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[NoelSeven]

On 11/4/2014 cody said:

Noel, good morning. I have a cousin that is 4'11' and she had to buy clothes in the kids department for years. Pretty tough when you are 60 though.

Sushi, I am jealous. I used to be 5'11'. Last bone density test I was 5'8 1/2. So there is still hope, lol.

Bird mama, yep, Penny's has been my go to for years but they don't have much variety or quality anymore.

5' 11"? Wow I can only dream of being tall... DH is over 6', and at least our daughter is taller than I am, lol.

[cody2]

Sushi, hair is STICK STRAIGHT. Perms barely made a bend in my hair and I always wanted hair like Carole King. I still would rock that do if I could get it.

[NoelSeven]

On 11/4/2014 Sushismom said:

Noel, I used to hem most of my pants, too. But I've gotten lazy so even though the shorts in Old Navy jeans are about an inch too long, I just live with it now.

All my dress pants I've had for a while now and they've been hemmed. And unless I start frequenting fancy places, my jeans do for most things.

ETA: Cody, funny how we always want things we don't have. I've always wanted to be tall and long-legged. I've also wanted straight hair. It's only in the past few years I've come to terms with my wavy hair and I'm 58. Now I think back on all the time I wasted blow drying my hair straight, lol.

I put up with the longer pants, too, and try not to trip, lol. Find your perfect inseam and try looking for pants that way. I can find some on QVC, but so many of their crop pants flare at the bottom, which personally, I do not like. It reminds me of the old bellbottoms.

Kohl's sells a lot of crop pants in Spring and early Summer, I've found cute jeans there meant to be crop pants, and they don't flare. Luckily, I'm easy on clothes, so I can keep them awhile.

[Snik]

I WISH!!!!!! I have a 26" inseam... And worse, I wear a size 4 ring..try finding THAT stuff!

[ShowMe]

Cody......have you tried shopping at Dillard's for the talls.......When I worked there, we had quite a nice selection of talls......from several different vendors........ And boy, when they were on sale, they sold like wild fire......

I am 5'3", and really do have a problem find petites for myself....... The 28" inseam is the best for me, but when they get down to 27" that starts a whole different story. I have been known to buy ankle pants to just get the 28".....but then I don't have the right length in the crotch up to my waist..... Like in Quacker Factory.....they sell short, but I strictly need petite in their pants and they don't make them........ Can't stand to be sitting and have so much material in the front.....if you know what I mean......

[Oostende]

I feel your pain, cody. I'm only 5'9" but I need a 34 inch inseam for flat shoes. I need 36" if I'm going to wear anything with any heel.

I feel your pain. Banana Republic Martin fit pants are my best friends. I just buy jeans at Buckle and the kid stores. They usually sell jeans by waist/inseam so I can find just what I need.

Good luck!

[rarejan]

Well that would explain why I couldn't find any when I searched for them recently. Bummer. I'm 5'10" and really need Talls. I know other places sell them like Woman Within for instance, but D & C have always been my go to for jeans. Maybe we need to make a fuss again!

[CardinalGirl]

I don't order many pants from QVC because they don't often offer petite sizes.

[lulu2]

Oh how I'd love to have long legs.

[ivey]

I order pants because I can find D & C petites and they feet ok. Just order Liz Claiborne, and the length was fine in petite--material was horrible. I think talls and petites have trouble shopping and there are a lot of us. A friend can hardly find talls in the B & M stores. She's 6'1" and thin like a model.