Clothing
Posted by Minke on Jun 04, 2010 · Member since Feb 2010 · 3503 posts
Please forgive me if there is already a thread for this, I have really just started talking on the forums.
I have been looking for organic cotton clothing, clothing made from recycled products, hemp clothing, etc but they're always insanely priced. Does anyone know of a website/store that has this type of clothing at a somewhat reasonable price? I understand that it's more expensive to produce these items but there is absolutely no way that I can buy a tank top for $80!
And just in case anyone is thinking about it, I already go to thrift stores but to be quite honest, everything there is ugly.
I don't care if the discussion goes off-topic, post about your shopping problems if you want! Sorry I'm not posting that much, I'm sick not ignoring everyone. :)
You're not alone! One of my friends has problems clothing shopping too.
try being 5'11 and wanting cute jeans that cost under $100
at least if their too long you can cut the bottoms off - I can't really sew any extra on....well, without looking like a weirdo.....
I'm tall too and pants shopping is a bitch! Even the long sizes @ Express, old navy, and gap are too short for me! I always have to buy the expensive ones too, but at least they usually last awhile. Nordstrom will do free alterations if you find them with a enough fabric in the hem to legthen them, Alloy you can order cheap ones that are long, but they usually end up being, well, cheap... Sorry this is off the topic about organic clothes...I liked the ebay idea!
I've gotten a few pairs of jeans form alloy, but their sizes are soooo screwy....I normally wear a 10, but a 10 to them is ultra tiny!!
I get the majority of my jeans from The Buckle - they do the boy size thing, like 32/36 - perfect....but they're $100 a pair....so I only get new jeans once a year...maybe....thank god I don't have to worry about finding dress pants....
I tried ordering from Alloy once but I agree with you on their sizes, sooooo messed up! It was either Alloy or Delias or both. A lot of wasted money there.
Edit: I really like the pants I'm wearing right now, they're pretty perfect in size, length and fit. They're called Faded Glory, nothing fancy but if they fit well and look good on me I'm happy. I usually either get hand me overs when it comes to pants or I get them from Deb. They have a really wide variety of styles and sizes, it's really hit or miss for me though. This is why I only really own 2-3 pants.
You're not alone! One of my friends has problems clothing shopping too.
try being 5'11 and wanting cute jeans that cost under $100
at least if their too long you can cut the bottoms off - I can't really sew any extra on....well, without looking like a weirdo.....
I'm tall too and pants shopping is a bitch! Even the long sizes @ Express, old navy, and gap are too short for me! I always have to buy the expensive ones too, but at least they usually last awhile. Nordstrom will do free alterations if you find them with a enough fabric in the hem to legthen them, Alloy you can order cheap ones that are long, but they usually end up being, well, cheap... Sorry this is off the topic about organic clothes...I liked the ebay idea!
I've gotten a few pairs of jeans form alloy, but their sizes are soooo screwy....I normally wear a 10, but a 10 to them is ultra tiny!!
I get the majority of my jeans from The Buckle - they do the boy size thing, like 32/36 - perfect....but they're $100 a pair....so I only get new jeans once a year...maybe....thank god I don't have to worry about finding dress pants....
I get mine from the Buckle too, usually Silvers or I can't remeber the name of the onther ones...
yep, mine are all Silver! best jeans ever!
To solve the pants problem: do as I do and wear dresses/skirts! I haven't worn pants in... Years..
Or go in the opposite direction and solve the problem of vanity sizing by wearing boy jeans. I mean sure, you have to know for a fact that you have a 28 or 30 or 36 inch waist or whatever, but at least then you don't end up walking into a store and having the stupid emotional rollercoaster of being a size zero (wtf?!) in one style and a size six in another (this has happened to me - yeah, they were skinny jeans, but still... six sizes?).
Or go in the opposite direction and solve the problem of vanity sizing by wearing boy jeans. I mean sure, you have to know for a fact that you have a 28 or 30 or 36 inch waist or whatever, but at least then you don't end up walking into a store and having the stupid emotional rollercoaster of being a size zero (wtf?!) in one style and a size six in another (this has happened to me - yeah, they were skinny jeans, but still... six sizes?).
It's even more fun in Europe, where each country has its own way of arriving at measurements. Go into C and A or any European chainstore and you will see long cardboard labels hanging from clothes. I'm a Spanish 46, a French 48, a UK 16 and a US 14. In Germany I think I'm closer to a 40. I once saw a documentary which "explained" how they got to those numbers but it was more confusing than anything.
And most Spanish stores that sell bras don't carry any cup size but A and B. I need a C cup but in the normal shops they will just sell you the next size up. So instead of say a 40C in inches, they hand me a 42 and say deal with it. I have to go to a special corsetiere and pay boocoos to get a C cup. At one point I was reduced to buying nursing bras!
I would not want to live in Spain! We have the same problem here too, I can be one size in a brand and a complete 180 in another. It only makes it that much harder. And I don't like guy pants but even then they do the same things. I'm a 28 in waist and I would fit in that sometimes and others I would not. And I REALLY hate skirts and dresses. I am a pants only person. :)
The solution, of course, is that we all need to become filthy stinking rich, buy out a sweatshop, and employ the workers as our own personal tailors, for the salary such a job demands.
or you could literally run a SWEATshop and produce nothing but sweatpants and live in them.
Mmmmmmmmmm sweatpants. I LOVE THEM.
I hate sweatpants too, lol. I'm very picky with my clothing. Maybe I just need to SWEAT my way into pants, as in lose some weight. Can't lose my body shape though, that'll always be there. I don't want to get rid of my body shape anyway!
Okay, okay, anyone here into fashion and clothes making? You need to start a business and make us some clothing that fits! :>
RL has organic t's, they are expensive but I found them for $7 ea at Marshals.
I shop for Patagonia deals on ebay. If you find a few items from a seller you and always bundle up and save on combined shipping. As far as shoes, I am really happy with a pair of Sanuk Kingstons.
We should start up a trader V-dubs forum.. items for sale, trader and or barter... or classifieds. :)
Marshals is one of those places like TJ Maxx, right? I think we might have one near us. For some reason I always forget ebay exists, I'm surprised since I've always found awesome deals on there. I think I just get nervous buying from other people online. When it comes to shoes, I'm pretty dead set on Earth shoes. They're the only shoes that can survive on me and the only ones that don't kill my feet.
Your idea sounds a bit like Freecycle :)
Freecycle? Sorry not familiar. I am sure my idea is not the first. :)
Yes Marshals, TJ Maxx, Ross, AJ Wright, Homesense, Winners and Stylesense are all under the parent company of TJX. Ebay is excellent if you know what you want and what you are willing to pay. I have them email me when certain items are listed. Add Daffys, Century 21 and Burlington Outfitters to the list. Thing is you have to hold out for decent stuff. I dont head to the store to buy stuff, I go to look for organic/sustainable.
I have found american apparel organic t's at salvation army. And I dont mind supporting a non profit that uses organic shirts. A number of bands are also supporting more ethical wears.
Yeah, I saw about the bands, I like my clothes plain for the most part but when I was younger I bought a couple of State Radio shirts and they were all made in the USA (and could possibly have been organic, can't remember now).
Is Burlington Outfitters different from Burlington Coat Factory? You can tell I don't shop for clothes much.
Unfortunately, all of our Goodwills and Salvation Armys here are TERRIBLE.
http://www.freecycle.org/
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