That is more a rant than anything, and a bit removed from the discussion of hiking, and hiking clothes for ladies. Yes I might love to begin a clothing company of my very own which might also have it’s own “social mission” so to speak. Clothes companies aims are creating wealth by concentrating on women. In the process the majority of clothing companies make the world worse for women. It is as whether it is an agenda towards women. Probably most women’s types are designed and conceptualized by men from the drawing board to the ultimate sewing collectively of the apparel merchandise. The few girls who are within the women’s clothing design trade apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a pattern toward better clothes designs for ladies who want practicality, dignity and function of their clothes. And that is the place the dilemma is available in for loads of girls who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Girls who just want purposeful, comfortable clothes are actually underrepresented . Sure, lots of people would say “Not so. Since numerous low-rise or skin-tight denims, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-size shorts, and tastelessly-brief skirts are the sort of clothes that in all probability nearly all of women purchase (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothes) , then it means those are the types that will proceed to be manufactured and furthermore these sorts of “feminine styles” will make their manner into all types of women’s clothes, even those that are purported to be for operate not trend. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches etc. It isn't the only clothes firm that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates vogue into function. It brings us back to the place we began. As quite just a few girls who posted right here on “Hiking Lady” have said, they resort to men’s clothes for higher fit, higher consolation, higher freedom of movement and higher durability. I would say that generally unisex sizing is the best option to go along with some features that may assist accommodate individuals who might have a bit extra hip or belly (both women and men). The vast majority of women’s “active wear” just don’t have it. ’s clothes. Men’s sizes are larger even in the case of sports leggings and bra set “small” sizes for males. I doubt this is unimaginable. On the whole, girls can fit into men’s clothing this fashion. The scrubs had been provided by the power. I lately was working in a analysis facility and was required to wear scrubs. I instructed her that in the case of scrubs, a size small pant doesn't match me and it is strange as a result of most small-dimension men’s pants fit me. The supply person said she thought a size small would match me. The availability person stated that it's as a result of ladies have hips and men don’t. I told her that it appears that evidently loads of small-sized men would find it onerous to slot in most small-sized scrubs too. What lots of people seem to neglect is that some males do have fairly-distinguished hips and nearly all of men’s clothes are meant for males with completely straight hips. In actual fact when men get older, in their 40s they very often develop bigger hips. Years in the past, I recall a radio business for a particular form of Levis jeans which have been meant for older men and it was stated that the options had extra room in the hip and thigh. Yet males have a better deal on the subject of clothes. Women’s clothing is all the time made to incorporate style slightly than operate. EMS and REI and Sierra Buying and selling Put up, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Guide, and varied different such stores, or on-line stores have some of the higher sorts of clothes meant for hiking and other out of doors activities. Brands reminiscent of Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and various others. These brands are likely to have the very best materials, and the perfect options. They've the most effective mix of fabrics in order to be lightweight as doable for sizzling days and which might protect in chilly days without a 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 large measurement to have room for my shoulders and arms but then the a part of the jacket that was beneath the waist bellowed out and just was uncomfortable to put on and simply had a very awkward look to it. But, I've seen such absurdly-cut jackets for ladies by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to enhance the female form whereas being “useful” for out of doors activity, or that's what the designers had in mind and yet I should wonder what they had been considering by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and proscribing when i moved. I don’t know how it ever bought manufactured and doubtless 1000's have been made and it seemed to be a waste of time and supplies and it seemed as if the “quality management people” missed some major design flaws. I want I wrote down the model number in order that perhaps I could find a hyperlink to it in the web and maybe you all can see for yourself. There are other women’s active put on that might not be as extreme however which nonetheless have enough lack of perform so that the majority active girls simply cannot use them. The Gap and Old Navy are usually not notably for active wear however they have small line of such clothes. I believe that they're awful in material and design. The Hole, Outdated Navy, Modell’s, Target, Ok-Mart and different such shops, primarily only have clothes fabricated from cotton ( with a number of exceptions). Modell’s is alleged to be a “sports store” nevertheless it carries train clothing for girls which is made by Nike, Addidas (and many others) and though these are well-identified brand names, I find that they really put too much style into clothing on the expense