar and it’s made from 100% high-quality cotton so the sensitive man won’t get a RASHFORD.

That pun was bad but trust me… they get a lot worse.

Playing Polo

If you’re a bigger chap that likes to dress a little differently but still wants to support his team then you’re going to love the D555 England polo shirt in sizes 3XL to 5XL.

Available in very apt red, white and blue, these England polos look incredibly smart meaning you can support your team while you go out for a posh meal or meet the POPE. You’ll even look smart sat on your Jack JONES in this quality polo shirt.

Crafted from 100% cotton, it feels as good as it looks, with tri-colour collar, ribbed sleeve ends and the number 10 on the back: to give yourself the rating you deserve. It’s a really smart bit of England clobber that will suit any big man, YOUNG or old.

The True Spirit Of Football

If you want a t-shirt that captures the passion and love of English football then Metaphor’s “England: The Spirit of Football” tee is the one for you.

We stock this in sizes 2XL up to 7XL and you’ll TRIPPIER out when you see the quality of the retro-worn effect print. Available in a very patriotic range of colours: Red, White and Blue, these t-shirts are perfect for reflecting on how England ROSE to the top of the CaHILL and went on to bring the world cup home!

 

Three Lions On His Shorts!

Because there’s not just the football to celebrate but also the elusive English summer, we are stocking some rather special England shorts featuring the 3 lions on them.

These have proven very popular and we’ve VARDY got any sizes left! We’re down to 2XL, 3XL and 8XL so if you’re a late scorer, you may be in for a loss. However, if you are a big man that’s a runner or a WALKER then you’ll appreciate the drawstring waist, the two slip-pockets at the sides and the acrylic/cotton/polyester mix that gives the balls enough room for a kick about.

*We also provide English/Welsh/Scottish variations of the shorts because we love our neighbours even if they support our opposition.

Honourable Mentions

You’ve probably noticed that we’ve tried to get the England players names into this blog but we had to keep a few on the bench as they were just too hard to fit into a pun.

So apologies to our heroes Maguire, Alli, Lingard and Henderson… And an extra special mention to the manager Gareth Southgate. A true gent and arguably, already one of the greatest managers that we’ve ever seen.

We’ll be rocking our England clobber for the rest of the tournament and no doubt for a very, very long time afterwards. All that remains to be said is… Again…

IT’S COMING HOME!

10 Reasons Why Big Men Are Sexy

 

I’m going to address the elephant in the room and make this statement: big men are sexy.

No jokes about me being the elephant in the room (I’m way ahead of you) and obviously as a bigger man I am biased about why we are more appealing. You don’t even have to believe me at this point but give me two minutes of your time to read the rest of this blog and if I have not convinced you (not that you probably need convincing) then feel free to leave me a comment or share this blog to spread the word.

It’s possible that you already have the opinion that bigger gents are sexy specimens, but you can’t put your finger on why – so let me highlight a few of our plus (sized) points about what makes us stand out.

Sense of Humour

Bigger guys are more fun. Because most big men have always been bigger and always will be, we’ve learned to not take ourselves too seriously. We can laugh at ourselves and take a joke better than most. We’re large people trapped in a world created for smaller people.

We’ve adapted to be the funny ones who are more comfortable in our own skin even if we’re not comfortable in your tiny car. We’ll have plenty of anecdotes that come with being a big bloke and we’re probably more likely to laugh at ourselves before laughing at anyone else. You can even find some of us in humorous big t-shirts – which we sell by the way.

But more importantly, we’ll make you laugh. Lot’s of comedians are built bigger and it’s no coincidence. If you can laugh at your own expense then you can always make people laugh with you.

We’re Better Dressed

Bear with me here; I’m not talking about when we are lounging around the house in our PJ’s or joggy bottoms, I’m talking about when we go out.
Because it’s harder to find decent clothes to fit a bigger man, we have to be a bit more selective about what we wear. Hence why people come back to Big Tee Shirt, we have top brands in big sizes at very reasonable prices.
It makes sense that if it’s harder to find clothes that fit you then you put that extra big of effort into the selection process. That and you probably buy from us so you will look awesome.

