That is more a rant than anything, and a bit faraway from the dialogue of hiking, and hiking clothes for girls. Sure I might love to begin a clothing company of my own which would also have it’s own “social mission” so to speak. Clothes firms targets are earning profits by concentrating on ladies. In the process the vast majority of clothing companies make the world worse for ladies. It's as if it is an agenda against women. In all probability most women’s styles are designed and conceptualized by men from the drawing board to the ultimate sewing together of the apparel merchandise. The few ladies who're in the women’s clothing design business apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a trend towards higher clothes designs for ladies who want practicality, dignity and function of their clothes. And that's the place the dilemma comes in for loads of women who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Girls who just need purposeful, comfy clothes are actually underrepresented . Sure, a lot of people would say “Not so. Since a whole lot of low-rise or skin-tight denims, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-length shorts, and tastelessly-short skirts are the type of clothes that probably the vast majority of ladies buy (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothes) , then it means those are the styles that can continue to be manufactured and furthermore these kinds of “feminine styles” will make their approach into all kinds of women’s clothes, even those which can be imagined to be for operate not fashion. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches and so forth. It is not the one clothing firm that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates fashion into function. It brings us again to where we began. As fairly a number of ladies who posted right here on “Hiking Lady” have stated, they resort to men’s clothing for better match, higher comfort, higher freedom of movement and higher durability. I would say that typically unisex sizing is one of the best way to go together with some features that might assist accommodate individuals who may need a bit extra hip or stomach (both women and men). The vast majority of women’s “active wear” simply don’t have it. ’s clothing. Men’s sizes are bigger even relating to “small” sizes for men. I doubt that is not possible. Basically, ladies can match into men’s clothing this manner. The scrubs have been offered by the facility. I lately was working in a research facility and was required to wear scrubs. I instructed her that when it comes to scrubs, a size small pant doesn't match me and it's strange because most small-size men’s pants match me. The supply person stated she thought a size small would fit me. The provision person stated that it's as a result of girls have hips and males don’t. I informed her that it appears that evidently loads of small-sized males would discover it exhausting to slot in most small-sized scrubs too. What a lot of people seem to overlook is that some men do have pretty-prominent hips and the vast majority of men’s clothes are meant for males with completely straight hips. In actual fact when men get older, of their 40s they fairly often develop larger hips. Years ago, I recall a radio industrial for a particular type of Levis denims which have been meant for older males and it was mentioned that the features had more room within the hip and thigh. But men have a greater deal in the case of clothes. Women’s clothing is all the time made to include style reasonably than perform. EMS and REI and Sierra Trading Publish, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Information, and various different such stores, or online stores have some of the better varieties of clothes meant for hiking and other outdoor actions. Manufacturers resembling Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and varied others. These manufacturers are likely to have the very best materials, and the very best features. They have the best mix of fabrics so as to be lightweight as attainable for hot days and which may protect in cold days without lots of bulk. They are likely to have SPF in-built to guard the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to make use of a big dimension 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 simply had a very awkward look to it. Yet, I've seen such absurdly-minimize jackets for girls by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to reinforce the feminine kind while being “useful” for out of doors exercise, or that's what the designers had in thoughts and but I should surprise what they have been considering by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and proscribing after 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 materials and it seemed as if the “quality control people” missed some major design flaws. I want I wrote down the style number so that maybe I might find a hyperlink to it in the web and possibly you all can see for your self. There are different women’s energetic put on that may not be as excessive but which nonetheless have sufficient lack of operate so that the majority lively women just can't use them. The Gap and Outdated Navy usually are not notably for lively wear however they've small line of such clothes. I believe that they are terrible in material and design. The Gap, Outdated Navy, Modell’s, Target, Okay-Mart and other such shops, primarily solely have clothes made from cotton ( with a few exceptions). Modell’s is presupposed to be a “sports store” but it surely carries exercise clothes for women which is made by Nike, Addidas (and so forth) and though these are well-known brand names, I discover that they actually put an excessive amount of vogue into clothes on the expense of operate. They went out of business years in the past however additionally they had clothing for women that I discovered to be impractically designed. In New York City the place I dwell there's one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-nicely-identified retailer in lower Manhattan which sells all sorts of out of doors/camping/hiking equipment and clothing. There was once a store in NYC known as Herman’s and another called Robbin’s. Far from it. I have seen girls in these stores speaking to sales associates and saying that they have looked in all places for more sensible designs . There is an organization that numerous you in all probability have heard of called “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s active put on. There are various Modell’s and one Sports Authority, and some Outdated Navy’s and It would appear that there are a whole lot of shops that may have one thing for each girl. 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 activities or engaging in rugged outdoor actions. Why do I at all times discover that the clothes that come the closest to being functional and rugged and practical are those which might be discontinued and changed by those that aren’t? Their women’s bathing fits are really ineffective. They're meant for women who've good figures , even who are skilled fashions and the bathing fits are sexist in my opinion. They may continue a certain type for a number of seasons or they might replace the style and never revive it. Why ought to any bathing swimsuit be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the top be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had certain kinds of designs called “Grab and Go” which means that the clothes are so practically designed that you could simply seize them, throw them on, and stroll out the door to exercise or do anything else. Are you going to go swimming or surfing , 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 certain times of the yr on the lookout for the most effective rugged and functional clothes for winter or summer. It is at all times onerous to seek out anything close to what I want. It often goes for shoes and slippers and other footwear too. I typically need to take no matter comes closest and that's often in the men’s section. There are designs which I'll go to my grave scratching my head over regarding why they were made the way they had been.. I as soon as found some comfy slip-ons made by Teva. But the absurd thing was that the soles have been designed with fairly-deep grooves that had been very carefully spaced they usually have been all over the only real . Just why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the main piece of clothing that will be touching the bottom and