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Poor DD, her legs are too long….

69 replies

MrPlobby · 07/09/2022 19:52

Trousers look ridiculous. What brands are super long?

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DaanSaaf · 07/09/2022 19:53

Long tall Sally

Twizbe · 07/09/2022 19:55

There's nothing wrong with having long legs. As a tall woman myself please help your daughter to feel proud of her height.

How old is she?

harriethoyle · 07/09/2022 20:00

My DSD is 5 foot 10 and rising and is thrilled by her discovery of Long Tall Sally. Sale currently on at the moment!

Oatsamazing · 07/09/2022 20:01

I think topshop do very long jeans, not sure about their trousers. Next do tall and petite versions of trousers. I also like Mango and H&M but I have a long body and short legs so depends how tall she is. I'm 5ft 11.

Popaholic · 07/09/2022 20:02

Any shop kind enough to provide lengths in inches!

Except (in my experience) Next whose "long"... well, it isn't.

Also think: boots. You can solve a lot of problem with carefully purchased boots.

Cismyfatarse · 07/09/2022 20:06

ASOS tall

SoupDragon · 07/09/2022 20:08

MrPlobby · 07/09/2022 19:52

Trousers look ridiculous. What brands are super long?

How long?

DCINightingale · 07/09/2022 20:11

How old is she? Long tall sally are good but I find their sizes run very big. M&S have longer length and extra long length Jeans which are mega long (although not sure about kids sizes if she is younger) asos have a good tall section which I really like, lots of choice. I hope she finds some things she likes.

DuesToTheDirt · 07/09/2022 20:11

Lots this year! DD had some pretty long ones from Urban Outfitters.

Longdistance · 07/09/2022 20:15

New Look Tall.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 07/09/2022 20:16

My inside leg is 34, LTS for me and yoga pants from Seasaalt.

Drywhitefruitycidergin · 07/09/2022 20:16

Not recent info but have you tried Esprit?- my very long-legged ex-colleague used to buy them on every work trip to Stuttgart.
Equally I have the shortest legs in the world and have never managed to get a pair to fit

Wheredoestheblackfluffcomefrom · 07/09/2022 20:26

LTS stuff is massive, i ordered two sizes smaller but the length was great. Jackets from there however seem to have too long arms

WhereAreWeNow · 07/09/2022 20:52

How old is she? Recommendations will depend on whether we're talking about a little kid or a teen in adult sizes.
My DD is super leggy. She's 5"10 now and I get her M&S extra long length school trousers. Shes got Gap Tall jeans, Asos Tall joggers, Next Tall leggings.

MrPlobby · 07/09/2022 20:55

She’s 16 - 5 ft 10 but a lot of her height is from the length of her legs. She had her favourite H&M wide leg cords on but she hadn’t worn them for a while and they just looked a bit odd. Something at least 34 inches would fit best I think.

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tunnocksreturns2019 · 07/09/2022 21:01

I buy 34 in Levi jeans. Perfect. I’m just over 5’10 but mostly leg also, and very happy about that these days after many, many years of all and sundry telling me I was too tall.

tunnocksreturns2019 · 07/09/2022 21:02

Oh I like ‘314 shaping straight’

MrsApplepants · 07/09/2022 21:06

Nothing helpful to add but I’m so jealous of tall women. I’m a lifelong short arse.

UnityO · 07/09/2022 21:07

M&S do lots of their trousers in short, regular and long length - some are actually quite nice (they seem to have upped their game recently!)

endlesscraziness · 07/09/2022 21:07

Same as @tunnocksreturns2019 👌🏼

Xiaoxiong · 07/09/2022 21:07

According to another thread M&S have just increased all their trouser inseam lengths by 2" or so, so the old long is now regular, regular is now petite and there is an extra petite. Which means the long length must now be properly long!

MoMuntervary · 07/09/2022 21:09

I have 34" legs. Gap always used to do good long casual trousers. LTS can be a bit frumpy but has improved of late. New Look Tall might be good for her age? She will look awesome in flares/wide leg trousers as it will help balance her out.

MrPlobby · 07/09/2022 21:14

She likes being tall and I don’t think anyone has told her she’s too tall at all. She was just a bit sad earlier that her trousers didn’t look the same on her as they had a few months ago. Have just looked at Espirit and it looked promising. I’d assumed LTS would be a bit old for her but will have look. Thanks all.

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Rainbowshit · 07/09/2022 21:17

ASOS tall.

Twizbe · 07/09/2022 21:23

ASOS, in the style, Dorothy Perkins and new look all so tall sections. They often have more fashion items.

LTS can be hit and miss. I've shopped there since my teens. I've got some good stuff over the years.

It's a lot easier now a days than it was when I was 16.

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