Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Josie, that is so frustrating. Did you check Land's End? I know that they have Plus sizes, but not sure about Tall...anyway, they make nice quality clothes, so you might want to check them out. Good luck!Sue I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. Thanks for listening! Josie -- Sue on FritzCheck out my blogs at: http://alifeofbooks.blogspot.com/http://suesresearch.blogspot.com http://suesretirementmusings.blogspot.com/Check out my books on Goodreads: < Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Josie, that is so frustrating. Did you check Land's End? I know that they have Plus sizes, but not sure about Tall...anyway, they make nice quality clothes, so you might want to check them out. Good luck!Sue I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. Thanks for listening! Josie -- Sue on FritzCheck out my blogs at: http://alifeofbooks.blogspot.com/http://suesresearch.blogspot.com http://suesretirementmusings.blogspot.com/Check out my books on Goodreads: < Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Josie, that is so frustrating. Did you check Land's End? I know that they have Plus sizes, but not sure about Tall...anyway, they make nice quality clothes, so you might want to check them out. Good luck!Sue I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. Thanks for listening! Josie -- Sue on FritzCheck out my blogs at: http://alifeofbooks.blogspot.com/http://suesresearch.blogspot.com http://suesretirementmusings.blogspot.com/Check out my books on Goodreads: < Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi, Josie, I was just the other day complaining to my walking buddy (who is fairly tall) about being short--but now you've made me feel lucky! I had no idea it was so difficult to find nice clothes that fit when you're taller and weigh more than a twig. I wonder if there's anyone you know who's about your size, who dresses in a way you find attractive, that you could ask where she gets her clothes? I've been shopping online at Orvis.com. Their sizes, I find, run largish, and the quality of the fabrics is very nice. I'm not always crazy about their colors (they run to pinks and reds as the only color choice in some styles), and I don't know if they have much choice in taller sizes, but I at least had to take up the sort of dressy work pants I ordered from them. They also have a no-questions-asked, easy return policy (they send stuff in a two-way bag with the return label inside each time). They are not cheap, but the quality makes it worth the price, and they do have styles that are suitable for work. All best, Laurie Clothes Rant I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9", which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6" because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but "tall" plus sizes are not the same measurements as the "woman" plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. Thanks for listening! Josie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi, Josie, I was just the other day complaining to my walking buddy (who is fairly tall) about being short--but now you've made me feel lucky! I had no idea it was so difficult to find nice clothes that fit when you're taller and weigh more than a twig. I wonder if there's anyone you know who's about your size, who dresses in a way you find attractive, that you could ask where she gets her clothes? I've been shopping online at Orvis.com. Their sizes, I find, run largish, and the quality of the fabrics is very nice. I'm not always crazy about their colors (they run to pinks and reds as the only color choice in some styles), and I don't know if they have much choice in taller sizes, but I at least had to take up the sort of dressy work pants I ordered from them. They also have a no-questions-asked, easy return policy (they send stuff in a two-way bag with the return label inside each time). They are not cheap, but the quality makes it worth the price, and they do have styles that are suitable for work. All best, Laurie Clothes Rant I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9", which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6" because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but "tall" plus sizes are not the same measurements as the "woman" plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. Thanks for listening! Josie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi, Josie, I was just the other day complaining to my walking buddy (who is fairly tall) about being short--but now you've made me feel lucky! I had no idea it was so difficult to find nice clothes that fit when you're taller and weigh more than a twig. I wonder if there's anyone you know who's about your size, who dresses in a way you find attractive, that you could ask where she gets her clothes? I've been shopping online at Orvis.com. Their sizes, I find, run largish, and the quality of the fabrics is very nice. I'm not always crazy about their colors (they run to pinks and reds as the only color choice in some styles), and I don't know if they have much choice in taller sizes, but I at least had to take up the sort of dressy work pants I ordered from them. They also have a no-questions-asked, easy return policy (they send stuff in a two-way bag with the return label inside each time). They are not cheap, but the quality makes it worth the price, and they do have styles that are suitable for work. All best, Laurie Clothes Rant I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9", which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6" because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but "tall" plus sizes are not the same measurements as the "woman" plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. Thanks for listening! Josie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (warning to height challenged, some comments may irritate) Josie!!! I TOTALLY FEEL YOUR PAIN! I am 6' and size 20. I live in Australia and I used to fly to the US every year for work and buy all my pants and jeans at LB. I would fly back with my bags full so sure it would be the last time because i'd be skinny next year. HA! It's crazy that we are treated like freaks when all men are used to having their pants taken up. I always tell short women who complain about taking pants up, you can chop it off but you can't add it on!! Two things. First try UK sites. Their sizes generally go to 20-22 and have heaps of tall options. Second. Suck it up and embrace your lovely curves, truly acknowledge it will take time to loose weight and invest in beautiful tailored pants that fit now and feel amazing. There are heaps of talented seamstress' or tailors or small designers that can sew pants for you. It is SO worth it. If you find a cut you like get them to make a few in different fabrics. I SO understand the desire to walk into a shop and try something on and have to choose between several items and be happy with an easy purchase. But, at the end of the day, you and I have a lot of advantages. We can reach the back of the top shelf, we can intimidate silly people and we look hot with our lovely long legs. (sorry to the height challenged) xx Bess > > I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. > > But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! > > I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! > > Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. > > So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. > > And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! > > Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. > > Thanks for listening! > > Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (warning to height challenged, some comments may irritate) Josie!!! I TOTALLY FEEL YOUR PAIN! I am 6' and size 20. I live in Australia and I used to fly to the US every year for work and buy all my pants and jeans at LB. I would fly back with my bags full so sure it would be the last time because i'd be skinny next year. HA! It's crazy that we are treated like freaks when all men are used to having their pants taken up. I always tell short women who complain about taking pants up, you can chop it off but you can't add it on!! Two things. First try UK sites. Their sizes generally go to 20-22 and have heaps of tall options. Second. Suck it up and embrace your lovely curves, truly acknowledge it will take time to loose weight and invest in beautiful tailored pants that fit now and feel amazing. There are heaps of talented seamstress' or tailors or small designers that can sew pants for you. It is SO worth it. If you find a cut you like get them to make a few in different fabrics. I SO understand the desire to walk into a shop and try something on and have to choose between several items and be happy with an easy purchase. But, at the end of the day, you and I have a lot of advantages. We can reach the back of the top shelf, we can intimidate silly people and we look hot with our lovely long legs. (sorry to the height challenged) xx Bess > > I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. > > But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! > > I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! > > Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. > > So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. > > And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! > > Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. > > Thanks for listening! > > Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (warning to height challenged, some comments may irritate) Josie!!! I TOTALLY FEEL YOUR PAIN! I am 6' and size 20. I live in Australia and I used to fly to the US every year for work and buy all my pants and jeans at LB. I would fly back with my bags full so sure it would be the last time because i'd be skinny next year. HA! It's crazy that we are treated like freaks when all men are used to having their pants taken up. I always tell short women who complain about taking pants up, you can chop it off but you can't add it on!! Two things. First try UK sites. Their sizes generally go to 20-22 and have heaps of tall options. Second. Suck it up and embrace your lovely curves, truly acknowledge it will take time to loose weight and invest in beautiful tailored pants that fit now and feel amazing. There are heaps of talented seamstress' or tailors or small designers that can sew pants for you. It is SO worth it. If you find a cut you like get them to make a few in different fabrics. I SO understand the desire to walk into a shop and try something on and have to choose between several items and be happy with an easy purchase. But, at the end of the day, you and I have a lot of advantages. We can reach the back of the top shelf, we can intimidate silly people and we look hot with our lovely long legs. (sorry to the height challenged) xx Bess > > I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. > > But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! > > I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! > > Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. > > So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. > > And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! > > Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. > > Thanks for