Jessica - I have one pair of jeans like that, not the super low cut, but lower and they fit pretty well, except that the waist is a little big because they're really cut to fit lower down and on me the top hits my waist.

Carolyn, unfortunately there is a large group of boys who do wear their girl friends' tight jeans. This has been going on for about 2 years according to my 17 year old son (who wears baggy cargo pants).

I haven't noticed pants getting any shorter , but they are getting bigger. My major rant is the opposite of baffled's: I stand in dressing rooms with 9 extra inches of pants leg and rant about who on earth wears a size 2 and is 6 feet tall! I guess I just found out

Petites usually fit me well unless the waist actually is at the waist- thank heavens for low rise. I just bought a pair of short jeans at The Limited, and they fit great! Along with a few sweaters which seem to be very long this year. Some I could wear as dresses if I dared the mini-dress look. I think I'm a bit over-the-hill for that

Mel

Yesterday, a miracle happened! I went to Target's to get a pair of very dark jeans and the first pair I tried on fit! Unbelievable. Usually I have to go through a dozen pairs.

http://www.target.com/Mossimo-Black-...20jeans&page=1

And then another miracle happened. As I was walking to the cash register, I saw that they had a new display of bathing suits separates. Several caught my eye and since we're going to on a sailboat cruise in the Caribbean in February, I could use another suit.

Once again, every one I tried on fit! And we all know the terrible troubles of finding a suit to fit even with our slimmed down bodies.

I ended up getting one bikini bottom with a bikini top and a tankini top so it's like having 2 suits and another tankini top that will go with my skirted bottom from the suit I got this summer.

The one that's a set is by designer Isaac Mizrahi looks like this

http://www.target.com/Isaac-Mizrahi-...%20suit&page=1

They were out of smalls of the pink skirt so I might try going to another Target and see if I can pick it up. Mixing and matching is fun.

Here's the tankini top I got to go with my dark blue skirted bottom:

http://www.target.com/Merona-Stripe-...tankini&page=3

I really like the blue striped top, but everything's cute. You really had a great day -- maybe you should have kept on shopping since everything was fitting!

Cute stuff Carolyn!

I'm on a quest for a new pair of jeans at the moment. The butt on my favorite pair is about to give out. As you all know, shopping options are pretty limited where I live and I haven't had any luck yet. There's some problem with my thighs which will NOT slim down. Very annoying. Grrrrr. I've ordered a pair from BR online and I'm desperately hoping they'll look good!

I did - I went to the Target by our house (yesterday, we were at the Target near our apartment) trying to find the pink skirted bottom to complete the orange & pink set. That store didn't carry them. But I did find 4 v-neck long sleeve t-shirts and one cap sleeved t-shirt, all of which were on super sale.

It's so true that guys wear girls' pants. They don't even need girlfriends (and indeed, most of them do not have them). They just go buy them. Observe:

http://www.howtoavoidthebummerlife.c...s/IMG_8075.jpg

These guys are skaters and/or are emo. A skater guy has the neo-punk/skateboarder thing going on with his clothing choices, and he usually listens to punk or alternative rock. An emo kid is short for emotional. He's the kid who locks himself in his bedroom either cutting himself on the wrists or writing poetry.

Here's an emo/skater combo kid:

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/...em_6861503.jpg

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com.../2/23/Boys.gif

Emo Girl (who may borrow her pants to said emo boy):

http://www.emo-corner.com/gallery/al...emo-girl-2.jpg

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...3/emo-girl.gif

He's dark, distant, and emo girls think there is something totally mysterious about this guy. He also plays the guitar and composes his own heartbreaking ballads. After all, he's a very wistful type. Loss, hopelessness, heartache - this boy is no stranger to pain. He revels in it. The only important thing is looking good. By looking good, he can attract attention without appearing to care for it. Genius!

If you think you may be emo but are not sure (or stayed far from placing yourself into any one category - you devil, you) take this test:

http://www.geocities.com/ctskaboy/emotest.html

Oh, I also forgot one other endearing hallmark of the emo kid: He, unlike other boys, is very in touch with his feminine side. He's not afraid to cry. He cries once, twice, three times a day. Some hardcore emo guys are so good at crying that they can do it on command. Impressive!

Disclaimer: These are all stereotypes of what it means to be ska (skater) or emo (emotional). Boys of these types may only do one, two, or all of the things listed above. Results vary.

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/i...918/boys_l.jpg

I think I'll stick to guys who wear guy clothes.

Just FYI - Ann Taylor is having a FABULOUS cashmere sale online as of today. 49.99 for crewnecks, v-necks, turtlenecks and some really gorgeous colors! I got a pink v-neck and a scarlet turtleneck

After reading through this post I've come to the conclusion that the clothing companies are just totally screwed up....and all along I thought it was me just being overly picky! I'm 5'4-1/2", and stuff is either too short or too long, never ever is there a happy medium lengthwise! Not that I wish any of you the aggrevation, but it is nice to know I'm not out here by myself!

And you're supposidly 'average' height! Nothing's ever been too short for me. Even petites have to be hemmed - just cropped off 2" off my new dark jeans so I can wear them with high heals and boots.

Yesterday, I tried on a t-shirt that was actually too tight. This has never happened to me before. I could see the shape of my ribs through it. Usually I stuggle to find ones that aren't baggy.

Baffled - do you have a cold again? What's up with your new avitar?

Yesterday, I went back to one of my favorite stores - Goodwill in search of a red sweater which I found along with a hooded, thick cabled, zip up pink sweater, a medium gray angora blend sweater with a slightly scooped v-neck (very figure flattering), a coral and white blended yarn turtle neck with interesting knitted straight cable designs on the sleeves that I'm wearing now, plus a very fitted, hooded, large knit coral sweater with a large front keyhole - very sexy.

Also, I found a black knitted zip up sweater jacket, a black cropped zip up jacket, and an Ann Taylor black double breasted dress with satin collar that looks great over my new so-dark-blue-their-almost-black jeans paired with my pointy black boots.

All these together were under $40! I live in sweaters from the moment it drops below 75 degrees, and I was still wearing a lot of my very baggy fat time ones. It's nice to have some warm sweaters that are fitted enough that I don't look like a snowman all bundled up.

Plus, I found a brand new leather fuschia purse with the letter K on it that I'm going to give my friend Khrystyna. She and I both love fuschia. If they had one with a C or a V for Vehslage I would have bought it too. They had a P which could have stood for my DH Peter, but it's just not his color ;^)

Carolyn, you really are the diva of shopping!!!

Meg accused me of having an avatar that looked like a nose, so I changed it to a nose. And yes, I have a cold. I'll change it to something else soon enough.

Me?

I walked into Macys yesterday and everywhere I looked (except the sale racks) was shades of yellows, oranges, and corals. I asked one of the sales clerks and she said this is "resortwear" and yes, yellows and all shades of peach and yellows seem to be the new colors. I wonder if this will be true all the way through spring and summer?

Oh dear. I don't think corals and yellow are going to work for me. They'll make me look very washed out. Yucky.

Hey, you're a wise old owl now! Or perhaps "old" is a poor word choice?

I think yellow is a hard color for most people to wear (including me with my very pale skin). My DD looks great in it because she has olive skin and dark hair and eyes. But she's one of the very few people I know who can pull yellow off.