That is extra a rant than anything else, and a bit faraway from the dialogue of hiking, and hiking clothes for women. Yes I would love to start out a clothes company of my own which would also have it’s personal “social mission” so to talk. Clothes companies targets are earning money by concentrating on girls. In the method the majority of clothes firms make the world worse for ladies. It's as whether it is an agenda in opposition to ladies. Most likely most women’s types are designed and conceptualized by males from the drawing board to the ultimate sewing together of the apparel merchandise. The few women who are in the women’s clothes design business apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a development toward higher clothing designs for women who want practicality, dignity and function of their clothes. And that's the place the dilemma comes in for a lot of women who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Girls who just want useful, snug clothes are truly underrepresented . Positive, a lot of people would say “Not so. Since a number of low-rise or pores and skin-tight jeans, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-size shorts, and tastelessly-quick skirts are the form of clothes that probably the majority of girls purchase (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothes) , then it means these are the types that may continue to be manufactured and furthermore these sorts of “feminine styles” will make their means into all varieties of women’s clothes, even the ones which might be purported to be for function not trend. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches and so on. It isn't the only clothing firm that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates fashion into operate. It brings us again to the place we began. As quite a couple of ladies who posted right here on “Hiking Lady” have mentioned, they resort to men’s clothes for higher match, better consolation, higher freedom of movement and better sturdiness. I'd say that typically unisex sizing is one of the best way to go along with some features that might help accommodate individuals who might need a bit extra hip or belly (each men and women). Nearly all of women’s “active wear” just don’t have it. ’s clothing. Men’s sizes are bigger even relating to “small” sizes for males. I doubt this is unimaginable. Normally, women can fit into men’s clothing this fashion. The scrubs had been offered by the ability. I recently was working in a analysis facility and was required to wear scrubs. I instructed her that in the case of scrubs, a measurement small pant doesn't match me and it is unusual as a result of most small-size men’s pants match me. The provision particular person mentioned she thought a measurement small would match me. The supply particular person stated that it's as a result of women have hips and men don’t. I instructed her that evidently a variety of small-sized males would find it hard to fit in most small-sized scrubs too. What lots of people seem to neglect is that some men do have pretty-prominent hips and nearly all of men’s clothes are meant for males with completely straight hips. In actual fact when males get older, in their 40s they very often develop larger hips. Years ago, I recall a radio business for a special type of Levis jeans which had been meant for older men and it was mentioned that the features had extra room in the hip and thigh. Yet men have a greater deal in the case of clothes. Women’s clothes is at all times made to incorporate style moderately than function. EMS and REI and Sierra Trading Publish, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Information, and varied different such stores, or online stores have a few of the higher forms of clothes meant for hiking and other outside actions. Brands resembling Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and varied others. These manufacturers are likely to have the absolute best supplies, and the best options. They have the perfect mix of fabrics so as to be lightweight as potential for scorching days and which may protect in chilly days without a lot of bulk. They are likely to have SPF built in to protect the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to use a big size to have room for my shoulders and arms however then the part of the jacket that was under the waist bellowed out and simply was uncomfortable to put on and just had a very awkward look to it. But, I've seen such absurdly-minimize jackets for women by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to boost the feminine kind whereas being “useful” for out of doors activity, or that's what the designers had in mind and but I have to marvel what they had been thinking by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and limiting once i moved. I don’t know the way it ever got manufactured and probably 1000's had been made and it gave the impression to be a waste of time and supplies 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 may find a link to it in the web and possibly you all can see for your self. There are other women’s active put on that is probably not as excessive but which still have enough lack of perform so that the majority lively ladies simply cannot use them. The Hole and Old Navy will not be particularly for energetic wear but they've small line of such clothes. I feel that they're awful in material and design. The Hole, Previous Navy, Modell’s, Target, Ok-Mart and different such shops, essentially solely have clothes made of cotton ( with a number of exceptions). Modell’s is alleged to be a “sports store” nevertheless it carries train clothing for girls which is made by Nike, Addidas (etc) and though these are nicely-identified brand names, I find that they really put a lot style into clothing at the expense of operate. They went out of business years in the past however they also had clothes for girls that I discovered to be impractically designed. In New York City the place I reside there is one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-well-known