Comments on: Pants for tall girls http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/ Free advice from a fashion pro Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:21:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: meg http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-6182 meg Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:02:55 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-6182 hey. im 6'2". im tired of ugly long pants. here is a link to a helpful webpage. http://searchbyinseam.com/ this should solve ALOT of problems. xxooo meg. hey. im 6′2″. im tired of ugly long pants. here is a link to a helpful webpage.
http://searchbyinseam.com/

this should solve ALOT of problems.
xxooo

meg.

]]> By: corrinne http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-4078 corrinne Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:03:24 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-4078 Here's a pair of designer jeans with a 35" inseam that are only $69 right now - final sale: http://blog.searchbyinseam.com/2007/10/final-sale-earn.html. Here’s a pair of designer jeans with a 35″ inseam that are only $69 right now - final sale: http://blog.searchbyinseam.com.....earn.html.

]]> By: Tallsandi http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-581 Tallsandi Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:14:35 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-581 There are small mom and pop stores that carry tall clothes also. There is also a small American chain called Tall Etc and a small store called Luxuriously Tall. You don't always have to pour money into the big boys pockets, plus these two seem to carry a lot more American made clothes. There are small mom and pop stores that carry tall clothes also. There is also a small American chain called Tall Etc and a small store called Luxuriously Tall. You don’t always have to pour money into the big boys pockets, plus these two seem to carry a lot more American made clothes.

]]> By: Paula http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-580 Paula Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:05:04 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-580 Thank you thank you thank you. Angie I have been wearing high water pants my whole life because I couldn't find something to fit both hips and length. I am now much better informed and hopeful about finding something that will actually fit and flatter my long legs and figure type. Found the posts about European fashion/ ideas on altering/ interesting--Paula Thank you thank you thank you. Angie I have been wearing high water pants my whole life because I couldn’t find something to fit both hips and length. I am now much better informed and hopeful about finding something that will actually fit and flatter my long legs and figure type. Found the posts about European fashion/ ideas on altering/ interesting–Paula

]]> By: Steph http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-579 Steph Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:20:53 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-579 Thank you so much for this post! Great resources. Thank you, Angie, for clueing me in to the correct pant length a ways back. I would have been forever a dork were it not for you. Maya, I am 6'2" and used to wear BR pants until they shrunk. This was quite some time ago so they must have been too short to begin with and I never noticed. Oops. Also, I had the bunion surgery two years ago and am so thankful. I only did it to one foot but it changed my life. You'll get by on funky sneakers and more structured and flatter sandals and then someday soon you'll be able to wear heels w/o pain. Good luck! Beth LTS I'm going to check your site out! Thank you so much for this post! Great resources. Thank you, Angie, for clueing me in to the correct pant length a ways back. I would have been forever a dork were it not for you.

Maya, I am 6′2″ and used to wear BR pants until they shrunk. This was quite some time ago so they must have been too short to begin with and I never noticed. Oops. Also, I had the bunion surgery two years ago and am so thankful. I only did it to one foot but it changed my life. You’ll get by on funky sneakers and more structured and flatter sandals and then someday soon you’ll be able to wear heels w/o pain. Good luck!

Beth LTS I’m going to check your site out!

]]> By: Katie http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-578 Katie Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:17:46 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-578 Thanks so much for this post! I am 5 feet 8 and a half inches tall, and the way I usually find pants that are long enough is to go into TJ Maxx, get down low, and eyeball the bottom hems of all the pants on the rack together. Then I try on the longest pairs. (This is remarkably effective.) (I am normally a silent reader of your blog, not being very fashion-knowledgeable, nor a very great shopper, but I read faithfully. I have an up-and-coming teenager and decided a few months ago I needed to at least attempt to be in-the-know about fashion if I was going to have a chance of influencing her clothing choices in the next few years.) I am saving this post! Thanks again! Thanks so much for this post! I am 5 feet 8 and a half inches tall, and the way I usually find pants that are long enough is to go into TJ Maxx, get down low, and eyeball the bottom hems of all the pants on the rack together. Then I try on the longest pairs. (This is remarkably effective.)

(I am normally a silent reader of your blog, not being very fashion-knowledgeable, nor a very great shopper, but I read faithfully. I have an up-and-coming teenager and decided a few months ago I needed to at least attempt to be in-the-know about fashion if I was going to have a chance of influencing her clothing choices in the next few years.)