We’re More Manly

We just are.

I’m not saying we laugh at hipsters in skinny jeans but… Yeah, ok we might laugh at them. They look ridiculous, don’t they? Bless ‘em.

Put it this way, when was the last time you heard someone say: “Phwoar, look at that bloke in his pointy shoes and skinny jeans, with his little curled up moustache. He is sexy! He’s a REAL man!” – They’ll never say that. Because the big bloke next to them will be getting all the attention. Obviously.

We’re built to be protective and this makes us desirable in a sexy kind of way. Look at celebrity bodyguards. You never see a slightly-built bloke taking on that hefty role do you? No, they are man-mountains of ginormous statue and make no mistake.

The point is there to be made, we don’t like to stereotype but bigger men are more manly. I’ve just dug myself a hole for the next point.

We’re Less Judgemental

Want a second portion? Go ahead!

Fancy a dessert? Help yourself!

If you want to diet, you go right ahead but know that big men don’t judge. We love you for who you are because you love us for who we are. Isn’t life better when you can just be yourself and be happy? Unless you’re a hipster; We may judge your choice of jeggings if we’re being honest.

But as a partner, we are less judgemental. Just to be clear. 

I probably should not have made this point right after the hipster comment.

We’re Not Obsessed with Ourselves

Though this blog may appear to contradict that, I have to write about something and it is a blog for men’s extra large clothing.

What I mean is, bigger men are less prone to excess preening and you know only a select number of us will spend any real time at the gym. Less time at the gym and less time spent on beauty therapy probably means more time with the other half. So the lack of self obsession is beneficial – and sexy.  Probably.

That said, if you are looking for gym clothes for big men, we do those too. We know it’s hard to find clothes that fit when you get fit.

Lust For Life

Larger fellas enjoy life more: We laugh more, we eat what we like most of the time, we’re probably limited in terms of where we can go or how we can get there so we make sure we enjoy the things we do when we do them. We probably avoid public transport wherever possible though.

We won’t scrimp on the extra plate at the buffet and we won’t lecture you on how you should live your life. Being more comfortable with ourselves means you can be more comfortable with us. Enjoy your life, all those diets won’t be remembered when you’re grey and old!

There’s More of Us to Love

Yes, that old cliche! We’re not being sizeist here because if you’ll remember, we’re not judgemental. We’re good like that.

I’m not saying that there is a size-to-lovability ratio, but we’re bigger and what may seem imposing when you first meet us soon shows we are mostly big softies who wouldn’t be the way we were if we were made in a standard size. You couldn’t fit the people we are in a smaller frame, it’s just scientific fact!

We’re More Content

There’s a lot to be said for being content. In fact the Danish have made it into an artform and seem to keep writing books about it. They call it Hygge – but to a bigger man it’s just something that comes naturally.

Big guys have learned to live in a small world and we are less likely to pressure ourselves to conform to social ideals that the media push upon everyone. When you’re around content people you feel more content yourself and enjoy life more.

We’re Great in Bed.

It’s statistically proven… Probably.

We sleep better and do other things better too. We have more comfortable night wear like (cheap plug) extra long night shirts. We probably have bigger beds as we don’t fit into a standard double all that well – but this is a great way to lead onto the last point…

We’re a Better Quality Cuddle

We’re just big teddy bears really, aren’t we? I’m told there is something to be said for a hug from a bigger guy. We’ll put you at ease and make you feel secure. Yes it sounds soppy but that’s fine. 

We may be big and tall, long and thin or short and round but big blokes come in all kinds of forms and I promise we make the best cuddlers. I’ve had the feedback. We may be choosy about who we cuddle though so it’s probably best not to hug the first big bloke you see.

… That’s just weird. Probably illegal too. You should ask first really.