store in lower Manhattan which sells all sorts of outdoor/camping/hiking tools and clothing. There was a store in NYC referred to as Herman’s and another known as Robbin’s. Far from it. I have seen ladies in these shops speaking to gross sales associates and saying that they've appeared all over the place for more sensible designs . There is a company that loads of you probably have heard of called “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s active wear. There are various Modell’s and one Sports Authority, and some Outdated Navy’s and It would seem that there are quite a lot of shops that would have something for every lady. Guess what? It doesn’t work. The vast majority of their kinds are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” whereas playing sports or engaging in rugged outside actions. Why do I at all times notice that the clothes that come the closest to being functional and rugged and sensible are those which might be discontinued and changed by those 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 fits are sexist in my view. They might continue a sure fashion for several seasons or they might change the style and never revive it. Why ought to any bathing suit be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the top be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had sure sorts of designs called “Grab and Go” that means that the clothes are so practically designed which you could just seize them, throw them on, and stroll out the door to exercise or do anything. Are you going to go swimming or surfing , or are you going to work in a “gentleman’s club” ? I wish that it was as marketed to be. All through my life I have gone from store to store during sure instances of the yr on the lookout for the perfect rugged and purposeful clothes for winter or summer season. It is always exhausting to search out something near what I want. It typically goes for sneakers and slippers and other footwear too. I often must take no matter comes closest and that is usually in the men’s section. There are designs which I'll go to my grave scratching my head over concerning why they had been made the way they had been.. I once found some snug slip-ons made by Teva. But the absurd factor was that the soles had been designed with pretty-deep grooves that have been very intently spaced and so they have been throughout the sole . Simply why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the main piece of clothes that will likely be touching the ground and going by way of all sorts of disgusting stuff. I have had a fantasy of designing shoes which might be meant to be cleaned and are simple to wash. I can’t for the life of me understand why such a design was made. To allow climbing on rocky or uneven surfaces, and but it does not work on any kind of foot wear like it 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 clothing manufacturer seen this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and many others) get stuck in the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the fixed and intense rolling of the tires means that loads of the debris will likely be hurled off. No human can create that sort of bodily force to continually force the mud and pebbles and debris to be hurled out of the shoe’s soles. The way that the grooves are designed it solely makes the soles onerous to scrub. It implies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots shall be stuffed up with debris and wouldn't assist a lot in serving to the wearer to effectively climb; that is if the grooves on the soles of hiking boots are actually meant to allow the wearer to climb. It seems to me that if the soles are manufactured from rubber there isn’t a need for such elaborately designed grooves that only gather dirt. I ponder why there aren’t chemists and clothing technicians working on a greater sort of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips better on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking sneakers are used, and it might make it unnecessary to make grooves on the soles of shoes. I've seen some unusual designs that do not contribute to operate. It seems to me that grooves are just put on the soles of sneakers for vogue purposes. This goes for sneakers too. A lot of sneakers which can 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 those which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are these with drawstrings. After all I'm not an professional in making sneakers or shoe-soles and i may very well be unsuitable , however I am sufficient of an knowledgeable in sporting footwear meant for energetic lifestyles and I believe that plenty of shoe manufacturers are specializing in the unsuitable factor. I'm wondering 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 in order that the drawstring is stitched into the back of the pants waist area. I hate something with a drawstring waist. I feel it makes the drawstring much less effective and it defeats the purpose of the drawstring. Underwear: I have been in stores equivalent to Okay-Mart and Goal the place there are a large number of women’s underwear. It is tough to seek out the type 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 want comfort, sturdiness and simple-care. All that doesn't speak for me. Anything that will get caught you-know-the place is unacceptable. I have been in the underwear part of shops and other shops (I have to admit I by no means regarded in Victoria’s Secret but I don’t count on to search out something sensible there), and I've seen older ladies trying to find one thing that's age-appropriate and dignified and , once more, practical. There is little apart from those hi-cuts. See one of the links below for an article about the history of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” usually are not modest sufficient. It appears it has all the time been about bodily limiting women. That’s the best way I take a look at it. Also one of the links below lead to an article about how there might be a