| You know this is a special pet peeve of mine. I have stopped myself several times from complaining about this very For a period of a few years, a few years ago, I started shopping very frequently for pants, shirts, etc. I once caught myself wondering why that was the case. The answer surprised me: I was not happy with the stuff I was buying. They would not fit comfortably after the initial wear. Then I noticed what was really the problem: 1) Pants are getting shorter, mostly in the inseams - the distance from the belt loops to bottom of the zippers. (In other words, pants now "sit below the hip", there is no more those that "sit at the hip"). 2) Shirts are getting shorter too. They don't go as far down under your belt as they used too. So, just these two combinations leave a good part of my lower belly exposed quickly and easily, something I do "not" like. 3) It is quite hard to find pants with basic options, like pleats and cuffs. Everything is flat fronted, it seems. So, it is easy to see why no one is shopping any more unless they really have to. Just my 2 cents :-) |