 

 

“Big and Tall” is not “Fat and Lazy”

 

I’m not a fan of bandwagons.

I love a good online debate: I’m not a chap known to shy away from stating an opinion and I respect people who form an opinion based on their genuine beliefs. I’ve probably got a thicker skin than most, being a big and tall man, but I have a limit.

I try not to use my blog as an opportunity to rant but one thing that really gets my goat and seems to be popular every January is the ‘fat-bashing’ that goes on in the media. Don’t get me wrong, I’m quite happy with the odd joke about being big. I’m fine with a bit of banter. I just hate being labelled a certain way, simply because I’m a big guy.

Every. Bloody. January.

It seems like the whole ‘New Year! New Me!’ trend comes around every January and fires up the media to push for ‘change’ and ‘improvement’ – and that is fine. If you want to change your lifestyle and exercise more then please do, but it irritates me no end to see the negative attitudes towards bigger folks.

Take this fine example (link at the end of the blog) from the Daily Fail:

… If you are over a certain age you are 80% more likely to be the following:

Overweight
Lazy
Inactive
Drink too much
Have “poor lifestyle habits”
Stressed

A third of us (apparently) do less than 30 mins of exercise a week

. Allegedly the article was based on an analysis by Public Health England and Oxford University Academics. It goes on to say that almost a third of middle aged people were obese and “if the middle-aged generation do not address their lifestyles soon, many will shortly fall victim to heart disease, type 2 diabetes or cancer”.

Does Rage Count As Exercise?

If it does, then reading the Daily Mail article was a full workout for me!

This is one example, but it does seem like there is a perception that bigger people are lazy, greedy and a health risk. Like we take out more from the UK system than we put back. It’s another case of pointing a finger at a group of people and playing the blame game.

I set up Big Tee Shirt back in the ‘90s after seeing first-hand how hard it was to find big and tall men’s clothes because I was a bigger man! I’ve always been big and with that comes certain difficulties in a world that was built for smaller people. But it drives me mad when the media paints bigger people as lazy and hogging resources.

How many times have you seen reports that being overweight was the reason that the NHS was under strain? But also you’ll see articles saying that obesity is the highest cause of premature death. Don’t the two seem to be at odds? We live in a time when we’re living longer as a species – To highlight that, back in the 17th century the average life expectancy was 35 years, and a study in 2012 says that now we’re at 81.5 years.

Well… If big people die younger, then how are they blocking up hospital beds?

“Overweight, Lazy Or Drink Too Much” – A Long Way From The Truth

Here’s what really annoys me: The perception that the kind of people we have as customers (the kind of people we ourselves are) and anyone who requires plus sized clothes are lazy and do not contribute; That is what I see when I read articles like those in the tabloids.

There is always a story doing the rounds based on some study than paints bigger folk as a drain on the economy. From my point of view it could not be further from the truth. For starters, many of our customers are quite simply, big people. They’ve always been big. Some are gym enthusiasts, others may look overweight but they are remarkably healthy. The bottom line is that people come in all sizes.

It seems crazy to generalise that people over a certain size are lazy alcoholics. In the same way the fashion industry seem to favour the waifs over normal-sized models… Though thankfully that is changing. The media seems to revel in trying to make people feel guilty for being the way they are and this is never more true than when it comes to a person’s weight.

Improve If YOU Want To:

Our view is this: If you want to make changes then do it for you, not because of garbage that you’ve read in the press. If you want to get more exercise then grab some of our big and tall jogging bottoms and get cracking. If you want to change your diet, do it because you want to. If you want to lose weight, just make sure you are doing it for the right reasons: Your happiness. Your family. Your overall wellbeing.

As you’ll know from our usual blogging style, we do have a sense of humour. But this time we wanted to point out how the media is too keen to blame bigger people and make them feel guilty for their size. We say you should be proud of who you are and if you want to change then do it for the right reasons.

 

If you want to read the full Daily Mail article you can do that here.