I've thought about it, often. Joannah.
~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ --- Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ladies, It seems that with all this talent and frustration, it is time for a true "real size" and quality oriented person to start a business that caters to the "one- size doesn't fit all" group. If women knew there was quality and fit, as well as style available, don't you think they would respond favorably and make someone happy as well as rich?! Ebay comes to mind as an inexpensive marketing tool to reach the masses. Susan "Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark Trail" by Louis L'Amour On Feb 26, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Joannah Hansen wrote: > One of the things that frustrates me, is that clothing > designers/manufacturers ( at least here in Australia ) generally don't > seem to realise that plus sized women are *not* all the same SHAPE. > The mainstream plus size fashion available here seems to be designed > for the women who because of their weight are 'tubular' or > straight-up-and-down. ( I know that there are some companies in the US > who have designs that suit different shapes - don't you love the Web? > ) This is why I tend to live in trousers and stretch fabric shirts. If > I manage to find a button up shirt that goes over my bottom half, it > is usually far, far too big around the chest and under the arms. ( I > am much larger around the bottom than the top. ) With t-shirts, > strangely enough, this doesn't seem to be a problem. > > And even when ( if get my act together ) I get back to the size I > should be, I'll be a size 16-18, 70-80kgs, and will probably have to > resort to size 20 for long sleeved shirts. ( I am tall, long armed and > long legged. As a girl in highschool, I had to wear boys white > long-sleeved shirts - eg mens business shirts -for my winter uniform, > as the ones for girls weren't long enough in the arms for me. Oddly, > this didn't bother me as much as the fact that at about age 14 I had > to get boys black lace-up shoes - the ones I liked which were styled > for girls weren't made to womens' size 10. I still have shoe > issues..... ) > > Another favourite gripe of mine is the higher-end Australian plus-size > designer whose sizes are 1-2 sizes smaller than reality. And this > woman is a plus size herself now, which is why she started her fashion > business. > > Joannah > > ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ > > > --- "Five Rivers Chapmanry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kimiko, > > Ah! Another square peg! How delightful! > > You're on the petite end; I'm on the Rubenesque end. When I walk > into a Penningtons or any other plus size store, I get so frustrated > with > the designers of these clothes trying to shove large ladies into > mini-skirts > and tubular trousers, skirts and dresses. Have they ever looked at the > women > for whom they're designing? We're not tubular! No way. No how. > Consequently > a woman comes out with clothes that are either too baggy or too tight > so > that she looks either like a clown or a tart. Neither of these are > looks I'm > going for. > > And if I purchase a blazer for $100.00+, I want it to be lined, > thank you, with more than a serged seam and buttons that fall off > after the > first wearing, and not to be made of polyester so that when a hot > flash hits > I don't feel like I'm wearing a plastic bag. > > Consequently the current 'dress' jacket I'm making myself has been > on the embroidery frame for several months now, based on an early 18th > century men's frock coat, but with straight sleeves, made of ivory > silk/wool > twill and embroidered with rust/orange and real gold. It will take me > the > rest of the year to finish, but when I do I will have an original > garment > that will be timeless and last me at least a decade, especially given > the > few number of special functions I attend. > > And then I'll spend most of April in the studio making myself a > series of new summer dresses (I've lost 30 pounds and am counting) > because > the old ones are either worn or too big. Simple cottons, a bit of > beading, a > bit of trim. Voila. > > Then come September I'm probably going to have to make some new > winter trousers and shirts, with the hope I've lost more weight and > will > need a new wardrobe. And these will wear very well. Unlike the stupid > cords > I purchased from Penningtons. 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