This is extra a rant than anything else, and a bit removed from the dialogue of hiking, and hiking clothes for women. Yes I'd love to start a clothes firm of my own which might even have it’s own “social mission” so to speak. Clothes corporations goals are making a living by targeting girls. In the process the majority of clothes firms make the world worse for girls. It's as if it is an agenda towards women. In all probability 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 within the women’s clothing design trade apparently are doing little or nothing to instigate a pattern toward better clothing designs for girls who want practicality, dignity and perform of their clothes. And that is the place the dilemma comes in for a number of girls who don’t care about “Looking younger” or “Being girly.” Girls who simply want purposeful, snug clothes are actually underrepresented . Certain, lots of people would say “Not so. Since a lot of low-rise or pores and skin-tight jeans, and cleavage-revealing shirts and crotch-length shorts, and tastelessly-quick skirts are the kind of clothes that most likely nearly all of girls buy (judging by the prominence and availability of such clothes) , then it means these are the styles that may proceed to be manufactured and moreover these sorts of “feminine styles” will make their way into all kinds of women’s clothes, even those which can be imagined to be for operate not fashion. ” So their women’s shirts are designed with “princess seams” and curve-enhancing stitches and so forth. It is not the only clothes firm that makes “active-women’s wear” that incorporates trend into operate. It brings us back to the place we began. As fairly a number of girls who posted right here on “Hiking Lady” have stated, they resort to men’s clothes for better fit, better consolation, better freedom of movement and better sturdiness. I'd say that normally unisex sizing is the best strategy to go with some features that would assist accommodate people who might need a bit extra hip or belly (both women and men). The majority of women’s “active wear” simply don’t have it. ’s clothes. Men’s sizes are bigger even when it comes to “small” sizes for males. I doubt this is impossible. Basically, ladies can fit into men’s clothing this manner. The scrubs had been offered by the power. I lately was working in a research facility and was required to put on scrubs. I told her that when it comes to scrubs, a size small pant does not match me and it's strange because most small-size men’s pants fit me. The availability particular person mentioned she thought a sports bra with shorts measurement small would fit me. The provision person stated that it's because girls have hips and males don’t. I instructed her that it seems that a number of small-sized males would discover it exhausting to fit in most small-sized scrubs too. What a lot of people seem to neglect is that some males do have pretty-outstanding hips and the vast majority of men’s clothes are meant for males with perfectly straight hips. The truth is when males get older, of their 40s they very often develop bigger hips. Years in the past, I recall a radio industrial for a special type of Levis denims which have been meant for older males and it was said that the features had extra room within the hip and thigh. Yet men have a better deal with regards to clothes. Women’s clothing is always made to incorporate trend somewhat than perform. EMS and REI and Sierra Trading Post, and Moosejaw, and Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Guide, and varied other such stores, or online shops have a few of the higher kinds of clothing meant for hiking and different outdoor activities. Manufacturers reminiscent of Ex-Officio, Arctryx, The North Face, Sherpa, Marmot, Mammut, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia and various others. These manufacturers are likely to have the best possible materials, and one of the best options. They have the most effective mixture of fabrics so as to be lightweight as possible for sizzling days and which might protect in cold days without a lot of bulk. They are inclined to have SPF inbuilt to protect the wearer from the sun’s rays. I had to use a large dimension to have room for my shoulders and arms but then the part of the jacket that was below the waist bellowed out and just was uncomfortable to wear and just had a very awkward look to it. Yet, I've seen such absurdly-lower jackets for girls by The North Face. It was “merely” meant to reinforce the feminine type whereas being “useful” for outside exercise, or that is what the designers had in thoughts and but I must wonder what they had been thinking by making a jacket like this. It felt tight and proscribing after i moved. I don’t know the way it ever received manufactured and doubtless hundreds have been made and it appeared to be a waste of time and supplies and it seemed as if the “quality control people” missed some main design flaws. I wish I wrote down the style quantity so that perhaps I may discover a hyperlink to it in the internet and maybe you all can see for yourself. There are other women’s lively put on that will not be as extreme however which still have enough lack of perform so that the majority energetic ladies just can not use them. The Hole and Previous Navy should not significantly for lively put on however they've small line of such clothes. I feel that they're terrible in materials and design. The Hole, Outdated Navy, Modell’s, Goal, K-Mart and different such stores, basically solely have clothes manufactured from cotton ( with a number of exceptions). Modell’s is purported to be a “sports store” but it surely carries exercise clothes for ladies which is made by Nike, Addidas (etc) and though these are nicely-recognized model names, I discover that they actually put an excessive amount of fashion into clothing at the expense of operate. They went out of enterprise years ago but they also had clothing for ladies that I found to be impractically designed. In New York City the place I live there's one REI and two EMSs and one not-as-nicely-recognized retailer in decrease Manhattan which sells all sorts of outdoor/camping/hiking tools and clothes. There was once