Tall News
Posted October 24th, 2008 by Meg
Seriously. I just want to scream to the world how happy I am that more clothing stores are carrying their clothes in TALL sizes. My torso is long and when I try on shirts from places like J. Crew it looks like a (polo) belly shirt from the 90s; it is awful. But now stores (at least online) like Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Old Navy, J.C. Penny, J.Jill, Lands End, carry a tall selection! Although it’s only a few, rather preppy stores, it’s still something! Someone finally realized that ALL women like to shop no matter what their size (and that not everyone has stumps for trunks). I get the fact that it’s not easy for anyone, petite people have it rough too, and so do plus sizers… and everyone else that falls in between, on the sideline, out of the box, or whatever. But nobody has ever cared about the tall people before. So this is big tall! I’ve spent my whole life being too “freakishly tall like a gorilla” to dress very girly and I’m excited about the prospect of having more than just tunics, men’s clothes, and potato sacks in my wardrobe. Yay!
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Tags: anthropologie, banana republic, freakishly tall like a gorilla, j.c. penny, j.jill, lands end, old navy, potato sacks, stumps for tunks, tall people, torso
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Diana on October 24, 2008
MEG! Are you serious?!?! You are a tall girl too?!?! We really were separated at birth! I’m 5′11”, and am forever struggling to find pants that are long enough for my absurdly lengthy gams. My torso is actually completely out of proportion with my legs though, so it sounds like we may have the opposite problem. Either way, you rock, my fellow Amazon woman!
Meg on October 24, 2008
I’m 5′11/6′0 depending on who measures me. I think you’re right about having the opposite struggles. My gams (hehe, such a fun word)are relatively “regular,” but my torso (like my feet) have a few extra inches and it makes shopping more frustrating than fun. When we hang out we will literally stand out of the crowd like two towers of awesomeness (I also have platinum blonde hair) :)