That is more a rant than anything, and a bit removed from the dialogue of hiking, and hiking clothes for women. Sure I'd love to begin a clothing firm of my own which might also have it’s own “social mission” so to speak. Clothing firms aims are making a living by targeting ladies. In the method nearly all of clothing corporations make the world worse for girls. It's as if it is an agenda against ladies. In all probability most women’s kinds are designed and conceptualized by men from the drawing board to the final sewing collectively of the apparel item. The few girls who're in the women’s clothing design trade apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a pattern towards higher clothing designs for women who need practicality, dignity and perform in their clothes. And that is where the dilemma is available in for a whole lot of ladies who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Women who just want purposeful, comfortable clothes are actually underrepresented . Sure, lots of people would say “Not so. Since a whole lot of low-rise or skin-tight jeans, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-size shorts, and tastelessly-short 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 these are the styles that will proceed to be manufactured and moreover these kinds of “feminine styles” will make their approach into all varieties of women’s clothes, even those that are speculated to be for operate 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 vogue into operate. It brings us back to the place we started. As quite a number of girls who posted here on “Hiking Lady” have said, they resort to men’s clothes for better fit, better comfort, better freedom of motion and better sturdiness. I might say that generally unisex sizing is one of the best way to go along with some features that might help accommodate individuals who may need a bit extra hip or stomach (each men and women). The vast majority of women’s “active wear” just don’t have it. ’s clothes. Men’s sizes are bigger even relating to “small” sizes for men. I doubt that is impossible. Basically, ladies can fit into men’s clothing this manner. The scrubs have been supplied by the ability. I lately was working in a analysis facility and was required to wear scrubs. I advised her that on the subject of scrubs, a measurement small pant does not fit me and it's unusual because most small-measurement men’s pants fit me. The supply particular person mentioned she thought a measurement small would match me. The supply person mentioned that it is as a result of women have hips and men don’t. I advised her that it seems that a whole lot of small-sized men would find it exhausting to slot in most small-sized scrubs too. What lots of people seem to overlook is that some males do have fairly-prominent hips and the vast majority of men’s clothes are meant for men with completely straight hips. In actual fact when men get older, in their 40s they very often develop bigger hips. Years ago, I recall a radio commercial for a special form of Levis denims which were meant for older males and it was mentioned that the features had more room within the hip and thigh. Yet men have a better deal in the case of clothes. Women’s clothing is always made to include style quite than function. EMS and REI and Sierra Trading Publish, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Information, and various different such shops, or online shops have some of the better sorts of clothes meant for hiking and other outdoor activities. Brands equivalent to Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and varied others. These brands tend to have the best possible supplies, and one of the best features. They have the perfect mix of fabrics in order to be lightweight as doable for hot days and which may protect in chilly days with out numerous bulk. They are likely to have SPF inbuilt to protect the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to use a big size to have room for my shoulders and arms however then the a part of the jacket that was below the waist bellowed out and just was uncomfortable to wear and just had a very awkward look to it. Yet, I have seen such absurdly-reduce jackets for ladies by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to reinforce the female kind whereas being “useful” for outdoor exercise, or that's what the designers had in mind and but I must marvel what they were pondering by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and limiting when i moved. I don’t know how it ever acquired manufactured and probably thousands have been made and it seemed to be a waste of time and supplies and it seemed as if the “quality control people” missed some major design flaws. I want I wrote down the type number in order that perhaps I may find a hyperlink to it in the web and perhaps you all can see for yourself. There are different women’s lively put on that might not be as extreme however which nonetheless have enough lack of operate so that most lively ladies just cannot use them. The Hole and Outdated Navy usually are not notably for active put on however they've small line of such clothing. I feel that they are awful in material and design. The Hole, Old Navy, Modell’s, Target, Ok-Mart and different such shops, essentially solely have clothes made from cotton ( with a few exceptions). Modell’s is imagined to be a “sports store” but it surely carries train clothing for girls which is made by Nike, Addidas (and so on) and although these are well-identified model names, I find that they really put an excessive amount of fashion into clothes on the expense of perform. They went out of business years ago however in addition they had clothing for ladies that I found to be impractically designed. In New York Metropolis the place I dwell there may be