Emily: Maybe I am shrinking?? I have avoided Land's End because I have seen them as a "Mom jeans" kind of place, but maybe I will try. Athleta still has 28.5 length pants and they are starting to sell a lot of regular type pants, as opposed to strictly exercise stuff.
I love EMS, too and there is one 3 miles or less from my house. But everything is too big on me, especially the tops. The extra small tees have become longer and longer. I have a couple from like 5-6 years ago that I love, but the rest, forget it. I keep going there to search for stuff, and once in awhile I find something. Last weekend they had "club days" with a 20% discount for any outdoor or cycling club member. I did get a nice wool sweater; a bit itchier than Ibex, but it's something I would always wear a shirt under. Yes, the guys are very nice, but don't really want to listen to my size woes.
I think part of the problem is that younger people wear their pants dragging on the ground! I just don't want to have to have 2 sets of pants; one for heels and one for flats.