That is extra a rant than anything, and a bit removed from the dialogue of hiking, and hiking clothes for women. Sure I might love to start a clothing firm of my very own which might also have it’s personal “social mission” so to speak. Clothing firms objectives are earning profits by focusing on girls. In the process the vast majority of clothing companies make the world worse for ladies. It's as if it is an agenda against girls. Probably most women’s types are designed and conceptualized by men from the drawing board to the final sewing together of the apparel merchandise. The few girls who're within the women’s clothes design business apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a development toward higher clothes designs for women who want practicality, dignity and function in their clothes. And that's where the dilemma is available in for numerous girls who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Girls who just need useful, comfy clothes are truly underrepresented . Sure, a lot of people would say “Not so. Since a number of low-rise or pores and skin-tight jeans, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-size shorts, and tastelessly-quick skirts are the type of clothes that in all probability the vast majority of ladies buy (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothing) , then it means those are the styles that may continue to be manufactured and furthermore these kinds of “feminine styles” will make their way into all kinds of women’s clothes, even those which might be supposed to be for function not trend. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches etc. It isn't the one clothes company that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates vogue into function. It brings us again to where we began. As quite a few women who posted here on “Hiking Lady” have mentioned, they resort to men’s clothing for better match, better comfort, better freedom of motion and better sturdiness. I might say that basically unisex sizing is the most effective solution to go together with some features that might help accommodate individuals who may need a bit extra hip or belly (both women and men). Nearly all of women’s “active wear” simply don’t have it. ’s clothing. Men’s sizes are larger even relating to “small” sizes for men. I doubt that is unimaginable. Basically, women can match into men’s clothing this fashion. The scrubs were provided by the power. I recently was working in a research facility and was required to wear scrubs. I advised her that in the case of yoga pants and sports bra scrubs, a size small pant does not fit me and it is unusual because most small-dimension men’s pants fit me. The availability individual said she thought a dimension small would match me. The supply person said that it's as a result of girls have hips and men don’t. I advised her that plainly a whole lot of small-sized males would discover it hard to slot in most small-sized scrubs too. What a lot of people seem to neglect is that some men do have pretty-outstanding hips and the majority of men’s clothes are meant for males with completely straight hips. In truth when men get older, of their 40s they fairly often develop larger hips. Years ago, I recall a radio business for a particular form of Levis denims which have been meant for older men and it was stated that the options had more room within the hip and thigh. But men have a better deal when it comes to clothes. Women’s clothes is all the time made to incorporate vogue slightly than operate. EMS and REI and Sierra Trading Publish, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Guide, and various different such stores, or on-line stores have a few of the higher sorts of clothes meant for hiking and different outdoor activities. Manufacturers equivalent to Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and varied others. These brands are inclined to have the best possible materials, and the best features. They have the perfect mix of fabrics in order to be lightweight as possible for hot days and which can protect in cold days with out plenty of bulk. They tend to have SPF built in to guard the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to use a large size to have room for my shoulders and arms however then the part of the jacket that was below the waist bellowed out and simply was uncomfortable to put on and just had a very awkward look to it. Yet, I've seen such absurdly-cut jackets for ladies by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to boost the feminine form while being “useful” for outside activity, or that's what the designers had in mind and but I must surprise what they had been thinking by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and limiting once i moved. I don’t know the way it ever got manufactured and possibly thousands were made and it appeared to be a waste of time and supplies and it seemed as if the “quality management people” missed some main design flaws. I wish I wrote down the fashion number so that perhaps I could discover a hyperlink to it in the web and perhaps you all can see for your self. There are different women’s active wear that will not be as excessive but which nonetheless have sufficient lack of perform so that the majority active women just cannot use them. The Gap and Old Navy will not be notably for lively put on but they have small line of such clothes. I feel that they are awful in materials and design. The Gap, Previous Navy, Modell’s, Target, K-Mart and different such stores, basically only have clothes product of cotton ( with a few exceptions). Modell’s is alleged to be a “sports store” however it carries exercise clothing for women which is made by Nike, Addidas (and so on) and although these are well-known model names, I find that they really put a lot fashion into clothes on the expense of perform. They went out of business years ago however additionally they had clothes for ladies that I discovered to be impractically designed. In New York Metropolis the place I reside there may be one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-nicely-recognized retailer in decrease Manhattan which sells all kinds of outdoor/camping/hiking gear and