AIBU to ask why so many clothes are sized for taller women?

God no, as i’m only 5ft 1 and find most too big.

Looking at the comments from women of different heights on this thread, it seems that women’s clothes only come in one size - the wrong one!

Yeah I’m 5ft 1 and always struggle with trousers. For work I usually either have to accept wet trousers on the bottom during rainy days or roll over the waist band so they don’t drag ( never get around to altering them 🤣) jump suits have never fit and I find a line skirts or maxi ones are never the right size, especially in supermarkets.Petite versions from vinted seem to have some good options. I don’t get too frustrated though cause I imagine everyone has an issue with something around clothing not being a good fit for them, just have to find some places that do your size well.

I feel for you. It's bad enough being 5 foot two on that score. I've got hips, I've got boobs. And now I have got a post-menopause belly. Surprisingly enough, clothes made for children, even teens, don't fit me. Because they are made to fit children's bodies.

I have been this height since I was 14, but I am not the same shape.. Because I am a 52 year old woman.

Same. I love nothing more than tops that gape if you move your arms - and weird trouser gaps…

This drives me mad. I am 41 which is a 7 7.5 or an 8 depending on which shop. For example Next 41 is 7, M&S is 7.5 and New Look is 8
Although sometimes I fit into size 7 eu 40 like in primark
UK sizing doesn’t mean anything to me

I have a feeling most clothes are made for my height as I never have these problems. I’m 5ft 7 and the only issue I have is with things that are short waisted as I have a long torso.

So the long & short & everything of it in between (excuse the pun) is that women’s clothing sizing is just crap!

I'm a shoe size 8 (was a 9 before I lost weight). The sizing thing does my head in, I always look for a 42 as you can't rely on UK 7/8 sizing being right.

Oh !! I have been saying this for years. I hate that petite is a thing. I'm not fucking petite , I'm short.

I'm 4ft 8. I'm also 54, have had 3 children, went through puberty., have size 34f boobs and in no way look prepubescent.

It is not a failing, on my part that I can't buy clothes from the childen's department. Because I am not a child.

I am just short- with the body of an actual adult.

All the women in my family were under 5ft (before me and my sister had children)- don't get us started on shoes. Even 40 years ago my mother was getting frustrated in shops because nowhere sold 3s. And I'm only a 2!

I’m 5’9” and recently managed to buy a jumpsuit that fit my long torso! Halara wide legged jumpsuit in tall.

my legs aren’t actually that long for someone my height so I also ordered the regular length but it was too short in the torso.

https://thehalara.co.uk/products/V-Neck-Short-Sleeve-Plicated-Side-Pocket-Wide-Leg-Flowy-Waffle-Casual-Jumpsuit-24-566?pmui=24.2.collection.list.12.jumpsuit&pmuih=jumpsuit&promo=index.ShopByCategory.1&currentSkc=1904789

Absolutely. I often hear “you can shop in the kids section” but as a 50 year old menopausal woman who has had three c sections I do not have the body of a 13/14 year old

I'm 5'8" and can assure you that jumpsuits are not made for tall women. I'm not even that tall but have never found a jumpsuit or bodysuit or one piece swimsuit that fits my torso in length. At least if things are too big they can be taken up. I'm handy with a sewing machine but adding length to a torso is not very straight forward!

Please tell me where I can find them?

I’m 5ft 2. Getting anything to fit is a bit of a nightmare. Even petite trousers are often too long. I don’t bother buying clothes in physical shops - nothing fits. Petite ranges are usually terrible and limited. I’m also small so that doesn’t help either. I recently bought an age 9-12 dryrobe as the adult xs was absolutely massive on me.

Same here. I'm 5"8 but long legs and I can only find trousers that fit in a few places (Next Tall range, some M&S longer length etc).

Every maxi dress I’ve bought in recent years has trailed on the floor, @mymumwouldntapprove - I have to take off several inches to get them to hit ankle length. I took six inches off a denim pinafore dress.

They’re really not.
high street maxi dresses generally fall to mid calf, more a midi length and they look stupid.
theres not a single shop in my local town (not a big city, but a county town) where I can go and buy a pair of trousers, not one. It’s not just the inseam, it’s the fit. The shaping is all in the wrong place.

I’m a shortie and it’s a nightmare. I just don’t bother trying on anything maxi or long trousers. M&S I find good for the short size options. Mostly I buy midi dresses or skirts which are then maxi on me!

I'm 5ft 5in tall and I often have trouble with the lengths of clothes! I usually find tops and T-shirts too short, and trousers/leggings too long. I get fed up with tops constantly creeping upwards and having to keep tugging them down. I gave up wearing tights years ago because the crotch always seemed to be heading for my knees. As for trousers,I always have to check that I am buying the shortest length,usually 29 in inside leg. Guess I must have a long back and short legs even though I'm not particularly tall!

@Allseeingallknowing , they were tights made to fit men.

Transvestite

What does the TV stand for?

@Shodan I agree. I wear small or extra-small ones (topman) or teenager ones (next) as vests in the winter.

Yes, I’m 5’4” which is pretty average but so many things are ridiculously long on me. Not just trouser length but sleeves, straps, the waist of tops just being in the wrong place.
I’m usually too tall for petite ranges though.
I agree petite, standard and tall ranges would work better for most women.
Men usually get more than one leg length option after all, and short/long shirt and jacket lengths

Re: men's clothes- I have a couple of hand-me-down (up?) t-shirts from ds1 (and a thermal long sleeve top for winter) that fir perfectly. Broad enough in the shoulder (I have broad shoulders), but narrowing to fit at the waist. I think they were probably the fitted style, rather than boxy.

Bonus- they're years old and still look good for their age because they're made of better fabric than most women's t shirts.