Men We Love: Bruce Sturgell
Since I write about places for big gents to shop, and I’m a big guy myself, I end up shopping at a ton of different places, almost exclusively online. There are a lot of great options for men above size 38 or XL, so one of our goals at Chubstr is to find the available options and bring them to our readers. This results in me buying clothes from a lot of different places to test for fit. Nordstrom, Carhartt, PLNDR, and Orvis get a lot of my business. One of my new favorite places for denim is House of Halls – a brand that focuses specifically on sizes 36 to 46. The denim is high quality and the cuts are contemporary. You just don’t find places that cater specifically to this demographic. I think this will change in the near future, though. I’ve been talking to quite a few brands over the last few months that are interested in expanding their size offerings.
We know you love fashion, who is your favorite designer and what trend are you loving right now?
I have a love/hate relationship with most designers and trends. Since I can’t fit into most of the collections designers are putting together out there, I tend to pay less attention to them. Luckily, I work with some amazing people at Chubstr who pay a lot more attention to the “fashion” side of what we’re doing, and they do a good job of sharing those things with our readers when relevant.
As far as trends go, I like in general that there seems to be more of a focus on creating clothing that looks like it would have been in style 50 or so years ago, but with a modern twist. Draught Dry Goods creates clothing and accessories that interest me, and I’d wear just about everything that Hickoree’s has to offer: http://www.hickorees.com/category/shirts. I really identify with this kind of trend, probably because it’ll probably still be relevant years from now.
Any future plans or projects in Chubstr’s future?
We’ve learned a lot from the last couple of years since launching Chubstr, and 2013 is going to be huge for us. We’ll be kicking off a brand new website early in the year that will do an even better job of helping guys find, create, and share their style with the world. We’ll also be integrating an actual store into the site that allows visitors to shop for clothes in the styles they like and the sizes they need.
The site will still be focused on content, first and foremost, but we want to get a little further away from being a blog, and more toward being a lifestyle brand. When people see what we’re doing, I think they’ll really be into it. A lot of these changes are based on what readers have been asking us for.
In addition to this, we’re actively working on launching our own clothing line. There are certain types of clothing that are nearly impossible to find in larger sizes, and we have a really specific vision for a line that gives guys what they’ve been missing. All in all, I’m really excited about what we’re doing with Chubstr, and where it’s headed long term. The last two years have been pretty amazing, and 2013 is shaping up to be the best yet.
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The best way to predict the future is to invent it. – Alan Kay
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