a retailer in NYC known as Herman’s and one other known as Robbin’s. Far from it. I've seen girls in these stores speaking to gross sales associates and saying that they have regarded in every single place for more practical designs . There is an organization that loads of you in all probability have heard of known as “Title 9.” They strictly make women’s lively wear. There are various Modell’s and one Sports Authority, and a few Previous Navy’s and It would appear that there are a lot of shops that would have one thing for every lady. Guess what? It doesn’t work. The majority of their kinds are meant to “enhance figures” and make the wearer “look feminine” while enjoying sports activities or engaging in rugged out of doors activities. Why do I always discover that the clothes that come the closest to being functional and rugged and sensible are the ones which might be discontinued and replaced by people who aren’t? Their women’s bathing suits are really ineffective. They're meant for women who've excellent figures , even who are skilled models and the bathing suits are sexist in my opinion. They could continue a sure style for several seasons or they may exchange the type and by no means revive it. Why ought to any bathing swimsuit be “hi-cut” or like a thong and the top be meant to reveal cleavage? Title 9 has had sure kinds of designs referred to as “Grab and Go” that means that the clothes are so virtually designed which you can just grab them, throw them on, and walk out the door to train or do anything. Are you going to go swimming or browsing , or are you going to work in a “gentleman’s club” ? I want that it was as marketed to be. All through my life I have gone from store to retailer during sure occasions of the 12 months on the lookout for the very best rugged and functional clothes for winter or summer time. It is always arduous to search out something near what I want. It often goes for footwear and slippers and different footwear too. I often should take no matter comes closest and that is often in the men’s part. There are designs which I'll go to my grave scratching my head over relating to why they have been made the way they had been.. I once found some snug slip-ons made by Teva. However the absurd factor was that the soles were designed with fairly-deep grooves that had been very carefully spaced they usually had been all over the sole . Just why aren’t sneakers and footwear made to be cleaned? They're the principle piece of clothes that might be touching the ground and going by way of all kinds of disgusting stuff. I've had a fantasy of designing shoes that are meant to be cleaned and are simple to wash. I can’t for the life of me perceive why such a design was made. To allow climbing on rocky or uneven surfaces, and but it doesn't work on any kind of foot wear like it really 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 clothes manufacturer seen this? With footwear, small rocks and mud and leaves and branches (and so forth) get stuck in the grooves of hiking boot soles. With a Jeep’s wheels, the fixed and intense rolling of the tires means that a variety of the debris can be hurled off. No human can create that form of bodily pressure to continually power the mud and pebbles and debris to be hurled out of the shoe’s soles. The best way that the grooves are designed it only makes the soles arduous to wash. It implies that the grooves on the soles of hiking boots can be stuffed up with debris and would not assist much in serving to the wearer to effectively climb; that is that if the grooves on the soles of hiking boots are literally meant to allow the wearer to climb. It appears to me that if the soles are made from rubber there isn’t a need for such elaborately designed grooves that only acquire dirt. I'm wondering why there aren’t chemists and clothing technicians working on a better type of rubber that grips on all surfaces or grips higher on rocky surfaces or wherever hiking sneakers are used, and it could make it unnecessary to make grooves on the soles of sneakers. I've noticed some unusual designs that don't contribute to function. It seems to me that grooves are simply placed on the soles of shoes for fashion functions. This goes for sneakers too. Quite a lot of sneakers which could be good in design in other ways, have very impractically designed soles. So far as sweatpants , scrub pants , and other such kinds of pants, there are these which have “elastic waist” or “comfort waist” and there are those with drawstrings. After all I'm not an expert in making sneakers or shoe-soles and that i might be improper , however I am sufficient of an skilled in wearing shoes meant for active lifestyles and I feel that lots of shoe manufacturers are specializing in the incorrect factor. I ponder why any pant is designed with a drawstring when an elastic waist would make it unnecessary . 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 believe it makes the drawstring much less effective and it defeats the purpose of the drawstring. Underwear: I've been in shops reminiscent of Ok-Mart and Goal where there are a big number of women’s underwear. It is difficult to search out the form of briefs that the majority of our grandmothers used to put on, not “hi-cuts,” not ” boy shorts,” not thongs. All are horrible in my view. I choose comfort, durability and straightforward-care. All that doesn't speak for me. Something that will get stuck you-know-where is unacceptable. I have been in the underwear part of shops and different stores (I have to admit I never appeared in Victoria’s Secret however I don’t anticipate to find anything sensible there), and I have seen older girls trying to find one thing that is age-appropriate and dignified and , again, sensible. There is little other than these hi-cuts. See one of the hyperlinks under for an article in regards to the history of women’s underwear. Even “briefs” usually are not modest enough. It seems it has all the time been about bodily limiting ladies. That’s the way in which I take a look at it. Also one of the links beneath lead to an article about how there might be a women’s like of clothing which will probably be impressed by “Barbie.” Isn’t this 2014? It implies that the elastic