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why is finding clothing that's good quality that also fits my body so haaaaard

Learn to sew, and you will never have this problem again.

TBH I think it is probably less likely that I will ever be good at sewing. I have terrible manual dexterity. Always have.

If you have enough money you could hire a tailor - or just get a friend/relative to do it. You don't have to be great at sewing to make minor alterations though. I have to re-hem all my pants, and that just a matter of cutting them, folding them, then sewing a single straight line.

AYRT - Have you tried to sew?

Nope, because Ive always assumed I'd be bad at it, because I've always been bad at anything that requires lots of precise neat fiddly little movements, and then I get really frustrated at not being able to do it.

If you sew with a machine instead of by hand you don't have to be as precise

Mmmm. That's an idea. I am pretty handy with a table saw.

NAYRT--I'n my sewing classes, sewing with a machine was always compared to driving a car, with the assumption that if you can do one you can do the other--which always bothered me because I can't drive. I'm not great at machine sewing, but I'm better at it than at driving, because home sewing machines don't weigh several tons and go seventy miles an hour.

At least if you're good with a table saw, the likelihood of running over a thumb with the needle is pretty low. (Don't worry, I've only known one person who ever did this, and If I didn't know better I'd think they must've used an industrial machine; getting a standard machine to sew through a couple layers of canvas is hard enough.

As someone who once did sewing classes as well, sewing is not like driving. Driving, in my experience, is a lot more stressful exactly for the ton of metal going at high speed issue.

The worst a sewing machine can do is maybe cut of the tip of your finger, if it has an in-build cutter like overlockers do. In fact, the most dangerous piece of sewing equipment is not the sewing machine, or even the overlocker, it's the industrial saws for cutting large piles of fabric, and you won't be using those in home sewing.

Just remember to keep your fingers clear of needles and cutters and you will not be in danger with a sewing machine.

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That works only if fabric shops keep the sort of fabric you want for clothing. I tend to be fond of rugby knits for clothing I'd make at home, but it is almost impossible to find rugby knits in fabric shops at the moment.

You mean you actually *have* fabric shops where you live?? I have to buy fabric online. Not ideal, but I've purchased plenty of high quality fabrics online, the same fabrics being used by high end designers.

Only about three that are easily reachable, possibly four, plus one quilting shop. The three that are easy to reach belong to two chains that dominate the Australian market, Spotlight and Lincraft, and both of them have huge craft, haberdashery departments. In fact the sewing fabric sections are only a small part of their over-all floor space, but they still have it, as well as the expected sewing accessories, patterns and sewing machines.

Probably cause you don't fit the median body type, and to make large scale production profitable, only a limited number of sizes and shapes will be made.

Oh yeah.
1)it fits
2)it's good quality
3)it's affordable
Choose two.

Because the sizing of women's clothing is fucking bullshit top to bottom. There is no aspect of it that is reliable, logical, fair, or sane. As a guy, I'm kind of constantly amazed that women haven't started burning down clothing stores until you get better sizing.

Seriously, I wear 38x34 pants, a 36-37 inch sleeve with a 17.5 inch collar, and a 44L jacket. You notice how all of those have at least two measurements in them? And men's bodies vary in shape LESS than women's do! And clothing is supposed to be MORE important for women! (I think that last part's sexist and unfair, but it is the cultural norm.) And yet they'll just blithely say "Oh, you're a size 14" as though that carries ANY MEANING WHATSOEVER.

Not kidding about not understanding why more shit isn't on fire.

Friend, women's sizing is completely illogical for completely logical marketing purposes. Women are vain creatures who will buy Brand X's size 6 over Brand Y's size 8 every time, even if they're the same exact measurements. And most women have no clue what their actual body measurements are. I know this because I am one.

Nice attempt at white knighting, though.

It doesn't exactly help even if you know your measurements. I know mine and I occasionally look at the size charts of different brands so that I can find the right size. And surprise, surprise, they don't help dick, because every single item still varies in shape so the size small in two different shirts is completely different anyway.

Fuck online shopping.

AYRT - You have a point about the size charts. The cuts can be VASTLY different for the same measurements, depending on proportions and design and wearing ease. Online shopping is only good for brands whose fit you're already familiar with, and even then, the fit changes when they change manufacturers, which they do with regularity.

I mean, I honestly don't know what I'd wear if I didn't know how to sew. I had no choice but to learn because my body is so far from any designer's standard block.

I have given up trying to find pants that fit. I just usually buy something that is close enough and then get them altered.

"Women" in aggregate may be vain creatures, but as a short fat nerd girl with the fashion sense of a concussed bridge troll, I would fucking revel in a clothing store that sold clothing with the sizes differentiated by names like Nasty Wee Goblin, Average Ugly McFugface, and Huge Hulking Monstrosity, so long as they fucking fit off the rack.

I give precisely zero shits about my clothing size, since I can "fit" in a range from a US 4-18 depending on the brand and the supposed fit, and yet none of it really fits. I fucking love that all I need to figure out my bra size range is a tape measure, though. The day I figured out I was a 34F rather than a 38D and I could buy bras on eBay was fucking fantastic. If I could buy all my clothes based on my actual measurements I would cry with joy. Seriously, full body scanning to produce custom patterns to fit can't come soon enough. I'm not good enough at patterning and sewing to do more than basic alterations of existing clothes and patterns.

Wear men's clothing.

/problem solved

Yeah...no. I STILL can't get men's pants that fit me that don't end up with a legs that may as well be a skirt.

Unless you have any sort of significant boobage whatsoever. Or hips. Men's clothing is not typically designed to accommodate either feature.

I've been wholly won over by eShakti (http://www.eshakti.com/default.aspx). You can buy "off the rack" and have length adjusted to your height for free, or you can pay $10 extra and have them customize the item to your specific measurements. Caveat: dresses are their main emphasis, so if you prefer pants, you're going to be disappointed, like, 95% of the year (they near-constantly add/remove styles continuously). The quality is excellent, and they almost always design their skirts and dresses to have pockets, too.

Refer-a-Friend plug (http://share-eshakti.com/x/EVpAIw) - sign up with that link to get $30 off an order of $70+, which also kicks $30 discount back to me. :)

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