listening! > > Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hey Josie, I know what you mean about plus sized clothing being hard to find, though I'm tall (5'11 " ) and I haven't particularly noticed a lack of taller pants. Though maybe it helps that most of the time I've been shopping for jeans or whatever at Lane . Actually, I've been out of the plus sized range for a few years now but have recently slunk back in because I gained some weight a couple of months ago. After looking for a good pair of capri jeans in all the big department stores and finding that I could only barely squeeze myself into most of the size 18s, I gave up and went to Lane . And actually had a really good time trying on lots of clothes that fit me well. So yeah, it would be great if there were more places that had good plus-sized clothing. I think I would actually greatly enjoy shopping in that case. Here's an interesting article I read in the NY Times a couple of weeks ago about the plus-sized clothing industry: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/business/19plus.html?_r=1 & scp=1 & sq=plus%20size\ d%20clothing & st=cse It's interesting, I never knew that it was more expensive to produce plus-sized clothing (because of the technical aspects of having to use a wider piece of cloth, etc). That explains some about why stores haven't adapted as much to having good-looking plus sized clothing. Anyway, hope some of this is interesting or useful to you. Good luck! Meg > > > Hi, Josie, > > I was just the other day complaining to my walking buddy (who is fairly tall) about being short--but now you've made me feel lucky! I had no idea it was so difficult to find nice clothes that fit when you're taller and weigh more than a twig. > > I wonder if there's anyone you know who's about your size, who dresses in a way you find attractive, that you could ask where she gets her clothes? > > I've been shopping online at Orvis.com. Their sizes, I find, run largish, and the quality of the fabrics is very nice. I'm not always crazy about their colors (they run to pinks and reds as the only color choice in some styles), and I don't know if they have much choice in taller sizes, but I at least had to take up the sort of dressy work pants I ordered from them. They also have a no-questions-asked, easy return policy (they send stuff in a two-way bag with the return label inside each time). They are not cheap, but the quality makes it worth the price, and they do have styles that are suitable for work. > > All best, > Laurie > > > > > > > > Clothes Rant > > > > > I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. > > But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! > > I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! > > Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. > > So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. > > And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! > > Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. > > Thanks for listening! > > Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hey Josie, I know what you mean about plus sized clothing being hard to find, though I'm tall (5'11 " ) and I haven't particularly noticed a lack of taller pants. Though maybe it helps that most of the time I've been shopping for jeans or whatever at Lane . Actually, I've been out of the plus sized range for a few years now but have recently slunk back in because I gained some weight a couple of months ago. After looking for a good pair of capri jeans in all the big department stores and finding that I could only barely squeeze myself into most of the size 18s, I gave up and went to Lane . And actually had a really good time trying on lots of clothes that fit me well. So yeah, it would be great if there were more places that had good plus-sized clothing. I think I would actually greatly enjoy shopping in that case. Here's an interesting article I read in the NY Times a couple of weeks ago about the plus-sized clothing industry: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/business/19plus.html?_r=1 & scp=1 & sq=plus%20size\ d%20clothing & st=cse It's interesting, I never knew that it was more expensive to produce plus-sized clothing (because of the technical aspects of having to use a wider piece of cloth, etc). That explains some about why stores haven't adapted as much to having good-looking plus sized clothing. Anyway, hope some of this is interesting or useful to you. Good luck! Meg > > > Hi, Josie, > > I was just the other day complaining to my walking buddy (who is fairly tall) about being short--but now you've made me feel lucky! I had no idea it was so difficult to find nice clothes that fit when you're taller and weigh more than a twig. > > I wonder if there's anyone you know who's about your size, who dresses in a way you find attractive, that you could ask where she gets her clothes? > > I've been shopping online at Orvis.com. Their sizes, I find, run largish, and the quality of the fabrics is very nice. I'm not always crazy about their colors (they run to pinks and reds as the only color choice in some styles), and I don't know if they have much choice in taller sizes, but I at least had to take up the sort of dressy work pants I ordered from them. They also have a no-questions-asked, easy return policy (they send stuff in a two-way bag with the return label inside each time). They are not cheap, but the quality makes it worth the price, and they do have styles that are suitable for work. > > All best, > Laurie > > > > > > > > Clothes Rant > > > > > I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. > > But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! > > I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! > > Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. > > So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. > > And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! > > Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. > > Thanks for listening! > > Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hey Josie, I know what you mean about plus sized clothing being hard to find, though I'm tall (5'11 " ) and I haven't particularly noticed a lack of taller pants. Though maybe it helps that most of the time I've been shopping for jeans or whatever at Lane . Actually, I've been out of the plus sized range for a few years now but have recently slunk back in because I gained some weight a couple of months ago. After looking for a good pair of capri jeans in all the big department stores and finding that I could only barely squeeze myself into most of the size 18s, I gave up and went to Lane . And actually had a really good time trying on lots of clothes that fit me well. So yeah, it would be great if there were more places that had good plus-sized clothing. I think I would actually greatly enjoy shopping in that case. Here's an interesting article I read in the NY Times a couple of weeks ago about the plus-sized clothing industry: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/business/19plus.html?_r=1 & scp=1 & sq=plus%20size\ d%20clothing & st=cse It's interesting, I never knew that it was more expensive to produce plus-sized clothing (because of the technical aspects of having to use a wider piece of cloth, etc). That explains some about why stores haven't adapted as much to having good-looking plus sized clothing. Anyway, hope some of this is interesting or useful to you. Good luck! Meg > > > Hi, Josie, > > I was just the other day complaining to my walking buddy (who is fairly tall) about being short--but now you've made me feel lucky! I had no idea it was so difficult to find nice clothes that fit when you're taller and weigh more than a twig. > > I wonder if there's anyone you know who's about your size, who dresses in a way you find attractive, that you could ask where she gets her clothes? > > I've been shopping online at Orvis.com. Their sizes, I find, run largish, and the quality of the fabrics is very nice. I'm not always crazy about their colors (they run to pinks and reds as the only color choice in some styles), and I don't know if they have much choice in taller sizes, but I at least had to take up the sort of dressy work pants I ordered from them. They also have a no-questions-asked, easy return policy (they send stuff in a two-way bag with the return label inside each time). They are not cheap, but the quality makes it worth the price, and they do have styles that are suitable for work. > > All best, > Laurie > > > > > > > > Clothes Rant > > > > > I'm really cranky today. I've actually been having a really good week, feeling good about myself and I finally made it back to yoga last night, which I enjoyed and think I may now try to do twice a week. So that was great. > > But here's the problem. I've decided that while I don't think I will ever love my body at this size, that this IE thing is going to be a journey and I'm not going to lose weight overnight and I need to at least make peace with my body in order for this to work. I'm one of those people who never buys really nice clothes because I always want to wait until I'm skinnier. So I figured I'd start by buying some great clothes that make me feel really good. So I go online to try to buy some stuff and that's where the crankyness begins!! > > I'm not just a big girl, I'm also 5'9 " , which doesn't sound all that tall, but apparently, as far as retailers that make plus size clothing are concerned, there is no such thing as a tall fat girl. Apparently, I'm the only fat person on the planet that's taller than 5'6 " because every single pair of pants makes me look like I'm expecting a flood!!!!!!!! As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear shapeless mumus out of 1970, they also have to be too short, too. Argh! > > Okay, I am exagerating here. I don't wear shapeless mumus, but I'm just so cranky, I can't help it. Lane does have a few pairs of pants in tall lengths, but only a very limited number, and most are casual, not necessarily right for the office. Apparently, they acknowledge that there are tall fat girls, but they think we only want to wear two different kinds of pants, ALL THE TIME. Besides, I'm so sick to death of LB. I mean, god bless them for producing anything at all that I can wear, because that puts them ahead of 95% of all retailers, but I've always had issues with the quality and fit of their clothes. Sometimes shopping there feels like settling and I hate that I have to settle. > > So then I think that I need to venture outside of LB and look at some stores that I've never actually tried before, so I start googling different stores and while there are a number I've never shopped at before, most still don't offer tall plus sizes. I could probably count on one hand the number of stores that do and half of them offer clothes made of fabrics that can only be created in a test tube and in styles that I'm sure my grandmother would enjoy but that aren't necessarily going to make me feel all that great in my next business meeting. > > And here's the final annoying thing I discovered. There are a number of retailers that have tall sizes, BUT they're not plus sizes. If you're exceedingly lucky, they may offer tall pants in a small number of plus sizes, but " tall " plus sizes are not the same measurements as the " woman " plus sizes! So, I'm a size 20 and there are maybe three or four retailers that have tall pants in size 20, but because the measurements are smaller, I can wear the woman plus sizes, but the tall plus sizes will be too tight, if they fit at all. WTF????????? That's SO annoying!