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Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
I use to love Bean; until they made their regular sizes too long. Regular formerly was 30 inches. They have now bumped it up to 30 1/2 or 31. And, you now have to be careful because it's not consistent anymore. Some of their older styles are still 30. But those are the pants that come up WAY past my belly button.
I DO NOT shop in stores. Everything I do is mail order.
Veronica
I lived in 501s in high school & college. I didn't realize you could still buy the non-shrunk ones. I've just seen the prewashed ones. I guess I'll have to look around.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
As for undies, Jockey Elance hipsters and I have been friends since 1986. If they ever discontinue or redesign them I'm in serious trouble.
Deb
Jeans are getting way too long! I was recently trying on jeans at Old Navy (I liked their "Weekend Fit" that they used to make and saw that they had a style by that name again) and they were dragging on the ground even if I got the short length. I used to wear the regular and it was just right (with flat shoes, of course). Do they think we're all going to wear stilettos with our jeans all the time? I don't THINK so!!Quote:
Originally Posted by badger
Low-rise can't go away. I will be devastated. I can't have jeans up to my boobs again.
Sigh... I'm a short person with a looooong rise and a small waist.... low rise jeans have been a nightmare for me. Low rise unless they are perfect totally gap in the back and show the world what color undies I wear (or what my butt crack looks like)
Me too. Fixing that gap in the back would require completely making over the torso part - we're talking a good 4-5" in some jeans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Eden, I bought a pair of Ralph Laurens that are decent. They aren't "boyfriend" pants, but they don't come up to your ribcage either.
No joke! It looked like those super-skinny, high-waist jeans were trying to come back into fashion, but I don't know anyone who likes that look or that fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by PamNY
Or maybe they are like me...tiny shoulders, small waist, big boobs. I am a 34 band, but D cup. Often the tops that fit me through the boobs hang on me everywhere else. And if they are sleeveless the arm holes are often gaping in the ones that don't stretch across the girls. It kinda blows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muirenn
Have you ever tried the Levi's Curvy jeans (528 or 529 depending upon whether you try Juniors or Misses sizes)? I run into this, too, but they are great. They are higher in the back and they are cut with a narrower waistband, even though they are still relatively low-rise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
I have a pair of kids Levis on right now..... sad but true, the best fit I can get in jeans at this time are kids 12's or 14's depending on the brand. They tend to be the right length and when I'm lucky I can find some that aren't too weird (no ribbons, rhinestones or tons of embroidery) and aren't too low - I guess mfg's still have some compunction about showing too much skin on little girls..... I'm too little for Misses..... (though I haven't tried Juniors for a while)Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Tops fit me the same way, and I'm a 34A/B. It's just that no matter how much or how little upper body work I'm doing (and at the moment it's precious little :rolleyes:), my pecs and lats develop more than my delts. Or maybe it's bone structure - broad through the ribcage but smaller through the clavicles. Either way, tops either fit me like old lady tops, shapeless and saggy everywhere, or they're tight across the chest. Waist is actually much less of a visible problem for me than shoulders.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Actually - now that I think about it - I'm thinking that the problem begins more in the shape of the shoulders than anywhere else. Mine are quite square, and it seems that most women's tops are constructed for sloping shoulders. When I do find a top that's the right circumference for my shoulders and my chest, normally the neckline is up around my ears somewhere. :mad:
This. Blouses are a nightmare, unless they're stretchy. I don't even wear sleeveless anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
I would pay good money for tailored blouses that come in cup sizes.
I think blouses in general don't fit women off the rack. For me, the problem is I'm pretty flat (34A/B), so there's an extra pouff of fabric that I can't fill out. I'm just counting my blessings that work allows me to wear whatever and I take advantage of that. I'm wearing my t-shirt, capris and flip flops :D
Then there are those of us with a significant amount of muscle on our backs. Every time I try to use the Title 9 bra fit calculator - it tells me my numbers are impossible.
Veronica
I found a picture of the person for whom women's blouses are designed!
http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/8r/09/a...ck-800X800.jpg
Or those of us with smaller than average sized boobs and waists, but big arms. I can wear sleeveless shirts off the rack but if there is a sleeve, I need to order up a few sizes. Not all women have sticks for arms but you'd never know that by blouse design. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
See - this is why there is no standard for women's sizes - even in the same size, women come in so many shapes that there is no way clothing manufacturers could please all the women, all the time. This is exactly why adding lycra/stretch to woven garments took off the way it did!
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Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
These are great fitting jeans - but they are too long! Even the 'short' length is longer than 30' and impossibly hard to locate. And, for whatever reason, jeans don't seem to shrink in length anymore no matter how much I try drying them. As a teen, I remember leaving jeans out of the dryer in order to avoid turning them into 'floods'. Why the change??
Are they making jeans longer because some like wearing heels w/them? When I was younger, heels w/jeans was a hootchie fashion trend. ;-) Liked big hair, lee-press on nails, and frosted eye shadow.
I have to admit that I'm glad the inseams on the petite jeans are longer because it's hard for me to find regular jeans that fit. I'm 5'5" but small boned, so my frame is petite but my height is not. Sorry Crankin! I'm sure the trend will reverse itself as people rediscover flat shoes.
I couldn't find the 528s at the Levi site.
Veronica
I think that's probably the case. I've permanently give up heels and now I'm getting even more frustrated with jeans. Oh - and add white sunglasses to that list, please. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Selkie
V - I found the 529 on Amazon but they were out of the short length. I've also heard that Kohls carries them but I haven't checked. What size do you wear? You can have mine if you want - they are just tooooo long for me (though they might be too big for you too but I can check).
