This is more a rant than anything else, and a bit removed from the dialogue of hiking, and hiking clothes for ladies. Sure I'd love to start out a clothing company of my own which might also have it’s own “social mission” so to talk. Clothing firms aims are earning money by targeting women. In the process the vast majority of clothes companies make the world worse for women. It's as if it is an agenda against ladies. Probably most women’s types are designed and conceptualized by males from the drawing board to the ultimate sewing together of the apparel item. The few women who're within the women’s clothing design trade apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a trend toward better clothing designs for girls who want practicality, dignity and function of 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 simply want functional, comfortable clothes are actually underrepresented . Positive, a lot of people would say “Not so. Since numerous low-rise or skin-tight jeans, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-length shorts, and tastelessly-quick skirts are the sort of clothes that most likely nearly all of women buy (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothes) , then it means those are the styles that may continue to be manufactured and moreover these kinds of “feminine styles” will make their method into all forms of women’s clothes, even the ones which might be purported to be for perform not style. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches and so forth. It's not the one clothing company that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates vogue into operate. It brings us back to where we began. As quite just a few ladies who posted here on “Hiking Lady” have mentioned, they resort to men’s clothing for better fit, better comfort, better freedom of movement and higher durability. I might say that generally unisex sizing is the perfect method to go along with some options that might help accommodate individuals who might have a bit extra hip or stomach (both women and men). Nearly all of women’s “active wear” just don’t have it. ’s clothes. Men’s sizes are bigger even relating to “small” sizes for males. I doubt this sports bra with shorts is inconceivable. Typically, girls can fit into men’s clothes this way. The scrubs have been offered 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 scrubs, a measurement small pant does not fit me and it's unusual as a result of most small-dimension men’s pants fit me. The provision individual stated she thought a dimension small would fit me. The provision person said that it's as a result of ladies have hips and males don’t. I told her that it appears that evidently a variety of small-sized men would find it exhausting to slot in most small-sized scrubs too. What lots of people appear to overlook is that some men do have pretty-outstanding hips and nearly all of men’s clothes are meant for men with completely straight hips. In truth when males get older, of their 40s they very often develop larger hips. Years in the past, I recall a radio industrial for a particular sort of Levis jeans which had been meant for older males and it was said that the options had extra room within the hip and thigh. Yet men have a better deal in relation to clothes. Women’s clothes is at all times made to incorporate fashion rather than perform. EMS and REI and Sierra Buying and selling Submit, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Guide, and varied different such stores, or online stores have some of the higher kinds of clothes meant for hiking and different outdoor actions. Brands corresponding to Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and various others. These manufacturers are likely to have the best possible materials, and the most effective options. They've one of the best mix of fabrics so as to be lightweight as potential for sizzling days and which may protect in chilly days without a number of bulk. They tend to have SPF built in 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 wear and just had a really awkward look to it. Yet, I've seen such absurdly-minimize jackets for girls by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to enhance the female form whereas being “useful” for out of doors activity, or that is what the designers had in mind and yet I have to wonder what they were considering by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and restricting once i moved. I don’t know the way it ever obtained manufactured and possibly 1000's had been made and it gave the impression to be a waste of time and materials and it seemed as if the “quality control people” missed some major design flaws. I wish I wrote down the model number so that maybe I might discover a link to it in the internet and perhaps you all can see for your self. There are other women’s lively put on that is probably not as excessive but which still have sufficient lack of perform so that almost all energetic girls just can't use them. The Gap and Previous Navy will not be significantly for active put on however they've small line of such clothing. I feel that they are terrible in materials and design. The Gap, Outdated Navy, Modell’s, Goal, K-Mart and different such stores, primarily only have clothes product of cotton ( with a few exceptions). Modell’s is alleged to be a “sports store” nevertheless it carries train clothes for girls which is made by Nike, Addidas (and many others) and although these are well-recognized brand names, I discover that they really put an excessive amount of trend into clothes at the expense of operate. They went out of enterprise years in the past however in addition they had clothing for women that I discovered to be impractically designed. In