going by way of all sorts of disgusting stuff. I have had a fantasy of designing footwear which might 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 yet it doesn't work on any form of foot put on 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 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 fixed and intense rolling of the tires implies that loads of the debris will likely 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 best way that the grooves are designed it only makes the soles hard to scrub. It implies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots will likely be crammed up with debris and wouldn't assist a lot in serving to the wearer to successfully 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 product of rubber there isn’t a necessity for such elaborately designed grooves that solely acquire dirt. I wonder why there aren’t chemists and clothes technicians engaged 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 might make it pointless to make grooves on the soles of sneakers. I have observed some unusual designs that don't contribute to function. It seems to me that grooves are just put on the soles of shoes for vogue functions. This goes for sneakers too. Quite a lot of sneakers which could be good in design in other methods, have very impractically designed soles. As far as sweatpants , scrub pants , and other such sorts of pants, there are those which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are these with drawstrings. Of course I am not an skilled in making shoes or shoe-soles and i may very well be flawed , however I'm sufficient of an skilled in carrying sneakers meant for active lifestyles and I think that lots of shoe manufacturers are specializing in the wrong 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 back of the pants waist area. I hate something with a drawstring waist. I feel it makes the drawstring less efficient and it defeats the aim of the drawstring. Underwear: I have been in shops similar to Okay-Mart and Goal where there are a big variety of women’s underwear. It is difficult to search 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 for my part. I desire consolation, durability and easy-care. All that doesn't speak for me. Anything that gets stuck you-know-the place is unacceptable. I have been within the underwear section of malls and different stores (I must admit I never regarded in Victoria’s Secret however I don’t count on to find something sensible there), and I have seen older ladies trying to find something that is age-acceptable and dignified and , again, practical. There may be little apart from these hi-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 always been about physically limiting girls. That’s the way I have a look at it. Also one of the links below lead to an article about how there will probably be a women’s like of clothing which can be impressed 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 discovered to what I favor is a certain Jockey model temporary “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the better kind of design to get. Elastic that is merely sewn ONTO the waist and legs tends to be much less rugged and the stitching can come undone extra simply . I need to order a measurement bigger than I usually would so 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 true function of “athletic bras” the way they are designed. I sure 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 are very quick however I'm wondering if they will develop back issues later in life. I know that I might not be addressing the wants of ladies born with sure sizes, or who have special wants equivalent to after surgical procedure, however sport bras must be made to have sufficient comfy tension to forestall bouncing. There is 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 precise area that will make bras pointless. It could be wonderful for warmer weather and for simplicity, so that you don’t have to bother with attaching a bra after which a shorts bra shirt. Simply keep “them” from transferring. Just slip into your shirt (and other clothes ) and you may go out to stroll , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a factor? I believe I discussed in one in every of my previous posts that Coolibar had a fairly good pant for girls referred to as Sun Pant. I am certain a variety of girls would need such varieties of clothing. I then installed an elastic band to supply more tension for the reason that waist band can 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 involved chopping into the again of the waistband area because the drawstring was sewn into that area. It is vitally sensible for a variety of activities. It isn't so lengthy that the hem drags on the floor. It isn't for very extremely popular weather but that can depend on your own ability to tolerate sizzling weather. It is of a fabric mix that is not like cotton. All pants ought to have pockets, however sometimes the way in which the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I discover it's a really individual thing. That 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 Solar Pant. It is meant to be used with a belt but I find that I don’t need one to wear this pant. I discovered a pant on Cabela’s that is for men, however which fits well and it's named “The utility Pant” (see one of many final two hyperlinks under). It stretches a bit so it doesn't get tight if you bend or transfer. Of course not everybody has the identical determine as I do so others might need a distinct opinion. However normally this is an efficient sort of pant . If you do like it you should write to the corporate and tell them to cling on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the entrance pockets are designed so because the openings are slits nearly completely parallel with the waist. I believe they'll discontinue it so you might want to offer it a attempt. The material stretches so it is not as bad as if it have been with denims with these sorts of pockets. It's an impractical design and that i don’t know why clothes designers make pant pockets like this. With these sorts of pockets you must maneuver your arms in a more unnatural method and even carry the hem of your shirt to place your arms in your entrance pants pockets. It has to be for type, nothing else. Pockets ought to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is sweet too. It is a good idea to have zippered pockets. Anyone who has ever gotten his/her open pocket caught on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike whereas passing by too shut will know what I imply. However generally zippers may cause scrapes to the again of the hand when you put your hands in. There is a have to design zippers of non-scraping materials for this objective. There is also another men’s pant from Columbia. I believe I mentioned them before (see one among the 2 hyperlinks under). Why aren’t any clothes designers working on this? They are of a good materials for scorching days, however for me, I found 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 hardly ever use shorts even after i jog. However once more, I should settle for no matter comes near what I need. I came throughout a working brief called Brooks Sherpa IV. I have a tendency to simply go to clothes stores to have a look at designs and materials . What I did like about it was the lightweight materials. I just questioned why regular long pants will not be manufactured from such a fabric. It can be wonderful for a hiking pant meant for extremely popular weather. The material was very much like a very very lightweight softshell. There's one from the North Face referred to as The Prolix jacket. I really like softshell clothes. It is vitally lightweight, not excellent for cold weather by itself but you can put layering beneath it. It is versatile and matches excellently and allows freedom of motion. However softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer time. Additionally , why aren’t there any really really practically-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make an ideal summertime softshell. There must be a vest for touring. I find myself wishing for such a factor. It doesn't exist. Why not make considered one of lightweight and stretchy materials? I know that I have said to a lot on this post. I will cease for now. I hope I didn't bore anyone. I've plenty of ideas for the higher design of clothing and I will most likely put up once more with my ideas unless
