Hey alphagam-alum,
I think the article meant that larger men's clothes can legitimately cost more than "regular-sized" men's clothes. (you were comparing the cost of your man's clothes to the cost of your own). For instance, I was recently looking at bikinis in a J.Crew catalogue, and for one set the "regular" sized bikini top (for A/B cup-sized women) was $30, while the C/D option cost $34. Is this unfair to larger-breasted women? It's not their fault their boobs are on the big side.
I don't think this is unfair, and I am one of the women who would have to pay the extra $4 to get a bikini top that fits.
I think it's totally reasonable for a company that sells men's suits to charge one price for a suit that fits men of average build/height and a slightly higher price for a man that requires twice the fabric. I'm pretty sure this is already done... try looking at some catalogs that offer regular sizes along with big & talls.
Here a company (Land's End) is charging extra for "long" as opposed to regular length tuxedo pants:
http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0...21154749195000