women's pants rant

[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

[indysteel]

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]

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]

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]

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

[smittykitty]

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.

[shootingstar]

http://plum.ca/i.cfm/p/item/iid/185

Yoga jeans for me. Doesn't expose my bum crack nor have my stomach hang out which is what alot of low-risers look like on me.

[roadie gal]

Can someone tell me what a mercer fit or a blakely fit or a holly fit IS? Do any of these sites actually describe what they are on the website? THIS is what drives me crazy about trying to buy pants online.

[WindingRoad]

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.

[Pedal Wench]

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

I always wondered why my Athleta Whatever skort has a drawstring! That's for that!

[azfiddle]

I am 5'1" and some petites are too long for me. I also look terrible in pants that are cut really loosely through the hips and thighs. I recently found a parof Not Your Daughter's brand jeans at a Ross discount store and they fit me great but at $80 I can't afford to buy them at a dept store. Like bicyclista I am a fan of thrift stores, and sometimes Ross.

For dressy pants, Rafaella fits me. I am like Veronica- also a teacher, and I enjoy wearing skirts in warm weather but wear pants all winter.

[Owlie]

I am 5'1" and some petites are too long for me. I also look terrible in pants that are cut really loosely through the hips and thighs. I recently found a parof Not Your Daughter's brand jeans at a Ross discount store and they fit me great but at $80 I can't afford to buy them at a dept store. Like bicyclista I am a fan of thrift stores, and sometimes Ross.

For dressy pants, Rafaella fits me. I am like Veronica- also a teacher, and I enjoy wearing skirts in warm weather but wear pants all winter.

But doesn't your weather consist of "warm", "slightly less warm" and "vaporize upon exit from building"?

[azfiddle]

Well, we have about 3-4 months when it can be too cold for shorts and sandals ( don't tell my DH because he wears shorts when it's freezing outside). It snowed twice this winter (yesterday, in fact!). So I think that counts as cold.

[zoom-zoom]

Well, we have about 3-4 months when it can be too cold for shorts and sandals ( don't tell my DH because he wears shorts when it's freezing outside). It snowed twice this winter (yesterday, in fact!). So I think that counts as cold.

It's definitely colder where you are than in the upper Midwest, right now...which is crazy. There's a snow bike race in WI this weekend...it's been in the 80s the past few days in the Great Lakes region.