of function. They went out of enterprise years in the past but they also had clothes for women that I discovered to be impractically designed. In New York City where I stay there is one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-effectively-identified retailer in decrease Manhattan which sells all kinds of out of doors/camping/hiking equipment and clothes. There used to be a retailer in NYC called Herman’s and one other known as Robbin’s. Far from it. I have seen ladies in these shops speaking to sales associates and saying that they've looked everywhere for extra practical designs . There is an organization that lots of you probably have heard of referred to as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s active wear. There are numerous Modell’s and one Sports activities Authority, and some Previous Navy’s and It would appear that there are numerous stores that will have one thing for every girl. Guess what? It doesn’t work. Nearly all of their kinds are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” whereas taking part in sports activities or participating in rugged outside activities. Why do I at all times discover that the clothes that come the closest to being functional and rugged and practical are the ones which are discontinued and changed by people who aren’t? Their women’s bathing fits are really ineffective. They're meant for women who have excellent figures , even who are professional fashions and the bathing fits are sexist in my opinion. They may proceed a sure fashion for several seasons or they could exchange the fashion and by no means revive it. Why should 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” that means that the clothes are so virtually designed which you can simply 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 wish that it was as advertised to be. All through my life I have gone from retailer to store throughout certain times of the yr looking for the best rugged and useful clothes for winter or summer time. It's at all times onerous to search out something close to what I need. It usually goes for footwear and slippers and different footwear too. I often have to take no matter comes closest and that's usually in 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 as soon as found some comfy slip-ons made by Teva. But the absurd factor was that the soles have been designed with pretty-deep grooves that had been very closely spaced they usually had been throughout the only real . Simply why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the primary piece of clothing that can be touching the ground and going through all sorts of disgusting stuff. I've had a fantasy of designing shoes which can be meant to be cleaned and are simple to wash. I can’t for the life of me understand 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 put on 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 noticed this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and so forth) get caught within the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the constant and intense rolling of the tires means that lots of the debris will be hurled off. No human can create that sort of bodily pressure to continually 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 onerous to wash. It means that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots shall be stuffed 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 literally meant to allow the wearer to climb. It appears to me that if the soles are manufactured from rubber there isn’t a need for such elaborately designed grooves that only acquire dirt. I wonder why there aren’t chemists and clothing technicians engaged on a better type of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips higher on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking footwear are used, and it could make it unnecessary to make grooves on the soles of shoes. I've noticed some unusual designs that don't contribute to operate. It seems to me that grooves are just put on the soles of sneakers for trend functions. This goes for sneakers too. A lot of sneakers which can be good in design in different methods, have very impractically designed soles. As 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 am not an knowledgeable in making footwear or shoe-soles and that i may very well be incorrect , but I am sufficient of an expert in wearing sneakers meant for active lifestyles and I believe that numerous shoe manufacturers are specializing in the unsuitable 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 again of the pants waist space. I hate anything with a drawstring waist. I believe it makes the drawstring much less effective and it defeats the aim of the drawstring. Underwear: I have been in shops similar to Okay-Mart and Goal the place there are a large number of women’s underwear. It is difficult to seek out the type of briefs that almost all of our grandmothers used to put on, not “hi-cuts,” not ” boy shorts,” not thongs. All are horrible in my view. I prefer comfort, sturdiness and simple-care. All that does not speak for me. Anything that will get caught you-know-the place is unacceptable. I have been within the underwear part of department shops and other stores (I must admit I by no means appeared in Victoria’s Secret however I don’t expect to find anything practical there), and I have seen older women looking for something that's age-applicable and dignified and , again, practical. There's little aside from these hello-cuts. See one of many links beneath for an article concerning the historical past of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” usually are not modest sufficient. It seems it has all the time been about bodily limiting women. That’s the way in which I have a look at it. Also one of many hyperlinks below lead to an article about how there will probably be