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Why, Why, Why????

wvumountiefan — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:56:33 GMT

Just got the email for IM TSV and the inseam on the regular pants is 28 inches!! I am 5'10" and do not prefer my pants to be half way up my calf in the fall and winter!! Why can't they offer tall if they offer petite??

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corita — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:09:22 GMT

28 inches seems short even for regular length!! Regulars are usually 30 inches long.....

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susan_ca — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:14:09 GMT

I purchased these pants. BEFORE washing, the inseams are 28 inches. AFTER washing, the inseams shorten to 26 inches.

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Perkup — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 01:06:23 GMT

I am only 5'1" and wear petites, which are usually 27 1/2 or 28 inches in the inseam. Cannot imagine why a regular pant would be that length. However, maybe they weren't intended to be full length pants.

Assuming your measurements are correct, I wouldn't buy any more IM pants in the future.

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PINKdogWOOD — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:06:18 GMT

I'm 5'4 and these lengths sound really short for me too. Not spending $39 + tax + s/h on a pant just to hope that the regular length would be long enough especially for fall/winter wear. They say MRP is a whopping $72.00!!!!! so this $39 is a real bargain? Not so much in my pocket book.

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wishmoon — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 14:33:41 GMT

I truly think the Q is getting away from Talls, why, I don't know because it leaves out a large segment of the viewers. If we can't get our size, we'll go elsewhere to buy our pants. Whenever I go into a store to buy jeans, Talls are the ones sold out first.

Just wish someone would hear us.

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nuck — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 14:44:25 GMT

I got the email this am and they are ankle pants, so that is why they have the shorter inseam. I love the look on others, but on me ankle pants look and feel like my pants are too short!

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Mtnbikegirl — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 14:44:43 GMT

I'm only 5'5", and I often buy TALLS in jeans because I hate when they shrink and they look too short. I would rather have a little baggy look at the ankle when I wear a boot then too short!

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mnmom — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 15:56:38 GMT

I recently returned some pants of Renee G.'s for the same reason. A 28" inseam might work for now with sandals, but later on way too short. I am only 5'4".

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Sweetbay magnolia — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 16:09:55 GMT

That's a high water look, in my book. Nothing stylish about that, but it could be my generation speaking. And my body type. Looks like you had to wear your older siblings' stuff and you had a growth spurt. If it works for others I am certainly not opposed.

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Parris70 — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 16:15:57 GMT

does anyone have the item #? thanks

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beastielove — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 16:34:07 GMT

I'm also 5'10" tall and have been buying my jeans/jeggings/Bermuda shorts,etc. from HSN via the Diane Gilman line for years.

Diane not only carries a plethora of sizes in petite and average but she does the same for us tall girls too!

Her tall inseams are 33" and at times have even been 34".

Hope this helps.

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lovesrecess — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 02:15:47 GMT

28"" is ankle pant length

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willdob3 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 02:51:04 GMT

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willdob3 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 02:53:39 GMT

If that is the length of the regular length pants it is obvious they are some sort of cropped pants. That should delight most ladies. lol...

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millieshops — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:23:00 GMT

Good question. Since the answer has to have a lot to do with how many sell, I'd like to know what percentage of sales generally go to TALL sizes. I have no idea, but I do know on the other end of the scale, I was upset a few years back when one of my favorite department stores decided to close down its PETITE department because sales were too low to justify the space the department needed.

Apparently, more petites shop QVC than talls? Or is it harder to design for talls than petites or are ankle pants just not that attractive on tall women? I just know ankle pants are perfect for me. I live almost the whole year in sandals and ankle pants are almost always more flattering on me than capris and even full-length pants. They just hit the sweet spot and don't need a trip to the tailor.

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Stepping stone — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:09:20 GMT

I don't understand either, all these kids around here are a lot taller than we were. I'm 5'6" and that was tall in the 70's. I wouldn't wear a pair of ankle pants. It just looks like my pants are too short. When I was a teenager, I got boys jeans so they would be long enough. Shouldn't be that way now.

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debcakes — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:28:26 GMT

I am short and usually buy petites. I need a 29 in. inseam. This seems very short if it is not a petite. Some petites are a little short on me, but every reg. length needs shortening.

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Labbylove — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:54:59 GMT

I agree, from the posts I see, these would be short on women who are 5'4! I'm 5'9 and I'd have to have at least a 30" inseam to make it to my ankles!

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Labbylove — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:56:58 GMT

I agree, from the posts I see, these would be short on women who are 5'4! I'm 5'9 and would have to have at least a 30" inseam to even make it to my ankles!