Comments on: Be Careful with Pants http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/ Fashion, Lifestyle, and Humor for the Plus Sized Woman. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:15:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Christine http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Christine Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:24:40 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-695 Ah...pants! I have a big mummy tummy, a very long waist, very short legs, and a very big bust. Dresses and skirts are much better but pants are so much easier to wear when running with the hounds (Big Girl Rosy the Golden Retriever and Timmy, her Skinny brother). Bettter yet, they cover the Thunder Thighs made by the Running of the Hounds. Love the column! And blessings to the Manolo who finally provided the much quoted "Ayyyyyyy" used by the Christine when people question the choice to save the baby and sacrifice forever the flat tummy. Ah…pants! I have a big mummy tummy, a very long waist, very short legs, and a very big bust. Dresses and skirts are much better but pants are so much easier to wear when running with the hounds (Big Girl Rosy the Golden Retriever and Timmy, her Skinny brother). Bettter yet, they cover the Thunder Thighs made by the Running of the Hounds.

Love the column! And blessings to the Manolo who finally provided the much quoted “Ayyyyyyy” used by the Christine when people question the choice to save the baby and sacrifice forever the flat tummy.

]]> By: class-factotum http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-624 class-factotum Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:37:31 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-624 Pinkleader, I would love to look like a 12-year-old boy with boobs! Instead, I look like a flat-chested potato-harvesting peasant woman who is storing food for winter in her thighs. Designers hate me, too. Pinkleader,

I would love to look like a 12-year-old boy with boobs! Instead, I look like a flat-chested potato-harvesting peasant woman who is storing food for winter in her thighs. Designers hate me, too.

]]> By: Nanette http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Nanette Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:28:55 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-608 Thanks for a very entertaining blog. Regarding the pants issue, I'm a size 14/16 petite (5'2") and never could find pants to fit right, look good, and be comfortable. (GOTTA be comfortable!) Francesca, you need to know about www.AstarteWoman.com -- pants there are designed for women with shapes of all sorts (you order by size and shape). The key though is they are NOT tailored NOR intended to be worn with a top tucked in (that's the mistake most people make...expecting that to look good on anyone with a tummy). Astarte's best selling, looks good on everyone, design is the Flute Pant (a bit dressier) and the Bootcut (or PLUSH Bootcut, for the pear shapes with bigger thighs) is right for the office. Designed to skim the curves and provide shape (palazzo pants are not good on anyone!), Astarte pants are sexy, easy care, and COMFORTABLE. But you've gotta have a top that covers, and Astarte tops/tunics are all designed with shape, to be cut up higher on the sides (for a longer legged look) and a bit longer in front, enough to cover that squishy protusion some of us have. :) You can order by size, shape, AND height, too -- yep, makes it bit pricier, but well worth the investment because customers say they are the most comfortable and flattering pants they've ever owned. I have to say I don't think a belt is a good idea unless it's worn with a jacket or something over it to avoid the cinched pillow look. Thanks for a very entertaining blog. Regarding the pants issue, I’m a size 14/16 petite (5′2″) and never could find pants to fit right, look good, and be comfortable. (GOTTA be comfortable!) Francesca, you need to know about http://www.AstarteWoman.com — pants there are designed for women with shapes of all sorts (you order by size and shape). The key though is they are NOT tailored NOR intended to be worn with a top tucked in (that’s the mistake most people make…expecting that to look good on anyone with a tummy). Astarte’s best selling, looks good on everyone, design is the Flute Pant (a bit dressier) and the Bootcut (or PLUSH Bootcut, for the pear shapes with bigger thighs) is right for the office. Designed to skim the curves and provide shape (palazzo pants are not good on anyone!), Astarte pants are sexy, easy care, and COMFORTABLE. But you’ve gotta have a top that covers, and Astarte tops/tunics are all designed with shape, to be cut up higher on the sides (for a longer legged look) and a bit longer in front, enough to cover that squishy protusion some of us have. :) You can order by size, shape, AND height, too — yep, makes it bit pricier, but well worth the investment because customers say they are the most comfortable and flattering pants they’ve ever owned. I have to say I don’t think a belt is a good idea unless it’s worn with a jacket or something over it to avoid the cinched pillow look.

]]> By: The Law Firm Interview Suit! » Manolo for the Big Girl! http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-605 The Law Firm Interview Suit! » Manolo for the Big Girl! Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:11:55 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-605 [...] or pants? What do you think Francesca will say? (Hemlines should be at or beyond the knee, not above it, especially as one does not want to show [...] [...] or pants? What do you think Francesca will say? (Hemlines should be at or beyond the knee, not above it, especially as one does not want to show [...]

