I don't even care about being taller, but a shorter torso and longer inseam would be cool. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
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I don't even care about being taller, but a shorter torso and longer inseam would be cool. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Good point. I just wanted longer legs and arms, actually. I do like having a long torso - it makes my abs look good! So long torso + longer appendages = taller. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Ok, that would work, too. I'm 5'3.5". I'd like to be 5'5", with all of that extra height in my legs. That would make 32" inseam jeans fit me just the way I like, instead of dragging on the ground. 30" inseam jeans always seem to be just a hair shorter than I like, right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Awesome! Yeah, I'm 5'4", so I'd like about three inches in my legs to get me to ~ 5'7" (and a 32" inseam as well).Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Now...who do we talk to about getting this done? ;)
Heh, look at this model from Interbike. Does that body type look familiar to anyone?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/...5055d235_z.jpg
Have you tried lee jeans they make some that have good sized legs and a no gap waist. Also target and old navy got some new styles in and I finally found a pair that fits. Good luck
i see people in leggings all the time in Wal-Mart
No, I only have one nipple on each breast. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Is that a bathing suit? :confused:
I don't go to WalMart anymore (every visit got more and more unpleasant), but last time i went everyone was in giant sweat pants, not leggings.Quote:
Originally Posted by batsheva
LUV my leggings, wear 'em in all different ways and combinations! :D
Had to give up on jeans long ago- when they fit my hips they are always 4" too big around my waist. :eek: Long live curves!
Well, I don't have a chest like that model, but the thighs look familiar. Yea, that's why I don't wear cycling shorts that are that short. Or any "boy" shorts. I've bought a few pairs of new pants for the winter. I've lost maybe 2 pounds in the last month and for some reason, that has made it a little easier to fit into pants. The thighs are always a bit tight, no matter what size in a particular brand I buy, but I can live with it. I like the slimmer fit pants and jeans, so I have found that styles called "modern fit" are good. They are not as tight as "skinny" jeans, but aren't mom jeans, either. Banana Republic has a new fit called the Logan. It runs big, so I buy a size smaller than usual, but it fits me well, proportionally.
Now if I could just solve the problem of petite sizes being made in 30" inseam, when they used to be 28.5 or 29. I have had to spend good money getting pants hemmed. And no, I cannot sew and believe me, never will.
I think the "four nipples" are from a piercing. Ouch.
But yes, the length of her shorts isn't exactly flattering. I was so excited when boy short bikinis became popular, until I saw myself in the mirror. :eek:
And Crankin, I so wish we had more length sizes, like men do!
I just had to chime in on this thread, because I had a horrifying moment this morning that I wanted to share with you all.
Before I got into cycling, I was into motorcycling...big time. I still have my Harley Softail...and today, instead of going on my usual long Sunday bike ride...I instead, took out my Harley and went on a lovely fall colors ride up into Wisconsin. It was chilly this morning, so I had to dig out my leather chaps. When I went to put them on, I just about cried when I could NOT zipper them down my thighs!!! Apparently, a downside to cycling is that it made my thighs even bigger than they already were...oh joy! :eek: I did manage to wrangle them on, eventually...but not without pinching myself with the zipper a few times, first.
Bike muscles are not to be confused with fat. Be proud of your muscled legs- they look great and they say great things about you!
I'm also trying to figure out what people are finding wrong with the thighs in the model's photo in the bathing suit. Is there something wrong or 'unflattering' about her thighs...because I'm so not seeing that.... ?? :confused: Her legs look lovely, fit, and normal to me. I must be blind?
I think she looks fit, but boy shorts generally do not flatter athletic thighs. It's just a question of finding something a little longer. And, they just ride up on me; very uncomfortable. Of course, no one sees my Ibex boy shorts underwear, but at times, I have to stop skiing or snow shoeing to ah, readjust.
I see my athletic thighs as a badge of "strength." I just wish that there were more clothing manufacturers who realized that some women have this issue. Believe me, I used to have fat thighs and i know the difference!
I don't think anybody is finding anything "wrong" or unflattering about the thighs in the photo. No-one has said a single negative thing about her thighs. Her shorts, however...Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
We just recognize the body type as being similar to our own.
