Monday, January 04, 2010

Comically ill-fitting pants

One of the reasons that I don't enjoy shopping is because it is such an effort to find something I like. And when it comes to clothing, what I like is stuff that fits. The worse culprits are pants. [Bras are a close second, but I will spare you that particular rant.] I am a fairly small person with normal proportions -- about 5'4" and 125 pounds give or take. For some reason I cannot find a single pair of pants for work that comes remotely close to fitting right. For starters, all the pants are pretty much the same style (and in the same 3-4 colors). And it just doesn't work for me. I'm not sure exactly who looks good in wide-legged pants with a low-rise waist and huge waist band, but I know it ain't me. And I probably wouldn't look good in that style even if they weren't too tight or too loose (or both at once, in different spots) or too long or too short. I think I'm going to have to wait for the fashion pendulum to swing some other way. Maybe switch to skirts for the duration, or try to get away with wearing colored jeans. I just know I'm done with spending any more time in dressing rooms laughing at my reflection wearing comically ill-fitting pants. That is no fun at all.

6 comments:

Jeni said...

I can empathize with your issues except my problems are about the reverse of yours -clothes shopping always turns depressing cause even in the largest of larger sizes, everything that does "fit" somewhat, still makes me look like a stuffed sausage or some rag-tag bag lady or some such! Fabrics, designs on the fabrics, prices too -all combine to really make me head straight for the sweatpants and long, tunic style sweatshirts and wear nothing but them! For ever occasion too. May as well be comfortable if I can't be classy! Right?

LL said...

I hate it when that happens. :P

So did you watch the game? Pretty good one...

fermicat said...

Jeni - I'd love to be comfortable, but they won't let me wear jeans to work!

LL - Watched three quarters and then had to get to bed. I'll be watching tonight, of course.

LL said...

FERMI!!! Your defense is getting exposed!

They're damn lucky to only be trailing by 7 right now. You better get in the locker room and chew some ass at halftime.

fermicat said...

LL - our defense kept us in this game. I wanna know -- where is our damn offense?!?

Crying in my beer now.

BC said...

I HAVE to be comfortable for my job. There is no way in hell we can chase after the kids in heels. We are allowed to wear jeans to work. But I too have the same issue. It was one thing to actually wear this style when it was ok...in the 70s...but not now.