skinny arms
 

went shopping for a jacket/coat and tried on many sizes trying to find one that my normal sized arms would fit into. jackets, long sleeved tops etc all the same, made with skinny arms you can't get into or bend your arm. very frustrating.:thumbdown:

I noticed men's suits are extremely skinny again. as in the 60's. they look uncomfortable and make men look even tinier than they may want! my arms are long and sleeves don't always fit as I would like. now, tight too? sigh.

I've noticed this also. Was discussing this with friends, and we couldn't decide if this a new style, or an attempt on the manufacturers' part to save a bit of fabric. Perhaps as fabric has gotten narrower the pattern pieces also need to be narrower!

I have also found this when shopping for clothes. I have skinny arms and they don't even feel comfortable on me and it seems like what they took up in the arms they put on the end of the sleeve.

Not only are the arms skinnier than they used to be, but have you also noticed that the sleeve lengths are longer but the bodice of anything is much shorter than before?

I'm glad to hear that my arms may not be as fat as I thought! I have noticed the skinny arm trend, but just thought I was fat. But even as I tried to get a larger size, the body got too big, but the arms STILL were too small. While I know I'm gaining weight, I couldn't imagine my arms were so outsize as to not even fit in the larger sizes! Interesting trend.

I even found that on an LL Bean shirt. I was so totally surprised when I tried that on. And very disappointed. I know my arms are on the larger side but by no means fat.

Every now and then, new measurements are taken of the population so that generational changes can be made to clothing sizes. The last one I can recall was perhaps 10+ years ago and the one before that was done in 1925. Perhaps there needs to be another? From memory, I think Australians were, on average, shorter and had wider hips than the English and Americans. It was suggested that the food we eat has some influence on these trends. In any case, it would be nice to get clothes that fit!

Who are they measuring? I thought the US was supposed to have some of the most obese people in the world. The clothes should be getting bigger not smaller.lol

It is funny to have skinny arms when most of the clothing is still made mid-rise (never touches the waist) and shoes wider, etc. Maybe we are getting skinny and didn't know it! or people moving here are.

Well go figure, I feel better now I thought it was my arms.

Probably an attempt for manufacturers to save money.
Also I see the younger women wear clothes that look like they have been painted on. Makers/designers they we can all fit into the same clothes. Women want to look like women, wish they would get it.

Can't stand to have tight sleeves and arm holes, not even mentioning accross the back. While my shoulders are broader than the norm I am not a linebacker. More and more I am thinking about making my own again to get a comfortable fit. Problem is will take time away from quilting.

The way to correct the trend is not to buy any of these clothes. Next season you will see adjustments made, as they can't stay in business without selling what they make!

Maybe the clothes are skinny again like the 60 ies but people sure are not. Maybe the resale store before they are gone out of normal sleeve clothes.

How about jeans that drops to your hips??? That's uncomfortable pulling them up constantly!! U know the mid rise pants? I want them to go to waist line!

onemoe, thank you, thank you, thank you. I thought it was just me! I think they are forcing us into bigger sizes because they charge more for the bigger sizes. Guess its time to go back to making my own clothes again.

Well, they didn't check my size. I need BIGGER, not smaller. when I reach down to pick something up I don't want to riip my sleeves out.ha.

My pet peeve is jeans that have a tiny waist and are huge in the hips. I have to get a much bigger size to fit my waist and then they look like I have baggy bottom syndrome. :mad:

I've stopped buying women's sweatshirts, altogether. The sleeves are so skinny, they can't be pushed up, more than an inch. Land's End shirts now have skinny sleeves as well. I don't have big arms and still can't roll them up, without feeling as if I have Ace bandages around my arms. We ought to all start writing letters to the clothing manufacturers. :mad:

I didn't know about men's suits. Anyone see this week's "Modern Family"? Phil (my least favorite character) wore a suit that was way too small for him and I couldn't understand why. Now I find out he was just being fashionable!
Seriously, it's like the incredible shrinking food packages. The manufacturer makes it smaller, saves a penny here, a penny there, and it adds up. With the huge rise in fabric prices we shouldn't be surprised to find more than corners being cut.