clothes. There was a store in NYC called Herman’s and one other referred to as Robbin’s. Removed from it. I've seen women in these stores talking to sales associates and saying that they have appeared in every single place for more practical designs . There is a company that numerous you in all probability have heard of referred to as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s energetic put on. There are numerous Modell’s and one Sports Authority, and a few Outdated Navy’s and It would seem that there are quite a lot of shops that might have something for every lady. Guess what? It doesn’t work. Nearly all of their kinds are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” while taking part in sports activities or participating in rugged outside activities. Why do I all the time notice that the clothes that come the closest to being practical and rugged and practical are the ones which can be discontinued and replaced by people who aren’t? Their women’s bathing suits are really useless. They are meant for women who've good figures , even who are professional fashions and the bathing suits are sexist for my part. They may proceed a sure type for a number of seasons or they might change the type and never revive it. Why should any bathing go well with be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the top be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had sure kinds of designs called “Grab and Go” that means that the clothes are so practically designed that you can simply seize them, throw them on, and stroll out the door to exercise or do anything else. 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. Throughout my life I've gone from retailer to retailer throughout sure instances of the year looking for the perfect rugged and practical clothes for winter or summer season. It is all the time arduous to search out something close to what I need. It typically goes for shoes and slippers and different footwear too. I usually have to take no matter comes closest and that is often in the men’s part. There are designs which I'll go to my grave scratching my head over concerning why they were made the way in which they had been.. I once discovered some snug slip-ons made by Teva. But the absurd factor was that the soles have been designed with fairly-deep grooves that had been very closely spaced and they were throughout the only real . Just why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They are the primary piece of clothes that will be touching the ground and going by means of all kinds of disgusting stuff. I've had a fantasy of designing sneakers which can be meant to be cleaned and are straightforward to clean. I can’t for the life of me perceive why such a design was made. To enable climbing on rocky or uneven surfaces, and but it does not work on any kind of foot wear like it 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 clothing producer observed this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (etc) get stuck within the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the fixed and intense rolling of the tires implies that numerous the debris might be hurled off. No human can create that kind of bodily drive to continually pressure 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 clean. It implies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots can be crammed up with debris and wouldn't help a lot in serving to the wearer to successfully climb; that is if the grooves on the soles of hiking boots are literally meant to allow the wearer to climb. It seems to me that if the soles are made of rubber there isn’t a necessity for such elaborately designed grooves that solely accumulate dirt. I'm wondering why there aren’t chemists and clothes technicians engaged on a greater form of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips higher on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking footwear are used, and it will make it unnecessary to make grooves on the soles of footwear. I've seen some unusual designs that do not contribute to function. It seems to me that grooves are just placed on the soles of sneakers for fashion functions. This goes for sneakers too. Loads of sneakers which could be good in design in other methods, have very impractically designed soles. So far as sweatpants , scrub pants , and different such sorts of pants, there are these which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are these with drawstrings. Of course I'm not an knowledgeable in making footwear or shoe-soles and i could be improper , but I'm sufficient of an skilled in sporting sneakers meant for energetic lifestyles and I feel that numerous shoe manufacturers are specializing in the incorrect thing. I ponder why any pant is designed with a drawstring when an elastic waist would make it pointless . Now-a-days a majority of drawstring-waist are made in order that the drawstring is stitched into the back of the pants waist space. I hate anything with a drawstring waist. I feel it makes the drawstring less effective and it defeats the purpose of the drawstring. Underwear: I have been in shops similar to Okay-Mart and Target where there are a big variety of women’s underwear. It is difficult to find the kind 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 favor comfort, sturdiness and straightforward-care. All that does not communicate for me. Something that will get stuck you-know-where is unacceptable. I have been within the underwear section of malls and different shops (I have to admit I never looked in Victoria’s Secret but I don’t expect to search out anything sensible there), and I've seen older women trying to find something that is age-applicable and dignified and , again, sensible. There is little aside from these hi-cuts. See one of many links under for an article in regards to the history of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” should not modest enough. It seems it has at all times been about physically limiting ladies. That’s the way in which I have a look at it. Also one of many links under lead to an article about how there shall be a women’s like of clothing which will be inspired by “Barbie.” Isn’t this 2014? It