‘Parks and Recreation’s’ Jerry Demonstrates How to Make a Plus-Size ‘Abercrombie & Fitch’ Shirt (Video)

Jimmy Kimmel recruited the plus-sized actor Jim O'Heir to go shopping at the clothing chain following the company CEO's controversial remarks this week

"Parks and Recreation" star Jim O'Heir has found a solution for any plus-sized Abercrombie & Fitch shoppers. Make an XL or XXL shirt yourself!

The actor, who plays Jerry Gergich on the NBC comedy series, went shopping at the clothing chain for a sketch on Thursday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The skit was inspired by a 2006 interview with the company's CEO Mike Jeffries, which went viral recently.

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"Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends," Jeffries told Salon. "A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely."

O'Heir, however, has found a way to belong. And in the process, actually made a new brand: "Abercrombercrombercrombie & Fitch."

Watch O'Heir's step-by-step guide to fitting in with the cool kids:

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