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HOW BIG IS TOO BIG?

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AcePerry
Posts: 258 - Karma: 152
im looking into some outerwear for next year and im wondering how big is too big. I currently wear a black oakley jacket size medium baggy fit(fits like large). I was wondering if a 3XL hoodie and a 6XL tall tee underneath would be too big or unporportional. Im 5 ft 8 and 120 pounds for refrence. Thanks NS.
Jun 20 2009 9:30PM
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erickbrettson
Posts: 335 - Karma: 64
buy the 6xl and you'll have a nice dress to wear to prom.
Jun 21 2009 2:52PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
 just ditch the jacket and layer up son. Dont wear a talltee that big with a medium jacket.
Jun 21 2009 3:04PM
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screamin_seamen
Posts: 619 - Karma: 551

let me start off by making a general guess about who you are...your probly 12 years old living off your parents cash.they probly have a crazy amount of it.and you live in a little rich town on the east coast?

your not a thug.

wear what you want.

if i saw you wearing a 6xl shirt i would kill you,or have someone else do it.

Jun 21 2009 3:08PM
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Triple_Strum
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I totally agree with all the long t style folks on this thread! 

The thing is, when I dressed like an old person before, I could hardly hit rails and a 3 was the best I could do in the air.  But then everything changed for me.  I tried on a 6xl Tall Tee for Halloween to dress up hood style.  But when I put it on as a joke, I could feel the power of skiing ability AND coolness saturating me.  I played ball in it the next day.  Though I could hardly dribble with it, I was just sick.  Unstoppable.  Unfortunately I had to wait two months to go skiing, but it was worth it.  The first rail I slide I accidentally did a 270 out for the first time, with no flailing of any kind.  I couldn't believe it.  I was so stoked I figured I had to hit some jumps.  Normally I would start off with a little 180 etc.  My first hit felt really good doing a 360, and by the end of the day I was doing cork 7s.  When I wore my regular large jacket and pants I couldn't do any of that stuff!  The tall T totally revolutionized my skiing.  I'll never go back.

Jun 21 2009 3:19PM
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T-Holt
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To nomensteven, I agree with you for the most part.  I completely agree that skiing should not be a fashion show and we should wear what we like, the part I don't agree with is your hate of people asking how things fit.  I for one, asked how Saga would fit me for my size and weight because I want to know what size I should get so that I will like the way it fits me, this generally results in me asking how baggy it is on other people around my size.  The answers I got were so mixed, people were saying large would be the best, some said medium would be fine.  I went with medium because I do not like my outerwear super baggy.  I aksed how it fit so I could know which one I would like best.  The whole reason I bought Saga was because I saw pros wearing it in movies, liked the way it looked and the way the colors went with eachother, found out that it was good quality and was not that expensive.
So sure, I look like every other kid with the Scuba Too jacket and Shitake pants, but I don't care, I think it looks sick and like the way it fits.  I know that I have a different way of skiing, a different personality and a different way of looking at things that everyone else and that's what matters to me.  The way I look at it is if you like it then wear it.  Also, if people ask how things fit it might be because they want to know how it fits for them, not so they can please everyone else.  Sure there are many people who ask, how does my outerwear look, or is this baggy enough?  And I hate that, the only persoon they should be asking how their outerwear looks or if it's baggy enough is themselves.  If they like it then it's good.  But they shouldn't only like it because other people like it.
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I don't even know if this was directly addressed to nomensteven, I just wanted to rant about it and you were talking about things similar to what I wanted to rant about.
Jun 21 2009 3:34PM
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attorv
Posts: 592 - Karma: 44
a great man once said: as long as you can find a way to walk in it it fits
Jun 21 2009 3:48PM
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erickbrettson
Posts: 335 - Karma: 64
whats with all this obsession ocver tall tees, like there cool and all, but people on NS act like its wat their wearing to their prom or wedding. seriously skiing isn't about that
Jun 21 2009 5:10PM
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Dr.DRE
Posts: 246 - Karma: 270
I am 5 ft. 6 and a medium tall tee at foot locker goes to the top off my nees but 6xl sounds way better.
Jun 21 2009 5:14PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
sick username dude
and to original post, 6xl is ridiculous if i were you id go 2 or 33 and if its still not big enough stretch it
Jun 21 2009 5:29PM
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traylortrash
Posts: 1935 - Karma: 2,450
so what if i like to wear tall t's?
Jun 21 2009 5:38PM
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erickbrettson
Posts: 335 - Karma: 64
this is sounding almost like a crip vs. blood type rivalry. tone it down a bit son. i totally agree with you but everyone has their own choice of style and everybody is going judge eachother on what they wear. the problem with freestyle skiing, especially park skiing, is that were all extremly judgemental on how people look, and we'll decide if we like this person or not as soon as he comes in the park or lift line. it seems we no longer judge someone by how they ski.
Jun 21 2009 6:11PM
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Bangor
Posts: 9599 - Karma: 129
I find it interesting that one of the most expensive and somewhat exclusive action sports has developed a thug culture....... of mostly suburban white males. I never have, and probably never will understand how ski resorts or the backcountry are the "hood" by any means...... the only 9's I've seen on the hill have been rotations.... not weapons.


