I hate shopping for clothes!
By speakeasy
@speakeasy (4171)
United States
February 12, 2007 2:19pm CST
I don't know about you; but, my body doesn't match the sizes the clothing manufactures make.
My top is 2 sizes smaller that the bottom. This means I cannot go out and buy an actual "outfit". I have to buy "separates" and even they are a problem. Pants and skirts are no trouble; but buying a blouse, sweater, jacket, coat or dress is a major undertaking.
If it fits around the chest, when it gets down to the hips it just won't go and if it fits "down there"; it looks like a sack or gapes open at the top.
I know I am not the only one. I have seen other ladies like me and I have seen ladies with the opposite problem - large top, small bottom. You would think someone out there would make special sizes for those of us who are not ONE size all over. They could make a fortune from all of us and we could love shopping again.
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4 responses
@mytwo_daughters (2663)
• United States
12 Feb 07
*S*, I used to love shopping for clothes. Now my joy is shopping for my daughters of course. I rarely buy anything for me. I am in the same boat, only top heavy. I plan to have minor surgery, and loose weight in my gut. My surgery isn't going to be there. I think most clothes designers have no imagination when it comes to someone having curves.
@mytwo_daughters (2663)
• United States
16 Feb 07
Hey, thanks for the best response!! I know what you mean. I recently got a job at an underwriting co., and we have to wear business casual. I haven't worn reg clothes since I was in my early 20's, and my wardrobe consists of some skirts, jeans, but mostly t's and sweats.....I've rarely bought an outfit that was together.
@speakeasy (4171)
• United States
13 Feb 07
No daughters to shop for so...... I know what you mean about the designers. It is like they never look around them at regular people or they think we don't care how we look. I work in an office each day so I have to try to put out a professional appearance. I wear my jackets unbuttoned because the buttons would never close around my hips and if I got jackets that did I would disappear inside the huge baggy tops - like a child playing dressup.
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@fieryeyedwriter (614)
• United States
16 Feb 07
Whooo Hooo! It is good to know that I am not alone. Unlike you, I have the opposite problem, larger on top than on bottom. This is extremely hard when trying to buy a 2-piece bathing suit!!! I can't stand shopping either. Not to mention that I can never find pants or jeans that fit just right. If they fit around the waist, they are too short, if they are the right length, well then they don't fit my hips. It is a never ending battle. If we were all shaped like Barbie it would be easier!!!!
@speakeasy (4171)
• United States
17 Feb 07
For me, the length is not a real problem. I have always had short legs; so I learned a long time ago how to hem up both pants and skirts. It is one area where clothes shopping is not too big of a problem. However, other alterations are beyond me and my limited sewing skills. If I had the time and some to teach me I could sew my own clothes from scratch so they would always fit; but, alas, I have neither the time not an instructor!
@the_vicar (1477)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I think the manufacturers have come a long way to making separates so that people who wear different sizes can actually buy clothes that fit instead of buying clothes that fit in one place and not the other.
@speakeasy (4171)
• United States
12 Feb 07
Ahhhh, but that is the problem. The separates don't fit either. To get a top that actually fits, I either have to get one that leaves tummy showing (and on a 50 year old woman who wants that) or I have to leave bottom buttons undone or rip up the sides to get some room. Doesn't sound like they "fit" to me!
@misskatonic (3723)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I think almost every woman has trouble with the clothes that are made these days. It's one of the main reasons I go for vintage clothing - not only does it cost less and look neat, it actually fits me! I've given up on anything made recently. It's either too tight up top or too lose around my middle, and don't get me started on pants!
You really would think designers would get it through their heads that different women are shaped differently.
@speakeasy (4171)
• United States
12 Feb 07
Even vintage clothes give me the same problem. They make clothes for regular, petite, and tall women. They also make juniors, misses, women and "plus". What is wrong with a few more sizes?
