Shop Local - Done Right!
It might be news to those out there who haven't seen me in person, but I'm not really a small person. I've been overweight to one degree or another for most of my adult life, and the lockdown didn't really improve things. I'm not quite at the point where an event horizon forms around me, but there's certainly some gravitational lensing going on. This also means that shopping for clothes is a bit of a challenge for me, especially here in Ireland, which is ironic given that this country has been battling with obesity for quite some time. Yet, there are very few stores that cater for this audience, and none of the large chain stores. What does all of this have to do with shopping local? Well, one of the only stores that cater to men of my size in Ireland is located on Cork's St. Patrick Street. While unassuming both from the outside and inside, this store certainly caters to men of size, offering everything from formal evening wear to the more casual style tha...