This is more a rant than anything else, and a bit removed from the discussion of hiking, and hiking clothes for girls. Sure I would love to start a clothes company of my own which would also have it’s own “social mission” so to talk. Clothes companies aims are making money by concentrating on women. In the process the vast majority of clothing firms make the world worse for ladies. It is as if it is an agenda towards ladies. In all probability most women’s kinds are designed and conceptualized by males from the drawing board to the ultimate sewing together of the apparel merchandise. The few girls who are within the women’s clothes design business apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a pattern towards higher clothing designs for girls who want practicality, dignity and perform of their clothes. And that's the place the dilemma is available in for lots of women who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Girls who simply want functional, comfy clothes are really underrepresented . Certain, a lot of people would say “Not so. Since a variety of low-rise or pores and skin-tight denims, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-length shorts, and tastelessly-quick skirts are the form of clothes that probably the majority of ladies purchase (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothes) , then it means those are the styles that will proceed to be manufactured and furthermore these sorts of “feminine styles” will make their approach into all kinds of women’s clothes, even the ones that are supposed to be for function not vogue. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches etc. It isn't the only clothing company that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates trend into perform. It brings us back to where we started. As quite just a few ladies who posted right here on “Hiking Lady” have mentioned, they resort to men’s clothes for higher match, higher consolation, better freedom of movement and better durability. I would say that normally unisex sizing is one of the best method to go with some features that will help accommodate individuals who might need a bit more hip or belly (each women and men). The vast majority of women’s “active wear” just don’t have it. ’s clothing. Men’s sizes are larger even in relation to “small” sizes for men. I doubt that is unimaginable. In general, ladies can match into men’s clothes this fashion. The scrubs were provided by the ability. I lately was working in a analysis facility and was required to wear scrubs. I advised her that when it comes to scrubs, a measurement small pant does not fit me and it's unusual as a result of most small-size men’s pants fit me. The supply individual said she thought a size small would fit me. The supply individual stated that it's as a result of ladies have hips and men don’t. I advised her that evidently a whole lot of small-sized males would discover it laborious to slot in most small-sized scrubs too. What lots of people seem to forget is that some men do have fairly-distinguished hips and nearly all of men’s clothes are meant for males with perfectly straight hips. In truth when males get older, in their 40s they fairly often develop bigger hips. Years in the past, I recall a radio industrial for a special sort of Levis jeans which had been meant for older males and it was stated that the options had extra room within the hip and thigh. But men have a greater deal in the case of clothes. Women’s clothes is all the time made to incorporate style rather than function. EMS and REI and Sierra Trading Submit, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Guide, and various different such shops, or on-line stores have some of the better sorts of clothing meant for hiking and different out of doors actions. Brands such as Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and various others. These brands are likely to have the best possible supplies, and one of the best options. They have the most effective mixture of fabrics so as to be lightweight as possible for hot days and which can protect in chilly days with out a whole lot of bulk. They are likely to have SPF inbuilt to protect the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to make use of a big measurement to have room for my shoulders and arms but then the part of the jacket that was beneath the waist bellowed out and simply was uncomfortable to wear and simply had a really awkward look to it. Yet, I've seen such absurdly-reduce jackets for girls by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to reinforce the female form while being “useful” for out of doors exercise, or that is what the designers had in thoughts and yet I should wonder what they had been thinking by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and proscribing once i moved. I don’t know how it ever got manufactured and possibly 1000's have been made and it appeared to be a waste of time and materials and it seemed as if the “quality control people” missed some main design flaws. I want I wrote down the model number in order that maybe I may find a link to it within the internet and perhaps you all can see for yourself. There are other women’s active wear that will not be as excessive however which still have enough lack of perform so that almost all lively women just can not use them. The Hole and Outdated Navy are usually not significantly for energetic wear however they have small line of such clothes. I think that they're terrible in material and design. The Gap, Previous Navy, Modell’s, Target, Ok-Mart and different such stores, primarily solely have clothes made from cotton ( with a couple of exceptions). Modell’s is speculated to be a “sports store” however it carries train clothing for women which is made by Nike, Addidas (and so on) and though these are properly-known brand names, I find that they really put too much vogue into clothes on the expense of operate. They went out of enterprise years ago however they also had clothes for women that I discovered to be impractically designed. In New York Metropolis where I reside there is one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-well-recognized store in decrease Manhattan which sells all kinds of outdoor/camping/hiking equipment and clothing. There used to be a store in NYC known as Herman’s and one other called Robbin’s. Far from it. I've seen girls