tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post5489805091056511732..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: Personal Pet Peeves in Plus-Size ClothingWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-67925843942427778892014-02-17T09:53:04.190-08:002014-02-17T09:53:04.190-08:00My personal pet peeve is for underwear.. the ones ...My personal pet peeve is for underwear.. the ones with the crotch piece being only 1 inch wide. Really. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-67996969634013265982014-02-16T05:43:59.231-08:002014-02-16T05:43:59.231-08:00what about us short people? we need larger sizes i...what about us short people? we need larger sizes in the petite<br />section, not every short person is a size 2 to 10. Hey, maybe we<br />should start designing fashion for real women!<br /><br />MaeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-5213534619836752102014-01-30T14:52:30.706-08:002014-01-30T14:52:30.706-08:00There's a book called Sewing For Plus Sizes (c...There's a book called Sewing For Plus Sizes (can't remember the author off the top of my head, but she's a fabulous custom couturier) that explains why nearly all plus-sized clothing sucks.<br /><br />I've had some success at measuring myself and drawing up simple clothing patterns based on my measurements. It is really, really hard to do worse than what is in the stores! And when I can do better, it is very empowering. More than half of what I am wearing right now I either made or altered.<br /><br />I mostly sew with used fabrics like thrift store sheets and larger thrifted clothing, and I use just the simplest machine stitches (straight stitch for woven fabrics, zig-zag for knits). Hand sewing also works just fine, it just takes a little longer. Peggyhttp://crazybutable.com/zateraul/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-54559995545477918692014-01-22T13:53:31.718-08:002014-01-22T13:53:31.718-08:00I'm so with you on the neckline thing... I mea...I'm so with you on the neckline thing... I mean, come on. Just because I'm a plus sized woman doesn't mean that I've got a pumpkin for a head. And shirts that are shorter than they are wide. Can we get a little sense of proportion here please? Mrs. Gamgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351339333625358960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-90906729386340674962014-01-21T17:28:20.941-08:002014-01-21T17:28:20.941-08:00I have yet to find black winter tights that fit. ...I have yet to find black winter tights that fit. Also the shoe stores seem to think no one wears above a 10. I went from a 10 to a 10.5 when I had kids, and now I can't shop at my old favorite shoe store.Maitrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559563433241033522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-24850314837788772952014-01-16T08:52:02.706-08:002014-01-16T08:52:02.706-08:00If you understand German, you might find "Bus...If you understand German, you might find "Busenfreundinnen.net" useful. This is a web-forum for discussions on the size and fit of underwear. There are threads on topics such as "bras for large underbusts" or "the side-problem" (i.e. underwires poking into the armpit). <br />Regarding brands, have you tried "Elomi" and "Goddess"? Elomi goes up to 110 cm underbust and Goddess up to 125cm. They also use special cuts to allow for a bigger belly. <br />"Anita" produces soft cup bras (i.e. without underwires) for underbusts of 110cm. I find them very comfortable.<br />For me it was a big surprise when I found Busenfreundninnen.net and realized that there are even sports bras and strapless bras for large women -- and that they actually work. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-30361020083846160352014-01-11T10:57:18.727-08:002014-01-11T10:57:18.727-08:00JUst the opposite complaint, lol. Clothes for larg...JUst the opposite complaint, lol. Clothes for large ladies assuming all big women are D cups. I barly (and sometimes don't) fill a B. I Could carry a baby in the top part of most big clothe.<br /><br />Hate the low rise jeans on my skinny daughter! Won't even try them on me. Just not going there.<br /><br />Definitely get rid of those stupid under-wires!<br /><br />And my (5'2") mom's complaint: All size 22 women are not 5'10" tall. She simply can't buy anything that doesn't have to be shortened from both the top and bottom before she can wear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-75287531133626659442014-01-08T21:26:15.924-08:002014-01-08T21:26:15.924-08:00Teensy armholes on long-sleeved blouses. I tend t...Teensy armholes on long-sleeved blouses. I tend to find blouses that fit well everywhere except in the upper arms.<br /><br />Cuts that assume that I am very large all over except in the chest, so I end up with a hi-lo hemline even though that's not how it hangs on somebody with smaller breasts.<br /><br />Low-rise jeans. I wear jeans so I can lift boxes, scramble over rocky beaches, etc., not so I can stop every minute or so to pull the stupid things up.<br /><br />Classic-waist "jeans" that are really flimsy denim-colored slacks. I just want a good pair of hard-wearing black jeans, dang it.<br /><br />Plus-size opaque hose that last only one wearing. They fit very well, but I can walk holes in them just going to church!<br /><br />Scratchy, pilly, synthetic blend nightwear with miserably inadequate sleeves, or granny gowns: my only options. I haven't seen a long-sleeved button-front ballet gown in a soft, breathable fabric in my size in years. The two I have left are older than my children. <br /><br />Bras with boning under the arms. No. Just no!<br /><br />Jenny IslanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-33849884897161862242014-01-08T19:34:16.393-08:002014-01-08T19:34:16.393-08:00When Penington's changed their fits from citie...When Penington's changed their fits from cities to "descriptive" words, the fit doesn't work anymore. I've worn out all the pants I bought from before, and the stuff they have now is not of the same quality or size. Before I wore a 20-22, now I have to wear a 26-28 but the waist is not done right.Michnoreply@blogger.com