There is only one thing I hate shopping for:jeans. It seems that The Gap is the only place that caters to my body type. I have curves. I have a tiny waist with pin-up hips and I am only 5' 2". I really don't like having to pay $70 to $80 bucks for a pair of jeans either. It's the only thing besides shoes I will spend more money on.
Clothing is not made for a typically sized person. There is a petite section in most department stores but the styles usually consist of powder blue polyester and matronly, mother-of-the-bride type dresses. The juniors section rarely has pants that could fit me withought paying extra for tailoring. Are all 16 year olds becoming Amazon women? I don't think so.
I have read that only 9% of American women fit the model insustry's standard of the perfect body type. So why are designers only designing for 9% of the country? That makes absolutely no sense. How are they even staying in business? I can only think of about 3 stores that have petite pants that I can actually afford. This must be the reason I see so many high school girls with jeans that are so long that the bottoms cover half their feet and their tattered remains are discolored from dragging the ground and getting sandwiched between their heels and their flip-flops.
One advantage I do have is the ever so popular trend of the tunic style shirt. I can usually wear them as dresses. They are everywhere right now and very affordable in most stores so I have a gazillion of them. They are perfect for keeping cool in Mississippi heat. Some 50's style clothing is regaining popularity and I have a body made for those waist-cinching tailored knee-length style dresses and really short shorts so I definitely use it to my advantage. (See Mother's Day Jackson Free Press cover, yes that's me as a hot-mama pin-up girl).
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