Clothes for a taller woman

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I keeping buying size 16 shirts/cardigans/dresses and they are always cut for a much shorter frame with short arms. Any bigger and they are still too short in the arm and too short round the midriff. Dresses are always in the wrong proportion and usually too short as well.

Are there any companies apart from Long Tall Sally and Gudrun whatjamacallit which cut clothes for tall and generous frames

It is not the bust size that is the problem - just the arms and the length from waist to neck.

I can find trousers in size 16 which fit fine and are the right length.

I've started wearing my husband's shirts in desperation but they are not quite smart enough when unstructured and I hate the stiff collared ones.

I am 5ft 10 inches and a size 16, quite pearshaped.

I am 5 '10 and have given up on shirts in part because I can't get a good fitting one but I have also come to realise they won't ever look great on me due to my body type, well not as good as they do on other people. I actually think I look smarter at work wearing shell tops and similar. If you are always going to struggle to find them perhaps you need to find something else that works for you.

To Skeppers - same build as you.... Creenstone make fantastic winter coats. The arms are long and the waist is in the right place.