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-588 La BellaDonna Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:58:06 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-588 Hola to the Pinkleader! I regret to say that, by and large, the trapeze top is diametrically opposed to the way you are built. Some of the Empire tops you might be able to wear, as those are confined beneath the bust (and you need to make sure that that is where the seam lies - NOT right across your bosom, that means it doesn't fit), but a trapeze top, which skims over the bust and flares out, will make you look larger than Nature did. Use your own best judgment; try them on in front of a mirror, and see - but if they look awful, as well they might, it's not because there's anything wrong with your figure, it's just not the figure those tops were designed for. Hola to the Pinkleader! I regret to say that, by and large, the trapeze top is diametrically opposed to the way you are built. Some of the Empire tops you might be able to wear, as those are confined beneath the bust (and you need to make sure that that is where the seam lies – NOT right across your bosom, that means it doesn’t fit), but a trapeze top, which skims over the bust and flares out, will make you look larger than Nature did.

Use your own best judgment; try them on in front of a mirror, and see – but if they look awful, as well they might, it’s not because there’s anything wrong with your figure, it’s just not the figure those tops were designed for.

]]> By: Pinkleader http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Pinkleader Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:59:18 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-563 Hey! I resemble that "12-year-old boys with big boobs" comment! Remember ladies, that we come in all shapes and sizes. I have only a 6 inch difference between my waist and hips, though a whole size and a half larger on top. But inspired by the pants post, I'm wearing a skirt today, instead of my normal trousers. And if it weren't so freaking cold in the office, I'd feel all twirly, nice and summery. But I have a question for the Manolo girls. I see all these cute trapeze tops and dresses in online stores and wonder. They seem perfect for pears and bean poles, but is there any way they can be worn by a busty big girl, perhaps with a lower scooped neckline and/or with a belt, and not look terrible? Hey! I resemble that “12-year-old boys with big boobs” comment!
Remember ladies, that we come in all shapes and sizes. I have only a 6 inch difference between my waist and hips, though a whole size and a half larger on top.

But inspired by the pants post, I’m wearing a skirt today, instead of my normal trousers. And if it weren’t so freaking cold in the office, I’d feel all twirly, nice and summery.

But I have a question for the Manolo girls. I see all these cute trapeze tops and dresses in online stores and wonder. They seem perfect for pears and bean poles, but is there any way they can be worn by a busty big girl, perhaps with a lower scooped neckline and/or with a belt, and not look terrible?

]]> By: class-factotum http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-558 class-factotum Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:30:41 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-558 <i>Who the heck are their fitting models?</i> Twelve-year-old boys. Preferably 12-year-old boys with big boobs. Who the heck are their fitting models?

Twelve-year-old boys. Preferably 12-year-old boys with big boobs.

]]> By: LadyMartha http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-548 LadyMartha Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:48:26 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-548 Thanks for all the hints, ladies. I've ordered some Luvees to try and will be checking out the bike shorts and compression shorts. I've used the split slips before and they work well enough; however, one side always rides up and gathers itself rather intimately at the top of my thigh. It's workable but rather uncomfortable! Thanks for all the hints, ladies. I’ve ordered some Luvees to try and will be checking out the bike shorts and compression shorts. I’ve used the split slips before and they work well enough; however, one side always rides up and gathers itself rather intimately at the top of my thigh. It’s workable but rather uncomfortable!

]]> By: Brooke http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Brooke Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:44:40 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-541 If the weather's warm and you just can't stand the thought of another layer of fabric around your thighs, many people recommend BodyGlide and similar products (I think Lube Stick for Runners is one) that look and feel like a deodorant. I haven't tried 'em myself. If the weather’s warm and you just can’t stand the thought of another layer of fabric around your thighs, many people recommend BodyGlide and similar products (I think Lube Stick for Runners is one) that look and feel like a deodorant. I haven’t tried ‘em myself.

]]> By: Kimberly http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Kimberly Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:50:52 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/08/20/be-careful-with-pants/#comment-540 It's not just in bigger sizes that pants are hard to fit. I'm convinced that designers have totally forgotten that women have hips these days. I tend to take around a size 10, and it's unbelievable how many 8s/10s/12s will be totally too small in the thighs yet too big in the waist. The rise? Forget it. Every pair of pants I see has a short rise (I have an unusually long one) and the difference between the waist and hips is only about 5 inches. Who the heck are their fitting models? It’s not just in bigger sizes that pants are hard to fit. I’m convinced that designers have totally forgotten that women have hips these days. I tend to take around a size 10, and it’s unbelievable how many 8s/10s/12s will be totally too small in the thighs yet too big in the waist. The rise? Forget it. Every pair of pants I see has a short rise (I have an unusually long one) and the difference between the waist and hips is only about 5 inches.

Who the heck are their fitting models?

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