But to each their own. I just hope that style turns back into a individual decision soon, and not a follow the trend one.
Jun 21 2009 6:20PM
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Purple
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Nah man, just clip your shirt into your bindings with your boots and its all sorted
Jun 21 2009 6:37PM
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musick13
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For you I wouldn't go over a 3xL
Jun 21 2009 7:17PM
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erickbrettson
Posts: 335 - Karma: 64
HEY EVERYBODY LETS COPY WHATEVER THE FUCK TOM WALLISCH DOES!
Jun 21 2009 7:20PM
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jensen
Posts: 2576 - Karma: 1,267
what has skiing come to?  kids getting on NS to ask if their 6xl tall tee will look good under their 3xl hoodie under their medium jacket.  is this skiing, halloween, or a gay fashion show?
Jun 21 2009 7:57PM
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Balto
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im 6'2" and 6xlt tees go past my knees. so ya, they will be way to big on you
Jun 21 2009 8:25PM
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skihood
Posts: 903 - Karma: 154
thats just what people see, kids dont think that way trust me. they dont think their hill is the "hood" they just wear big clothes.

I still dont understand why people think big clothes relates to black people and hood. My town is the opposite, black and hood people wear tight shirts big pants.
Jun 21 2009 8:31PM
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SteevJee
Posts: 1916 - Karma: 144
bubububbut i thought big clothes means i is steezy, and good at skiings.
Jun 21 2009 8:37PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,748
I co-sign this. So many people take that "Let them do what they want" stance when those levying the criticism are essentially saying, "Be yourself!" rather than break your back to "wear the uniform". The truth is that these people who put all this effort into emulating others, not to mention constantly discussing it, are out and out lame and utterly without a sense of self. It's one thing to be influenced by someone, it's something all together different to imitate.

The whole fixation and obsession with appearance is bizarre. I SWEAR there are 2 outerwear/accessories threads/posts for every 1 devoted to ACTUAL skiing. Look at comments on videos...every other comment is "What's the jacket at 44 seconds?!?!"....gross.

Further, if you aren't capable of aping someone's style without asking obnoxious questions, you're a moron. It's "monkey see, monkey do", not "monkey see and monkey ask stupid fucking questions because monkey too oblivious to connect the dots, monkey do."

All you little tools obsessing about tall tee length should come all the way out of the closet and consider fashion school or a career in the cosmetic arts. Feel free to "-k" because you little flamers who live for fashion are the same ones that think karma actually means something.
Jun 21 2009 8:42PM
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Bangor
Posts: 9599 - Karma: 129
I can't think of how to describe it, but it's the mindset of being overly tough and gangster-macho which is what I mean, and many kids really do think that way, which is what scares me.......


And by no means do I apply this to every single person that wears baggy shit, but generally speaking it's quite a prevalent attitude.
Jun 21 2009 8:49PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,748
You answered your own question. Sociology101.....group dynamics.

Particularly for adolescents, or 75% of this site's members, a sense of belonging and acceptance of peers is crucial. Insecurity, and a fear of being "different" are both classic teenage traits. Sure, you have those that go the complete opposite direction and dress/behave way outside the norm...I think that speaks to a pre-emptive rejection of others out of an innate/subconscious fear of being rejected.

I guess it's somewhat hypocritical of me to be so critical....after all, I did start wearing sweatbands and following through with my swing one handed because of Ken Griffey Jr.

I don't know.....I'm just fucking sick of the bullshit. If I was smart, or more accurately had cool stuff going on, I'd avoid this site like the plague until actual skiing content is again being posted come Fall.
Jun 21 2009 8:59PM
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farmskier
Posts: 935 - Karma: 120
this...

I wanted to write more... but this thread is too fucking ridiculous to even weigh in.  God NS is so fucking lame sometimes.
Jun 21 2009 9:04PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,748
One other thing....

I think the typical teenaged/young adult tendency to mimic their peers (namely those that are put on some pedestal or are universally respected) is magnified given freeskiing's relative obscurity/uncoolness.