New York City where I live there is one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-nicely-known store in decrease Manhattan which sells all kinds of outside/camping/hiking tools and clothes. There used to be a retailer in NYC known as Herman’s and another known as Robbin’s. Removed from it. I have seen girls in these shops talking to gross sales associates and saying that they have regarded in all places for extra practical designs . There is a company that a number of you probably have heard of referred to as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s active put on. There are various Modell’s and one Sports Authority, and a few Outdated Navy’s and It would appear that there are lots of stores that might have one thing for each lady. Guess what? It doesn’t work. The majority of their types are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” whereas taking part in sports or engaging in rugged outside actions. Why do I at all times notice that the clothes that come the closest to being practical and rugged and sensible are those that are discontinued and replaced by people who aren’t? Their women’s bathing suits are really ineffective. They're meant for women who've perfect figures , even who're skilled models and the bathing suits are sexist for my part. They might proceed a sure type for several seasons or they might change the style and by no means 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 sorts of designs known as “Grab and Go” that means that the clothes are so practically designed which you can simply grab them, throw them on, and walk 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 wish that it was as advertised to be. All through my life I have gone from store to retailer throughout certain occasions of the 12 months on the lookout for the best rugged and practical clothes for winter or summer season. It is at all times laborious to find something near what I need. It typically goes for footwear and slippers and other footwear too. I typically should take no matter comes closest and that is normally in the men’s section. 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 found some snug slip-ons made by Teva. However the absurd factor was that the soles had been designed with fairly-deep grooves that had been very closely spaced and so they were throughout the sole . Simply why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the main piece of clothing that might be touching the ground and going by means of all kinds of disgusting stuff. I have had a fantasy of designing footwear which can be meant to be cleaned and are straightforward to scrub. I can’t for the life of me perceive 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 wear 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 manufacturer observed this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and so on) get caught within the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the constant and intense rolling of the tires means that quite a lot of the debris will probably be hurled off. No human can create that form of physical 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 arduous to clean. It implies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots will probably be stuffed up with debris and wouldn't help much in helping the wearer to successfully climb; that is that if the grooves on the soles of hiking boots are actually meant to enable the wearer to climb. It seems to me that if the soles are fabricated from rubber there isn’t a necessity for such elaborately designed grooves that only gather dirt. I wonder why there aren’t chemists and clothes technicians working on a better 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 pointless to make grooves on the soles of shoes. I have noticed some unusual designs that don't contribute to function. It appears to me that grooves are just put on the soles of shoes for style functions. This goes for sneakers too. Quite a lot 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 these which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are these with drawstrings. In fact I am not an knowledgeable in making sneakers or shoe-soles and i could possibly be wrong , but I'm enough of an knowledgeable in carrying shoes meant for active lifestyles and I feel that quite a lot of shoe manufacturers are focusing on the fallacious factor. 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 so that the drawstring is stitched into the back of the pants waist space. I hate something with a drawstring waist. I feel it makes the drawstring much less effective and it defeats the aim of the drawstring. Underwear: I have been in shops comparable to Ok-Mart and Goal the place there are a big variety of women’s underwear. It is difficult to search out the sort of briefs that almost all of our grandmothers used to wear, not “hi-cuts,” not ” boy shorts,” not thongs. All are horrible in my opinion. I desire comfort, durability and simple-care. All that doesn't communicate for me. Something that gets stuck you-know-where is unacceptable. I have been within the underwear part of department stores and different stores (I must admit I by no means seemed in Victoria’s Secret but I don’t count on to search out something sensible there), and I have seen older women trying to find one thing that is age-acceptable and dignified and , once more, sensible. There's little aside from these hello-cuts. See one of the links below for an article in regards to the history of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” should not modest enough. It seems it has always been about physically limiting ladies. That’s the way in which I look at it. Also one of the links under result in an article about how there