one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-well-known store in lower Manhattan which sells all kinds of outdoor/camping/hiking gear and clothing. There used to be a store in NYC known as Herman’s and one other known as Robbin’s. Removed from it. I have seen girls in these stores talking to gross sales associates and saying that they have seemed in every single place for extra sensible designs . There is an organization that a number of you probably have heard of known as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s energetic put on. There are numerous Modell’s and one Sports activities Authority, and a few Previous Navy’s and It would seem that there are plenty of shops that would have one thing for each lady. Guess what? It doesn’t work. The vast majority of their styles are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” whereas enjoying sports or engaging in rugged outdoor activities. Why do I all the time notice that the clothes that come the closest to being practical and rugged and sensible are those that are discontinued and replaced by those that aren’t? Their women’s bathing suits are actually useless. They are meant for girls who've good figures , even who are professional models and the bathing fits are sexist in my opinion. They might continue a certain type for a number of seasons or they may change the model and never revive it. Why ought to any bathing swimsuit be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the highest be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had certain kinds of designs called “Grab and Go” meaning that the clothes are so practically designed which you can simply seize them, throw them on, and stroll out the door to train or do the rest. Are you going to go swimming or browsing , or are you going to work in a “gentleman’s club” ? I wish that it was as advertised to be. Throughout my life I have gone from store to retailer during sure times of the year on the lookout for one of the best rugged and practical clothes for winter or summer. It is at all times onerous to search out anything close to what I want. It often goes for sneakers and slippers and other footwear too. I typically need to take no matter comes closest and that's normally in the men’s section. There are designs which I will go to my grave scratching my head over regarding why they had been made the best way they were.. I as soon as found some comfy slip-ons made by Teva. However the absurd thing was that the soles have been designed with pretty-deep grooves that were very intently spaced they usually have been throughout the only . Simply why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the primary piece of clothing that shall be touching the bottom 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 wash. 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 kind 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 producer noticed this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and many others) get caught in the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the constant and intense rolling of the tires signifies that loads of the debris might be hurled off. No human can create that type of bodily force to repeatedly power 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 laborious to wash. It means that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots will probably be filled up with debris and would not assist a lot in serving to the wearer to effectively climb; that is that if the grooves on the soles of hiking boots are actually meant to enable the wearer to climb. It appears to me that if the soles are made of rubber there isn’t a need for such elaborately designed grooves that only collect dirt. I'm wondering why there aren’t chemists and clothing technicians engaged on a greater sort of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips better on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking footwear are used, and it could make it unnecessary to make grooves on the soles of sneakers. I've observed some unusual designs that don't contribute to operate. It seems to me that grooves are simply put on the soles of sneakers for vogue functions. This goes for sneakers too. Loads of sneakers which can be good in design in other methods, have very impractically designed soles. As far as sweatpants , scrub pants , and different such sorts of pants, there are those which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are those with drawstrings. After all I'm not an professional in making sneakers or shoe-soles and that i might be improper , however I am enough of an skilled in wearing sneakers meant for lively lifestyles and I feel that quite a lot of shoe manufacturers are specializing in the unsuitable thing. I wonder 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 area. I hate something with a drawstring waist. I believe it makes the drawstring less efficient and it defeats the purpose of the drawstring. Underwear: I have been in shops equivalent to K-Mart and Target the place there are a large variety of women’s underwear. It is tough to find 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 opinion. I favor consolation, sturdiness and simple-care. All that doesn't communicate for me. Something that will get caught you-know-where is unacceptable. I have been in the underwear section of department shops and other stores (I need to admit I by no means regarded in Victoria’s Secret but I don’t expect to search out anything practical there), and I've seen older women trying to find one thing that's age-applicable and dignified and , once more, sensible. There is little apart from these hello-cuts. See one of many hyperlinks beneath for an article concerning the historical past 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 I look at it. Additionally one of the links below lead to