And as we've all experienced, most trousers are designed for women who do not get much exercise. I would imagine the person who designed her lycra suit was used to designing clothes for more sedentary women, as the cut and the placement of the belt and ruching would be flattering on a woman without muscles but fall short of setting off this woman's fine legs.
Target/Mossimo Black "Curvy" jeans...curvy, my @ss. I tried on a pair and the waist was a hair big while the butt and thighs were skin-tight. I'm so tired of all these companies marketing curvy-fit jeans that are anything but. Levi's is the only company that has it anything close to right.
Just wanted to update: What I said about the bold curve levi's in my last post still holds true for the boot cut. BUT, I ordered a pair of the straight leg cut as well (also bold curve) and there is *almost* no waist gap at all. I can totally wear them without a belt if I wanted to!!!
BEST fitting jeans I've ever owned. :D
FWIW, I have had great luck with Chico's jeans. They don't have their "modern fit" (i.e., low rise) any more, but the regular platinum slim leg fits my thunder thighs, and hippo hips just fine. With no huge gapping at the back. And - shockingly - the length is usually spot-on for me.
Ooh...I am really eyeballing the straight leg ones, too, since EVERY other pair of jeans I own are boot cut and I'd like something a little snugger through the ankle--without being skinny jeans (I have massive calves, so I couldn't do skinny, anyhow).Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Those look nice, too...though I don't know that I could justify $80 for any pair of jeans. I'm kind of choking on the $60 for a pair of Levi's, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
That's why they invented sales. I almost never pay full price for jeans. I buy mine at J Jill, and I only buy them when they're on sale or I have a coupon.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
I think I might stop in at Chico's the next time I go shopping to see about theirs, too.
I think my shrink-to-fit Levis (and they really do shrink to fit) run $30-$40 a pair, sometimes on sale for $25, but rarely.
My work trousers cost a lot more ("Kut from the Kloth" or some goofy name like that) but I don't mind because they look good and they don't gap at the waist nor are they too short in the leg. The fabric of the ones I'm wearing today is a bit of a stretchy corduroy and incredibly comfortable.
I really hate shopping for pants because it's so hard to find any that don't gap in the back and are long enough.
Kirsten - Chico's probably won't work for you. Susan O passed a few pairs to me when she shrunk out of them last year and they are all too big in the waist. They are better than most jeans, but still not quite right. :mad:
Knot - I'm the same way except I need SHORT pants not long ones! Skirts are my friend, actually.
Same here. I just got those Chico jeans for something closer to $50. Full price makes me itch!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ny biker
I'm on the look-out for a new pair of jeans. I don't have large hips, so I don't need any special cut, but I like straight leg. My favorite jeans are some very old Levis that I've had forever. I hate shopping, though, so I haven't replaced them and they are way overdue for replacement.
Where are Levi's sold these days? I really don't want to go to a mall and hunt for them. I just want to know one store that I can go to, try them on, buy some, and go home.
Any advice?
At least for the Curvy cut I have seen them at Kohl's, JCP, Sears...and I believe Macy's carries them, too. I would guess that most popular dept. stores would carry some Levi's styles. I think even Wal-Mart has a lower-end line of Levi's jeans.Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
Thanks, there is a JCP near me. I've never been there (did I mention that I HATE shopping malls?) but I'll give them a call to be sure before I head over there. There's another mall across town that has all the big stores. I dread going, but my jeans all have holes in them! They are like 10 years old! I'll have to just grit my teeth and get it over with. I think I'll wait until Monday, because there's no sense in going to a mall over the weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
I sympathize...I shop online and return what doesn't work.Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
Very nice...I just received my Levi's "bold curve" jeans.
Of course, they are STILL a bit too big at the waist (they are the straight-leg style and relatively low-rise), but definitely the best-fitting jeans I have tried in ages. Their 529/Curvy jeans are higher-waisted and a biotch to find in lengths (actually, I'm not sure they even come in lengths), so I end up having to have them altered and they just aren't as flattering on me), plus I fall between a 6 and 8 in those.
The Curve ID jeans definitely do often run small...I would normally take a 29, but bought a 30 based upon reviews here and on the Levi's site. The 30x30s are a dream. I just hope they don't shrink at all in length. I think a 29" inseam would be too short, but I am certain that the 32s would be too long (my other jeans with 32" inseam all hang an inch or more under my heels when barefoot).
