This is extra a rant than anything, and a bit removed from the discussion of hiking, and hiking clothes for women. Yes I'd love to begin a clothes company of my own which might even have it’s personal “social mission” so to talk. Clothes firms aims are earning money by focusing on women. In the method nearly all of clothes companies make the world worse for ladies. It is as if it is an agenda in opposition to women. In all probability most women’s kinds are designed and conceptualized by males from the drawing board to the ultimate sewing collectively of the apparel item. The few ladies who're in the women’s clothes design industry apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a trend toward better clothing designs for girls who want practicality, dignity and perform in their clothes. And that is the place the dilemma comes in for a number of ladies who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Ladies who simply want functional, snug clothes are truly underrepresented . Positive, a lot of people would say “Not so. Since a lot of low-rise or pores and skin-tight denims, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-size shorts, and tastelessly-quick skirts are the type of clothes that probably the majority of women buy (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothing) , then it means these are the kinds that may proceed to be manufactured and furthermore these kinds of “feminine styles” will make their method into all kinds of women’s clothes, even those that are imagined to be for operate not trend. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches and many others. It is not the one clothes company that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates style into function. It brings us back to the place we started. As quite a couple of girls who posted right here on “Hiking Lady” have mentioned, they resort to men’s clothing for higher fit, higher consolation, higher freedom of movement and better sturdiness. I'd say that usually unisex sizing is the perfect way to go together with some features that may assist accommodate people who might have a bit more hip or stomach (both men and women). The majority of women’s “active wear” simply don’t have it. ’s clothes. Men’s sizes are bigger even in relation to “small” sizes for males. I doubt that is not possible. Usually, girls can fit into men’s clothing this way. The scrubs have been offered by the power. I lately was working in a research facility and was required to put on scrubs. I instructed her that with regards to scrubs, a dimension small pant doesn't fit me and it is strange because most small-size men’s pants fit me. The supply particular person said she thought a size small would fit me. The supply particular person mentioned that it is as a result of girls have hips and men don’t. I advised her that plainly a variety of small-sized males would find it arduous to slot in most small-sized scrubs too. What a lot of people seem to neglect is that some men do have pretty-distinguished hips and the majority of men’s clothes are meant for males with perfectly straight hips. The truth is when males get older, of their 40s they very often develop bigger hips. Years ago, I recall a radio industrial for a particular kind of Levis jeans which have been meant for older males and it was stated that the features had extra room in the hip and thigh. Yet males have a greater deal in terms of clothes. Women’s clothing is always made to include vogue slightly than function. EMS and REI and Sierra Trading Put up, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Information, and various different such stores, or online shops have a few of the better types of clothing meant for hiking and other outside activities. Brands equivalent to Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and numerous others. These manufacturers are likely to have the best possible supplies, and the very best features. They have the perfect mixture of fabrics so as to be lightweight as potential for sizzling days and which may protect in chilly days without loads of bulk. They tend to have SPF built in to protect the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to make use of a large dimension to have room for my shoulders and arms but then the part of the jacket that was under the waist bellowed out and just was uncomfortable to wear and just had a very awkward look to it. But, I have seen such absurdly-reduce jackets for girls by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to boost the female form whereas being “useful” for outdoor exercise, or that is what the designers had in thoughts and yet I must wonder what they have been pondering by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and proscribing when i moved. I don’t know the way it ever received manufactured and possibly thousands were made and it appeared to be a waste of time and materials and it appeared as if the “quality management people” missed some major design flaws. I wish I wrote down the type number so that perhaps I might find a hyperlink to it in the internet and perhaps you all can see for yourself. There are different women’s lively put on that will not be as extreme but which still have enough lack of operate so that the majority active women just can not use them. The Hole and Previous Navy will not be significantly for energetic wear but they've small line of such clothing. I feel that they are awful in materials and design. The Gap, Previous Navy, Modell’s, Target, Ok-Mart and different such stores, basically only have clothes manufactured from cotton ( with a number of exceptions). Modell’s is alleged to be a “sports store” but it surely carries train clothes for girls which is made by Nike, Addidas (and so forth) and though these are nicely-known brand names, I discover that they really put too much vogue into clothing on the expense of function. They went out of enterprise years in the past however in addition they had clothing for ladies that I discovered to be impractically designed. In New York Metropolis where I dwell there is one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-effectively-identified retailer in lower Manhattan which sells all kinds of outdoor/camping/hiking tools and clothing. There was once a retailer in NYC referred to as Herman’s and another referred to as Robbin’s. Far from it. I have seen women in these shops talking to gross sales associates and saying that they have appeared all over the place for more sensible designs . There's a company that plenty of you most likely have heard of known as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s active put on. There are various Modell’s and one Sports Authority, and a few Old Navy’s and It would seem that there are lots of shops that will have one thing for every lady. 