Basically, because newschool skiing has yet to garner a level of "coolness" ala snowboarding, the need to feel that sense of belonging and connectedness to ski culture is that much stronger. Whereas snowboarding is inherently cool, thus "allowing" the emergence of "individuality", skiing isn't and promotes a culture of sameness based on some bizarre show of solidarity.

In other words, in order to compensate for the general perception that skiing is snowboarding's nerdy older brother, those predisposed to give a fuck about what people think, bend over backwards to be as cool as possible and mimic the "cool kids". Thus, we share lifts with Wallischian clones that have yet learned how to ski switch without snowplowing, but are experts at doing the bird and stretching tees.
Jun 21 2009 9:09PM
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thisandthatfilms
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i need 8XL because im 6'2
Jun 21 2009 9:24PM
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GKO
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if you trip its too big
Jun 21 2009 10:37PM
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AcePerry
Posts: 258 - Karma: 152
holyshit dont start a war over this
juss asking a godamn question for sizeing refrence i dont know how fukin big 6xl.
and everyone huss chiill and do whatever the fuk they want thats wat skiings about
Jun 21 2009 11:02PM
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Bangor
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I think it's also very possible that we're getting old.
Jun 22 2009 12:00AM
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Swaggermager
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Hhahah then you'll look like andy in his ruby tuesday shoes
Jun 22 2009 12:15AM
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CFD
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I love the ironic outcome of this post. If he listens to you and dresses 'normally', he's still a sheep since he's only doing that to get your approval.
Jun 22 2009 2:16AM
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McSlay
Posts: 651 - Karma: 1,182
the whole tall tee thing is definetely a trend, one that i partake in. I think one of the main reasons why everyone if following the pros is because pros have some of the best style so when tom wallisch does a flawless 9 and we think ooh that was so sick, we associate the tall tee with good style while you never see anyone throwing down in normal ski clothes. We say the tall tee makes your style look better when in fact it may just be that for the most part people that started and continue to wear tall tees are better and have better style so that is what we think of when you see a tall tee and that makes kids want to wear them. Just my two cents sorry if it doesn't make sense
Jun 22 2009 9:39AM
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ataraxia
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XS is all the rage now
and it has to be a v-neck
Jun 22 2009 10:40AM
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Delphi
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this is partly why I am losing interest in skiing park.
Jun 22 2009 10:48AM
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Bangor
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Oh man don't start that shit around here. Next thing you know everyone will be smoking cloves and being to apathetic to actually do anything.
Jun 22 2009 11:49AM
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TotallyTrevor
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this thread is dumb why do you need the approval of everyone else? dress how you want, ultimately it's up to you to decide if it looks good or not after you buy everything

Jun 22 2009 12:00PM
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noname..
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about 14 inches....oh?
Jun 22 2009 12:14PM
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[e][a][s][t]
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yo tall tees all tha way who gives a shit if every one is wearing them. they look steezy

Jun 22 2009 12:23PM
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TotallyTrevor
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hahahaha, that's so true, that made me laugh so hard +k

i despise the bird, sure it's funny when wallisch/hornbeck/henrik do it but i hate how half the edits on here start with the bird and lil wayne

it's one thing dressing like a pro, and wanting to look like them (im guilty of that) but doing a hand motion that they do because they're pro is ridiculous
Jun 22 2009 12:31PM
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The_Tim
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nah hes around 5'6" but rocks 5-6xl tall.
Jun 22 2009 12:33PM
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Pippin
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Neverrrrr!
Jun 22 2009 12:33PM
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Felix..TG
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I think we can wear what we want. For my part, I sewed 2 tall tees to have the length which I wanted.Stretched 4xl were not rather long...
Jun 22 2009 12:41PM
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ski-swagga
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im the exact same size as you and i wear 4xl tall tees which work great for me. but just get a bigger jacket or the tee will look weird.
Jun 22 2009 12:55PM
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GKO
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if it doesnt fit then its too big.
Jun 22 2009 1:04PM
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whipple
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bump
Jun 22 2009 2:08PM
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kenevil
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hahaha NS is so fucked in the summer, this thread is one of the stupidest things I've seen in awhile
Jun 22 2009 3:22PM
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thebeesknees
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my friends laughed when they saw my 32XL i finally found one that fit!
Jun 22 2009 4:32PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
how bout spend less money on clothes and more on equipment and passes
Jun 22 2009 10:53PM
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Bangor
Posts: 9599 - Karma: 129
.............. what about hookers and beer?
Jun 22 2009 11:15PM
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