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Taller Shopping Frustrations
Finding the right item in the right size can be
like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Hopefully The Height
Site can be your magnet or metal detector to find that needle. If
not, it helps to let off a little steam.
Fashion Conspiracy
One woman shares her frustrations about shopping for clothes and
chalks up her troubles to a conspiracy created by short men in this
amusing article. more--»
Tall Clothing Rant #440
Here is one women's gripe against finding fashion that fits.
For those of you who don't know, I am a woman who
happens to be 6'1" tall, wears a size 11 shoe, and takes
a 36" inseam. I am a woman who is usually either behind or
ahead of fashion, but can never seem to synchronize with it. Clothes
or shoe shopping is, therefore, hell on Earth for me.
Start with the pants
That's what has kicked it off this time. Hello? When did it become
illegal to make "tall" sizes actually tall? Or, for
that matter, to make them at all? This time it's dress pants.
Lane Bryant usually has chinos that don't qualify as "highwater"
on me, but they were out of my usual size/style, so I had to go
elsewhere. I made the horrendous mistake of walking into Sears.
Let my experience be a warning to tall women everywhere. First,
I tried the racks of pants on hangers. I found one pair marked
as my size, and even as "tall". They might have fit,
I don't know. I didn't even want to try them on because they were
made of a cheap, scratchy fabric. And when I say "cheap"
I don't mean "inexpensive", I mean "cheap".
No way am I wearing that every day. So then I wander over to the
shelves of folded pants. And I swear to all the gods, every pair
they had was marked either "average" or "short".
That was the point at which I gave up. And from now on I don't
think I'll be looking at Sears for clothing. This isn't the first
time I've found that they don't cater to women of my height, and
I'm not at all pleased about it. I'm just thankful that I didn't
have time to go to all the other stores in the mall--I likely
would have just gotten more and more frustrated.
What about shorts?
You know how in school the guideline is that when your arms are
straight down at your sides, your shorts must be at least as long
as your fingertips? Yeah, well, I haven't had a pair of shorts
in years that would pass that test. Why not? Because no one even
seems to think about making "tall" sized shorts for
women. And so I wind up, every year, with shorts that look like
short-shorts on me. At least fashion hasn't gone so far that I
have to find out what true short-shorts would look like on me,
I guess.
Then there are shoes
Some women just have big feet, but in general, women wearing a
size 11 shoe are going to be at least 5'11", and probably
taller. So someone please, please enlighten me as to why most
women's size 11 shoes have high heels? Some of us don't want or
need to be three inches taller, you know. And the ones that don't
have heels are typically fugly things that I just don't want to
be seen in public with. I have managed to find canvas tennis shoes
and a couple of pairs of sandals, but even basic black or white
flats are sometimes completely impossible to find.
Star J. posted this on her
blog. If you would like to add your two-cents, send
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A German Perspective
If you think you've got it rough when finding things that fit,
check out this SPIEGEL
TV video of tall folk finding clothes and a Russian shopping
for size 63 shoes as well as a bed strong enough to carry the weight
of a guy who is 2.44 meters tall. Real Media Player required to
view the video. more--»
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