[QUOTE=DiosaBellissima]
Where’s Bosda when you need him?
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Come to think of it, where the hell is Bosda? Has anyone seen him lately? What if the administrators need him?
[QUOTE=Lady of the Lake]
When did Jeffrey from ‘Project Runway’ start designing for the gap? shivers
I was going to go clothes shopping for work clothes for fall (though I suppose it’s closer to winter now), but this thread has made me very, very afraid. I knew skinny jeans were back, but I thought if I ignored it it would go away, but why? Why are skinny jeans back? Who pissed off God??
Lady
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I loved it the first time around because I was built like the girl in the picture. Sadly, I won’t be revisiting the skinny jeans at 114 lbs.
Sweet Mercury and WhyNot
Yeah, I figured the kind of pants the husband needs won’t be on the rack. What is on the rack seems to be getting better. A few years ago, he had trouble finding pants that he could get his foot through, the taper was so drastic. Fortunately, the trouble finding clothes that fit is motivating him to lose weight.
Clarification on high-waisted mom pants: In addition to straight or slight flare leg, these are only acceptable if the waist is loose. Since finding near-perfect jeans at Lane Bryant, I’ve forgotten that most high-waisted jeans magically reduce to an 18 inch waist, no matter how big the hips.
Carry on.
[QUOTE=Sweet Mercury]
I’m curious: how are straight legged pants “gangster?”
I don’t think I’ve work anything but straight legged dickies, coruroys, or suit pants for formal occasions since the 11th grade. They are well fitting and comfortable, but I would hardly call them gangster…
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She must mean pants that are too baggy, maybe? It can be a problem. I’m somewhat vertically challenged, and any time I try to buy suits or slacks off the rack, I get the impression that all dress pants for men are made with a one-size fits all mentality in terms of rise, so even if the pants are sold in sizes by length, on me the crotch always seems to be somewher down around my thighs. This also makes the pants hike up too high when I sit down, so one way of compensating for that is buying them too long, which may contribute further to a “gangster” effect. Honestly, I’d have better luck finding some of Oshkosh B’Gosh Graduated Overalls that fit right than actual slacks.
I don’t have that problem with jeans though. Those come in enough different cuts that I can find something that works.
[QUOTE=alice_in_wonderland]
I think it depends on the sales associate, but I’ve had the same thing happen. I’m usually a 27 or a 28, but in skinnier jeans I can be a 29 or a 30 and I have no problem with that.
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Geez, that explains it! I was watching Dr 90210 and this patient was getting pubic liposuction (don’t ask) and saying how she used to be SO FAT at 180 :rolleyes: and size 36. Now, I’m close to 300# and wear a size 24 so I couldn’t image what she meant. I guess they must size junior jeans differently??
I must admit to wearing stretch jeans with a tapered leg because they’re basically the only kind available for fat women in my town. I do wear them long though, and not tight, so they seem fuller at the bottom, and I wear shirts long enough to disguise the top.
It’s one thing I agree with “What Not To Wear” on, when in doubt go with mid-rise pants and get stuff that is cut nicely. Looks much classier and still attractive.
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth]
I went to a friend’s bachelor party in Vegas a few months back. It was a relatively sedate thing, just gaming, eating and drinking, but we invented a game to play, particularly in the bars in the more upscale casinos: Hooker or Looker?
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I can spot 'em (hookers) like a hawk. If I’m sitting at a bar in Vegas and a woman approches me, she’s a hooker 
[QUOTE=Ferret Herder]
It’s probably anecdote or somehow shown that women like buying the smaller size and are more likely to purchase something if they’re encouraged to get the smaller one. Or perhaps the salesperson (with some real concern at times) worries that if one tells the customer that a larger size is needed, the customer will flip out at “being called fat” and raise a fuss.
Alternately, maybe they’re all brainwashed that “tight = good” and are just falling into step with the conditioning regardless of how awful it looks.
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And sometimes, no matter how you couch it - they’ll buy the smaller size anyway. I’ve started working PT selling higher-end womens’ clothing and I cannot tell you how many times I have seen this. Women who pick beautifully suitable cuts, fabrics & colors, only to stuff themselves into a size or two too small - thus totally ruining any of the above positive attributes of the clothing.
VCNJ~
[QUOTE=gigi]
Geez, that explains it! I was watching Dr 90210 and this patient was getting pubic liposuction (don’t ask) and saying how she used to be SO FAT at 180 :rolleyes: and size 36. Now, I’m close to 300# and wear a size 24 so I couldn’t image what she meant. I guess they must size junior jeans differently??
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When the girl was saying she was a size 36, she means the jeans were by an inch measurement, not an arbitrary size. I think that measurement is the waist, but I’m not entirely sure as my fat ass doesn’t buy jeans that are sized like that.
Your size 24 is some magical number that Lane Bryant made up, unrelated entirely to the actual inches around your waist may be.
[QUOTE=gigi]
Geez, that explains it! I was watching Dr 90210 and this patient was getting pubic liposuction (don’t ask) and saying how she used to be SO FAT at 180 :rolleyes: and size 36. Now, I’m close to 300# and wear a size 24 so I couldn’t image what she meant. I guess they must size junior jeans differently??