Awesome, Kirsten!
But if you think those are low waisted, don't buy the bootcut! They are even lower (I'm wearing mine today, actually) and therefore gap even more. :rolleyes:
I know the 529's *did* come in lengths at one point but I think they discontinued that feature. The first time I went searching for them, I only found the one or two random short lengths (and they were either 2's or 14's). I've never found any mid-sizes in the short, so I think they just stopped making them for some reason.
Oh, and my bold curve jeans have not shrunk in length at all and I have put them in the dryer. Both pairs have been washed two or three times now and both are still long enough. :D
What I like best about them (besides the fact that they fit)? They don't stretch out much! I can wear them two or three times between washings and they still look pretty good. They don't look like baggy, old lady pants on me like my 529's always did. One wearing of those and they always looked terrible!
Oh, good good news! Do you wash them in warm or cold?Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Thanks for the heads-up on the bootcuts. I probably won't buy them, anyhow. I was nervous that the strait-legs would be too snug through my freaky big calves, but they are great. I'm even tempted to get a pair in black for dress...or maybe even try the skinny ones (though I don't think those would be very flattering on my stubby legs, so I probably won't). Neither is available in my size right now.
Cold wash and you may already know this, but to keep them dark for as long as possible, wash and dry them inside out. Doing this will also keep black jeans from developing those ugly light streaks (the things I learned in all my years in retail! ;)).
Ooh, the inside-out thing I didn't know. But it makes sense. Thanks!
A little rant...
Encouraged by your positive words about the Levis Bold Curve I went to the nearest store to try them on... I found about 10 different pairs of Levis sized 24/34 (waist/length), but not a single pair of 31 (waist). Yes, I know, 31 isn't exactly slim, but is it really THAT big that I am not able to find a single pair of jeans -.- ? Are there really more women fitting into 24/34 jeans and if so, is it realistic that they need jeans named "bold curve"?
:mad:
I'm guessing it's quite the opposite, that 31 is the more popular size, which they've sold out of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan
I don't think the Curve ID jeans are in stores, either...I only see them at Levis.com and maybe one other retailer. The Curvy jeans are all over, though, just not in waist sizes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan
Yeah, it doesn't surprise me that the 31s are sold out. I want another pair of the Bold Curve jeans in black, but the 30s are gone, at least in the shorter inseam. I may suck it up and go for the 32 lengths.
Guess I'm just a little mad because I was hoping that after losing quite a bit of weight it would be easier to find a pair of fitting Jeans :o
This store was offering some curve id Levis however just not the right sizes. I tried on a "Demi curve" in 29 but as expected it doesn't fit right (waist seemed huge, rest supertight... it was a "skinny"-fit too, omg those calves :p). I have to have a look if I can order directly from Levis.com in Europe.
Nah...only guys get to do that! My hubby walks into a store, grabs his size off the shelf, pays, comes home, puts them on...fit perfectly. I go into a store, wrestle myself into no less than 6 pair in different styles and sizes and MAYBE 1 pair will sorta-kinda fit. Men suck. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Susan
My husband does the same with jeans and shirts. He never tries anything on in the shop and still everything seems to fit. Just unfair! ;)
I just found out that ordering a pair of Levis in the USA + taxes + shipping is still way cheaper than buying them at the nearest store, so I think I'll give it a try. This way the size won't be a problem :)
Btw: while shopping for a pair of jeans I found really nice boots two weeks ago. Boots + skirt and/or leggings look really nice and fit over all my "incredible hulk" parts ;)
That's because guys get away with wearing stuff that fits quite loosely, cause it's considered "manly". Lucky sods. We wear the same stuff it looks "frumpy" and "boxy". We have to choose from a zillion styles designed to flatter and enhance some point or another. Unless you wear kaftans, even loose fit clothes aren't truly loose fit all over, they're still expected to hang at a cute and oh so flattering angle somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Well, my DH, who is shorter (5' 7"), and thin (not skinny) has had a terrible time buying clothes recently. Button down shirts. Forget it, unless they are trim fit and even then, they are too long. He's gone from a medium, to a small in almost everything. Pants at least come in lengths, but he's had more trouble buying ones that fit.