Mens Designer Shirts

I’m a 32 yo guy and thought only women had this problem. It used to be mens clothes were standard sizes. Women had the problem with size variance. My XL shirts from years ago are loose fitting even today but now I can’t even get into a XXL size. They are making clothes for tall people but everything is super fitted and doesn’t accommodate broad shoulders or any type of a belly. What has happened? Specifically, please answer all of the following:

1. Are sizes getting smaller?
2. Why?
3. Are designers not aware our nation is getting obese – they are leaving money on the table by shrinking the clothing – why are they giving up the larger market for a smaller one?

Please help me out here. Am I going crazy? Your thoughts appreciated!
Sailor – what article was that – I would be very curious to read it. Thanks!

Also – I agree with being healthy but I think the fashion designers are doing it more out of snobbery than public wellness.
For Sonia – The boutiques have smaller sizes than the chains – there is a high correlation between how fashionable an item is and how small it is

For Sara – I see your point about saving fabric but again to my question #3. There are 300 million americans. Let’s say 100 million are “thin” and 200 million are “fat” – don’t the designers want to sell 200 million shirts instead of half as many? All the answers thus far do not make economic sense. They defy the laws of our capitalistic society. Let me ask the question another way…

4. Who gets richer from clothing sizes getting smaller and do they have more power than those getting poorer by the trend?

1. yes I believe they are making clothes smaller these days.
2. Why you may ask? I really don’t know for sure but perhaps there doing it to save money. Use less fabric on a certain item plus less work.
3. I don’t know? These days its the “thing” to be skinny.

Everybody is into to fashion and trends its insane how everyone copy’s each other, there like clones. Know one can think there own way any more. Everybody has to know what there friends are thinking before they can make there decision.
I don’t think its right for people to judge any one by there weight, nobody has the “perfect body” (whatever that may be).

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