That is extra a rant than anything, and a bit faraway from the discussion of hiking, and hiking clothes for women. Sure I would love to begin a clothes firm of my own which might also have it’s personal “social mission” so to speak. Clothes corporations objectives are being profitable by targeting ladies. In the process nearly all of clothes corporations make the world worse for ladies. It is as if it is an agenda against girls. In all probability most women’s styles are designed and conceptualized by males from the drawing board to the ultimate sewing collectively of the apparel merchandise. The few ladies who're in the women’s clothing design industry apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a development towards higher clothing designs for girls who need practicality, dignity and operate of their clothes. And that's the place the dilemma is available in for a lot of ladies who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Ladies who simply need functional, snug clothes are truly underrepresented . Certain, lots of people would say “Not so. Since a whole lot of low-rise or skin-tight denims, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-size shorts, and tastelessly-quick skirts are the form of clothes that probably nearly all of ladies purchase (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothing) , then it means those are the types that can proceed to be manufactured and moreover these sorts of “feminine styles” will make their method into all types of women’s clothes, even those which are alleged to be for function not vogue. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches etc. It is not the only clothing firm that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates vogue into function. It brings us again to the place we began. As fairly a number of girls who posted here on “Hiking Lady” have mentioned, they resort to men’s clothes for better fit, higher consolation, higher freedom of movement and higher durability. I'd say that usually unisex sizing is the most effective strategy to go with some options that may help accommodate people who might have a bit extra hip or stomach (both men and women). Nearly all of women’s “active wear” just don’t have it. ’s clothes. Men’s sizes are larger even in relation to “small” sizes for males. I doubt that is impossible. Generally, girls can fit into men’s clothing this way. The scrubs were offered by the facility. I recently was working in a research facility and was required to wear scrubs. I instructed her that in relation to scrubs, a size small pant does not fit me and it's strange as a result of most small-measurement men’s pants match me. The availability individual stated she thought a size small would fit me. The supply particular person said that it's as a result of girls have hips and males don’t. I instructed her that it appears that evidently a lot of small-sized men would discover it exhausting to fit in most small-sized scrubs too. What lots of people appear to forget is that some males do have pretty-distinguished 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 fairly often develop bigger hips. Years ago, I recall a radio industrial for a special sort of Levis jeans which were meant for older men and it was stated that the features had extra room in the hip and thigh. But men have a better deal in terms of clothes. Women’s clothing is at all times made to include style reasonably than operate. EMS and REI and Sierra Buying and selling Put up, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Information, and varied different such stores, or on-line stores have a few of the better sorts of clothes meant for hiking and different out of doors actions. Manufacturers resembling Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and numerous others. These manufacturers tend to have the very best supplies, and the most effective features. They have one of the best mixture of fabrics in order to be lightweight as possible for sizzling days and which may protect in chilly days without a variety of bulk. They are likely to have SPF built in to protect the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to make use of a big 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 simply was uncomfortable to put on and simply had a very awkward look to it. But, I've seen such absurdly-lower jackets for ladies by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to boost the feminine form whereas being “useful” for outside activity, or that's what the designers had in thoughts and yet I need to surprise what they have been pondering by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and limiting when i moved. I don’t know the way it ever obtained manufactured and doubtless 1000's have been made and it gave the impression to be a waste of time and supplies and it appeared as if the “quality management people” missed some main design flaws. I wish I wrote down the type quantity so that maybe I might find a hyperlink to it within the web and perhaps you all can see for your self. There are different women’s lively wear that might not be as extreme but which still have sufficient lack of perform so that almost all lively girls just can't use them. The Gap and Previous Navy should not significantly for lively wear but they've small line of such clothing. I think that they are awful in materials and design. The Hole, Outdated Navy, Modell’s, Target, K-Mart and different such shops, primarily only have clothes manufactured from cotton ( with a couple of exceptions). Modell’s is alleged to be a “sports store” nevertheless it carries train clothes for women which is made by Nike, Addidas (and so on) and though these are properly-known brand names, I find that they really put a lot fashion into clothes at the expense of operate. They went out of enterprise years in the past however they also had clothing for ladies 