means that the elastic is sewn into the “hem” of the legs and waist. The closest I have found to what I desire is a sure Jockey brand temporary “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the better sort of design to get. Elastic that's merely sewn ONTO the waist and legs tends to be less rugged and the stitching can come undone more easily . I must order a size larger than I normally would in order that the waist wouldn't be too tight. One main flaw with “Elance” is that the waist is designed to be tight. And, I don’t perceive the actual function of “athletic bras” the way they're designed. I positive don’t care about “standing out.” ( I actually don’t in any case, and that i don’t care). Bras meant for lively lifestyles should hold them in, nothing more. I have heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I have seen some female runners who appear to be high heavy and nonetheless they're very quick but I'm wondering if they may develop again problems later in life. I do know that I will not be addressing the needs of women born with sure sizes, or who've special wants corresponding to after surgery, but sport bras needs to be made to have sufficient comfortable tension to forestall bouncing. There's a need for bras that do what some jock straps are imagined to do. I would like to design shirts and vests with tension built into the best space that would make bras pointless. It can be fantastic for hotter weather and for simplicity, so you don’t must trouble with attaching a bra after which a shirt. Just keep “them” from transferring. Just slip into your shirt (and different clothes ) and you can exit to walk , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a thing? I feel I mentioned in one in all my previous posts that Coolibar had a fairly good pant for girls referred to as Solar Pant. I am sure quite a lot of girls would want such forms of clothes. I then put in an elastic band to supply more tension because the waist band would be a bit too massive otherwise, and the pant is practically a dream. I did have to change the waist myself by taking out the drawstring which concerned cutting into the again of the waistband area because the drawstring was sewn into that area. It is very practical for a whole lot of actions. It isn't so lengthy that the hem drags on the floor. It is not for very highly regarded weather however that may depend by yourself means to tolerate sizzling weather. It is of a fabric blend that isn't like cotton. All pants ought to have pockets, but generally the best way the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I discover it's a very individual thing. That is how most hiking pants needs to be designed. It is a teensy bit too dense for very hot weather very much like the original Coolibar Solar Pant. It is meant to be used with a belt however I find that I don’t want one to put on this pant. I found a pant on Cabela’s that's for males, however which fits effectively and it's named “The utility Pant” (see one of many last two links below). It stretches a bit so it doesn't get tight when you bend or transfer. After all not everybody has the same determine as I do so others might have a unique opinion. However basically this is a good type of pant . In the event you do like it you should write to the company and tell them to grasp on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the front pockets are designed so as the openings are slits nearly completely parallel with the waist. I think they will discontinue it so that you might want to provide it a attempt. The fabric stretches so it's 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 clothes designers make pant pockets like this. With these kinds of pockets you have to maneuver your palms in a extra unnatural method and even elevate the hem of your shirt to put your arms in your entrance pants pockets. It needs to be for style, nothing else. Pockets needs to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is nice too. It's a good suggestion to have zippered pockets. Anybody who has ever gotten his/her open pocket stuck on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike whereas passing by too close will know what I mean. But generally zippers can cause scrapes to the back of the hand when you place your arms in. There is a must design zippers of non-scraping materials for this goal. There can also be one other men’s pant from Columbia. I believe I discussed them before (see one in all the two hyperlinks beneath). Why aren’t any clothing designers engaged on this? They are of a good materials for sizzling days, however for me, I discovered myself eradicating the belt and sewing an elastic band within the again of the waistband space so as to make the belt unnecessary. I trip a bike. I rarely use shorts even once i jog. However again, I have to settle for no matter comes near what I need. I came across a running short called Brooks Sherpa IV. I tend to only go to clothes stores to take a look at designs and materials . What I did like about it was the lightweight material. I simply wondered why regular long pants should not manufactured from such a cloth. It would be excellent for a hiking pant meant for extremely popular weather. The fabric was very much like a really very lightweight softshell. There may be one from the North Face called The Prolix jacket. I like softshell clothes. It is very lightweight, not excellent for chilly weather by itself however you can put layering beneath it. It is versatile and suits excellently and permits freedom of motion. However softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer. Additionally , why aren’t there any really really practically-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make a great summertime softshell. There needs to be a vest for traveling. I find myself wishing for such a factor. It doesn't exist. Why not make certainly one of lightweight and stretchy material? I do know that I have stated to much in this put up. I will cease for now. I hope I did not bore anyone. I have a number of ideas for the higher design of clothes and I'll probably put up once more with my ideas except I'm advised not to. I could have been a bit political too.