in these shops speaking to gross sales associates and saying that they have seemed in every single place for extra practical designs . There's an organization that quite a lot of you probably have heard of known as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s lively wear. There are numerous Modell’s and one Sports Authority, and a few Previous Navy’s and It would appear that there are a number of shops that will have one thing for each woman. Guess what? It doesn’t work. The vast majority of their kinds are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” while enjoying sports activities or engaging in rugged outdoor actions. Why do I always notice that the clothes that come the closest to being purposeful and rugged and practical are the ones which are discontinued and changed by those who aren’t? Their women’s bathing fits are really useless. They are meant for ladies who have excellent figures , even who're professional fashions and the bathing suits are sexist in my opinion. They may proceed a sure type for a number of seasons or they might substitute the model and never revive it. Why should any bathing suit be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the highest be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had sure sorts of designs referred to as “Grab and Go” that means that the clothes are so practically designed you could just grab them, throw them on, and stroll out the door to exercise or do the rest. Are you going to go swimming or browsing , or are you going to work in a “gentleman’s club” ? I want that it was as marketed to be. Throughout my life I've gone from retailer to store during sure occasions of the year in search of the best rugged and practical clothes for winter or summer time. It is all the time exhausting to find something near what I want. It often goes for shoes and slippers and different footwear too. I typically have to take no matter comes closest and that is normally within the men’s section. There are designs which I will go to my grave scratching my head over regarding why they were made the way they were.. I once found some comfy slip-ons made by Teva. However the absurd thing was that the soles had been designed with pretty-deep grooves that have been very carefully spaced they usually were all over the only . Simply why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the primary piece of clothing that will be touching the bottom and going by means of all kinds of disgusting stuff. I've had a fantasy of designing shoes which might be meant to be cleaned and are straightforward to scrub. I can’t for the life of me understand why such a design was made. To allow climbing on rocky or uneven surfaces, and but it does not work on any type of foot wear like it really works on a Jeep’s tires. I know that hiking boot soles are made like a Jeep’s tires are made. Why hasn’t any clothing manufacturer seen this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and so on) get stuck in the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the constant and intense rolling of the tires implies that loads of the debris shall be hurled off. No human can create that kind of physical pressure to continually force the mud and pebbles and debris to be hurled out of the shoe’s soles. The way in which that the grooves are designed it solely makes the soles hard to clean. It implies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots will probably be stuffed up with debris and would not assist a lot in serving to the wearer to effectively climb; that is if the grooves on the soles of hiking boots are actually meant to allow the wearer to climb. It seems to me that if the soles are manufactured from rubber there isn’t a necessity for such elaborately designed grooves that only gather dirt. I'm wondering why there aren’t chemists and clothes technicians working on a greater form of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips better on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking sneakers are used, and it would make it pointless to make grooves on the soles of sneakers. I've seen some unusual designs that don't contribute to perform. It appears to me that grooves are simply placed on the soles of shoes for fashion purposes. This goes for sneakers too. A whole lot of sneakers which could be good in design in different methods, have very impractically designed soles. So far as sweatpants , scrub pants , and other such kinds of pants, there are those which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are these with drawstrings. After all I am not an professional in making footwear or shoe-soles and that i could be fallacious , but I'm sufficient of an knowledgeable in wearing footwear meant for energetic lifestyles and I think that a whole lot of shoe manufacturers are specializing in the mistaken thing. I wonder why any pant is designed with a drawstring when an elastic waist would make it unnecessary . Now-a-days a majority of drawstring-waist are made so that the drawstring is stitched into the again of the pants waist area. I hate anything with a drawstring waist. I believe it makes the drawstring less efficient and it defeats the purpose of the drawstring. Underwear: I've been in stores similar to Ok-Mart and Goal the place there are a big number of women’s underwear. It is hard to seek out the sort of briefs that the majority of our grandmothers used to put on, not “hi-cuts,” not ” boy shorts,” not thongs. All are horrible in my view. I prefer consolation, durability and straightforward-care. All that does not converse for me. Something that gets stuck you-know-the place is unacceptable. I have been in the underwear section of department shops and other stores (I have to admit I never appeared in Victoria’s Secret however I don’t count on to seek out anything sensible there), and I've seen older girls looking for something that's age-applicable and dignified and , once more, practical. There may be little apart from these hi-cuts. See one of the hyperlinks under for an article about the historical past of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” usually are not modest sufficient. It seems it has always been about physically limiting ladies. That’s the way I have a look at it. Additionally one of the links beneath result in an article about how there will be a women’s like of clothing which might be inspired