# Why women's clothing is useless... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632 "2007-10-22T23:21:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632/21 "2007-10-23T15:49:54Z")
\>Every time I stumble on one of those Fall Fashion Previews where they say something like “periwinkle and aubergine will be the hot colors this season”, I scratch my head. Who gets to decide that? Well, of course, they just make it all up. In any other field, if they announced every year that all the previous work had been in error, but they have it correct now, nobody would pay attention. Beats me why they get away with it in fashion. Obviously the entire field is absolutely empty of any kind of truth, and it’s all being generated out of nothing for some other purpose. And it’s pretty apparent that the other purpose is to collect money for the junk they peddle. ---
**Author:** ![Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tool_of_the_Conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632/22 "2007-10-23T20:10:58Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] Every time I stumble on one of those Fall Fashion Previews where they say something like “periwinkle and aubergine will be the hot colors this season”, I scratch my head. Who gets to decide that? [/QUOTE] These guys decide that. > **[Color Marketing Group®](https://www.colormarketing.org/)** > > Color Marketing Group® is the leading international association for color design professionals, dedicated to delivering precise and insightful color trend forecasts. We foster connections among global color experts, enhancing collaboration and... I think I first heard about them in this Time Magazine article ten years ago. > **[TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates](https://time.com/)** > > Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632/23 "2007-10-24T00:28:36Z")
When I got home form work today, my partner said “You need to go into that thread you started and swear at somebody - you’ll know who it is!” I figured somebody had gone all nut-job in here. But, no - I easily saw the culprit. Darn you **Ellen Cherry**! Darn you to heck!!! Coldwater Creek has a sale, and I am absolutely broke. 😉 …Maybe I’ll call my Mom and hint about Christmas… I’ll second the advice about Red Wing boots, even though they are expensive - they’ve been outfitting me for steel-toe/steel shank boots for 25 years. Oh, and Land’s End is owned by Sears… who is owned by K-Mart… I don’t expect their quality to survive. ---
**Author:** ![stucco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stucco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucco)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632/24 "2007-10-24T02:32:41Z")
I don’t know who decided that women’s feet don’t come in sizes larger than 10. But, on the flipside, men’s shoes are always always much more comfortable than women’s: better support, wider, more toe space, etc. It’s like the shoe makers don’t expect us to walk. I love thrift stores. I find the clothes I buy there last forever. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632/25 "2007-10-24T13:46:44Z")
congodwarf, when I had to get some steel toed footwear for a job, I quite a few at [Sketchers.com](http://www.sketchers.com/). Reasonable prices and free shipping! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632/26 "2007-10-24T14:09:32Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] Darn you **Ellen Cherry**! Darn you to heck!!! [/QUOTE] 😃 Ya big meanie. … paging MamaFetchund … ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632/27 "2007-10-24T14:46:06Z")
Hello? Women’s clothing is useless because I’m always imagining you naked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-womens-clothing-is-useless/423632.md?page=1)