I am saving this post! Thanks again!

]]> By: Iheartfashion http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-577 Iheartfashion Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:37:06 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-577 Great post! With a 34" inseam, standard pants are always too short on me. I like David Kahn and Joe's for jeans, which fit just right on the tall, and Banana Republic's "tall" option is great too. Great post! With a 34″ inseam, standard pants are always too short on me. I like David Kahn and Joe’s for jeans, which fit just right on the tall, and Banana Republic’s “tall” option is great too.

]]> By: Maya http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-571 Maya Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:42:04 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-571 Is it just me, or do Banana Republic pants have a tendency to shrink? I bought two pairs of work pants from BR in a short inseam, and after a couple of washes, they no longer skimmed the ground. I measured the inseam and it was a full two inches shorter than what the website said. I ended up having to give them up because they looked ridiculous. It's the only time in my life where I have ever experienced what it must be like to be tall. BTW, Angie, I am finally biting the bullet this week and getting surgery to have my bunions removed! Unfortunately this means I will be limited in my footwear for months to come. I need to find some sneakers with good support and plenty of forefoot room, but hopefully that aren't too ugly. Any suggestions? Ideally I would like them to be an option even after I have surgery, otherwise it's a lot of money to spend on a temporary fix. Is it just me, or do Banana Republic pants have a tendency to shrink? I bought two pairs of work pants from BR in a short inseam, and after a couple of washes, they no longer skimmed the ground. I measured the inseam and it was a full two inches shorter than what the website said. I ended up having to give them up because they looked ridiculous. It’s the only time in my life where I have ever experienced what it must be like to be tall.

BTW, Angie, I am finally biting the bullet this week and getting surgery to have my bunions removed! Unfortunately this means I will be limited in my footwear for months to come. I need to find some sneakers with good support and plenty of forefoot room, but hopefully that aren’t too ugly. Any suggestions? Ideally I would like them to be an option even after I have surgery, otherwise it’s a lot of money to spend on a temporary fix.

]]> By: Beth_LTS http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-576 Beth_LTS Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-576 Hey I totally agree! There is very limited choice out there for taller women on the highstreet, and it can be very frustrating trying to find even the most basic items. I actually work for a company called Long Tall Sally, and we specialise in clothing for tall women: <a HREF="http://www.longtallsally.com" rel="nofollow">www.longtallsally.com</A>. We also do larger sized shoes (sizes 7-11). I've also come across a coule of websites which have links to lots of resources for tall women: www.extratall.co.uk and www.tallclothingmall.com. There are a number of other retailers that are good for tall clothing. Tall couture's great for designer style wear and Topshop and Dorothy Perkins are great for cheaper more fashionable clothing (they both have special capsule tall ranges). Hope that helps! Beth x Hey

I totally agree!

There is very limited choice out there for taller women on the highstreet, and it can be very frustrating trying to find even the most basic items. I actually work for a company called Long Tall Sally, and we specialise in clothing for tall women: www.longtallsally.com. We also do larger sized shoes (sizes 7-11).

I’ve also come across a coule of websites which have links to lots of resources for tall women: www.extratall.co.uk and www.tallclothingmall.com.

There are a number of other retailers that are good for tall clothing. Tall couture’s great for designer style wear and Topshop and Dorothy Perkins are great for cheaper more fashionable clothing (they both have special capsule tall ranges).

Hope that helps!

Beth x

]]> By: Christie http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-575 Christie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:32:10 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/06/08/pants-for-tall-girls/#comment-575 Good point Marlene. I think this is why in Europe (or at least Italy) they do so much altering. Closets are too small to have a lot of clothing, so they expect their clothing to last. Angie could probably talk more on this point. We do live in an amazingly disposable society. I was amazed at the extent to which my landlady would use, reuse and fix up her furniture and other household goods. I consider myself an environmentalist and try to avoid overtly disposable goods, but she even put me to shame. (sorry that's a bit off-topic). Good point Marlene. I think this is why in Europe (or at least Italy) they do so much altering. Closets are too small to have a lot of clothing, so they expect their clothing to last. Angie could probably talk more on this point. We do live in an amazingly disposable society. I was amazed at the extent to which my landlady would use, reuse and fix up her furniture and other household goods. I consider myself an environmentalist and try to avoid overtly disposable goods, but she even put me to shame. (sorry that’s a bit off-topic).

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