Wow! Here’s my first blog for WearItOut’s /Live Bold/. Let me briefly introduce myself. East Gippsland is my home, on the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, Eastern Victoria. 400 sq km of pristine lakes and waterways. I’m primarily a lover of the beach and the bush. I live with the bush on one side and the beach on the other. The best of both worlds. My weekdays are a balancing act, in a constant state of flux. Home schooling our child, working my internet business, walking Huxley the hound and entertaining the odd visitor. I enjoy growing our own fruit and veges,  as we believe self sufficiency is a priority. I love walking out into the backyard, to be greeted by a couple of hens, or a flock of parrots. One of my favourite activities, happens to be shopping for clothes on the internet. The internet has been a lifeline to sanity for me, when it comes to buying clothes that fit my size. And size does matter. I’ve had to buy my own clothes, for the last 30 odd years. Let me tell you, it’s been a challenge. Perusing fashion catalogues and magazines was a painful exercise, knowing full well they wouldn’t have it in my size. Admiring the contours and curves of a pair of jeans. How good they looked on that model. Or those low cut, tummy showing, pair of briefs, on that rock hard male torso. For me, the results were different. Those snug fitting jeans, with the bubble butt, hung loose and baggy, drifting kneeward with each step taken. The low cut briefs almost covered my belly button. You see, I’m a size 28. Size 28’s don’t generally exist in Australia. I can hear all size 28’s reading this now, breathing a sigh of relief … “I’m not the only one.” In Australia, Size 30 is Small. It has been for as long as I remember. A pair of size 30 jeans on a size 28 waist, fall down to the knees, every time. Sagging behinds are guaranteed. However, the internet opened up Australia, and me, to the international size 28. The US of A produces size 28 mens. As does Europe, England and Asia. It’s brilliant. size_28_1Now, instead of shopping in the boys section, I can shop as a man. Those low cut briefs will look as they promised and the jeans will show the right curves and bulges. I may not look like those bold sexy fashion models showing off Rufskin, Andrew Christian and Doreanse gear, but at least the clothes actually fit me. Perfectly. They’re just my size. So I tip my hat to online stores such as WearItOut, for giving us rare Australians, size 28’s, access to such a wonderful, wide, expanding, exhilarating selection of fashion.