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-recognized store in decrease Manhattan which sells all kinds of out of doors/camping/hiking gear and clothing. There used to be a store in NYC referred to as Herman’s and one other known as Robbin’s. Far from it. I've seen ladies in these stores talking to sales associates and saying that they've appeared all over the place for extra practical designs . There is a company that a variety of you most likely have heard of referred to as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s active put on. There are various Modell’s and one Sports activities Authority, and some Outdated Navy’s and It would seem that there are a number of shops that would have one thing for each girl. Guess what? It doesn’t work. The majority of their styles are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” whereas taking part in sports or participating in rugged out of doors activities. Why do I always 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 who aren’t? Their women’s bathing suits are really useless. They're meant for girls who have excellent figures , even who're skilled fashions and the bathing fits are sexist for my part. They might proceed a certain fashion for several seasons or they might change the model and by no means revive it. Why should any bathing suit be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the top be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had certain sorts of designs referred to as “Grab and Go” which means that the clothes are so practically designed you could simply seize 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. Throughout my life I've gone from retailer to retailer throughout certain instances of the year in search of the most effective rugged and purposeful clothes for winter or summer time. It is at all times arduous to find anything near what I need. It usually goes for footwear and slippers and different footwear too. I typically need to take no matter comes closest and that's often within the men’s section. There are designs which I will go to my grave scratching my head over concerning why they had been made the way in which they have been.. I as soon as found some comfortable slip-ons made by Teva. But the absurd thing was that the soles have been designed with fairly-deep grooves that were very carefully spaced and they had been all over the only real . Simply why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They are the main piece of clothing that will be touching the bottom and going by means 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 perceive why such a design was made. To allow climbing on rocky or uneven surfaces, and but it doesn't work on any type of foot wear 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 producer noticed this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and so on) get caught in the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the fixed and intense rolling of the tires means that a whole lot of the debris will be hurled off. No human can create that form of bodily force to repeatedly drive the mud and pebbles and debris to be hurled out of the shoe’s soles. The way that the grooves are designed it only makes the soles exhausting to wash. It implies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots will likely be crammed up with debris and wouldn't help much in helping the wearer to effectively climb; that is 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 need for such elaborately designed grooves that solely acquire dirt. I ponder why there aren’t chemists and clothing technicians working on a greater form of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips higher on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking sneakers are used, and it will make it unnecessary to make grooves on the soles of footwear. I have seen some unusual designs that don't contribute to function. It appears to me that grooves are simply put on the soles of footwear for style functions. This goes for sneakers too. Plenty of sneakers which would be good in design in different methods, have very impractically designed soles. As far as sweatpants , scrub pants , and other such kinds of pants, there are these which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are those with drawstrings. In fact I'm not an knowledgeable in making footwear or shoe-soles and i might be wrong , however I'm enough of an professional in wearing footwear meant for energetic lifestyles and I feel that quite a lot of shoe manufacturers are specializing in the fallacious thing. I ponder 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 again of the sports bra and leggings set pants waist space. I hate something with a drawstring waist. I feel it makes the drawstring less effective and it defeats the aim of the drawstring. Underwear: I've been in stores akin to Okay-Mart and Goal the place there are a big number of women’s underwear. It is hard to seek out the form of briefs that almost all of our grandmothers used to wear, not “hi-cuts,” not ” boy shorts,” not thongs. All are horrible for my part. I prefer consolation, durability and simple-care. All that doesn't speak for me. Something that gets stuck you-know-where is unacceptable. I have been within the underwear part of department stores and other shops (I must admit I never regarded in Victoria’s Secret however I don’t expect to find something practical there), and I've seen older ladies trying to find one thing that's age-acceptable and dignified and , once more, sensible. There is little apart from these hi-cuts. See one of many links under for an article about the history of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” are usually not modest enough. It appears it has all the time been about physically limiting ladies. That’s the best way I have a look at it. Also one of the links under lead to an