Dear women over the age of 20

Rae6503
Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
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Please stop shopping in the juniors department. The clothes are cheapy made. They are made to fit the bodies of teenagers (children). They run small so you can probably go down a size by moving up into "grown up" clothes. And yeah, they are made for teenagers. I don't believe you need to dress "your age" but there is a certain something special about dressing in a sophisticated manner.
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  • Jonalee1977
    Jonalee1977 Posts: 415 Member
    Can you please send this to my MIL?
  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
    haha talking about the hips thread from the other board, are you?

    There are some women that can shop in the juniors department. My aunt is one of them. That woman is flatter than Flat Stanley. She's a 00 with no hips, butt or bust. She can wear the juniors clothing as juniors are for those that are not womanly in figure.


    But for the rest of us with curves... juniors are not friendly.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    srs...your size should NOT be an odd number.HTH
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Can you please send this to my MIL?

    I think my Step-MIL does too and she's over 60 for sure. I think she wore a prom dress to my SIL's wedding.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    haha talking about the hips thread from the other board, are you?

    There are some women that can shop in the juniors department. My aunt is one of them. That woman is flatter than Flat Stanley. She's a 00 with no hips, butt or bust. She can wear the juniors clothing as juniors are for those that are not womanly in figure.


    But for the rest of us with curves... juniors are not friendly.

    Scoo me. i want that BACON t-shirt. mmmmmkthxbye
  • Jonalee1977
    Jonalee1977 Posts: 415 Member
    Can you please send this to my MIL?

    I think my Step-MIL does too and she's over 60 for sure. I think she wore a prom dress to my SIL's wedding.

    Sadly, I can totally relate.
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    Amen! And ladies please stop wearing jeans with your muffin top hanging out....I don't care if you squeezed into a size 6....not all of you is inside the pants where it belongs. Some things just shouldn't be worn on certain body types even if it's in style...wear what looks best on your body and not your 12 year old daughter.
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
    My little sister is 18, but is very hippy (and curvy in general) and has been for years. I took her shopping recently because I wanted to help her pick out jeans that fit --- everything she had was muffin toppy and it was upsetting her. She's not fat by any means -- she's just not built like a stick.

    So first thing I did was take her to the women's department. She actually cried she was so upset. She couldn't believe that she was so "fat" that she needed "old lady clothes".

    I tried not to be offended. I felt bad for the kid.

    The tears stopped when we found the most adorable pair of jeans in a size 8 that fit her perfectly and were far from old lady.

    That's my Junior's dept. anecdote. Plus, those clothes are crappily made because they're designed for the fashion attention span of a teenager.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    I have to wear juniors unless i want to pay for a tailor. im only 4'8". "womens" clothes just hang off of me. :(
  • fatgirlslove
    fatgirlslove Posts: 614 Member
    PREACH lol
  • kms1981
    kms1981 Posts: 207 Member
    My soon to be 12 year old is already an 8 in the "junior" dept due to her big old birthing hips :) Haha...she is going to be curvy but it gives her a huge complex when she knows all her friends are a smaller size. I always tell her you can't define yourself by your weight or jean size!
  • netsirk12
    netsirk12 Posts: 220 Member
    I find the exception to be Levis jeans. Their Jr sizes fit my butt much better (no gap) where are their new curve id I cant even fit into a 18 in woman's and most of the time I am a 12. Eeefff their new line!

    I find that there are some exceptions but the majority.... yes woman shouldn't buy from the jr dept!
  • Crystal_Pistol
    Crystal_Pistol Posts: 750 Member
    haha talking about the hips thread from the other board, are you?

    There are some women that can shop in the juniors department. My aunt is one of them. That woman is flatter than Flat Stanley. She's a 00 with no hips, butt or bust. She can wear the juniors clothing as juniors are for those that are not womanly in figure.


    But for the rest of us with curves... juniors are not friendly.