Mostly I was just curious. I got new jeans last year from J Jill. I got the roll up ones in a regular size and just didn't roll them up. The length turned out to be perfect for me.
I usually only wear jeans once a week to work. Unless I'm having a bad week and just want to be comfy. :D I would like to find some khaki colored jeans though. The ones I've got now are quite large on me.
I tend to wear chinos and I'm having a hard time finding ones that fit well. I found some chino like pants at Garnett Hill in an inseam that works for me and fits my butt and thighs, sit below my belly button and no gaping. I'm hoping they'll have some new colors this fall since I bought all the colors I liked last spring. Do women really wear white or pink pants? (The colors I didn't buy.)
Fortunately, I'll be able to wear skorts until the end of October or so.
Veronica
LOL -- I never, ever, ever would wear heels with jeans, even when I was in my teens/20s. Like you, GLC, I don't wear heels at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Instead of jeans, I mostly wear Patagonia tights or capris during the cooler months. I do have some jeans that fit---Levi's petite sizes that I found at Macy's. They are a smidge too short in the inseam but at least the waist doesn't gape. Might have to resort to the juniors department for jeans if this vanity sizing trend continues.
Work clothes, I can find some Talbots stuff that fits, but unfortunately, the company has fallen victim to vanity sizing. Pants---I'm wearing a 0 petite, which is ridiculous. I can usually get by with size 2 petite skirts, but sometimes, I have to pin the waist. Tops aren't a problem, thank God. More and more, I'm buying Patagonia skirts and dresses for work. The clothes are very comfortable, high quality, and FIT. That is one company that hasn't capitulated to vanity sizing. In addition, J Peterman has some very nice stuff that fits (not vanity sized)---tailored, good for work, and a lot of the stuff is very unique.
White sunglasses? :D Is that the latest?
Patagonia is having a 30% off sale right now. I really like their dresses. I have three different ones. Merino wool tees are on sale. :D Some of their bottoms are a little too low rise for me though and sometimes don't fit my supersize muscular thighs.
Veronica
V --- I actually got up at the crack of dawn this morning to shop that sale! LOL. Was well worth it because a few things I wanted were included in the sale and they had them in the color I wanted/my size.
The dresses drape well---very flattering. TE sells some their stuff, including some of their dresses.
I wonder if problems getting pants that fit is one reason tights/leggings are so popular. Not the only reason, but I'll bet it's a factor.
I am so tempted to get some, but I am almost 60 years old...
No, no...that was the trend in the 80's. Only the dumb trashy chicks wore white sunglasses and drove white cars...at least in my neck of the woods. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Selkie
I did wear heeled boots with jeans...but not anymore. :(
Now I'm off to Patagonia - funny, but I was perusing their site yesterday and had no idea a sale was starting! I too love their dresses and skirts but have not had luck with their pants or shorts.
For pants/shorts - I'm having luck with Royal Robbins, actually. (REI carries them) I also like Mountain Hardware, but they can get pricey.
I do wear heels with jeans, but that's for "dress up," i.e. going out with DH, etc. And, they are not super high heels; sometimes the jeans would be too long still! I have a pair of short boots with 3 inch chunky heels that I wear with some of the longer pants I have for work. I couldn't do it when I was teaching, too much standing, but now I sit most of the time at work.
Going to look at Patagonia.
Being all leg makes it super difficult to find jeans that don't look like I'm "waiting for a flood" - things are much better since high school in the 1980's (incidentally, the Grease Sing-ALong is in Ocala, but I digress, BTW my name is Sandy).
I was thrilled with the new longer leg-lengths!
But even I have had a few jeans to wear heels with (in the South, heels are the weapon of choice to keep DH interested) :D
I'm glad you said it, not I. Those chicks usually drove white VW Cabriolets, right? Now a lot of the ones who "made it" by marrying $$$ drive white Lexus SUVs (with tri delt stickers on the rear window---a reminder of their glory days). Sorry, that was *&^%$y, but I readily admit to being an anti-elitist (an elitist anti-elitist? I have my own snobbishness but it's premised on different values).Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
I don't remember the white sunglasses trend in the 80s---I was a punk rock girl then, so I probably didn't notice.
Crankin, I was referring to those "Sex in the City" type heels---really high ones with the pointy toes. FM shoes, to put it crassly. There are 20-30 year olds who wear them to work with those skin tight, low rider jeans on Fridays.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
I pretty much knew the type you were talking about... I like the look of high heels, but my body says otherwise. Yea, sometimes I have had to tell younger colleagues, "no crack showing, please!" (and this is when I was teaching 11-13 year olds!). And, I love low rise jeans, but I know the limits of this!
Eh, my DH has a Lexus SUV. We keep it because of its ability to haul 4 bikes, a canoe, suitcases, and 4 adults. Besides, around here, the type of person Selkie refers to drives a white Cadillac Escalade with private school stickers on the back. Lexus is a pretty common car around here, so those Cadillacs really make a statement.
Florida is an interesting place - below the "deep South" - so while many steriotypes are found here, there are enough transplants from other places to keep it interesting.
The heels look here has been moving more towards the Latin-style (more elegance than trash). However, I can rarely wear heels since my feet cramp terribly if I do - I much prefer my comfy old lace-up boots, but those don't really work in the office . . . plus, I'm taller than my DH if I wear heels!:rolleyes: