OTOT fashion whine

Dang! It's a good thing there are arms on my chair or I would have fallen out of it from laughing so hard.

Erin (skipped prom altogether and therefore didn't have to deal with the dress issue!)

Shop at a high end store geared for the corporate office workforce or make your own clothing. Them's tha choices, Ladies. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

If you don't wear size 11 or higher (or a really really small size like a 4), please don't complain about finding shoes. I just lost one of my two shoe sources. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

That's nothing. I was an E width before the foot surgery. I'm too embarrassed to get my foot measured again. I broke the bone in my foot because my shoes didn't fit. I guess they got wider after two more pregnancies. Some days I think about having a toe removed so my feet aren't so wide. Is that extreme? Shouldn't be any more different than Chinese foot binding...

Debra, I am with you there! So where do you go for good shoes?

I've been searching for months for new shoes to no avail. and just WHO decided that when you get to size 11 or 12 shoe, you really have no fashion sense and no desire at all at all for comfort? And WHY do the heel sizes seem to double from a sz 6 or 7 to a size 11 or 12? Like i need more height.

Thought i found some good size 11 sandles with an arch support, but now aftera day of wearing them, my heel is killin me... guess I needed a 12. I passed them on to DD1 who is 12 yo and wearing a sz 10. She said they are fine for her. (and yes, i apologize to her frequently for giving her big feet)

Kellie Try Walker's Wearhouse online. I wear the MBT's and my heels don't hurt anymore.

Oh I can so relate to this. I have to alter everything I get; the sleeves and pant legs are always too long, etc. It's great to have the right 'tools' to do the job, isn't it!

-Irene

There is always the kid section. Husky boys jeans fit over the hips, and I at least can usually find the right length, though you often have to belt them. It is better than having to try and find a thigh length sweater because they seem to have left off half the top part of the jeans though. If you have breasts you are out of luck on tops though. Most of what I have found in shops is made for someone with no curves, designed to offer up your bosom to the gaze of the masses, or misracked from the camping section because nobody believes they make tents in such obnoxious prints and colors. There are always T-shirts and sweatshirts.

I generally find it less of a pain to make new rather than alter. Half the time you end up doing so much work to alter something you've bought that you might just as well have started from scratch anyway.

DD3 has also taken to shopping the boy's and men's sections and stores. Not only does she find things that fit better, but she got sick of snarky remarks from shop clerks in ladies wear and shops. A clerk at Deb's actually told her she should try Lane Bryant because "Deb's doesn't carry plus sizes." This after DD asked if they had an item in a size 10. She needed some "girl clothes" for an event recently. Shopping was out, she hates showing skin. So I made her a cheongsam and some loose trous to go under it. Being all about things oriental she was well pleased with it. I got to play with making frogs too. Which can be a great deal of fun if you have an ample supply of cord.

NightMist

I stocked up on inexpensive camisoles and tank tops in every color I could find- most with a bit of lace across the front. These go under nearly everything I wear for some modesty. Since I am seriously short waisted it multiplies the 'low cut' problem for me. Ugh. What are the clothing designers' problems with baring it all??? Nobody wants a V-neck top that shows their belly button.... and everything else.

Leslie & The Furbabies >

Well light bulb moment. It explains why the weather woman on tv looks the way she looks. she is very tiny and not young but always seems to dress like she shops in the teen shops. She seems to have a couple of skirt suits which really look good on hr but I suppose she cannot wear them every night. I have considered emailing her about her taste in clothes but now I get it. she does manage to stay away from the short tops, tends more to those low cut flowing things. Ruby

I'm short all over, arms, fingers, legs, but the worst of all is I am short from crotch to waist, all of my pants when pulled up end right under my breasts. If they have no pockets I just lower the waist, can't do that to jeans! As soon as I loose 20 pounds I'll be able to wear my Levis that I buy in the men's dept. because they have the waist where my waist is. Bonnie, in Middletown, VA