is sewn into the “hem” of the legs and waist. The closest I have found to what I want is a sure Jockey brand brief “Elance.” It has “banded” legs and waist which is the better kind of design to get. Elastic that is merely sewn ONTO the waist and legs tends to be less rugged and the stitching can come undone extra easily . I need to order a size bigger than I normally would in order that the waist would not be too tight. One major flaw with “Elance” is that the waist is designed to be tight. And, I don’t understand the true goal of “athletic bras” the way they're designed. I positive don’t care about “standing out.” ( I truly don’t in any case, and i don’t care). Bras meant for energetic lifestyles ought to hold them in, nothing extra. I've heard of bras meant to “lift and separate.” I have seen some female runners who look like high heavy and nonetheless they are very quick however I wonder if they will develop back issues later in life. I do know that I is probably not addressing the needs of ladies born with sure sizes, or who've particular wants such as after surgical procedure, but sport bras needs to be made to have sufficient comfortable tension to prevent bouncing. There's a necessity for bras that do what some jock straps are speculated to do. I wish to design shirts and vests with tension built into the correct area that may make bras pointless. It would be great for warmer weather and for simplicity, so you don’t have to bother with attaching a bra after which a shirt. Just keep “them” from shifting. Just slip into your shirt (and other clothes ) and you may exit to walk , jog or whatever. Why isn’t there such a factor? I think I mentioned in one in all my previous posts that Coolibar had a fairly good pant for ladies referred to as Sun Pant. I am sure a whole lot of women would want such types of clothing. I then put in an elastic band to provide extra tension for the reason that waist band would be a bit too giant in any other case, and the pant is practically a dream. I did have to change the waist myself by taking out the drawstring which concerned cutting into the again of the waistband space for the reason that drawstring was sewn into that space. It is very practical for numerous activities. It is not so long that the hem drags on the flooring. It's not for very extremely popular weather but that may rely by yourself capacity to tolerate scorching weather. It's of a material mix that's not like cotton. All pants ought to have pockets, but sometimes the best way the pockets are designed make them ineffective anyway. I find it is a very particular person thing. This is how most hiking pants ought to be designed. It is a teensy bit too dense for highly regarded weather very very similar to the original Coolibar Solar Pant. It is meant for use with a belt however I discover that I don’t need one to wear this pant. I found a pant on Cabela’s that's for men, but which fits nicely and it is named “The utility Pant” (see one of the last two links beneath). It stretches a bit so it does not get tight when you bend or transfer. Of course not everybody has the same determine as I do so others might need a distinct opinion. But in general this is an effective type of pant . Should you do like it you must write to the company and tell them to grasp on these pants. One flaw with this pant is that the front pockets are designed so because the openings are slits almost utterly parallel with the waist. I feel they'll discontinue it so that you may want to offer it a attempt. The material stretches so it is not as dangerous as if it have been with jeans with these sorts of pockets. It is an impractical design and that i don’t know why clothes designers make pant pockets like this. With these sorts of pockets you have to maneuver your fingers in a more unnatural means and even lift the hem of your shirt to place your palms in your entrance pants pockets. It must be for fashion, nothing else. Pockets needs to be a line down the thigh, or a diagonal line is good too. It's a good suggestion to have zippered pockets. Anyone who has ever gotten his/her open pocket caught on a door knob or the handlebar of a bike while passing by too shut will know what I mean. But sometimes zippers could cause scrapes to the again of the hand when you put your arms in. There's a have to design zippers of non-scraping materials for this objective. There is also another men’s pant from Columbia. I feel I mentioned them before (see one among the 2 links beneath). Why aren’t any clothes designers working on this? They're of a good materials for hot days, however for me, I found myself removing the belt and sewing an elastic band within the back of the waistband space in order to make the belt unnecessary. I journey a bike. I hardly ever use shorts even after i jog. However once more, I should settle for whatever comes close to what I need. I came across a running short referred to as Brooks Sherpa IV. I have a tendency to simply go to clothing shops to look at designs and supplies . What I did like about it was the lightweight materials. I just puzzled why regular lengthy pants should not made from such a material. It can be wonderful for a hiking pant meant for extremely popular weather. The material was very very like a really very lightweight softshell. There is one from the North Face referred to as The Prolix jacket. I really like softshell clothes. It is very lightweight, not excellent for chilly weather by itself however you can put layering below it. It is versatile and matches excellently and permits freedom of motion. However softshells are made for winter, spring and fall, not summer season. Also , why aren’t there any actually really virtually-designed vests? The Brook’s Sherpa IV would make an awesome summertime softshell. There needs to be a vest for touring. I find myself wishing for such a factor. It does not exist. Why not make considered one of lightweight and stretchy material? I do know that I have stated to a lot on this put up. I'll cease for now. I hope I did not bore anyone. I've plenty of ideas for the better design of clothing and I will probably submit once more with my concepts until I am informed to not. I might have been a bit political too.
