TALL (or not short) GIRLS: What are your problem areas
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Not being on my FL is a huge problem area that some of you need to address! :flowerforyou:0
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One piece swimsuits that are made for short not tall torsos. (some of us do not have bikini figures!)0
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Hahaha! Awesome topic. I'm 5'10. So:
I carry all of my weight in bum and above. My legs are normal size. And it only looks worse after a lifetime of slumping over from being tall and top-heavy...
Pants are never long enough, or, if they are, they're significantly more expensive than the same pants in "normal" length.
One odd thing about getting fat, though - clothes fit me better than the ever did before. When I had a shape, clothes were always way out of proportion, as if the manufacturer just stretched things out, with out actual scaling up.
I seem to attract men whose faces are at breast height, lol.
I like super-tall men, so for me that's 6'6 and higher, not so common out here where I live.
Dresses are too short. Often shirts, too.
I wear giant, drag-queen-sized shoes. This is sometimes OK as I tend toward boots, but little sexy shoes are *not* sexy in drag-queen size.
Fitted shirts. Ye gods, they do *not* fit, ever!0 -
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This is my biggest problem! I haven't owned a swimsuit that I could wear in public in 6 years! Another thing I have a problem with is if I stand from a prolonged squat I almost pass out. Something about the blood having a longer distance to travel?One piece swimsuits that are made for short not tall torsos. (some of us do not have bikini figures!)0 -
I'm 6ft, neither apple of pear shaped, more like the whole fridge (it IS improving!). Problem areas are easily covered when I can find pants that are long enough. Don't get me started on big feet! But... I suppose I'd look ridiculous if I had small feet carrying my tall, broad shouldered frame :bigsmile:0
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Hahaha! Awesome topic. I'm 5'10. So:
I carry all of my weight in bum and above. My legs are normal size. And it only looks worse after a lifetime of slumping over from being tall and top-heavy...
Pants are never long enough, or, if they are, they're significantly more expensive than the same pants in "normal" length.
One odd thing about getting fat, though - clothes fit me better than the ever did before. When I had a shape, clothes were always way out of proportion, as if the manufacturer just stretched things out, with out actual scaling up.
I seem to attract men whose faces are at breast height, lol.
I like super-tall men, so for me that's 6'6 and higher, not so common out here where I live.
Dresses are too short. Often shirts, too.
I wear giant, drag-queen-sized shoes. This is sometimes OK as I tend toward boots, but little sexy shoes are *not* sexy in drag-queen size.
Fitted shirts. Ye gods, they do *not* fit, ever!
never slump to hide your height. Stand tall and be proud. the only thing a slouching tall woman does is draw attention to the fact that they're tall and don't like it.
If you can't get rid of your stripes... then paint them purple and strut!0 -
I'm 6ft, neither apple of pear shaped, more like the whole fridge (it IS improving!). Problem areas are easily covered when I can find pants that are long enough. Don't get me started on big feet! But... I suppose I'd look ridiculous if I had small feet carrying my tall, broad shouldered frame :bigsmile:
my dad always said...
Tall buildings need strong foundations...
to which I'd reply...
Dad... if I'm 6'1, mom is 6'1 and my sister is 6'1... why are their foundations size 10 and mine is 12?
Apparently THEIR foundations were STRONG ENOUGH!!!0 -
I'm 6ft, neither apple of pear shaped, more like the whole fridge (it IS improving!). Problem areas are easily covered when I can find pants that are long enough. Don't get me started on big feet! But... I suppose I'd look ridiculous if I had small feet carrying my tall, broad shouldered frame :bigsmile:
my dad always said...
Tall buildings need strong foundations...
to which I'd reply...
Dad... if I'm 6'1, mom is 6'1 and my sister is 6'1... why are their foundations size 10 and mine is 12?
Apparently THEIR foundations were STRONG ENOUGH!!!
OMG, someone else who is a size 12 shoe!!! I've been alone in the world for SO LONG!
Long torso, so most shirts come up short unless I buy them large (and then I swim in them)
Don't get me started on shoes, particularly with heels or boots. Omg... *headdesk*0 -
If you can't get rid of your stripes... then paint them purple and strut!
Ha! Love it!0 -
I'm 6ft, neither apple of pear shaped, more like the whole fridge (it IS improving!). Problem areas are easily covered when I can find pants that are long enough. Don't get me started on big feet! But... I suppose I'd look ridiculous if I had small feet carrying my tall, broad shouldered frame :bigsmile:
my dad always said...
Tall buildings need strong foundations...
to which I'd reply...
Dad... if I'm 6'1, mom is 6'1 and my sister is 6'1... why are their foundations size 10 and mine is 12?
Apparently THEIR foundations were STRONG ENOUGH!!!
OMG, someone else who is a size 12 shoe!!! I've been alone in the world for SO LONG!
Long torso, so most shirts come up short unless I buy them large (and then I swim in them)
Don't get me started on shoes, particularly with heels or boots. Omg... *headdesk*
I proudly sport a 4" heel.0 -
I'm 5'11. Always had trouble finding trendy clothes that fit right. Shoes, swimwear. In the eighties their was a few years where everyone in my school was wearing jumpsuits, but I couldn't find one that didn't cut into shoulders or give me a wedgie (or both simultaneously). :grumble: And now, after losing almost 120lbs, there's quite a few problem areas that would take a while to tally, but I'm working on them.