shall be a women’s like of clothes which will 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 found to what I favor is a sure Jockey model temporary “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the better type of design to get. Elastic that is merely sewn ONTO the waist and legs tends to be less rugged and the stitching can come undone more easily . I should order a dimension bigger than I normally would so 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 perceive the real purpose of “athletic bras” the way they're 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 ought to hold them in, nothing more. I've heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I have seen some feminine runners who appear to be prime heavy and nonetheless they are very quick but I'm wondering if they'll develop again issues later in life. I know that I may not be addressing the needs of ladies born with sure sizes, or who've particular needs equivalent to after surgery, however sport bras should be made to have enough comfortable tension to prevent bouncing. There's a necessity for bras that do what some jock straps are presupposed to do. I would like to design shirts and vests with tension constructed into the suitable space that might make bras pointless. It can be fantastic for warmer weather and for simplicity, so that you don’t have to trouble with attaching a bra after which a shirt. Simply keep “them” from shifting. Just slip into your shirt (and different clothes ) and you may exit to walk , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a thing? I think I discussed in one of my previous posts that Coolibar had a reasonably good pant for ladies referred to as Sun Pant. I am certain numerous women would need such sorts of clothes. I then put in an elastic band to offer extra tension since the waist band would be a bit too large in any other case, and the pant is virtually a dream. I did have to change the waist myself by taking out the drawstring which involved cutting into the again of the waistband space because the drawstring was sewn into that space. It is extremely practical for lots of actions. It's not so long that the hem drags on the flooring. It isn't for very very hot weather however that may depend on your own skill to tolerate hot weather. It's of a material mix that isn't like cotton. All pants should have pockets, however typically the best way the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I find it is a very individual factor. This is how most hiking pants must be designed. It is a teensy bit too dense for very popular weather very very like the original Coolibar Sun Pant. It is supposed for use with a belt however I discover that I don’t need one to put on this pant. I discovered a pant on Cabela’s that is for men, but which matches properly and it is named “The utility Pant” (see one of many last two hyperlinks below). It stretches a bit so it does not get tight whenever you bend or move. In fact not everybody has the identical figure as I achieve this others might have a unique opinion. However generally this is an efficient type of pant . Should you do prefer it you must write to the company and tell them to hold on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the entrance pockets are designed so because the openings are slits virtually completely parallel with the waist. I think they'll discontinue it so that you might want to offer it a try. The material stretches so it is not as dangerous as if it have been with jeans 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 kinds of pockets it's important to maneuver your palms in a extra unnatural way and even lift the hem of your shirt to put your fingers in your entrance pants pockets. It must be for fashion, nothing else. Pockets needs to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is nice too. It's a good idea 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 imply. But typically zippers could cause scrapes to the again of the hand when you put your palms in. There is a must design zippers of non-scraping materials for this objective. There can be one other men’s pant from Columbia. I think I mentioned them before (see certainly one of the 2 hyperlinks under). Why aren’t any clothing designers working on this? They're of an excellent material for hot days, but 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 trip a bike. I not often use shorts even after i jog. But again, I should settle for whatever comes near what I need. I got here across a operating quick known as Brooks Sherpa IV. I tend to simply go to clothes stores to have a look at designs and supplies . What I did like about it was the lightweight material. I simply wondered why common long pants should not manufactured from such a material. It would be glorious for a hiking pant meant for very popular weather. The fabric was very very similar to a really very lightweight softshell. There is one from the North Face known as The Prolix jacket. I like softshell clothing. It is extremely lightweight, not very good for chilly weather by itself however you'll be able to put layering under it. It is flexible and matches excellently and allows freedom of motion. However softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer season. Additionally , why aren’t there any really really practically-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make an excellent 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 of lightweight and stretchy material? I do know that I have stated to much on this submit. I will cease for now. I hope I did not bore anybody. I've a whole lot of ideas for the higher design of clothes and I'll probably put up again with my ideas until I am told to not. I may have been a bit
