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Tall Tour: Celebrating Height, One Event at a Time
6 Sep
Summary
- Tall Tour events gather people to celebrate height and share experiences.
- The tour includes fashion shows featuring models up to 7-foot-6.
- Founder Tyler Bergantino invested over $100,000 of personal funds.
Tyler Bergantino, who stands at 6-foot-9, conceptualized and hosts Tall Tour, a series of events dedicated to celebrating height. What began as small social media meet-ups in Fort Worth in May 2025, with only four attendees, has rapidly expanded. Bergantino's efforts involved significant personal investment, exceeding $100,000, and collaborations with venues. Videos of the tour have garnered widespread attention, reaching up to 50 million views.
The Tall Tour aims to provide a supportive environment for tall individuals, addressing the unique challenges and stigma they may face. These events offer a platform for shared experiences and community building, which is particularly impactful for those who rarely meet others of similar stature. The tour has seen exponential growth, with attendance reaching hundreds by October 2025 in Chicago for the inaugural Tall Ball.
Upcoming events highlight the tour's unique offerings, including a fashion show coinciding with New York Fashion Week on September 12, 2026. This event will feature models as tall as 7-foot-6, showcasing size-inclusive fashion lines. The tour also seeks to advocate for the vertically inclined, with Bergantino hoping to secure benefits such as free airline upgrades for individuals over 6-foot-6. He has also launched an app, V.I.P. (Vertically Inclined People), with plans for a dating component.
