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Tall Women’s Clothing – Fit Is Crucial!

If you are a tall girl – 5’8” or over - you will know just how difficult it can be to get clothes to fit. Maybe the sleeves are too short or the shoulders are too narrow. You buy a shirt or a jacket and the waist is way higher up than your waist actually is. And as for trousers....

Fortunately, nowadays many retailers are creating specialist ranges of clothing for tall women. Tall women’s clothes are a growing market (no pun intended) as the human race is getting taller all the time. And retailers are realising that there is a market for tall people’s clothes.

Everyone needs a great pair of jeans, but it is can be difficult to find a pair of tall women’s jeans to fit, especially if your inside leg is much more than 33” or 34”. This is one item that it is really worth splashing out on when you find a great pair that is long enough. It is possible to find women’s jeans with up to 36”, 38” or even 40” inside leg.

If you have a long back you really need to find jackets that are designed to fit you. Tall women’s jackets usually have the back neck to waist length increased by around 3/4 “, the sleeves lengthened by 1 1/2”, the armhole deepened and the overall length increased. If you hunt around you can find tall jackets in any fabric that suits your style – denim, velvet, corduroy or tweed. Every girl needs a jacket that will take you from work to play depending on whether you team it with a smart skirt or your great jeans.

Dresses are another thing that need to fit a tall girl correctly to really look good; tall dresses will also have the back neck to waist length increased by around 3/4 “ and the armhole deepened, as well as being longer – especially important if it is a full length evening dress.

Tall women’s skirts are usually lengthened by around 3”. Whilst a tall girl may be able to wear a skirt designed for someone shorter, a fitted skirt needs to have the hip shaping in just the right place.

Tall women’s shirts are another item that really must fit. Shirts designed for the average height will have the bust darts and waist shaping in the completely wrong place, and men’s shirts only really work for women with smaller chests. If you have curves there is just too much excess fabric to contend with.

Like your jeans, tall women’s trousers need to fit really well. You may need to spend a little more money to get a really good quality pair that fits well and will really last. Again it is possible to find trousers up to 40” inside leg

Many tall girls have feet in proportion to their larger frame. Tall women’s shoes can be easier to find than correctly fitting clothes, as many shoe shops standard ranges go up to size 9. Specialist retailers have ranges up to sizes 11 or 12. It is important when buying knee length boots to make sure they really do go right to your knee and not halfway up your calves, and a tall person’s specialist shoe range will be designed with tall proportions in mind.

As everyone needs a really good winter coat, tall women’s coats are one of the most sought after garments for a good fit as it is an investment piece. The shoulders should be wide enough, the waist should be in the right place and that the arms should be long enough to keep the wrists warm on a cold winter’s day.

If you are tall, there are lots of places to buy tall women’s clothing, so you can be just as fashionable as your shorter sisters. The best know chain of shops for tall clothing is Long Tall Sally, and many other well known retailers include specialist ranges for tall women, such as Marks & Spencer, Dorothy Perkins, Top Shop and plus size retailer Evans.

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