I tried to find a quote about long legs as a title but all I found was spiders and porn
Saturday I went to a photographer meet up where we all brought one photo and the group critiqued it. Very nice and helpful bunch. Then the usual grocery shopping, and using a few of Mr. Lavenders gift cards for his birthday. He got two books and two CD's. He is quite happy with both.
Books are: the Year of Living Biblically
and The secular Conscience
CD: Spiritualized newest as well as the newest Mogwai
just in case you were interested.
Sunday was my breathing workshop at the Yoga studio. It was very informative, but I guess I wanted more. I am very glad I attended, but I guess I wanted her to say "use this breathing technique for better focus, for relaxation, for anxiety" She left us with a hand out of about 10+ books and I plan on looking into this. One of those books should answer my questions!
Now for an explanation of my title. As most of you know, I am a tall gal. Not too terribly tall, as I have been shrinking. I am now 5'10" in stead of 5'11" and three quarters. When I graduated high school I was a quarter of an inch under six feet tall. I think I am starting to stretch back out again due to yoga and a more relaxing lifestyle. Anyways, most of my height is my legs. I have very long legs, and they are quite chickeny too. It seems that the longer legged pants are made for a larger waistband, ignoring my size 8, because people size 8 and below cannot possibly have long legs, they have shorter legs of course.
My solution for this in high school was of course tights and shorts or skirts, or my Doc martin boots covering my ankles where pants did not. Now, I have found a small handful of stores that make long jeans. Gap is one of them. See the photo to the left? My toes are nearly covered! This thrills me more than you can know. AND I only paid $14 for that pair of pants!
I have always had a very hard time finding yoga pants, or sweat pants that were long enough. I have three pairs of sweats that are long enough for public viewing. the rest make me look so super goofy that only my husband and cats get to see this silliness. I am proud to say that I now have a new store to shop at for the long yoga pants. Target. It seems Target is embracing the plight of the long legged gal. I saw in an advertisement for the C9 sport pants that they offered them in three lengths, short, reg, long. I was hopeful, but not too hopeful as some stores long size is 33". I need a 35" inseam to cover my ankles, 36" ideally to go to my heals. So I went to the rack holding the long yoga pants and held them up to my waist, the legs covered my shoes! SQUEEE!! They are long enough!!! I bought myself one pair. Expanding my public yoga pant collection to 4! Then if that was not enough, I was walking down the main aisle and looked down another lined with bras and panties, and at the end of those facing me were the longest tall striped socks I had ever seen! I ran to them (because Mr' L was already getting bored inside target, have to make these trips QUICK! or he gets really cranky) I had to get them, they were titled "above the knee" and folks, they really do come above my knee! They are SO pretty. I am adding them to my christmas list, a $5 gift is a great gift for me!
So I am here in my computer chair with thick warm yoga pants on and tall striped socks covering my knees. I am so cozy right now. Thanks Target! Now lets extend this tall pant thing to the jeans and pants okay?
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Sigh, Lavender. You and I are in opposite worlds. I am 5'3" and I can never, ever find a pant that does not leave me traipsing all over the hem because it's four inches too long. Every pant I've ever owned must be worn with heels. It's driven me crazy all my adult life! I would give anything to wear a pair of flats with jeans that look flattering and fit me right. Every woman's dilemma, I guess.
And those SUPER cute little webbed feet in the picture? How adorable!! I want to scoop him up and take him home :)
Re the title - only quote I can think of is about short legs, and it's German. We say: "Lies have short legs." I.e. you won't get far by lying.
The picture of the feet is stunning.
I think we all have a our crosses to bare I’m always too short for things which on the whole isn’t too bad I can usually have things taken up but some times it messes with the balance of the trousers or the dress/ skirt being too tall is harder I think, it’s not as though you could add fabric or a suppose you could but then it depends on what your going for as a look. I did have a friend who would cut off things at the knee and put fabric in to make things longer but again it really did depend on what kind of look you are going for she was funky / hippy / rock chick and could get a way with it (not something I could have done! LoL) I would really like to meet an average they must exist but I have yet to meet one LoL Happy Thanks giving Seeya hugya *G*
Clothes shopping makes me crazy. I have average legs, but heavy thighs and bum, and I high waist and narrow feet. It is a wonder I can stand upright at all. So, for work I wear man pants, black tshirts and steel toes. When I finally find trousers that fit, after about 5 years, they change the cut and I have to change shops. It is very frustrating. And shoes! Goodness. The wedding we were at in May, I wore my dress shoes which are almost 20 years old. Who do they make these clothes for anyway?
I'm 5'3 and all my pants are worn out in the back where I walk on them.
I don't think the mysterious "average" person that these clothes are supposed to fit really exists at all. It's a mathmatical construct created so that companies could standardize cloths or something.
It's too bad there is not away for the shorties and the tallies to split the difference!
Actually thinking about it, I do wear bare legs to work with some clothes but not with something like a business skirt. Just looks too weird. I wear trousers most days anyway.