OT Clothes shopping rant

Concordia wrote:
|| On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:01:15 GMT, Luna
|| wrote:
||
||| I'm starting to hate shopping. Seems now that I have a body that
||| can fit into normal sized clothes, no one is making clothing I like
||| anymore.
|||
||| I am sick of the following:
|||
||| Stretch jeans. Ok, yes, they are more comfortable, but I'm sorry,
||| they look fake. Unless you buy really expensive jeans, stretch
||| fabrics are an excuse for designers to be lazy and not make things
||| that actually fit right.
||
|| They wear out a lot faster than regular jeans too. I've never had a
|| pair that lasted over a year.
||
||| Built-in layers. Those shirts and sweaters that look like there's
||| another shirt under them, but really it's just a sewn-in collar and
||| cuffs . . . dorkarama.
||
|| Yup.
||
||| It reminds me of children's clothing and uniforms. Oh, also
||| add "layrering tops" that are see-through. I'd like the option of
||| not layering, please.
||
|| Built in shoulder pads have always bothered me too. I'm large boned
|| and fairly well proportioned so I don't need them. Look like a
|| football player if I leave them in. First thing I do is take them
|| out
|| with a seam ripper.
||
||| Super-low-rise jeans and pants. Only a small percentage of the
||| population can wear these without spillover, so why is it they seem
||| to be the majority of pants offered? Ok, no one wants high-rise
||| mommy pants either, but you shouldn't have to get a bikini wax just
||| to wear your pants.
||
|| I can wear these without spillover now, but they just aren't
|| comfortable, regardless. For one, I have a long rise, and for
|| another, I'm always self-consciously feeling like I'm an appliance
|| repairman when I wear them and constantly wanting to pull them up out
|| of habit.
||
||| The color pink. Yes, it was pretty and fresh for a little while in
||| the spring, but I've OD'd on seeing grown women dressed like Barbie.
|||
||| Off-the-shoulder tops. Flashdance, anyone? I've lost some weight,
||| but yes, I do still need to wear a bra, and no, I don't want to
||| show it.
||
|| Losing weight didn't reduce my chest much -- and "the boys" are quite
|| sensitive to cold. So I prefer wearing a bra.

"the boys". Honey please! Only guys have "boys" You have to say "the
girls"


||
||| Cap sleeved t-shirts. These make everyone's arms look fat, even if
||| you're Kate Moss. T-shirts exist so you don't have to shave your
||| pits if you just want to go to the store to get some milk, so
||| making the sleeves ultra-short defeats the purpose.
|||
||| If you happen to be a fan of any of the items I've mentioned above,
||| these are just my opinions and not meant to offend anyone. So, if
||| you're offended, tough, because I'm totally right. ;o)
||
|| Pretty much, I try to stick with the classic designs. Gimme a pair
|| of
|| good old straight legged levi's, gap jeans, mini skirt, or khakis,
|| and
|| for the top -- a nice sweater set, a polo, an oxford, or a tank
|| top/t-shirt.

