goldensam
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Post by goldensam on Mar 8, 2014 18:24:59 GMT -5
It also seems to be the fashion in men's pants to cut them way too long. If you look at fashionably-dressed men their pants look too long and the backs have to be dragging on the ground. Here's a random example. The resolution isn't great, but you can see how they bunch around the ankles for the second and 4th guys from the left. When DH and I were looking at pictures of William and Kate's wedding a few years ago, one guy with some royal title was wearing pants that looked like they belonged to his big brother. That's not the style at all. That's just a bunch of men wearing ill-fitting suits who don't know what a tailor is. They are no where near "fashionable"! They're abominations! Fitted suits are the current style. Look at J. Crew (below), Joseph Gordon Levitt, the character Barney Stinson, etc. I want to like your post twice.
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Post by NastyWoman on Mar 8, 2014 20:52:53 GMT -5
Just saw in a chart what I have always known to be true: At 5'6" I am average for my country. xH is the same at 6'1" and our sons are 2 and 3 inches taller than average. None of us are the tallest in either family though. Even my grandmother beat me by a full 4 inches . So you may call me shorty...
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 8, 2014 23:53:14 GMT -5
Longer pants so you can wear high heels?
Pants length all depends on proportion. I am tall (5'10") and regular length pants fit me just fine. My friend who is 5'9" needs long length pants. But I am long in the trunk/body. I have trouble with shirts being too short. Any one piece clothing (overalls) never fit me and can be quite painful to wear (just imagine where they are short) I have the opposite problem - I have a high waist. my dr's office tells me I am 5'6" and I vary between regular and long length pants. this bit me in the ass earlier this year when I bought a pair of jeans from Old Navy without trying them on. my long length "Diva" cut jeans were 2" longer in the inseam than the long length "Sweetheart" cut in the same size. I actually paid a tailor at Zoots $15 to shorten the Diva cut b/c they looked awesome other than the extra length. I don't think I paid that much for the jeans in the first place.
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Post by milee on Mar 9, 2014 8:58:53 GMT -5
Meghan's right about current men's fashion being - how can I phrase this politely? - fitted. I've been starting to wonder if the next phase of the trend is going to be men's suit jeggings paired with a spray on jacket. (Please, God - no!)
DH is tall and relatively thin, so looks best in suits that are between the two extremes. The really loose look makes him (and most other men IMHO) look like a child playing dress up with his dad's clothes and the really fitted look makes him (and most other men IMHO) look like his suit was shrunk at the dry cleaners and nobody's had the heart to tell him that they can see his junk. No matter what the current fitted/baggy trend is, though, I always always always get DH's pants hemmed with almost a full break because he tends to wear whatever random sock he grabs out of the drawer - even if that's a white, calf high ribbed cotton sock - regardless of what color and style the pant is. You should see our wedding pictures... Good times.
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Post by lazysundays on Mar 9, 2014 11:05:41 GMT -5
Yes they are. Fortified foods allow people to grow their full potential. Genetically, our parents could have been taller but they didn't eat as many vitamins etc. and as we age, we all shrink so the youngins look taller.
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Post by justme on Mar 10, 2014 10:25:55 GMT -5
I think people are getting taller, but yeah, I also think they're making pants a lot longer these days. I'm between 5'6" and 5'7" and I have to get petite pants sometimes, especially for dress pants. Well, I guess I could get them altered, but honestly, I'd never get around to it. Shopping petites is just easier. I never used to have any problem with the length of pants before. I think part of it is because I'm a couple sizes larger than I was pre-kid, but that's not all of it. A couple years ago, I found a pair of jeans (regulars, not talls) that fit great, except they were so long--they were as long as my husband's pants. Mind you, my husband is 6'4" and wears a 36" inseam! He has a hard time finding pants long enough for him. His legs are short! For his height anyways. I'm 5'10 and my inseam is 35"...I'm all legs it seems.
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Post by tskeeter on Mar 10, 2014 11:00:15 GMT -5
Are people getting taller? Heck yes. The girl I chased in high school was 6 feet tall. Insanely tall for a girl 40 years ago. She towered over other girls by at least 6 inches. Today you walk into any decent sized high school and you'll a bevy of young women in the 5' 10" - 6' 2" range.