a women’s like of clothes which will probably be inspired by “Barbie.” Isn’t this 2014? It implies 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 brand brief “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 simply . I have to order a dimension bigger than I usually would so that the waist would not be too tight. One major flaw with “Elance” is that the waist is designed to be tight. And, I don’t perceive the real purpose of “athletic bras” the way in which they're designed. I certain don’t care about “standing out.” ( I actually don’t in any case, and that i don’t care). Bras meant for active lifestyles should hold them in, nothing extra. I've heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I've seen some female runners who seem like high heavy and nonetheless they're very fast however I'm wondering if they'll develop again problems later in life. I know that I might not be addressing the wants of girls born with certain sizes, or who have special wants resembling after surgical procedure, however sport bras should be made to have sufficient comfy tension to prevent bouncing. There is a necessity for bras that do what some jock straps are purported to do. I wish to design shirts and vests with tension constructed into the suitable space that would make bras unnecessary. It can be wonderful for warmer weather and for simplicity, so you don’t need to bother with attaching a bra and then a shirt. Simply keep “them” from shifting. Simply slip into your shirt (and different clothes ) and you can exit to stroll , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a thing? I think I mentioned in one in every of my earlier posts that Coolibar had a fairly good pant for girls known as Sun Pant. I am sure a number of women would want such types of clothing. I then installed an elastic band to offer more tension since 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 slicing into the again of the waistband area for the reason that drawstring was sewn into that area. It is extremely practical for loads of actions. It isn't so lengthy that the hem drags on the floor. It isn't for very very hot weather however that can rely by yourself ability to tolerate hot weather. It's of a fabric blend that isn't like cotton. All pants ought to have pockets, however sometimes the best way the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I find it's a very individual thing. This is how most hiking pants ought to be designed. It's a teensy bit too dense for extremely popular weather very much like the unique Coolibar Sun Pant. It is supposed to be used with a belt however 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 matches effectively and it is named “The utility Pant” (see one of many final two links beneath). It stretches a bit so it does not get tight once you bend or move. After all not everybody has the identical determine as I accomplish that others may need a distinct opinion. However typically this is an efficient kind of pant . In case you do like it you should write to the company and inform them to dangle on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the entrance pockets are designed so as the openings are slits nearly utterly parallel with the waist. I feel they are going to discontinue it so that you might want to present it a try. The material stretches so it isn't as dangerous as if it were with jeans with these sorts of pockets. It is an impractical design and i don’t know why clothing designers make pant pockets like this. With these sorts of pockets you have to maneuver your hands in a extra unnatural means and even elevate the hem of your shirt to place your palms in your entrance pants pockets. It needs to be for type, nothing else. Pockets must be a line down 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 caught on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike whereas passing by too close will know what I imply. However typically zippers can cause scrapes to the again of the hand when you place your arms in. There is a have to design zippers of non-scraping materials for this function. There can also be one other men’s pant from Columbia. I feel I discussed them earlier than (see considered one of the two hyperlinks under). Why aren’t any clothing designers working on this? They are of a good materials for sizzling days, however for me, I found myself removing the belt and sewing an elastic band within the back of the waistband area so as to make the belt unnecessary. I journey a bike. I not often use shorts even when i jog. But again, I should settle for whatever comes near what I need. I came across a running quick known as Brooks Sherpa IV. I tend to only go to clothing stores to look at designs and supplies . What I did like about it was the lightweight materials. I simply puzzled why common long pants will not be product of such a material. It could be wonderful for a hiking pant meant for highly regarded weather. The material was very very like a really very lightweight softshell. There is one from the North Face referred to as The Prolix jacket. I really like softshell clothing. It is very lightweight, not superb for cold weather by itself however you'll be able to put layering underneath it. It is flexible and matches excellently and allows freedom of movement. However softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer time. Also , why aren’t there any actually actually practically-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make an amazing summertime softshell. There needs to be a vest for traveling. I find myself wishing for such a factor. It does not exist. Why not make one of lightweight and stretchy material? I do know that I've mentioned to much on this post. I'll stop for now. I hope I didn't bore anybody. I have a whole lot of concepts for the better design of clothes and I'll most likely post once more with
