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Oct. 10th, 2011 10:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonThis whole Palmer/Pletsch fitting thing has reminded me yet again that bodies aren't perfect and off the rack doesn't (and probably can't) accommodate every deviation from the (fictional) "norm". I've not done a body map yet, but it's kind of a relief to know that someone has come up with a plan that acknowledges and addresses uneven shoulders, long torsos, short legs, and the like. As Already Pretty so succinctly puts it, it's not you, it's the clothes.
I don't know what the solution is. Not everyone can make their own clothes and I certainly don't make all of mine. I'm trying to resign myself to the fact that nothing I purchase is going to fit perfectly and so not get bent out of shape about it. Tailoring is an option, if you can do it yourself or have a good dry cleaner - evidently this is the trick celebs use to look effortlessly fabulous - yes, they even have t shirts fitted(!) So they're not perfect either - they just have better resources than us ordinary mortals :P
At the end of the day, I guess aim for best fit and keep it clean and in good repair. After all there's more to life than clothes.
I don't know what the solution is. Not everyone can make their own clothes and I certainly don't make all of mine. I'm trying to resign myself to the fact that nothing I purchase is going to fit perfectly and so not get bent out of shape about it. Tailoring is an option, if you can do it yourself or have a good dry cleaner - evidently this is the trick celebs use to look effortlessly fabulous - yes, they even have t shirts fitted(!) So they're not perfect either - they just have better resources than us ordinary mortals :P
At the end of the day, I guess aim for best fit and keep it clean and in good repair. After all there's more to life than clothes.
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Date: 2011-10-11 03:06 pm (UTC)Dude! That article is great! I reposted it on FB and got an interesting response from a guy who is now taking pains to wear more form-fitting clothes and having a hard time with it.
It IS so frustrating. My ren faire dress was custom made for me and it is the most delicious thing to wear. Truly, having a wardrobe full of custom tailored clothes would be divine.
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Date: 2011-10-11 10:25 pm (UTC)I know a few costumers who wear sweats/jeans in their "mundane" lives but lavish attention on their historical costumes for just the reason you mention above - better fit = better looking and more comfortable!
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Date: 2011-10-13 05:13 pm (UTC)I, for one, will be glad when this whole skinny jeans and really long, fitted tops goes away. I have a short torso, small boobs and curvy hips, which DOES NOT work with any of the aforementioned styles. I'm sick of buying tops that come down to my thighs! I have to fight the urge to cut them off at my waist because they look so stupid.
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