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5'11 - so, Tall.
Vagina, yes.
Oddest complaint: I can never wear anything with a belt (shirt, belted dress, etc) or tuck my shirt in because my legs are so out of proportion to my torso. My mom is 5'4, my Dad is 6'4. I always say "I got the torso of a 5'4 woman and the leg length and arm length of a 6'4 man". The thinner I get the more obvious it is. I like having the flat stomach and no love handles, but my disproportionate body is very hard to dress.0 -
Because I don't like to follow the rules
( secretly I really envy all of you. )0 -
5'11 - so, Tall.
Vagina, yes.
Oddest complaint: I can never wear anything with a belt (shirt, belted dress, etc) or tuck my shirt in because my legs are so out of proportion to my torso. My mom is 5'4, my Dad is 6'4. I always say "I got the torso of a 5'4 woman and the leg length and arm length of a 6'4 man". The thinner I get the more obvious it is. I like having the flat stomach and no love handles, but my disproportionate body is very hard to dress.
so what you are saying is that you have reeeeeeaaaaalllly long legs?
um.. ask a lot of guys if they'd complain... you have a normal size torso, and legs that go for miles.
not a handicap in most people's eyes.
I'd challenge you to take a picture that you feel adequately displays the disproportion... and post it here for feedback.
you
will
be
shocked0 -
:sad: I feel sad because I'm too tall for the short threads, but too short for the tall threads. Where's the thread for not too short not too tall girls? 5'6" How about this... I have longer legs and shorter torso, so my skirts are short and it looks like my boobs sit on my waist. :grumble: I only have one real trouble spot. From my shoulders to my knees. :bigsmile:
^^ THIS this is me, exactly. 5'6", 34" inseam, but only barely an inch between my bottom rib and hipbone. Waist and hip are both 39", but my thighs are only 20". Add a 47" bust and I am the perfect inverted triangle. And yes, my boobs sit on my waist unless I have the super lifter bra on and am standing up completely straight. How's that for a visual? :laugh: :grumble:0 -
5'6" here. Shortest in a family of very tall people.
Feet = size 9.
The Limited carries the best fitting sizes for taller slim girls. You can get sizes down to -00 (I think) in all different lengths. And if the length is still too short for you, they come with very generous hems. ✿0 -
This is my biggest problem! I haven't owned a swimsuit that I could wear in public in 6 years! Another thing I have a problem with is if I stand from a prolonged squat I almost pass out. Something about the blood having a longer distance to travel?One piece swimsuits that are made for short not tall torsos. (some of us do not have bikini figures!)
tankinis
the invention that hides the tummy and eliminates the wedgie
oh and farah fawcett swimsuit hip line.
those one pieces... make you sing soprano when you bend over. :noway:0 -
5'11 - so, Tall.
Vagina, yes.
Oddest complaint: I can never wear anything with a belt (shirt, belted dress, etc) or tuck my shirt in because my legs are so out of proportion to my torso. My mom is 5'4, my Dad is 6'4. I always say "I got the torso of a 5'4 woman and the leg length and arm length of a 6'4 man". The thinner I get the more obvious it is. I like having the flat stomach and no love handles, but my disproportionate body is very hard to dress.
so what you are saying is that you have reeeeeeaaaaalllly long legs?
um.. ask a lot of guys if they'd complain... you have a normal size torso, and legs that go for miles.
not a handicap in most people's eyes.
I'd challenge you to take a picture that you feel adequately displays the disproportion... and post it here for feedback.
you
will
be
shocked
I changed my profile photo - I'm the one with the short brown hair and legs coming out my armpits! I'm only complaining because I love clothes and 50% of them DON'T work for me and if I do find pants long enough (37"), they are about the same as my weekly salary...0 -
5'11 - so, Tall.
Vagina, yes.
Oddest complaint: I can never wear anything with a belt (shirt, belted dress, etc) or tuck my shirt in because my legs are so out of proportion to my torso. My mom is 5'4, my Dad is 6'4. I always say "I got the torso of a 5'4 woman and the leg length and arm length of a 6'4 man". The thinner I get the more obvious it is. I like having the flat stomach and no love handles, but my disproportionate body is very hard to dress.
so what you are saying is that you have reeeeeeaaaaalllly long legs?
um.. ask a lot of guys if they'd complain... you have a normal size torso, and legs that go for miles.
not a handicap in most people's eyes.
I'd challenge you to take a picture that you feel adequately displays the disproportion... and post it here for feedback.
you
will
be
shocked
I changed my profile photo - I'm the one with the short brown hair and legs coming out my armpits! I'm only complaining because I love clothes and 50% of them DON'T work for me and if I do find pants long enough (37"), they are about the same as my weekly salary...
the shorts look a biiiiiiit like high waisted shorts, but I certainly don't see anything wrong with the picture. You have gorgeous legs.
What is the rise like on the shorts?
I have a pair that are short and high waisted, and I feel absolutely NASTY in them. Things bulge out at the wrong places, and my mind screams mental fat super loud.0
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