the tall thread

[MrsBucketxx]

as a lanky bird 5'11 I am always on the look out for new tall web sites fashion blogs etc.

my current faves being allthetallthings.com (blog)

and clothes from tallerthanyouraverage.com/

any other recommendations, tips woukd be great too.

after all petite ranges are everywhere, tall ones should be too.

5'10" with 34" legs, and another fan of the Merrell Wakefield here. Hooray for a coat that is properly bum covering and with long arms!

Marking place. I'm 6' and size 12/14. I find a lot of the Scandi brands good for the long of limb.

glad some of the swimming costumes look like possibles.

shirley any links for those skandi brands id love to have a look?

checking in

5ft 10, 34" legs

Marking place too - I'm 5'11" and struggling to find strappy vests that are long enough at the moment!

I will not go to New Look today. I will not.

I'll go tomorrow or Friday instead

oooh I'm checking in as a tall person with 36"legs.

What I really want to know is where I can find dresses with the boob darts in the right place.

Islets Primark have strappy vests that are below the bum on me (5'11). Primark is actually winning on the tall clothing. They sell jeans and trousers at a 34" leg.

Dorothy Perkins once had a fine tall range. Now there's next to nothing and it's crap.

The Primark near me is a bit rubbish re their stock of jeans. I got some coloured skinny jeans a couple of months ago (and did a little happy dance in the changing cubicle when I saw how long they were ) but they don't seem to have a decent selection of non-skinny jeans at the moment.

Next have (or at least 'had' at the start of season) long strappy vests.
A rare find
So far washing & wearing well, without shrinkage - which was a bit of a shock because at £4 I expected cheap rubbish, so bought one (to go under a specific coloured overshirt) and had to go back and get more

Checking in.
6ft, size 14, 35" inside leg.

Have just ordered some straight jeans from GAP - Long (35") whoop.

With regards to vests. I go to H&M and buy their 'dress' vests....They just about cover my bum !!

Primark is a bit pants for non skinny jeans, atm, but I think I saw some in my local one, will check when I head over there on Friday.

Primark are also on ASOS so it might be worth a look on there too.

Marking my place for DD who is destined to be 5' 10".

What size feet do you all have? DD is 8.5 already and she is only 13.

Size 6 feet

So tall and big feet do not necessarily go hand in hand?

Thanks for the Primark info. Will have a look later.

Size 6 feet here too, have a pair from M&S that are 5.5 and fit nicely. My mum always says she doesn't know how I don't blow over in a strong wind

Nope

primark have really long vests I have a few, super cheap too.

I'm a 7 so not that massive.

I'm a 7
Was a 5 pre children
I have long toes and fingers. I like my hands actually

Wow - a captive group of tall women ... Maybe you can help me find my holy grail?

Long leg maternity jeans.

Do tall women not get pregnant?! Next only do "long", which aren't long enough!

Any suggestions?

And for long line vests, try H&M. They do hip length and thigh length, and the wash fine too.

dh hates my long toes he calls them finger toes but I like them.

I adjust things. For dresses, I often get short/cap sleeved, cut the sleeves off, and use the fabric to insert an extra bit in the shoulder straps, making the dress longer and the boob darts and waist lower.
(obviously this is best for informal dresses with a busy print, then it doesn't show) (and I tend to get dresses on eBay so I'm not risking butchering something ££££ :))

For swimming costume that fits, I but a tankini and see the top and bottom together where they lie when on - making a swimsuit that fits my extra-long body exactly.

I sometimes sew a band of contrasting fabric around the bottom of a skirt to make it the right length. Also looks nice on pjs.

For long vests and tops, superdry, jack wills (off eBay!) and new look.