09 May 2005 06:23 pm
I hate having short legs. I dropped off some pants and skirts today to have them taken up and it’s going to cost $94 altogether. Sigh. Never mind, I’m really looking forward to wearing the pants - I’ve had them for ages and they are just way too long to try to get away with wearing, so I haven’t worn them yet. When I get them back I can finally throw away my awful pair of black pants that I wear to work. I always seem to wear things until they’re way beyond being publically acceptable. I hate clothes shopping.
May 9th, 2005 at 7:54 pm | [ Quote ]
That’s quite a lot of money just to have some clothes taken up. :-/
I wear high heels which means no problem with the pants! Yes I cheat, I know! lol
May 9th, 2005 at 9:48 pm | [ Quote ]
Yes, it does add up! And I wear high heels too, but it doesn’t make any difference
May 10th, 2005 at 3:56 am | [ Quote ]
ack! it ate my comment! what I said was…
that does suck!! that’s a lot of dough. I don’t understand why female pants aren’t like male pants - a waist size and a length size. It makes much more sense!!
May 10th, 2005 at 8:38 am | [ Quote ]
It does make sense, Dawn! I think Target has pants with different leg lengths, but they’re the only ones I’ve seen
May 10th, 2005 at 9:38 pm | [ Quote ]
there really is nothing acceptable about half mast trousers… especially when under a half mast leg is a white sock or gasp, a bare ankle…
May 11th, 2005 at 12:39 am | [ Quote ]
“EIIAAA”!!!
That’s what I had to enter, in order to leave this comment.
have you ever tried rolling up your pants?
May 11th, 2005 at 5:13 am | [ Quote ]
$94!!!??? Holy mack! Although I also have very short legs, I guess I don’t need to have things tailored to fit. My faves are GAP ankle length jeans, which fit like normal jeans on me. So sad.
May 12th, 2005 at 4:59 am | [ Quote ]
$94??!! Just how many pants are you having done??!! But you know what? I feel you though. Since I lost a lot of weight, I didn’t want to throw out my quality pants, so I had them all fixed. It beats buying more pants, right?
May 12th, 2005 at 5:15 am | [ Quote ]
True, groove. It seems no one repairs things anymore–especially shoes, for instance! The Shoe Repair shop is going the way of the typewriter, it seems.
May 12th, 2005 at 9:00 am | [ Quote ]
Missfee: Well, I’ll never have that problem!
Johnnie: Sometimes the codes are a bit weird! No, I haven’t rolled them up
Steph: Yes, I know it’s a lot
It adds up pretty quickly, unfortunately. And you’re right about repairing, people usually just buy new stuff. I try to get my shoes re-heeled when it’s needed though - like my clothes, I wear my shoes until the sole and the upper are hanging on by a thread 
Groove: There are 2 pairs of pants, which have to be hand done (which is why they cost more), a couple of skirts to be taken up, and a few dresses to be mended. There are 8 things altogether I think. So it averages out ok
I know what you mean about not wanting to throw away your pants - I have lost some weight since I bought the pants, and I’m having one pair taken in a little. I haven’t even worn them yet, and they’re already a bit big!
May 12th, 2005 at 4:34 pm | [ Quote ]
I would say why not just wear skirts, but then I realized that it’s almost winter for you