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Damn it!!! Faux leather pants too big
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:32:42 GMT, Luna
wrote: Grrrr. I have become pretty good at altering my now-too-big clothes so that I can still wear them, but the black faux leather pants from Lane Bryant are beyond my skills. To alter them enough to fit now, the belt loops would have to be moved, and they are quite intricately attached, the end is actually UNDER the damn waistband. I took them in as much as I could while leaving the loops in place, and they are now small enough to keep from sliding off me but they are still too baggy and the crotch is way too long. Lowering the waistband and shortening the zipper and moving the belt loops is beyond my skills, plus even after that is all done it looks like the front pockets would be practically non-existant. And with that pleather material, taking out seams runs too much risk of poking holes in it. I'm just going to have to get new ones, but I can't find any yet! Checked Wal-mart, TJ-Maxx, and Marhsall's. I hope they haven't gone out of style, that would suck. Ask yourself this, "Am I in love with these pants?" If the answer is "yes" avail yourself of a tailor, and find out his/her professional opinion as to whether they can be sized down further. If the tailor can do it, s/he will. All the problems you have mentioned a tailor, no doubt, has confronted before. If the answer is "no" then either give them to Goodwill, or sell them. I have a couple of tee shirts that I bought just before I started losing weight (bought in April and May, started losing weight in June). They are incredibly cute, and fanish, and I'll be hanged if I'm going to lose the shirts. Right now they're too baggy to wear, but they're too new, too fun, and too cute to part with. They will see a tailor's shop after I get down to a more reasonable weight. So will the very high quality clothes I've bought over the years. Karen Rodgers ********** Windbourne, folk singers of the future http://www.windbourne.com/ remove "_rice_" from my email address ********** |
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Damn it!!! Faux leather pants too big
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 03:27:00 GMT, Luna
wrote: I'm sorry to be whiny about this, but that's the one downside to losing weight, imo, having to buy new clothes. I know most women love it, but I think it's a hassle and I'm getting sick of it. Go to Ross, that way you don't feel so bad when you lose out of the clothes, because you didn't pay that much for them in the first place. :-) I'm just starting the downward spiral of losing out of clothes. I'm more than a little irritated that I'm falling out of the jeans I bought less a month ago. God, it's like being a kid again, only in reverse. You know, the times when you'd get a bunch of new outfits, and then outgrow them in a month. Karen Rodgers ********** Windbourne, folk singers of the future http://www.windbourne.com/ remove "_rice_" from my email address ********** |
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Damn it!!! Faux leather pants too big
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says... Is Ross anything like Loehmann's? Because I tried there, and sorry, but even if they were originally $200, I still won't pay $150 for a pair of pants. There are quite a few pleather pants on eBay. Personally, I wouldn't buy pants without trying them on, but I'm very hard to fit in that dept. If you see something like what you already have in a smaller size, and don't generally have trouble with that sort of thing, I say to go for it! -- Saffire 205/186/125 Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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Damn it!!! Faux leather pants too big
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 03:06:26 GMT, Luna
wrote: Is Ross anything like Loehmann's? Because I tried there, and sorry, but even if they were originally $200, I still won't pay $150 for a pair of pants. Ah, no, not by a long shot. Most I've seen any leather/pleather things go for is about $30. But I've never seen pleather pants there, jackets, yes, pants, no. That doesn't mean anything, the stock changes so often that you just have to go in and look on a regular basis. It's more like TJ Maxx, and Marshall's. I suggest it mainly because clothes are cheap there. I can't stand the idea of paying a fortune for clothes I'm going to be out of in a couple of months. By the by, I've seen your photos, I'm guessing you may be small enough to go to Hot Topic. I occasionally shop their sister store for larger women, Torrid. Lots of fun stuff, some weird stuff, and some unapologetically fannish stuff. Either store will more than likely have pleather. Karen Rodgers ********** Windbourne, folk singers of the future http://www.windbourne.com/ remove "_rice_" from my email address ********** |
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Damn it!!! Faux leather pants too big
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Saffire wrote: In article , says... Is Ross anything like Loehmann's? Because I tried there, and sorry, but even if they were originally $200, I still won't pay $150 for a pair of pants. There are quite a few pleather pants on eBay. Personally, I wouldn't buy pants without trying them on, but I'm very hard to fit in that dept. If you see something like what you already have in a smaller size, and don't generally have trouble with that sort of thing, I say to go for it! Nah, I have to try them on too. I'm very picky about how pants fit me, and especially with pleather pants I'm also very picky about what the lining feels like. -- -Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna |
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Damn it!!! Faux leather pants too big
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(Karen Rodgers) wrote: On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 03:06:26 GMT, Luna wrote: Is Ross anything like Loehmann's? Because I tried there, and sorry, but even if they were originally $200, I still won't pay $150 for a pair of pants. Ah, no, not by a long shot. Most I've seen any leather/pleather things go for is about $30. But I've never seen pleather pants there, jackets, yes, pants, no. That doesn't mean anything, the stock changes so often that you just have to go in and look on a regular basis. It's more like TJ Maxx, and Marshall's. I suggest it mainly because clothes are cheap there. I can't stand the idea of paying a fortune for clothes I'm going to be out of in a couple of months. By the by, I've seen your photos, I'm guessing you may be small enough to go to Hot Topic. I occasionally shop their sister store for larger women, Torrid. Lots of fun stuff, some weird stuff, and some unapologetically fannish stuff. Either store will more than likely have pleather. Karen Rodgers ********** Windbourne, folk singers of the future http://www.windbourne.com/ remove "_rice_" from my email address ********** That's a good idea. I don't think we have Torrid here, but there's a Hot Topic in a mall near here. I'm not sure, but I think they only go up to a size 13. I can squeeze into a 13 in some things, so maybe in a month or two I can shop there. -- -Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna |
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Damn it!!! Faux leather pants too big
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 14:58:22 GMT, Luna
wrote: By the by, I've seen your photos, I'm guessing you may be small enough to go to Hot Topic. I occasionally shop their sister store for larger women, Torrid. Lots of fun stuff, some weird stuff, and some unapologetically fannish stuff. Either store will more than likely have pleather. Karen Rodgers That's a good idea. I don't think we have Torrid here, but there's a Hot Topic in a mall near here. I'm not sure, but I think they only go up to a size 13. I can squeeze into a 13 in some things, so maybe in a month or two I can shop there. Try it now, what the heck? What have you got to lose, except a little bit of your time? Besides, I think they may go up to 16. And they have some fun jewelery, too. So if I'm wrong about the sizes, it doesn't have to be a total loss, shopping wise. ;-) Good luck, Karen Rodgers ********** Windbourne, folk singers of the future http://www.windbourne.com/ remove "_rice_" from my email address ********** |
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