Monday, August 14, 2006

Tall Ladies' Clothing

Ok, folks,
It's high time I finally start a list of some of the sources of tall women's clothing for women who're beyond "tall" sizes.

www.jcpenney.com
J. C. Penney carries some pants in ultra-tall sizes, but not as many as they used to (they used to have a tall women's catalog, but alas, they discontinued it). They also carry plenty of tops and jackets in regular tall sizes.

www.sixxfoota.com
Sixxfoota is a new high-end tall women's clothing line. I own one of their lovely leather jackets (the motosixx, to be exact). They carry leather and fur jackets, pants and skirts; they will be coming out with a new line of jeans this coming fall.

www.tallandall.com, www.longtallsally.com
the above two sites are based in the UK.

www.longelegantlegs.com
This company carries some very elegant styles. Nice name, too.

www.alloy.com
This is a juniors' style site, but they carry lots of jeans and pants with 36" inseam. Way to go, Alloy!

www.tallgirlshop.com
One of my favorite pairs of office pants is from their Manhattan store. The downside is that most of their clothes are dryclean only.

www.eddiebauer.com
Eddie Bauer carries no extra long clothing at all, but they carry a lot of tops in tall sizes online(something harder to find than regular tall pants). Their idea of a tall long sleeve shirt is still too short for me, but they've been a good source of outerwear for me. Their LONG down jacket has kept me warm in some freezing winters.

www.gap.com
While The Gap and its affiliates (Banana Republic and Old Navy) are some of the worst companies as far as fair trade practices go, The Gap has started carrying extra long pants. (Extra Long sizes are online only.) They're so nice! I own a pair of long and lean jeans... and they're wonderful. I wonder if The Gap will listen if enough people push them to get better about fair trade policies.

Rock & Republic Jeans
Some Rock & Republic Jeans have 35" inseams, which is long enough for some of us. They run in the $200-250 price range and are available at a variety of stores, including Neiman Marcus, Nordstroms, and a variety of other stores if you do an internet search for the brand name.


That's it for now, folks, but check back later for more sources of very tall women's clothing. If any of you know of other sites, please let me know in a comment!