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No - the number is the actual waist measurement, although they tend to run a bit small. My waist is about 25 or 26, but I couldn’t wear a 25 or 26 jean if I had a can of axle grease and a crowbar.
[QUOTE=DiosaBellissima]
And beer guts. Oh my. I don’t care how well you think your pants fit, dude- your giant gut is HANGING OVER YOUR PANTS. And to top it off, why the hell are you tucking your shirt in to said pants? Who said that was ok? NO ONE.
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Yeah, but … it’s better than those guys that walk around in t-shirts that don’t cover their stomachs, resulting in unsightly flashes of hairy beer gut flesh. Eeeuuuch.
[QUOTE=StuffLikeThatThere]
Yeah, but … it’s better than those guys that walk around in t-shirts that don’t cover their stomachs, resulting in unsightly flashes of hairy beer gut flesh. Eeeuuuch.
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Or what about the big guys that insist on wearing tank tops at the gym or otherwise? See, I can at least understand at the gym (but only to a degree, would a tshirt be that much more uncomfortable? Really?), but out in public? Dude, no one wants to see your hairy man nipple, not even your wife. Cover that stuff up.
[QUOTE=tdn]
Do these muffin tops make my ass look fat?
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No, Your fat with out them,
[QUOTE=earthstationvideo]
No, Your fat with out them,
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LOL, you’re so funny! And let me just say, it’s a good thing you got that knee-slapper out there without wasting precious seconds on spelling and punctuation – it might have spoiled your impeccable timing.
Bravo, good sir. Bravo.
[QUOTE=earthstationvideo]
No, Your fat with out them,
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…
Well? What? Her fat without them…
Don’t keep us hanging, man!
[QUOTE=Kimstu]
<snip>On the bright side, has anybody noticed an encouraging recent trend among the young’uns to wear capri/clamdigger-type cropped pants with little round-toed flats that actually makes them look, you know, cute? Especially if the pants aren’t too low-ridey and/or have a long flowing tunic top over them. Now that’s a nice look on any girl with half-decent calves and ankles. It makes skinny girls look graceful and fat girls look pleasingly plump. Let’s see more of fashions that actually flatter, and enough with the catastrophically squeezy stuff that makes you look as though you’re trying to fight your way into your nine-year-old brother’s clothes.
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[QUOTE=MaddyStrut]
<snip>I’m 5’4" with short, short, SHORT legs. I’ve always had to be careful to choose cuts, fabrics, and colors that don’t make me look like a thalidomide baby. This cropped pants trend? Not for me.<snip>
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Exactly. I’ve the same problem. I’m 5’7", but have legs the same length as my 5’2" friends. Pants are a problem, shirts are a problem since my torso is so long. For t-shirts though I’ve found that some guys’ shirts fit me really well. (Figure? What figure?)
The worst time I ever had was my first job at a grocery store. We had to wear a uniform and the pants were made for women with big hips and small waists, with deep pleats. I looked terrible and felt awful my first day (waist was much too tight, hips were loose). My immediate supervisor just wanted to get me larger pants, but her supervisor noticed my trouble and snagged me some men’s pants. Bit of hemming for the waist and perfection!
[QUOTE=DiosaBellissima]
I’m not WhyNot, nor do I play her on TV, but I think you just proved her point. The fact is that she can be a size 20, wear properly fitting clothes, and look just fine. If she was squished into low rise jeans that are 4 sizes too small, a camisole, and some hooker heels, you’d think she was totally fat.
For example, my friend and I in DC. She’s probably a size 16 right now and I’m closer to like an 18. Ok, so obviously the pose where we’re covering ourselves helps the matter, BUT look at how she is dressed. A nice, properly fitting blouse like that overs up all the jiggly bits that no one wants to see. My T shirt there is a bit tight (but super cool- it says “Nixon in 78”) and because of that I’d venture to say she looks a bit better.
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Just one guy’s opinion, but you’re both stunning!!!
[QUOTE=Lord Ashtar]
Come to think of it, where the hell is Bosda? Has anyone seen him lately? What if the administrators need him?
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I think I found him in Prickly City.
Don’t have much to add, except I recall this summer I saw a woman, probably early-to-mid 20’s, with some serious cottage-cheese cellulite action going, and it was out there, baby. Tube top and low-riders. Just…wow. Do I applaud her for her bravery and self-acceptance, or suggest she have her head examined (on the way to the gym)?
That got my attention, and I’ve sinced noticed what the OP has noticed: Many decidely untrim young ladies baring much midsection. So…very…much to show off. Can’t decide if it’s a good thing or not. On the one hand, it’s great they’re not bulemic, and comfortable with themselves. On the other hand…where did all these fat kids come from? There are too many pudgy people around! It’s not healthy! Get some running shoes on, kids!
[QUOTE=Loopydude]
There are too many pudgy people around! It’s not healthy! Get some running shoes on, kids!
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Run-ning? 
Oooh! That’s that new XBox game, right? The one where you are a marathon runner! Duh!
Leafrog’s (lifelong fat chick)** Skirt Rules for Fat Chicks**
One’s skirt should never be wider than it is long. Seriously. Proper dimensions should not allow us to see an overstuffed taco when you bend over.
Thank you.