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I hate when you buy the clothes and they shrink up about 2-3 inches in length at the bottom and the sleeves. I end up buying a size larger all the time. And this is not just the cheap stores - nice (SS) dept. store clothes do this too.
And I have not changed my laundering procedures... still dry in a cool setting dryer.
I hate shopping for jeans, because I have hips and quite a caboose, so I either have to go a size up to accomodate my rear, leaving weird gaps around the waist (I use belts and it still looks ridiculous), or go a size down to fit my waist, and have the jeans be uncomfortable everywhere else. Rarely do I find a pair of jeans that fit correctly.
I hate shopping for jeans, because I have hips and quite a caboose, so I either have to go a size up to accomodate my rear, leaving weird gaps around the waist (I use belts and it still looks ridiculous), or go a size down to fit my waist, and have the jeans be uncomfortable everywhere else. Rarely do I find a pair of jeans that fit correctly.
That's another thing I've wondered about. If the average American woman is 5'4" WHY are all the clothes now cut for someone who stands about 5'10"? I spent $600 a couple of months ago having a whole bunch of clothes altered (waists taken in, hemmed 5-6 inches, seats taken in) that I picked up at bargain prices. It makes me crazy that I try to be so careful about buying clothes at good prices but then to tack on huge sums to have them altered.
I am 5'11", and a size 12. I can NEVER find anything long enough for my legs. I also have an hourglass figure, and if the pants fit my hips, they are too big for my waist, and not long enough in the legs. Needless to say, I make some of my own clothes, or have them made, and get the rest altered. I tend to buy what some would call "investment" pieces, so the small sum of altering is worth it to me.
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Originally Posted by crystalblue
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you could do us guys a favor
and go to spandex!
crystal, as we said in the '80's, spandex is a privelege (sp), not a right!
The issue is not about "small sizes" as much as sizes being accurate across the board. The OP was absolutely right about women's sizes not being true from one store to the next. Mens clothing sizes generally are true from store to store and that's why she shops in the mens department.
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its also the only reason i go to the gym!
. Needless to say, I make some of my own clothes, or have them made, and get the rest altered. I tend to buy what some would call "investment" pieces, so the small sum of altering is worth it to me.