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 participating in rugged outdoor actions. Why do I all the time notice that the clothes that come the closest to being practical and rugged and practical are those that are discontinued and replaced by those that aren’t? Their women’s bathing suits are really useless. They're meant for women who've good figures , even who are skilled fashions and the bathing fits are sexist in my view. They could continue a sure model for a number of seasons or they could exchange the type and by no means revive it. Why should any bathing suit be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the top be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had sure sorts of designs known as “Grab and Go” that means that the clothes are so practically designed that you could just grab them, throw them on, and walk out the door to exercise or do anything. 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 advertised to be. All through my life I have gone from retailer to retailer throughout certain occasions of the year in search of the most effective rugged and purposeful clothes for winter or summer time. It is always exhausting to search out something near what I want. It typically goes for shoes and slippers and other footwear too. I often have to take whatever comes closest and that's normally in the men’s part. There are designs which I will go to my grave scratching my head over relating to why they were made the way they have been.. I as soon as found some comfortable slip-ons made by Teva. However the absurd factor was that the soles were designed with fairly-deep grooves that had been very closely spaced and they have been all over sports leggings and bra set the only real . Simply why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the principle piece of clothes that might be touching the bottom and going through all sorts of disgusting stuff. I have had a fantasy of designing shoes which are meant to be cleaned and are easy to wash. I can’t for the life of me perceive why such a design was made. To allow climbing on rocky or uneven surfaces, and yet it does not work on any sort of foot put on like it really works on a Jeep’s tires. I do know that hiking boot soles are made like a Jeep’s tires are made. Why hasn’t any clothes manufacturer observed this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and so forth) get stuck within the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the constant and intense rolling of the tires signifies that a whole lot of the debris will probably be hurled off. No human can create that form of physical pressure to continually power the mud and pebbles and debris to be hurled out of the shoe’s soles. The way that the grooves are designed it only makes the soles exhausting to scrub. It signifies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots will likely be crammed up with debris and would not assist a lot in serving to the wearer to successfully climb; that is that if the grooves on the soles of hiking boots are actually meant to allow the wearer to climb. It appears to me that if the soles are fabricated from rubber there isn’t a necessity for such elaborately designed grooves that only accumulate dirt. I ponder why there aren’t chemists and clothing technicians working on a better type of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips higher on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking shoes are used, and it will make it unnecessary to make grooves on the soles of shoes. I have noticed some unusual designs that don't contribute to function. It seems to me that grooves are just put on the soles of shoes for trend functions. This goes for sneakers too. A number of sneakers which would be good in design in different ways, have very impractically designed soles. As far as sweatpants , scrub pants , and other such sorts of pants, there are these which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are these with drawstrings. After all I am not an expert in making footwear or shoe-soles and i might be mistaken , but I am sufficient of an expert in carrying footwear meant for lively lifestyles and I believe that a whole lot of shoe manufacturers are specializing in the incorrect factor. I ponder 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 think it makes the drawstring much less efficient and it defeats the purpose of the drawstring. Underwear: I've been in shops comparable to Ok-Mart and Target the place there are a big variety of women’s underwear. It is difficult to seek out the kind of briefs that the majority of our grandmothers used to wear, not “hi-cuts,” not ” boy shorts,” not thongs. All are horrible in my view. I favor consolation, durability and straightforward-care. All that does not speak for me. Something that gets caught you-know-where is unacceptable. I have been in the underwear section of department stores and different stores (I need to admit I never looked in Victoria’s Secret but I don’t anticipate to seek out something practical there), and I have seen older ladies looking for something that is age-applicable and dignified and , again, sensible. There may be little apart from those hello-cuts. See one of the links below for an article concerning the history of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” aren't modest enough. It seems it has always been about physically limiting ladies. That’s the way in which I look at it. Also one of the hyperlinks beneath lead to an article about how there shall be a women’s like