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To: Dead Corpse
I didn't get too many stretch marks during my pregnancies and only one is visible to the public (and that, only during the summer). I didn't have to buy maternity clothes, either. Thank goodness for sweatpants with drawstrings!

My only problem is finding clothes that fit properly when I am in shape. I get the typical big shoulders and upper arms from swimming, which makes finding clothes that fit properly all over a bit of a problem.

Fortunately, I know how to sew. Unfortunately, I don't have much time to do it!

3,293 posted on 11/10/2005 10:40:12 AM PST by Alice au Wonderland (Like a fence, character cannot be strengthened by whitewash. - American proverb)
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To: Alice au Wonderland
Hehhe... Zon has a horrible time finding stuff cut for her. She's 5'9", long legs, short waisted. Petite tops fit, but most dresses pinch in at the waist in the exact wrong spot. Same for bluejeans/slacks.

For me... do you have any idea how hard it is to find a dress shirt cut for a 21" neck that also doesn't involve enough fabric at the waistline to fit two of me? I've got a 51" chest which doesn't help things either.

I'm seriously considering switching to a toga or a kilt.

3,295 posted on 11/10/2005 10:55:57 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be. -El Neil)
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To: Alice au Wonderland

I swam a lot as a kid, so I have broad shoulders and narrow hips. I buy men's jeans and XL T-shirts. Otherwise, I look for separates, as I am not "standard" sized. I have an extra rib on each side which gives me an additions 2 1/2" in length in my torso. So I learned how to sew early...


3,302 posted on 11/10/2005 12:06:05 PM PST by Monkey Face (Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?)
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