by “Barbie.” Isn’t this 2014? It signifies that the elastic is sewn into the “hem” of the legs and waist. The closest I've found to what I choose is a certain Jockey brand transient “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the higher type of design to get. Elastic that's merely sewn ONTO the waist and legs tends to be much less rugged and the stitching can come undone extra easily . I should order a dimension larger than I usually would so that the waist wouldn't be too tight. One major flaw with “Elance” is that the waist is designed to be tight. And, I don’t perceive the true objective of “athletic bras” the best way they're designed. I positive don’t care about “standing out.” ( I truly don’t in any case, and i don’t care). Bras meant for active lifestyles ought to hold them in, nothing more. I have heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I have seen some feminine runners who seem like top heavy and nonetheless they're very fast but I ponder if they are going to develop back problems later in life. I know that I will not be addressing the needs of girls born with sure sizes, or who have particular needs corresponding to after surgery, however sport bras should be made to have sufficient snug tension to forestall bouncing. There may be a necessity for bras that do what some jock straps are imagined to do. I wish to design shirts and vests with tension built into the best area that will make bras pointless. It would be wonderful for warmer weather and for simplicity, so you don’t must hassle with attaching a bra after which a shirt. Just keep “them” from shifting. Simply slip into your shirt (and other clothes ) and you can exit to walk , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a factor? I believe I mentioned in one in every of my earlier posts that Coolibar had a fairly good pant for ladies known as Sun Pant. I am positive numerous ladies would want such varieties of clothes. I then put in an elastic band to supply extra tension since the waist band could be a bit too massive in any other case, and the pant is practically a dream. I did have to change the waist myself by taking out the drawstring which concerned chopping into the again of the waistband area because the drawstring was sewn into that area. It is vitally practical for quite a lot of activities. It's not so lengthy that the hem drags on the flooring. It's not for very highly regarded weather but that may depend on your own potential to tolerate sizzling weather. It's of a fabric mix that isn't like cotton. All pants should have pockets, but typically the way the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I discover it's a very individual thing. That is how most hiking pants should be designed. It is a teensy bit too dense for highly regarded weather very very like the original Coolibar Sun Pant. It is meant to be used with a belt but I find that I don’t need one to wear this pant. I found a pant on Cabela’s that's for males, however which matches effectively and it is named “The utility Pant” (see one of many last two links under). It stretches a bit so it leggings and bra set does not get tight once you bend or transfer. Of course not everyone has the same determine as I achieve this others may need a special opinion. However basically this is an effective kind of pant . In the event you do prefer it it is best to write to the corporate and tell them to cling on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the front pockets are designed so as the openings are slits virtually utterly parallel with the waist. I think they'll discontinue it so you might want to present it a strive. The fabric stretches so it is not as bad as if it had been with denims with these kinds of pockets. It is an impractical design and i don’t know why clothes designers make pant pockets like this. With these kinds of pockets it's a must to maneuver your hands in a extra unnatural approach and even carry the hem of your shirt to place your arms in your front pants pockets. It needs to be for type, nothing else. Pockets ought to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is good too. It's a good suggestion to have zippered pockets. Anyone who has ever gotten his/her open pocket caught on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike while passing by too close will know what I mean. But sometimes zippers can cause scrapes to the back of the hand when you place your hands in. There's a need to design zippers of non-scraping material for this goal. There can also be another men’s pant from Columbia. I think I discussed them before (see one of the two links beneath). Why aren’t any clothing designers working on this? They are of a very good materials for sizzling days, but for me, I found myself removing the belt and sewing an elastic band within the back of the waistband space in order to make the belt pointless. I ride a bike. I hardly ever use shorts even when i jog. However once more, I have to settle for whatever comes near what I want. I came throughout a running brief known as Brooks Sherpa IV. I tend to simply go to clothing stores to have a look at designs and supplies . What I did like about it was the lightweight materials. I simply wondered why regular lengthy pants should not made from such a fabric. It would be glorious for a hiking pant meant for very hot weather. The fabric was very very similar to a really very lightweight softshell. There's one from the North Face called The Prolix jacket. I really like softshell clothing. It is extremely lightweight, not very good for cold weather by itself however you'll be able to put layering below it. It is versatile and matches excellently and allows freedom of movement. But softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer season. Also , why aren’t there any really really virtually-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make an incredible summertime softshell. There must be a vest for traveling. I find myself wishing for such a thing. It does not exist. Why not make one among lightweight and stretchy material? I do know that I have stated to a lot in this submit. I'll stop for now. I hope I didn't bore anyone. I've loads of ideas for the better design of clothes and I'll probably post again with my ideas until I'm advised not to. I might have been a bit political too.
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