If you want to have some funn, go back and look at some statistics for NBA players back in the 1960's. And compare those statistics with todays players. I'd bet that if you average the height of any team you choose, you'd find that the height is 4 - 6 inches taller today.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 10, 2014 11:49:45 GMT -5
I think people are getting taller, but yeah, I also think they're making pants a lot longer these days. I'm between 5'6" and 5'7" and I have to get petite pants sometimes, especially for dress pants. Well, I guess I could get them altered, but honestly, I'd never get around to it. Shopping petites is just easier. I never used to have any problem with the length of pants before. I think part of it is because I'm a couple sizes larger than I was pre-kid, but that's not all of it. A couple years ago, I found a pair of jeans (regulars, not talls) that fit great, except they were so long--they were as long as my husband's pants. Mind you, my husband is 6'4" and wears a 36" inseam! He has a hard time finding pants long enough for him. His legs are short! For his height anyways. I'm 5'10 and my inseam is 35"...I'm all legs it seems. Um, no he's not--he's actually really leggy. He has friends that are the same height that wear shorter pants. He actually has a problem because he has to go to the big and tall section, but apparently, it's only big & tall, not big or tall, and the waist sizes are almost always too big for the length. I think you're probably just really leggy. I would think that's a good thing, though.
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Post by justme on Mar 10, 2014 12:03:09 GMT -5
His legs are short! For his height anyways. I'm 5'10 and my inseam is 35"...I'm all legs it seems. Um, no he's not--he's actually really leggy. He has friends that are the same height that wear shorter pants. He actually has a problem because he has to go to the big and tall section, but apparently, it's only big & tall, not big or tall, and the waist sizes are almost always too big for the length. I think you're probably just really leggy. I would think that's a good thing, though. Oh, well I guess I'm "worse" than I thought. It is mostly a good thing, except for when I'm buying shorter dresses/skirts. And I've had the same problems in the few women's stores that cater to tall women, very rare for them to have something in my "small" size.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Mar 10, 2014 13:27:08 GMT -5
Personally I haven't noticed people getting taller. I've always been taller than just about everyone. In fact, it's quite noticable when I see someone who is taller than I am.
I'm 6'2". If I recall the stats last time I looked them up, only about 5% of the population is six feet or over.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 10, 2014 13:50:59 GMT -5
Um, no he's not--he's actually really leggy. He has friends that are the same height that wear shorter pants. He actually has a problem because he has to go to the big and tall section, but apparently, it's only big & tall, not big or tall, and the waist sizes are almost always too big for the length. I think you're probably just really leggy. I would think that's a good thing, though. Oh, well I guess I'm "worse" than I thought. It is mostly a good thing, except for when I'm buying shorter dresses/skirts. And I've had the same problems in the few women's stores that cater to tall women, very rare for them to have something in my "small" size. Hmm, tall, skinny, with long legs...excuse me if I don't feel sorry for you!
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Post by bean29 on Mar 10, 2014 14:10:04 GMT -5
Petities are getting longer. I am 5'2 and I now often have to shorten petities.
My DH is short too. He wears a 29 or 30 inseam. He has said for years to unfold a few pairs of pants in the store and measure them against each other. You would think that all pants marked as having a 30 inseam would be the same lenght, but often there is at least a 1" difference in length. DH says he doesn't want his pants shortened too much b/c then the wider part for your knee is by your ankle and the pants won't fit right.
My whole family is short, so my sewing machine gets a lot of use.
I am not buying into the ill fitted look for Men, sometimes I think they (the merchandisers) are trying to think of ways to get people to spend they $ on clothing they will want to replace next year - like jeans with tears all over the place. They sure didn't hold up too well after a few cycles through the washer and dryer.
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Post by formerroomate99 on Mar 10, 2014 21:40:26 GMT -5
They sure as heck aren't in IT. I tower over everyone at my job, and I work with mostly guys.
The reason pants got longer is because all these girls are walking around in stripper heels and letting their pants hang over their shoes. Don't worry. It will change back to normal in a few years.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Mar 10, 2014 22:59:26 GMT -5
I've never considered myself "short" before, but all of a sudden it seems like regular sized pants are too long. A few weeks ago, I bought some jeans from the Gap and I had to buy "petite". I don't usually shop there so I thought their clothes just run larger. I've tried pants on at a few more places and they have also been too long. I was looking on the Old Navy website and they have "petite" listed as 5'4" and under. I'm 5'4" and I have never had to buy "petite" before. I thought I was close to average size. Are people getting taller? Is 5'4" petite? (I've not read past the OP.) I'm 5'4", and with dress pants, I've always worn petite. Jeans, I can get away with either ankle or regular. Regular generally touch the ground though. Maybe your legs are longer than mine, and my torso is longer than yours?
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Post by whoami on Mar 10, 2014 23:32:56 GMT -5
I've noticed women getting taller. I'm 5' 11" and was always the tallest girl in class. These days, its not uncommon for me to see girls who are my height or taller.
Funny thing is, I'm the shortest in my house. DH is 6' 2", my youngest is 6' and my oldest is almost 6' 6".
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