My Plight...
I believe that I look the best, oddly enough, naked. For as much as love clothes and fashion and creating “new” looks, clothes never fit properly!!
As soon as I put something on it pulls, bunches, falls off, or just plain looks frumpy. I believe it’s because the designers and makers of women clothing still haven’t caught on to one of the things that makes us women…. Our hips. Yes we have them.
When God was creating Eve, he thought he was being kind in giving her a more rounded hip than Adam, Making it easier to carry and bare children. And of course what did it matter the fig leaf didn’t need to be proportionate to her waist hip ratio, so no problem.
Flash forward thousands of years, and many years of women’s fashion later and we still haven’t gotten the concept of women having hips! Let’s look at the most common womanly shape: The hourglass. Waist is littler than hips…Hips round out and slop down into the derrière area. Well it’s good in theory and most men like it…a la Marilyn Monroe. However good luck finding clothes, especially jeans, if you have this type.
Take my self for example. My waist is a full ten inches smaller than my hips, making it impossible to find a well fitting pair of jeans. If I get them to fit in the waist they’re to tight in the hips, if I get them to fit in my hip-butt area, well then I’m left with yards of material around my waist. Or worst yet the dreaded “gap” at the back for all to see my panties! Just one of the reasons I stopped wearing thongs!!
I propose that we either go back to the fig leaf fashion, or designers wake up to the fact that women have hips. This does not make us over weight, chubby, or any less desirable, it simply makes us… women.
As soon as I put something on it pulls, bunches, falls off, or just plain looks frumpy. I believe it’s because the designers and makers of women clothing still haven’t caught on to one of the things that makes us women…. Our hips. Yes we have them.
When God was creating Eve, he thought he was being kind in giving her a more rounded hip than Adam, Making it easier to carry and bare children. And of course what did it matter the fig leaf didn’t need to be proportionate to her waist hip ratio, so no problem.
Flash forward thousands of years, and many years of women’s fashion later and we still haven’t gotten the concept of women having hips! Let’s look at the most common womanly shape: The hourglass. Waist is littler than hips…Hips round out and slop down into the derrière area. Well it’s good in theory and most men like it…a la Marilyn Monroe. However good luck finding clothes, especially jeans, if you have this type.
Take my self for example. My waist is a full ten inches smaller than my hips, making it impossible to find a well fitting pair of jeans. If I get them to fit in the waist they’re to tight in the hips, if I get them to fit in my hip-butt area, well then I’m left with yards of material around my waist. Or worst yet the dreaded “gap” at the back for all to see my panties! Just one of the reasons I stopped wearing thongs!!
I propose that we either go back to the fig leaf fashion, or designers wake up to the fact that women have hips. This does not make us over weight, chubby, or any less desirable, it simply makes us… women.
posted by Kate Michele at 4:25 PM
17 Comments:
"I believe that I look the best, oddly enough, naked"
Now you KNOW I don't believe anything without proof ;)
Funny when you say about going back to fig leaves.... there was a 19th century Aussie author called Fergus Hume who advocated that this country was far too hot to wear full suits and hats back then (which it was) - he wanted us to adopt Togas, like the Romans wore :)
Aaaahhhh, I'm glad I'm not a girl. The way my girlfriend always has to change because whatever she's wearing doesn't look right on her. I just throw something on, pajamas with any old shirt will do.
Well, guys have trouble too.
My thighs don't fit in traditional jeans that accomodate my waist. So I have to get bigger jeans, or boot cut jeans, or loose fit jeans just to look normal. dont even get me started on Dockers.
I have to get at least two sizes bigger for dockers, then I have to lasoo a belt around my waist just to keep them up and I'm constantly re-tucking my shirt all the time.
So,
It ain't just the ladies who have clothing issues...
Good post Kate,
b.
there's some jeans company that makes britches specifically tailored to individual measurements.... lemmee see if i can dig up the link.
the "standards" again - oh, how they haunt us! designers don't seem to design with me in mind either. i've yet to figure exactly who they do design for. all i know is, i don't know any of those women, nor have i ever run into one on the street. the plot thickens.
i always wish i could figure out my sewing machine when i read things like this!
ah, well - you could always run away to a nudist commune!!!
found it!
http://www.ic3d.com/index.html
Ahhh Katie, you must have the true hour glass figure that guys go ga-ga over. Designers only know size negative 4 and it pisses me off too.
I've been shopping at American Eagle for at least 10 years. I like it because I can go in and just grab whatever color I like, and since I know the sizes, I just take it home. Until...
...a few months ago when they apparently changed sizes. Now, the pants don't fit and the shirts are too narrow in the shoulders. My old ones still fit, so I know it's not me.
It seems like they want men to be the stick-insects that they want the women to be.
I'm up to Extra-Large now, where previously, medium would fit.
Whazzupwitdat?
You know what I wish for in my jeans? That one day I'll turn around and I'll have a J-Lo booty. I wish jeans came with built in butts in 'em.
I've seen your shape-you have a sexy curvy shape. Men that dig that.
Now me? I'm shaped like a damn apple. Not an hour glass.
Kate- I have to buy jeans that I can fit over my hips and then get the waist taken in several inches. It's worth it though!
AMEN, sister! This drives me bananas because I have the same problem.
The average american woman is something like 5'2' and 140 pounds, but good luck finding anything that fits that woman!
Word.
although I think I look better with clothes on.
you know, all those damn mommy *battle* scars and all.
I'm no Demi.
I have this same problem. Very frustrating! I'm glad you like yourself enough to look in the mirror, or post a picture on the net. You're brave and I admire that. I think I'd die!
I have hips, so I tend to buy low-rise jeans and they work the best for me. The way, I only have to worry about them fitting my hips and my waist never comes into the equation. I've found that Gap has the best jeans ever.
great post. I sooooooooooooooo do not look better naked! OMG Keep the lights off and the clothes on! lol!!! It is what your other commentor called mommy scars... the twins killed any hope of me wearing a 2 piece successfully. I still do, but I feel awkward the entire time and usually end up covering up.
I have a terrible body image. I look better now than I have in years, but I still see a big fat saggy and now all too wrinkly person in that mirror. UGGG There is a whole different topic for a post!
cheers!!
K
I have the hip/waist problem too - grrrr!
My loving son gave me my hips.
You need to check out Apple Bottom jeans.
while i cannot exactly understand by the same means, i too (believe it or not) have the hardest time finding pants to fit me! you were blessed with beautiful womanly hips, and me with lack there of. i find it very irritating as well to find pants that fit me. often b/c sized are not made small enough... i know i know... shut up. who would complain about being small... well i will! unfortunately all designers can't account for the overly hippy or under hippy, they just take into account the "average" and screw over and frustrate those of us on either side of "average"
*sigh* such is life i guess
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