Re: [h-cost] Re: sizing/quality of clothing

2006-02-27 Thread Suzi Clarke
At 06:11 27/02/2006, you wrote: I'm on the other end - plus size but tall (5' 11). If it comes in talls, it only goes to U.S. size 16 or 18. Almost none of the plus sizes come in talls. In fact, they're often shorter in arm and leg than non-plus sizes, and the armholes are so big they cover

Re: [h-cost] Re: sizing/quality of clothing

2006-02-27 Thread Elizabeth Young
Yeah, me too. 5' 11 and a size 20-24 U.S. (depending) Info for those in the US: I have had good luck at Lane Bryant's - their shirts and blouses are dreadful, but I have two pair of jeans (in a regular length because I have relatively short legs) that contain some stretch. Their jeans also

Re: [h-cost] Re: sizing/quality of clothing

2006-02-27 Thread Susan Data-Samtak
Thanks for the good Hunting SPots. Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.  - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Feb 27, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Elizabeth Young wrote: Yeah, me too. 5' 11 and a size 20-24 U.S.

[h-cost] Re: sizing/quality of clothing

2006-02-26 Thread Pierre Sandy Pettinger
I'm on the other end - plus size but tall (5' 11). If it comes in talls, it only goes to U.S. size 16 or 18. Almost none of the plus sizes come in talls. In fact, they're often shorter in arm and leg than non-plus sizes, and the armholes are so big they cover half the bust as well. Which