women’s like of clothing which shall 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've found to what I prefer is a sure Jockey brand transient “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the better type of design to get. Elastic that's merely sewn ONTO the waist and legs tends to be much less rugged and the stitching can come undone more simply . I have to order a dimension larger than I normally would so that the waist wouldn't be too tight. One main flaw with “Elance” is that the waist is designed to be tight. And, I don’t understand the true goal of “athletic bras” the best way they are designed. I positive don’t care about “standing out.” ( I actually don’t in any case, and that i don’t care). Bras meant for active lifestyles should hold them in, nothing more. I've heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I have seen some female runners who appear to be top heavy and nonetheless they are very quick but I wonder if they are going to develop back problems later in life. I do know that I might not be addressing the needs of ladies born with sure sizes, or who've special needs resembling after surgical procedure, however sport bras must be made to have enough comfy tension to stop bouncing. There's a need for bras that do what some jock straps are speculated to do. I would like to design shirts and vests with tension constructed into the proper area that might make bras pointless. It would be fantastic for warmer weather and for simplicity, so you don’t need to bother 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 in every of my earlier posts that Coolibar had a reasonably good pant for ladies referred to as Solar Pant. I am sure a variety of women would want such forms of clothing. I then put in an elastic band to supply extra tension for the reason that waist band would be a bit too large otherwise, and the pant is practically a dream. I did have to change the waist myself by taking out the drawstring which concerned reducing into the again of the waistband space for the reason that drawstring was sewn into that area. It is very practical for quite a lot of actions. It's not so long that the hem drags on the floor. It's not for very very popular weather but that may rely by yourself ability to tolerate sizzling weather. It's of a fabric blend that's not like cotton. All pants should have pockets, however sometimes the way the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I find it is a very individual thing. This is how most hiking pants ought to be designed. It's a teensy bit too dense for very popular weather very very similar to the unique Coolibar Sun Pant. It is meant for use with a belt however I find that I don’t want one to put on this pant. I discovered a pant on Cabela’s that's for males, but which fits well and it's named “The utility Pant” (see one of the final two hyperlinks under). It stretches a bit so it doesn't get tight once you bend or move. Of course not everyone has the same determine as I accomplish that others might need a unique opinion. However generally this is an efficient type of pant . For those who do like 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 as the openings are slits virtually fully parallel with the waist. I believe they are going to discontinue it so you might want to offer it a strive. The fabric stretches so it is not as dangerous as if it were with jeans with these kinds of pockets. It's an impractical design and i don’t know why clothing designers make pant pockets like this. With these kinds of pockets you have to maneuver your palms in a extra unnatural way and even elevate the hem of your shirt to put your palms in your front pants pockets. It needs to be for type, nothing else. Pockets ought to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is good too. It's a good idea to have bra with shorts zippered pockets. Anyone who has ever gotten his/her open pocket stuck on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike whereas passing by too shut will know what I imply. However sometimes zippers may cause scrapes to the back of the hand when you put your hands in. There's a must design zippers of non-scraping materials for this objective. There can be one other men’s pant from Columbia. I feel I mentioned them earlier than (see one among the two hyperlinks under). Why aren’t any clothes designers engaged on this? They are of an excellent material for scorching days, however for me, I discovered myself removing the belt and sewing an elastic band in the again of the waistband space in order to make the belt pointless. I experience a bike. I rarely use shorts even once i jog. But once more, I must settle for no matter comes near what I need. I came across a working brief called Brooks Sherpa IV. I tend to just go to clothes shops to have a look at designs and supplies . What I did like about it was the lightweight materials. I simply puzzled why regular lengthy pants usually are not fabricated from such a cloth. It could be wonderful for a hiking pant meant for very hot weather. The fabric was very very like a really very lightweight softshell. There may be one from the North Face referred to as The Prolix jacket. I really like softshell clothing. It is rather lightweight, not very good for chilly weather by itself however you possibly can put layering under it. It is flexible and fits excellently and allows freedom of motion. However softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer. Additionally , why aren’t there any actually actually virtually-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make a great summertime softshell. There must be a vest for touring. I find myself wishing for such a factor. It doesn't exist. Why not make certainly one of lightweight and stretchy material? I know that I've said to much in this submit. I'll stop for now. I hope I did not bore anyone. I have a lot of ideas for the higher design of clothing and I will most likely put up once more with my concepts until I'm instructed not to. I may have been a bit political too.
