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[gwywnnydd]

OK, I have a bitch about women's clothes.

Why is it that a 'Tall' pair of trousers indicates a 33" inseam? What good is one extra inch going to do?

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[mothball-07.livejournal.com]

What good is one extra inch going to do?

"Things not to say to a man for $100, Alex."

[tedder42.livejournal.com]

snerk.

[gwywnnydd.livejournal.com]

indeed :). Mz. S. owes my employer a(nother) keyboard.

[saffyre-dragon.livejournal.com]

Might as well also wonder why women's sizes come in funky even numbers that have no relation to any kind of measurement. Ours is not to wonder why...

[gwywnnydd.livejournal.com]

Actually, the numbers *did*, at one time, have a defined relationship with real measurements.
Before WWII, that is.

Now, with each designer deciding which measuremenets they think a size 6 is, there's no hope for us :).

Oh, and the even numbers mean you've got curves. If you wear odd numbers, then you're in 'Misses' sizes, which assume you haven't finished maturing yet.

[saffyre-dragon.livejournal.com]

And this is why I hate to shop!

Also, if the even numbers assume you have curves, then why are they made for women with no hips or thighs or stomachs? Grrrr.

[gwywnnydd.livejournal.com]

Honey, I'm 5'9", and built like a linebacker. You wanna talk "hate to shop"? ;)

Do what I do. Find a designer that designs to your body style, and give them *all* your business. For me, St. John's Bay (the JC Penney house brand) is Teh Shiznit. Although, I'm starting to look into the Lane Bryant selections.

[dangerous-beans.livejournal.com]

Jeez, I'd kill to have the occasional pair of 33" inseams. The pants locally are 29"-30" and I'd like to note that I'm not a petite midget. *grump*

[gwywnnydd.livejournal.com]

Well, this is specifically going to the "Talls" sections.

No wonder I find myself wearing my husband's jeans so often. It's nice to occasionally have to roll up the extraneous couple of inches of inseam . . .

[dangerous-beans.livejournal.com]

*grin* I've tried that with Chris', but I'd need a belt. They slide down to my hips and the minute I move they slide off. (This is where he'd insert a snarky comment about me being a petite midget and I'd have to wallop him).

[gwywnnydd.livejournal.com]

You know, that could be a good look. body suit, oversized jeans held up with braces. Very early Gwen Stefani.

Or Chris could be right :).

[dangerous-beans.livejournal.com]

*grin* Only from his perspective. I'm built with your description. 5'9 and a linebacker (DE, actually, is what I played when I was in jr. high;).

[gwywnnydd.livejournal.com]

Then Chris is built along the lines of my J. 2 metres tall, 150 Kg.

[dangerous-beans.livejournal.com]

Pretty close. *amused* I had to check conversions. So really, it's their reality that's skewed. Not everyone is a giant

[j5nn5r.livejournal.com]

I really love odd numbered inseams in jeans. 33 is my magic number. Can't find it often.

[calandria.livejournal.com]

I've never actually mesured them - but for jeans I always get Lee Riders from Kmart in tall. They never fail to fit - in fact, they are often a little bit *too* long.

For slacks, I found mine at Layne Bryant, they were labled as tall, and I actually had to dry them on hot for a bit so I wasn't tripping over the edge of the legs they were so long.

Layne bryant actually has a fairly good selection, as long as you stay away from their spring line. That's when I wound up buying my clothes there because work instituted a new dress code last year. The amount of pastels I had to buy was almost enough to make me puke....

(oh, and I'm 6'1" tall, with my legs being disproportiaonlly long.)

[lawst.livejournal.com]

I've been happy with Eddie Bauer pants. They old up just as well or better than Levi's and they're built for real women, not just a scaled up size 3.

[gwywnnydd.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'll check them out :).

[ouranophobe.livejournal.com]

$24 jeans (or $19 ea. if you buy 2 or more) with a 34" inseam, available in up to 35" waist 45" hip.

I'll keep my eyes open for other sources.