    I think she should still head over to the adult department anyway. I don't ever want to be wearing the same outfit as the kids I work with, even if I could fit them.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    I have a lot of cute tops and dresses that are technically from the "juniors" department---and they all look really cute and classy. Basic flowy tanks and sheath dresses, I actually have 2 pairs of pants in juniors that fit just fine and don't look too young or anything. But we're talking juniors department at Nordstrom, not like Agaci Too or something. Ahhh I remember my Agaci days...
  • ElyseL1
    ElyseL1 Posts: 504 Member
    THANK YOU!! i'm 26 and the only one out of my friends that doesnt shop in juniors anymore!! oo and they are all the same size as me or bigger. Its like..um..ya know...we graduated from high school 8 years ago why are you shopping here?
  • _Ivian
    _Ivian Posts: 198
    I think my behind/hips fit into junior sizes for about a week. That's it. :laugh:
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I think most of us would stop even looking there if the styles in the misses section actually suited our tastes. Some of us aren't ready to let go of our teenage rebellion. =P
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    But if I start dressing my age, I will lose my signature "lamb from the back, mutton from the front" look that I have so painstakingly cultivated.
  • lilacsun
    lilacsun Posts: 204 Member
    Amen! And ladies please stop wearing jeans with your muffin top hanging out....I don't care if you squeezed into a size 6....not all of you is inside the pants where it belongs. Some things just shouldn't be worn on certain body types even if it's in style...wear what looks best on your body and not your 12 year old daughter.

    I've seen teens do this a lot also:-/
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Cheaply made is good for those of us that work in labs (solvent damage, ugh) and/or are losing weight and don't plan on staying in a certain size for a log time. And seriously, mom jeans are fugly.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    Where do you shop at? Target or wal*mart? sears? Kmart?

    Not all stores have cheaper quality clothing in the junior section. Especially when you're shopping at a store that doesn't have it's own little food dept. I have a hard time finding shorts that fit right in the women's dept. I have some from the Jr's dept. The pair I'm wearing is 3 years old and is doing just fine.

    and no, they're not bootie shorts, tight shorts, or other wise revealing shorts. And even when I sit, my @ss crack isn't showing.
    They're regular khaki shorts are almost knee length. I just got a few new replacement shorts this summer when they were on sale

    When I go hiking with my kids or other active stuff, most of the shorts in the women's dept. simply don't cut it.
  • shiseido_faerie
    shiseido_faerie Posts: 771 Member
    Can you please send this to my MIL?

    I think my Step-MIL does too and she's over 60 for sure. I think she wore a prom dress to my SIL's wedding.

    Sadly, I can totally relate.

    Lol my mom sometimes borrows my 18 year old sisters clothes. I totally get it but *shrugs* I can't convince her that other clothes will look nice, she thinks even what I wear looks old. (I'm 32, I seem to dress like most others my age, jeans, fitted tees, dressy shirts, classy dresses that are sexy but don't show everything....if that "old" I'm ok with it!)
  • AReasor
    AReasor Posts: 355 Member
    I'm 34 and I struggle with this. The juniors department is not where I want to be( style, size, fit). BUT I find it hard to find anything in the women's department.

    Ladies, any good advice on better places to look. I don't want to be frump, but I'm not 22 either.

    HELP!
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Please stop shopping in the juniors department. The clothes are cheapy made. They are made to fit the bodies of teenagers (children). They run small so you can probably go down a size by moving up into "grown up" clothes. And yeah, they are made for teenagers. I don't believe you need to dress "your age" but there is a certain something special about dressing in a sophisticated manner.

    But they have cute clothes!!!

    BTW, no I don't wear jr. clothing anymore... but if I saw a blouse in the jr. dept. that I think looks super cute and it looks good on me, then I'm not going to hesitate to buy it... It's not like all of my clothes would come from there...
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    I have to wear juniors unless i want to pay for a tailor. im only 4'8". "womens" clothes just hang off of me. :(

    Buy petites, then get the hems pulled up - its actually very inexpensive to get basic tailoring like hemmed pants and things, and petites certainly come in small enough sizes. I have a coworker that's 4'10" and that's what she does - she's also worked out which brands/styles fit her best.
  • sailorsiren13
    sailorsiren13 Posts: 460
    They need to make something for over 30 that is cute and hip. Where i shop it's either stuff my grandma would wear or too young so now and then i wander over that way and check things out but am very conscious of looking my age. My 16yo makes sure of that.:laugh:
  • bebreli
    bebreli Posts: 227 Member
    I am over 20.. with hips and I think this depends on the brand. I have a short waist so many women's jeans look horrible or go way above my belly button NOT CUTE either!! Guess Jeans were made for my body.. I don't know if they are junior or women and I don't care they look fabulous!
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    Buy petites.

    The petite selection in most stores is HIDEOUS.
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    Until you buy my clothes, I'll shop where I wanna. I'm 30yrs old and yes I shop in the Jr. department, why? Because I want to and because I can.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    My soon to be 12 year old is already an 8 in the "junior" dept due to her big old birthing hips :) Haha...she is going to be curvy but it gives her a huge complex when she knows all her friends are a smaller size. I always tell her you can't define yourself by your weight or jean size!

    I was 5'6" 130lbs and a size 6 when I was 12. I feel her pain.

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