of clothes which will probably be impressed by “Barbie.” Isn’t this 2014? It signifies that the elastic is sewn into the “hem” of the legs and waist. The closest I have discovered to what I choose is a sure Jockey model temporary “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the better 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 more easily . I must order a size bigger 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 way in which they are designed. I sure don’t care about “standing out.” ( I truly don’t in any case, and that i don’t care). Bras meant for energetic lifestyles should hold them in, nothing extra. I've heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I've seen some female runners who look like prime heavy and nonetheless they are very fast but I'm wondering if they will develop back problems later in life. I know that I will not be addressing the needs of girls born with sure sizes, or who've special needs similar to after surgical procedure, however sport bras ought to be made to have enough snug tension to stop bouncing. There's a necessity for bras that do what some jock straps are purported to do. I want to design shirts and vests with tension constructed into the fitting area that may make bras pointless. It could be fantastic for hotter weather and for simplicity, so you don’t have to hassle with attaching a bra after which a shirt. Simply keep “them” from shifting. Simply slip into your shirt (and different clothes ) and you may go out to walk , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a factor? I feel I mentioned in one among my previous posts that Coolibar had a fairly good pant for ladies called Sun Pant. I am positive a whole lot of ladies would want such varieties of clothes. I then put in an elastic band to offer more tension for the reason that waist band would be a bit too massive otherwise, and the pant is virtually a dream. I did have to alter the waist myself by taking out the drawstring which concerned cutting into the back of the waistband space since the drawstring was sewn into that area. It is extremely sensible for loads of actions. It's not so long that the hem drags on the flooring. It is not for very very popular weather but that can rely on your own skill to tolerate hot weather. It's of a cloth mix that's not like cotton. All pants ought to have pockets, however sometimes the best way the pockets are designed make them useless anyway. I discover it's a really individual thing. This is how most hiking pants must be designed. It is a teensy bit too dense for very popular weather very very similar to the original Coolibar Solar Pant. It is meant for use with a belt but I discover that I don’t need one to wear this pant. I found a pant on Cabela’s that's for males, but which suits properly and it is named “The utility Pant” (see one of the final two hyperlinks under). It stretches a bit so it doesn't get tight once you bend or move. Of course not everyone has the same determine as I accomplish that others may need a special opinion. However typically this is an efficient sort of pant . If you happen to do prefer it it's best to write to the company and inform them to dangle on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the front pockets are designed so as the openings are slits nearly utterly parallel with the waist. I feel they are going to discontinue it so you might want to present it a strive. The material stretches so it is not as dangerous as if it had been with jeans with these kinds of pockets. It's an impractical design and i don’t know why clothing designers make pant pockets like this. With these kinds of pockets it's a must to maneuver your palms in a extra unnatural method and even elevate the hem of your shirt to place your hands in your front pants pockets. It must be for style, nothing else. Pockets ought to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is good too. It's a good idea to have zippered pockets. Anybody who has ever gotten his/her open pocket stuck on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike while passing by too shut will know what I mean. But typically zippers can cause scrapes to the again of the hand when you place your fingers in. There's a need to design zippers of non-scraping material for this goal. There is also one other men’s pant from Columbia. I think I mentioned them earlier than (see certainly one of the two links under). Why aren’t any clothing designers working on this? They're of a good material for scorching days, however for me, I found myself removing the belt and sewing an elastic band in the back of the waistband area so as to make the belt unnecessary. I ride a bike. I not often use shorts even after i jog. But again, I must settle for whatever comes close to what I need. I came throughout a operating short referred to as Brooks Sherpa IV. I have a tendency to just go to clothing stores to take a look at designs and materials . What I did like about it was the lightweight material. I simply wondered why common lengthy pants aren't manufactured from such a cloth. It would be wonderful for a hiking pant meant for very hot weather. The material was very very similar to a really very lightweight softshell. There's one from the North Face called The Prolix jacket. I love softshell clothing. It is extremely lightweight, not very good for cold weather by itself but you'll be able to put layering underneath it. It is flexible and suits excellently and allows freedom of movement. But softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer. Also , why aren’t there any actually really virtually-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make an ideal summertime softshell. There needs to be a vest for touring. I discover myself wishing for such a thing. It doesn't exist. Why not make one among lightweight and stretchy materials? I do know that I have said to much on this put up. I'll cease for now. I hope I didn't bore anybody. I've numerous ideas for the better design of clothing and I will probably post again with my concepts unless I am informed not to. I may have been a bit political too.
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