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		cpeterso on April 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why T-shirts matter at tech companies Plus, American Apparel t-shirts (recommended in the article) are notoriously undersized. An American Apparel "large" is more like a snug "medium". But they are high-quality shirts (even if Dov Charney is a lecher).

jarek on April 8, 2011 | [–]

Only in the U.S. is an AA large a snug medium.

nopassrecover on April 9, 2011 | | [–]

Yeah this has always puzzled me. Everytime I order an AA t-shirt (I live in Australia) I get warned to order a size up because they trend slim. After getting bit once or twice by this, I just order my regular size or even one smaller now and have no issue.

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