Tall Sizes

A tall-size garment keeps the same chest width as its regular counterpart in a given size but adds length everywhere the body actually needs it — typically 2-3 inches to body length and 1-2 inches to sleeve length, so an XL-Tall fits the same shoulders as a regular XL but sits lower on the torso and covers more forearm.

This matters most on team and uniform orders, where a shirt riding up when arms are raised is a real problem, not a cosmetic one — kitchen crews, warehouse teams, and basketball programs with several six-foot-four-and-up players all lean on tall sizes to keep hems tucked in and sleeves from creeping toward the elbow. Gildan and Hanes both carry tall-size options in their basic tee and fleece lines specifically because this demand is constant, not seasonal.

When a group order includes taller members, ask height ranges up front rather than defaulting everyone to a regular 2XL to "be safe" — a regular 2XL adds width the wearer doesn't need without solving the length problem tall sizing actually fixes. Confirm the supplier's chart specifically; not every basic style offers a tall version, and the ones that do usually start at L-Tall, not every size.

The common mistake is assuming a bigger regular size solves a length problem — sizing up from L to XL adds chest and shoulder width along with a little length, so a tall, lean wearer ends up in a shirt that's baggy through the body and still too short, when the correctly sized tall option would have fit right from the start.