Let’s face it: shopping for clothes is a pain.

Most blokes hate the boring trek around the shops, but for us plus size men the experience can often be an ordeal. Limited selections for larger men and the awkwardness or downright embarrassment of trying items on in the changing rooms is enough to make many bigger men stay away from the high street and the shopping centres. Shirts have to be fraying at the collars and cuffs, and trousers have to have actual holes in them, to force plus size men into a clothes shop to restock their wardrobes.

But this isn’t America and so there is a distinct lack of retailers catering to our demographic. In some areas of the country there simply aren’t any plus size shops at all.

However, hope is at hand.

Women had been enjoying the benefits of catalogue shopping for decades and then men’s retailers got in on the action too. Now the manufacturers have cottoned on to the fact there is (plus size) hole in the male market. Catalogue companies have increasingly begun to target us larger men who hate the hassle of shopping but want to look our best.

Now, from the comfort of our own homes, we can browse through pages and pages of stylish, fashionable clothes, pick out what we want, in our sizes, and have our choices conveniently delivered right to our front doors. Then, it’s simply a matter of trying our new items on, with all the advantages of being able to try them out with all our other clothes and shoes to make sure everything matches. No wonder catalogues are the answer to so many prayers when it comes to plus size shopping for men.

So what catalogues are the best when it comes to larger sizes of men’s clothes? Jacamo exclusively caters for bigger lads. With sizes including XL, XXL, XXXL, 4XL and even 5XL, there is something to fit every man. And with brands such as Ben Sherman, Caterpillar and Lonsdale, gracing their website, being large doesn’t mean you can’t be fashionable.

Another great catalogue site is Premier Man. Stocking everything from trousers to pajamas, underwear to shoes, the larger man can pick out an entire wardrobe. The website even offers clothing guidelines and sizing help to answer the questions you always wanted to ask but were too embarrassed to in the real brick-and-mortar shops. Finally, JD Williams is the UK’s leading home shopping company, and their website boasts that the company caters to all ages and sizes. The brand is known as specialists when it comes to plus size clothing for women, and there are many options for plus size men too.

So, what are you waiting for? Get shopping! Now there’s no excuse!