women's pants rant

**roadie gal** · 03-16-2012, 07:20 PM

&^%$^&*((^%^ !!!!!

We're going on a trip this summer and I'm shopping for pants that look nice but you can wear all day and walk in but aren't jeans. There isn't much around me in the way of shopping, so I'm trying to shop online.

FEH! Trying to buy women's pants online is impossible. Every store has a different name for their style of pant. What the h*ll is a " barkley" style pant? Or a "holly style" pant? Or even a "natural fit" pant? Just tell me where the waist fits, and if the thigh is a relaxed fit or not and if it's tapered or straight or belled below the knee. WHAT is so difficult about that? Then give me INCHES or centimeters for the waist and length. A medium in for one company is a small or even a large for another.

AAAAaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!!!!

**bmccasland** · 03-16-2012, 08:03 PM

You might look at LLBean or Land's End. I was pretty happy with doing mail-order from them.

Got to love my flannel lined LLBean jeans. Many thanks to the biologist who told me about them.

Keeps one warm and toasty while doing field work in the lovely PNW weather.

**Irulan** · 03-17-2012, 05:41 AM

Target!! I've been going crazy pants shopping. I have curves (small waist) and have tried on everything everywhere. Target has 4 different cuts, labeled 1-2-3-4, and two of them fit me without gaposis at the waist. The best part is the have jeans, causual trousers, and dressier trousers, all very affordably priced. I have had such a hard time with pants that I would never do mail order on something I hadn't purchases before.

**bmccasland** · 03-17-2012, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Irulan

Target!! I've been going crazy pants shopping. I have curves (small waist) and have tried on everything everywhere. Target has 4 different cuts, labeled 1-2-3-4, and two of them fit me without gaposis at the waist. The best part is the have jeans, causual trousers, and dressier trousers, all very affordably priced. I have had such a hard time with pants that I would never do mail order on something I hadn't purchases before.

oooh I'll have to look there. Thanks.

**Penny4** · 03-17-2012, 06:13 PM

I feel your pain Roadie. While I live in an area where there are a million stores around, being tall requires me to order most of my pants on line. For some reason, many stores that do carry talls, only carry them up to a size 12 or 14. (I am usually a 16T). So I am constantly ordering on line and returning because the "Blakely" or "Modern" or whatever cut is all wrong for me. Oy.
Good luck with your shopping. It's such a pain

**Owlie** · 03-17-2012, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by roadie gal

&^%$^&*((^%^ !!!!!

We're going on a trip this summer and I'm shopping for pants that look nice but you can wear all day and walk in but aren't jeans. There isn't much around me in the way of shopping, so I'm trying to shop online.

FEH! Trying to buy women's pants online is impossible. Every store has a different name for their style of pant. What the h*ll is a " barkley" style pant? Or a "holly style" pant? Or even a "natural fit" pant? Just tell me where the waist fits, and if the thigh is a relaxed fit or not and if it's tapered or straight or belled below the knee. WHAT is so difficult about that? Then give me INCHES or centimeters for the waist and length. A medium in for one company is a small or even a large for another.

AAAAaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!!!!

And sometimes even if they give a size chart, it doesn't necessarily actually correspond to any particular garment. I hate buying clothes. Gap has been nice to me thus far, even with non-jeans. Of course, now that everything's gone skinny...

**Crankin** · 03-18-2012, 03:54 AM

Gap jeans fit me well, too. I just started buying them in the past year. I also bought a pair of really nice black stretchy pants for work.
Loft and J Crew petites fit me well, also, but you need to know which style is best for you. With J Crew, I can't try on in the store, since they no longer carry petite sizes in the store. But, I generally stick with one style, once I find one that fits.

**roadie gal** · 03-18-2012, 05:47 AM

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I hadn't thought about Target. And I'll check out Athleta.

We ended up at Kohl's where we found some good stuff all on sale. Yay!

**Veronica** · 03-18-2012, 05:59 AM

I like that a lot of Athleta bottoms have an interior drawstring and that gets rid of the gap at the back.

My biggest problem with pants is I am too tall for petite and too short for regular in most styles.

Veronica

**indysteel** · 03-18-2012, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by Veronica

I like that a lot of Athleta bottoms have an interior drawstring and that gets rid of the gap at the back.

My biggest problem with pants is I am too tall for petite and too short for regular in most styles.

Veronica

Me, too! It's such a drag. I hate having to get pants altered. I mostly wear skirts for this very reason.

**Veronica** · 03-18-2012, 07:08 AM

I really only like to wear skirts when it's warm. I don't wear heels ever and flat shoes seem to go better with summer stuff.

Plus, I'm constantly moving around in my classroom and I just feel more secure in pants or skorts. And windy days can be "interesting" if you have recess duty!

Once I find something that fits - I buy it in two or three colors. It's not like I need to be super well dressed for my 5th graders.

And I'd much rather shop online and deal with the hassle of returns than go to a store. Funny how we're all so different.

Veronica

**Penny4** · 03-18-2012, 10:37 AM

I see your steep ravine pants are on sale Mureinn, you should stock up!
I've ordered a few pairs of shorts from Athleta, and they seem to be hit or miss for me. Not quite curvy enough for me most of the time.

Gap is probably my favorite for ordering pants. And I think they have changed their lengths a bit...I believe the Regulars are now closer to 33" or 33.5". I've actually been able to buy a few Regulars, that i can wear with flats. I have no idea why they won't caryy 16T in the store. I provide that feedback everytime I order a pair on line :-) but they have yet to listen to me. Sometimes i can get in a 14, but even those in a T are rare.

Reading this thread just confirms to me that no one seems to have it easy clothes shopping...tall, short, average....

**surgtech1956** · 03-18-2012, 11:12 AM

++++ ++ for LL Bean, they have free shipping. I also have some flannel lined jeans that I love.

**smittykitty** · 03-18-2012, 05:58 PM

Oh, don't get me started. I plan to order a couple of pairs tonight myself. I'll try Eddie Bauer, been having very "Mixed" success with them though. Sizing all over the place and quality not what it used to be. Think I'll order both the Petite and the Regulars. Now if I can just remember, do I want the Blakeley or the Mercer fit?????

Really can't keep wearing cords to the office, April is just around the corner.

**WindingRoad** · 03-18-2012, 06:03 PM

On the topic of flannel lined jeans, I was visiting my parents rural Indiana and noticed at one of those 'farm' stores they had really nice flannel lined jeans for about $30 a pair. It was a Farm and Fleet or Big R something like that but if any of you are in a rural area you might check there.

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