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The Long and the Short of it

© Peggy Hoehne

If you are a woman over 5' 8" or under 5' 2" you have experienced difficulty finding clothes that fit.

Oh, if you are just over or under, you may do fairly well. When the trouble starts is when you are really over or under.

In this article we are going to look at some places where you can get really tall women's and really short women's clothing. And for your main accessory, shoes, we will find some really big and some really small shoes for those who can't buy them at the local mall.

Let's look at some of the issues involved and where you may be able to find solutions.

Those Long Legged Ladies

Go to you local stores and try to find pants with an inseam over 32 inches. You'll be lucky if you find any over 30 inches. Thirty inches may be fine if you fall into the average female height of 5' 6", but if you are over 5' 8" you probably need at least a 32 inch inseam. If you are 5' 10" you most likely need a 34 inch inseam and if you are 6' or more look for something with an inseam of 36 or more.

Of course it isn't just the pants, shirt sleeves never reach your wrists, blouses don't stay tucked in because they are too short and short skirts are really short. If your height is balanced by having feet larger than 9 or 10 you may be searching high and low for some decent shoes to wear.

Some places to look:

Tall and Tall.com Tall Women's Clothing Store
• Tall dresses length up to 65 inches, tall skirts up to 50 inch's long, longer if required.
• Women's tall sizes in UK sizes 8 to 18 (US 4 to 14)and women's plus sizes from UK tall sizes 20-24 (US 16 - 20) in big tall plus size pants, tall plus sizes dresses, tall plus sizes skirts and jackets.
• Tall jeans, tall pants, tall trousers inseam-inside leg selection of 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 inches.
• Longer inseam can be made if you require without any extra cost to you.
• Sensible prices.

Extreme Heights Clothes designed by tall women for tall women"
Standard sizes 6 to 16, some size 4 and 18s available. Inseams to 36 or longer by request.

Lands' End
If you are 5'8"-6'0" tall, our expertly proportioned tall sizes might be right for you. Also offering Petites and Plus sizes.

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