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! > > Okay. Sorry. There's not much to be done about it, so I just needed to get it off my chest. It's hard to be fat and it's hard to do IE and I feel like I can deal with those things. But sometimes it just seems like everything's stacked against you, and that's when I start getting really bent out of shape and start questioning my choice. Quitting IE isn't an option, so I guess venting is all I can do. > > Thanks for listening! > > Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Sue, I have tried Land's End. I always have high hopes for them because they're the only retailer I've ever seen that offers plus sizes and actually let's you tell them what you want the inseam to be and they just hem it for you to the right length, which is brilliant. But I've ordered pants from them several times and have never once had one fit properly. They seem to design for more of an apple shape and I'm more pear shaped. Usually, on me their pants gape badly through the butt and waist but squeeze my thighs like sausages. Not attractive or at all comfortable. I've kind of given up on them (for pants, anyway, they're fine for shirts and sweaters and things) because it starts to get expensive to have to keep shipping stuff back. But thanks for the idea. I'm definitely open to all suggestions. Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Sue, I have tried Land's End. I always have high hopes for them because they're the only retailer I've ever seen that offers plus sizes and actually let's you tell them what you want the inseam to be and they just hem it for you to the right length, which is brilliant. But I've ordered pants from them several times and have never once had one fit properly. They seem to design for more of an apple shape and I'm more pear shaped. Usually, on me their pants gape badly through the butt and waist but squeeze my thighs like sausages. Not attractive or at all comfortable. I've kind of given up on them (for pants, anyway, they're fine for shirts and sweaters and things) because it starts to get expensive to have to keep shipping stuff back. But thanks for the idea. I'm definitely open to all suggestions. Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Sue, I have tried Land's End. I always have high hopes for them because they're the only retailer I've ever seen that offers plus sizes and actually let's you tell them what you want the inseam to be and they just hem it for you to the right length, which is brilliant. But I've ordered pants from them several times and have never once had one fit properly. They seem to design for more of an apple shape and I'm more pear shaped. Usually, on me their pants gape badly through the butt and waist but squeeze my thighs like sausages. Not attractive or at all comfortable. I've kind of given up on them (for pants, anyway, they're fine for shirts and sweaters and things) because it starts to get expensive to have to keep shipping stuff back. But thanks for the idea. I'm definitely open to all suggestions. Josie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Laurie, I'm biased, of course, but I do think it's easier to be shorter than it is to be taller, at least when it comes to clothes. I have a friend who is much shorter than me and always complains about having to have her pants hemmed, but on the very rare occasion that I've purchased pants that were too long for me, I've found it so easy to just drop them off at the dry cleaner and ask them to take them up an inch or two. Seems so easy. But again, I guess there's pluses and minuses to everything. I actually like being relatively tall (I still don't think of myself as all that tall) in every other aspect but this one. I don't know too many tall women that are my size. Seems like my tall friends are thin and my heavier friends are short enough that they don't have this problem. Though, could just be that I haven't been paying much attention. I'll keep my eyes open. You never know. I'm not sure I've ever tried Orvis, but I will check out their website. I'm sure there's a company out there that will be right for me. I think I'm just going to have to gear myself up for the search to find them and not allow myself to get too discouraged in the meantime. Thanks, Josie > > > Hi, Josie, > > I was just the other day complaining to my walking buddy (who is fairly tall) about being short--but now you've made me feel lucky! I had no idea it was so difficult to find nice clothes that fit when you're taller and weigh more than a twig. > > I wonder if there's anyone you know who's about your size, who dresses in a way you find attractive, that you could ask where she gets her clothes? > > I've been shopping online at Orvis.com. Their sizes, I find, run largish, and the quality of the fabrics is very nice. I'm not always crazy about their colors (they run to pinks and reds as the only color choice in some styles), and I don't know if they have much choice in taller sizes, but I at least had to take up the sort of dressy work pants I ordered from them. They also have a no-questions-asked, easy return policy (they send stuff in a two-way bag with the return label inside each time). They are not cheap, but the quality makes it worth the price, and they do have styles that are suitable for work. > > All best, > Laurie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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