The List PART 1

Here goes...in no particular order --- the polo shirt list of where we, the horizontally challenged can get our fashion fix:

Polo Shirts

1. Greenhills Tiangge (Ralph Lauren/Polo overruns where XL is roughly chest size of 48" at Php800 per polo shirt)
2. Le Tigre (80's classic with the tagline HOLD THAT TIGER) warehouse outlet along Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong in front of Liberty Center and Puregold where Le Tigre polo shirts are at Php500 for the bigger sizes starting at XL --- if you have a waistline of 42, the XL is perfect for you, the 2XL is waaay to big.
3. Collezione and Collezione C2 (in major malls for boutiques and in department stores) - 80's classic again made famous again a few years ago with the introduction of Rhett Eala's Philippine map design sadly copied by the cheaper brands. Price is around Php375 to Php650. Sizing is a bit smaller than the Greenhills Tiangge export overruns XL and the Le Tigre XL so if you are a size 40-42 waistline, get the 2XL polo shirt in pique (but this depends whether the design is classic fit or slim fit).
4. Nautica - Pricier at almost a grand per shirt but quality is stupendous. They have sizes ranging from XL to 3XL. The 2XL is roughly 47 inches at the chest.
5. Lacoste - sure to have your size (until 2XL I think). If you're above a size 44 waistline last time I checked they no longer have the 3XL to 4XLs polo shirt. (You can try the class A one's in Greenhills though they may have much bigger sizes.)

I will add to the list soon. Last piece of advice, there is no harm in trying on the merchandise. Fit it, feel it and look at yourself in the mirror --- you are probably thinner than you think your are.