Guest guest Posted May 26, 2001 Report Share Posted May 26, 2001 Thank you, and to the other folks who have mentioned this clothing company! I have been checking it out online between reading posts and some of their stuff looks great! A little on the expensive side, but for a few staple items, the price is worth it. And you are right, they actually have *choices* in lengths on the pants and many of the tops are 33 " or longer! I will definitely be placing an order as most of my *comfortable* work clothes are getting a little raggedy. I still think as a pre-op it will be awhile before I begin dropping sizes. And at 6 feet tall I gotta lose about 85 pounds before my current clothes size will be too big to wear anymore... Besides, once they no longer fit I can always donate them in the clothing exchange... Thanks again for the advice! Terri Hassiak BMI 60 http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398 5/9/01 surgery date CANCELLED due to " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com > Virtually all of my clothes for the past ten years have come from Making It > Big, a mail order company in California. They use large models for their > clothes, which helps see what they're like. And I'm 5'10 " and their stuff > fits great. They're especially good for office wear, but I also like their > jeans and I use their sports bras as my everyday bras. Visit them online at: > http://www.makingitbigonline.com/ > > L. > Dr. K > 6/26 (I hope!) > > >> Sympathy here! I am a size 28-30 and have trouble finding clothes > >> that fit. My biggest problem is I am 6 feet tall and while things > >> may fit width-wise, they are almost always too short. Pants always > >> look like capris, long sleeves are 3/4 length on me! > > > >Hey Terri-- I am 5'2 " and have just the opposite problem! Pants are always > > > >6 " too long at a minimum, and lately, dresses are practically dragging > >on the > >ground.--and Sleeves! always too tight in the upper arm and hanging over > >my > >finger tips. Proportions are inevitably wrong for me-- I wind up looking > >like > >I am wearing my father's clothes, especially in suits. My local Lane > > > >has turned suddenly into land of the Trendoid-- way too weird colors and > > > >fabrics (Can't say I ever looked good in shinny lime green polyester)-- > >And > >since I am 49 and work in a law office, it does me no good what so ever. > > My > >best choices have come from the catalogs-- at least it saves wear and tear > >on > >my knee joints-- Lane , Romans, sometimes Regalia but it tends to > >be > >too polyester double-knit, Junonia, and Silhouettes-- got to be picky and > >got > >to check brands-- but after a very long time, I have gotten so I am seldom > > > >mistaken about what will work and what won't-- I even get my shoes thru > > > >catalogs-- double wide and in festive colors, even. (Teal, not lime green, > > > >please) > >I am surprised, though, that Portland isn't more productive than the Oregon > > > >Coast for shops. > >I have a friend who is probably a woman's size 18 who has a lot of luck > >at > >local independent boutiques -- but most of them don't get anywhere near > >the > >26 and up sizes. If I had more time, I would sew my own stuff more often > > > >than I do -- Nan E. (who really likes cotton and cotton blends above all > > > >other fabrics, except silk). > > > >-------------------- > >In a message dated 5/25/01 11:48:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > >bunsofluff@h... writes: > > > > > > > > > >Sympathy here! I am a > >size 28-30 and have trouble finding clothes > > > >that fit. My biggest problem is I am 6 feet tall and while things > > > > > >may fit width-wise, they are almost always too short. Pants always > > > > > >look like capris, long sleeves are 3/4 length on me! > > > > > > > >Hey Terri-- I am 5'2 " and have just the opposite problem! Pants are > >always > > > >6 " too long at a minimum, and lately, dresses are practically dragging > >on the > > > >ground.--and Sleeves! always too tight in the upper arm and hanging over > >my > > > >finger tips. Proportions are inevitably wrong for me-- I wind up looking > >like > > > >I am wearing my father's clothes, especially in suits. My local Lane > > > > > >has turned suddenly into land of the Trendoid-- way too weird colors and > > > > > >fabrics (Can't say I ever looked good in shinny lime green polyester)-- > >And > > > >since I am 49 and work in a law office, it does me no good what so ever. > > My > > > >best choices have come from the catalogs-- at least it saves wear and tear > >on > > > >my knee joints-- Lane , Romans, sometimes Regalia but it tends to > >be > > > >too polyester double-knit, Junonia, and Silhouettes-- got to be picky and > >got > > > >to check brands-- but after a very long time, I have gotten so I am seldom > > > > > >mistaken about what will work and what won't-- I even get my shoes thru > > > > > >catalogs-- double wide and in festive colors, even. (Teal, not lime green, > > > > > >please) > > > >I am surprised, though, that Portland isn't more productive than the Oregon > > > > > >Coast for shops. > > > >I have a friend who is probably a woman's size 18 who has a lot of luck > >at > > > >local independent boutiques -- but most of them don't get anywhere near > >the > > > >26 and up sizes. If I had more time, I would sew my own stuff more > >often > > > >than I do -- Nan E. (who really likes cotton and cotton blends above all > > > > > >other fabrics, except silk). > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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