Nordstrom's Big & Tall Fall Edit: 8 Pieces Worth Buying This Season
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Big and tall shopping usually means picking from whatever's left over sized-up basics with none of the actual style. Nordstrom's Big & Tall shop is the rare exception: real fall pieces, cut properly, from brands that already fit well.
We went through the current fall lineup and pulled the 8 pieces worth your money outerwear, suiting, denim, and shirting that layer well and hold up past October. Here's what's actually good right now.
1. Polo Ralph Lauren Big & Tall Double-Knit Bomber Jacket
The easiest fall layer on this list. Double-knit fabric gives it real structure without the bulk of a traditional bomber, and the fit is cut for big and tall from the ground up rather than just sized up. Wear it over a hoodie now, over a flannel in November.
2. True Nation by DXL Big & Tall Brushed Shirt Jacket
The budget pick, and it doesn't feel like one. A brushed shirt jacket is the most versatile fall layer that exists heavier than a flannel, lighter than a coat, works buttoned over a tee or open over a crewneck. At this price, get two.
3. Polo Ralph Lauren Big & Tall Double-Knit Pullover Hoodie
A proper heavyweight hoodie, not the thin ones that show every seam under a jacket. Clean enough to wear alone on a Saturday, substantial enough to be the base layer under the bomber above on colder days.
4. Levi's Big & Tall 541 Athletic-Fit Stretch Jeans
A jean cut specifically for an athletic build roomier through the thigh and seat than a standard straight leg, without going baggy anywhere else. The stretch denim moves with you instead of fighting you, and it's the rare big and tall jean that doesn't need a trip to the tailor first.
5. Polo Ralph Lauren Big & Tall Varick Slim Straight-Leg Jeans
A dark, straight-leg jean that reads dressed-up or casual depending on what's on top. The Varick fit is Ralph Lauren's most reliable big and tall denim block it doesn't gap at the waist or stack awkwardly at the ankle.
6. Jack Archer Jetsetter Tech Pant, Straight Fit
Technically a travel pant, functionally the best all-around trouser for guys who want chino styling without chino wrinkling. Four-way stretch, wrinkle resistant, and it looks like a real pant, not athleisure. Ten colorways means there's one for every fall outfit.
7. Polo Ralph Lauren Big & Tall Oxford Check Sport Shirt
A checked oxford is the one shirt that works with a blazer, a bomber, or nothing over it at all. This one runs true to Ralph Lauren's big and tall block, so the collar sits right and the sleeves land at the wrist instead of past it.
8. Nordstrom Trim Fit Solid Premium Performance Dress Shirt
Currently marked down, and worth stocking up on while it's cheap. Performance fabric means it resists wrinkles and sweat without looking technical, and it comes in both regular and big and tall sizing in the same four colors.