Concordia wrote:
|| On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:01:15 GMT, Luna
|| wrote:
||
||| I'm starting to hate shopping. Seems now that I have a body that
||| can fit into normal sized clothes, no one is making clothing I like
||| anymore.
|||
||| I am sick of the following:
|||
||| Stretch jeans. Ok, yes, they are more comfortable, but I'm sorry,
||| they look fake. Unless you buy really expensive jeans, stretch
||| fabrics are an excuse for designers to be lazy and not make things
||| that actually fit right.
||
|| They wear out a lot faster than regular jeans too. I've never had a
|| pair that lasted over a year.
||
||| Built-in layers. Those shirts and sweaters that look like there's
||| another shirt under them, but really it's just a sewn-in collar and
||| cuffs . . . dorkarama.
||
|| Yup.
||
||| It reminds me of children's clothing and uniforms. Oh, also
||| add "layrering tops" that are see-through. I'd like the option of
||| not layering, please.
||
|| Built in shoulder pads have always bothered me too. I'm large boned
|| and fairly well proportioned so I don't need them. Look like a
|| football player if I leave them in. First thing I do is take them
|| out
|| with a seam ripper.
||
||| Super-low-rise jeans and pants. Only a small percentage of the
||| population can wear these without spillover, so why is it they seem
||| to be the majority of pants offered? Ok, no one wants high-rise
||| mommy pants either, but you shouldn't have to get a bikini wax just
||| to wear your pants.
||
|| I can wear these without spillover now, but they just aren't
|| comfortable, regardless. For one, I have a long rise, and for
|| another, I'm always self-consciously feeling like I'm an appliance
|| repairman when I wear them and constantly wanting to pull them up out
|| of habit.
||
||| The color pink. Yes, it was pretty and fresh for a little while in
||| the spring, but I've OD'd on seeing grown women dressed like Barbie.
|||
||| Off-the-shoulder tops. Flashdance, anyone? I've lost some weight,
||| but yes, I do still need to wear a bra, and no, I don't want to
||| show it.
||
|| Losing weight didn't reduce my chest much -- and "the boys" are quite
|| sensitive to cold. So I prefer wearing a bra.

"the boys". Honey please! Only guys have "boys" You have to say "the
girls"


||
||| Cap sleeved t-shirts. These make everyone's arms look fat, even if
||| you're Kate Moss. T-shirts exist so you don't have to shave your
||| pits if you just want to go to the store to get some milk, so
||| making the sleeves ultra-short defeats the purpose.
|||
||| If you happen to be a fan of any of the items I've mentioned above,
||| these are just my opinions and not meant to offend anyone. So, if
||| you're offended, tough, because I'm totally right. ;o)
||
|| Pretty much, I try to stick with the classic designs. Gimme a pair
|| of
|| good old straight legged levi's, gap jeans, mini skirt, or khakis,
|| and
|| for the top -- a nice sweater set, a polo, an oxford, or a tank
|| top/t-shirt.

Concordia wrote:
|| On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:01:15 GMT, Luna
|| wrote:
||
||| I'm starting to hate shopping. Seems now that I have a body that
||| can fit into normal sized clothes, no one is making clothing I like
||| anymore.
|||
||| I am sick of the following:
|||
||| Stretch jeans. Ok, yes, they are more comfortable, but I'm sorry,
||| they look fake. Unless you buy really expensive jeans, stretch
||| fabrics are an excuse for designers to be lazy and not make things
||| that actually fit right.
||
|| They wear out a lot faster than regular jeans too. I've never had a
|| pair that lasted over a year.
||
||| Built-in layers. Those shirts and sweaters that look like there's
||| another shirt under them, but really it's just a sewn-in collar and
||| cuffs . . . dorkarama.
||
|| Yup.
||
||| It reminds me of children's clothing and uniforms. Oh, also
||| add "layrering tops" that are see-through. I'd like the option of
||| not layering, please.
||
|| Built in shoulder pads have always bothered me too. I'm large boned
|| and fairly well proportioned so I don't need them. Look like a
|| football player if I leave them in. First thing I do is take them
|| out
|| with a seam ripper.
||
||| Super-low-rise jeans and pants. Only a small percentage of the
||| population can wear these without spillover, so why is it they seem
||| to be the majority of pants offered? Ok, no one wants high-rise
||| mommy pants either, but you shouldn't have to get a bikini wax just
||| to wear your pants.
||
|| I can wear these without spillover now, but they just aren't
|| comfortable, regardless. For one, I have a long rise, and for
|| another, I'm always self-consciously feeling like I'm an appliance
|| repairman when I wear them and constantly wanting to pull them up out
|| of habit.
||
||| The color pink. Yes, it was pretty and fresh for a little while in
||| the spring, but I've OD'd on seeing grown women dressed like Barbie.
|||
||| Off-the-shoulder tops. Flashdance, anyone? I've lost some weight,
||| but yes, I do still need to wear a bra, and no, I don't want to
||| show it.
||
|| Losing weight didn't reduce my chest much -- and "the boys" are quite
|| sensitive to cold. So I prefer wearing a bra.

"the boys". Honey please! Only guys have "boys" You have to say "the
girls"


||
||| Cap sleeved t-shirts. These make everyone's arms look fat, even if
||| you're Kate Moss. T-shirts exist so you don't have to shave your
||| pits if you just want to go to the store to get some milk, so
||| making the sleeves ultra-short defeats the purpose.
|||
||| If you happen to be a fan of any of the items I've mentioned above,
||| these are just my opinions and not meant to offend anyone. So, if
||| you're offended, tough, because I'm totally right. ;o)
||
|| Pretty much, I try to stick with the classic designs. Gimme a pair
|| of
|| good old straight legged levi's, gap jeans, mini skirt, or khakis,
|| and
|| for the top -- a nice sweater set, a polo, an oxford, or a tank
|| top/t-shirt.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:40:26 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
wrote:

Concordia wrote:

(snip)
|| Losing weight didn't reduce my chest much -- and "the boys" are quite
|| sensitive to cold. So I prefer wearing a bra.

"the boys". Honey please! Only guys have "boys" You have to say "the
girls"

My husband lovingly refers to them as "the boys", so I'll kindly have
to defer to his description of them in the interest of promoting
marital peace g. Ya know how that cutesy wootsy, silly willy
affectionate naming thing goes...

I live in the south, so it's warm enough most times. But those over
air conditioned places can be a bitch.

I'm fine with the braless tank top look; hubs is the one that
occasionally suggests that I might want to throw on a bra or something
other than a light colored shirt. He's quite subtlety jealous and a
bit possessive at times, but in a pleasing way -- not ridiculous or
annoying about it at all. He's a good guy.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:40:26 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
wrote:

Concordia wrote:

(snip)
|| Losing weight didn't reduce my chest much -- and "the boys" are quite
|| sensitive to cold. So I prefer wearing a bra.

"the boys". Honey please! Only guys have "boys" You have to say "the
girls"

My husband lovingly refers to them as "the boys", so I'll kindly have
to defer to his description of them in the interest of promoting
marital peace g. Ya know how that cutesy wootsy, silly willy
affectionate naming thing goes...

I live in the south, so it's warm enough most times. But those over
air conditioned places can be a bitch.

I'm fine with the braless tank top look; hubs is the one that
occasionally suggests that I might want to throw on a bra or something
other than a light colored shirt. He's quite subtlety jealous and a
bit possessive at times, but in a pleasing way -- not ridiculous or
annoying about it at all. He's a good guy.

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:21:10 -0700, Saffire
wrote:

In article , says...
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:01:15 GMT, Luna
wrote:
Built-in layers. Those shirts and sweaters that look like there's another
shirt under them, but really it's just a sewn-in collar and cuffs . . .
dorkarama.

Yup.

Okay, you guys HAVE to see the "Dorcus Collection" he

http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/index.html

LOL! There should be a law...

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:21:10 -0700, Saffire
wrote:

In article , says...
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:01:15 GMT, Luna
wrote:
Built-in layers. Those shirts and sweaters that look like there's another
shirt under them, but really it's just a sewn-in collar and cuffs . . .
dorkarama.

Yup.

Okay, you guys HAVE to see the "Dorcus Collection" he

http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/index.html

LOL! There should be a law...

"Luna" wrote in message
...
Doesn't sound like that would be the best place to find flattering clothes
for a womanly figure . . .

You might be surprised. In the army, women in (French) fatigue pants looked
very sexy, since the cut is very close to the buttocks... It all depends on
what you consider sexy I guess...

"Luna" wrote in message
...
Doesn't sound like that would be the best place to find flattering clothes
for a womanly figure . . .

You might be surprised. In the army, women in (French) fatigue pants looked
very sexy, since the cut is very close to the buttocks... It all depends on
what you consider sexy I guess...

"Luna" wrote in message
...
Doesn't sound like that would be the best place to find flattering clothes
for a womanly figure . . .

You might be surprised. In the army, women in (French) fatigue pants looked
very sexy, since the cut is very close to the buttocks... It all depends on
what you consider sexy I guess...