an article about how there will be a women’s like of clothing which shall 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 want is a sure Jockey model temporary “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the higher kind 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 size larger than I usually would in order that the waist would not be too tight. One main flaw with “Elance” is that the waist is designed to be tight. And, I don’t understand the actual function of “athletic bras” the best way they're 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 ought to 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 prime heavy and still they're very quick but I wonder if they will develop back problems later in life. I do know that I might not be addressing the wants of women born with certain sizes, or who have particular needs such as after surgical procedure, but sport bras must be made to have enough comfy tension to forestall bouncing. There may be a need for bras that do what some jock straps are purported to do. I want to design shirts and vests with tension built into the best area that might make bras pointless. It could be wonderful for hotter weather and for simplicity, so that you don’t must bother with attaching a bra after which a shirt. Just keep “them” from shifting. Just slip into your shirt (and different clothes ) and you can exit to stroll , jog or no matter. Why isn’t there such a thing? I believe I discussed in considered one of my previous posts that Coolibar had a fairly good pant for girls referred to as Solar Pant. I am certain plenty of girls would need such kinds of clothes. I then installed an elastic band to provide extra tension since the waist band would be a bit too large otherwise, and the pant is virtually 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 for the reason that drawstring was sewn into that area. It is vitally sensible for a lot of actions. It's not so long that the hem drags on the ground. It is not for very highly regarded weather but that can rely on your own capability to tolerate scorching weather. It is of a cloth mix that isn't like cotton. All pants ought to have pockets, however typically the way the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I find it is a very particular person thing. This is how most hiking pants needs to be designed. It's a teensy bit too dense for very popular weather very much like the unique Coolibar Sun Pant. It is meant for use with a belt however I find that I don’t need one to put on this pant. I found a pant on Cabela’s that's for males, but which fits nicely and it is named “The utility Pant” (see one of many final two hyperlinks under). It stretches a bit so it does not get tight once you bend or transfer. After all not everyone has the identical figure as I do so others might have a special opinion. But on the whole this is an effective type of pant . If you do like it it is best to write to the corporate and inform them to cling on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the entrance pockets are designed so as the openings are slits almost utterly parallel with the waist. I think they're going to discontinue it so that you may want to present it a try. The fabric stretches so it isn't as unhealthy as if it were with denims with these sorts of pockets. It's an impractical design and that i don’t know why clothing designers make pant pockets like this. With these sorts of pockets it's a must to maneuver your hands in a more unnatural way and even raise the hem of your shirt to put your arms in your front pants pockets. It has to be for style, nothing else. Pockets should be a line down leggings and bra set the thigh, or a diagonal line is sweet too. It is 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 while passing by too close will know what I mean. But sometimes zippers can cause scrapes to the again of the hand when you put your hands in. There's a must design zippers of non-scraping material for this purpose. There can also be one other men’s pant from Columbia. I believe I discussed them earlier than (see one of the 2 hyperlinks under). Why aren’t any clothes designers engaged on this? They're of a superb material for scorching days, however for me, I discovered myself removing the belt and sewing an elastic band in the back of the waistband space so as to make the belt pointless. I experience a bike. I hardly ever use shorts even after i jog. But again, I should settle for whatever comes near what I want. I got here across a working brief known as Brooks Sherpa IV. I have a tendency to only go to clothes shops to look at designs and materials . What I did like about it was the lightweight material. I just questioned why common long pants are usually not fabricated from such a material. It can be glorious for a hiking pant meant for very hot weather. The material was very much like a really very lightweight softshell. There is one from the North Face called The Prolix jacket. I love softshell clothes. It is rather lightweight, not very good for chilly weather by itself however you may put layering underneath it. It is versatile and matches excellently and permits freedom of movement. However softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer. Also , why aren’t there any actually actually virtually-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make an awesome summertime softshell. There needs to be a vest for touring. I discover myself wishing for such a factor. It doesn't exist. Why not make one among lightweight and stretchy material? I do know that I've stated to a lot on this put up. I will cease for now. I hope I did not bore anybody. I have a lot of ideas for the better design of clothing and I'll in all probability put up again with my ideas unless I am told to not. I might have been a bit political too.