article about how there can be a women’s like of clothes which can 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 discovered to what I favor is a sure Jockey model temporary “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the better form 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 larger than I usually 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 understand the real objective of “athletic bras” the best 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 lively lifestyles ought to hold them in, nothing more. I've heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I've seen some feminine runners who seem like prime heavy and still they are very fast but I ponder if they'll develop back issues later in life. I know that I may not be addressing the needs of girls born with sure sizes, or who have special needs resembling after surgical procedure, but sport bras needs to be made to have enough comfy tension to prevent bouncing. There's a necessity for bras that do what some jock straps are purported to do. I want to design shirts and vests with tension built into the suitable area that might make bras pointless. It would be fantastic for warmer weather and for simplicity, so that you don’t must hassle with attaching a bra and then a shirt. Just keep “them” from moving. Just slip into your shirt (and other clothes ) and you may exit to walk , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a factor? I believe I mentioned in one in every of my previous posts that Coolibar had a reasonably good pant for women referred to as Solar Pant. I am certain quite a lot of ladies would want such sorts of clothes. I then put in an elastic band to offer extra tension because the waist band would be a bit too giant in any other case, and the pant is practically a dream. I did have to alter the waist myself by taking out the drawstring which concerned slicing into the again of the waistband area since the drawstring was sewn into that space. It is very practical for lots of actions. It's not so lengthy that the hem drags on the flooring. It isn't for very very hot weather but that may depend on your own ability to tolerate scorching weather. It is of a fabric blend that is not like cotton. All pants should have pockets, however typically the way in which the pockets are designed make them useless anyway. I find it's a really particular person thing. That is how most hiking pants must be designed. It's a teensy bit too dense for highly regarded weather very much like the original Coolibar Solar Pant. It is meant for use with a belt however I find that I don’t need one to wear this pant. I discovered a pant on Cabela’s that's for men, but which matches well and it's named “The utility Pant” (see one of the last two links under). It stretches a bit so it doesn't get tight when you bend or move. Of course not everyone has the identical figure as I achieve this others might need a unique opinion. But normally this is an efficient kind of pant . For those who do prefer it you must write to the company and tell them to dangle on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the front pockets are designed so because the openings are slits virtually completely parallel with the waist. I think they're going to discontinue it so you may want to present it a try. The material stretches so it isn't as bad as if it were with denims with these kinds of pockets. It is an impractical design and that i don’t know why clothes designers make pant pockets like this. With these sorts of pockets it's important to maneuver your hands in a extra unnatural way and even lift the hem of your shirt to place your arms in your entrance pants pockets. It has to be for model, nothing else. Pockets ought to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is good too. It is a good suggestion to have zippered pockets. Anyone who has ever gotten his/her open pocket caught on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike while passing by too shut will know what I imply. However typically zippers can cause scrapes to the back of the hand when you set your palms in. There is a need to design zippers of non-scraping materials for this objective. There is also another men’s pant from Columbia. I think I discussed them before (see one in every of the two links beneath). Why aren’t any clothing designers working on this? They are of a superb material for hot days, but for me, I found myself removing the belt and sewing an elastic band within the again of the waistband space in order to make the belt unnecessary. I journey a bike. I rarely use shorts even when i jog. But once more, I need to settle for whatever comes close to what I want. I came throughout a working short referred to as Brooks Sherpa IV. I have a tendency to simply go to clothes stores to have a look at designs and supplies . What I did like about it was the lightweight materials. I simply wondered why regular lengthy pants aren't manufactured from such a fabric. It could be wonderful for a hiking pant meant for extremely popular weather. The fabric was very much like a very very lightweight softshell. There may be one from the North Face known as The Prolix jacket. I love softshell clothes. It is extremely lightweight, not superb for cold weather by itself however you possibly can put layering underneath it. It is flexible and fits excellently and permits freedom of movement. But 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 amazing summertime softshell. There must be a vest for touring. I discover myself wishing for such a thing. It does not exist. Why not make one in every of lightweight and stretchy material? I know that I've said to a lot on this post. I will stop for now. I hope I did not bore anyone. I have lots of concepts for the better design of clothing and I will in all probability submit again with my concepts unless I am told not to. I could
