How the heck do you ladies do it?

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Red Ryder
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How the heck do you ladies do it?

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I'm out shopping with the wife (yes, it's Sunday!! :lol:) and she's trying on clothes.

While I'm sitting here uncomfortably in the women's section, she's in the dressing room trying this and that on. Nope. Nope. Doesn't fit. Garments show. Nope. Nada. Hmmm maybe. Nope garments again. Maybe. Nope. I like it but the fit doesn't cover garments. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Uhgggg. Frustration... Let's just go.

I wonder if they have a pioneer dress section or something post 1880's modest that doesn't say saloon biddy? I think I'm going to go look at coffee makers.

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Burqas cover a multitude of both garments and sins.
At 70 years-old, my older self would tell my younger self to use the words, "f*ck off" much more frequently. --Helen Mirren
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Apparently your dw has yet to discover the glory of a white t-shirt under everything! :lol: Also, garment tape prevents any multi-layer slipping.
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Snowdrop wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 8:52 pm Apparently your dw has yet to discover the glory of a white t-shirt under everything! :lol: Also, garment tape prevents any multi-layer slipping.
Man, that sounds complicated.

But congrats to RR for shopping on Sunday!
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I can think of an easy solution. :twisted:
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Ironically I used to need to select clothes to cover them. Now I have to select clothes to pretend to cover them. :(
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Red Ryder wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 7:07 pm Nope. Nope. Doesn't fit. Garments show. Nope. Nada. Hmmm maybe. Nope garments again.
It is a shame our schools have deemphasized the basics like sewing and welding. With a nip here and a tuck there, women could come out with a very stylish garment thong complete with all the celestial symbols like the square, compass, and rings of Saturn.
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LostGirl wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 11:06 pm Ironically I used to need to select clothes to cover them. Now I have to select clothes to pretend to cover them. :(
This!

And in dark colors!
At 70 years-old, my older self would tell my younger self to use the words, "f*ck off" much more frequently. --Helen Mirren
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It's pretty clear you can lead a man to the mall, but you can't make him shop.
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Grace2Daisy wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 8:18 am It's pretty clear you can lead a man to the mall, but you can't make him shop.
I recommend that you lead your man to Sportsman's Warehouse, Bass Pro Shop, or Fry's Electronics. He might even appreciate Home Depot, but he will be suspicious of what you want from him there.
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Give It Time wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 5:15 am
LostGirl wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 11:06 pm Ironically I used to need to select clothes to cover them. Now I have to select clothes to pretend to cover them. :(
This!

And in dark colors!
Yes, I still buy things that look like they cover garments, but mostly by now it is old habit, and the fact that I sunburn like a redhead, even though I am not.

Shopping is always a pain for women if they are normal, and not a perfect size 4. Sizes are not really standardized. I wear one size at one store and another at a different store. And having more curves, gives us lots more places where the clothing doesn't fit right. For me, the top might fit, but the pants are too big, so the whole outfit gets rejected. Women are not all shaped alike, but the clothing pretends to be. So, two or three piece outfits never work. Women's clothing does not come in sensible sizes, like 34x 32, where one is the waist and the other the length. But we get our choice of two, sometimes three lengths, so if you are too tall for petite, but too short for regular, none of the pants length ever fit right, because the difference between petite and regular is about 8-10 inches. I either have to walk on the hem, rehem them, or go with the high water pants, because I can't buy what fits. So, I buy men's levies, because at least I can buy my length, and then wear a belt for the lack of waist.

So, I understand all too well shopping for three hours and not finding anything that fits and I even half like.
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alas wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 12:25 pm
Give It Time wrote: Mon May 08, 2017 5:15 am
LostGirl wrote: Sun May 07, 2017 11:06 pm Ironically I used to need to select clothes to cover them. Now I have to select clothes to pretend to cover them. :(
This!

And in dark colors!
Yes, I still buy things that look like they cover garments, but mostly by now it is old habit, and the fact that I sunburn like a redhead, even though I am not.

Shopping is always a pain for women if they are normal, and not a perfect size 4. Sizes are not really standardized. I wear one size at one store and another at a different store. And having more curves, gives us lots more places where the clothing doesn't fit right. For me, the top might fit, but the pants are too big, so the whole outfit gets rejected. Women are not all shaped alike, but the clothing pretends to be. So, two or three piece outfits never work. Women's clothing does not come in sensible sizes, like 34x 32, where one is the waist and the other the length. But we get our choice of two, sometimes three lengths, so if you are too tall for petite, but too short for regular, none of the pants length ever fit right, because the difference between petite and regular is about 8-10 inches. I either have to walk on the hem, rehem them, or go with the high water pants, because I can't buy what fits. So, I buy men's levies, because at least I can buy my length, and then wear a belt for the lack of waist.

So, I understand all too well shopping for three hours and not finding anything that fits and I even half like.
Yeah, this happens even without garments. This is why women go shopping together. It's more fun, that way.

They might also buy a little more than the breadwinner is comfortable with, because, dammit! They've earned it!
At 70 years-old, my older self would tell my younger self to use the words, "f*ck off" much more frequently. --Helen Mirren
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