I am going crazy trying to find my mother slacks that fit. She is very fashion conscious, and particular. She is 94 and her body has changed, with tiny thin legs and thighs, but larger hips and waistline everything she tries on is baggy in the thigh. I don't think that can even be tailored because of her build. And she refused to wear knit pull on pants, which would probably work. Does anyone have any suggestion? I'm at my wits end after taking her shopping and trying on 20 pairs!!!
I got her some pants (some new from Blair and some from Goodwill) that were a better fit, but she complained every time I put them on her. "They're too tight!" She wouldn't know a decent fit if it bit her in her keister! So I went back to Goodwill on many occasions and finally found her a pair of her beloved polyester pants (that would withstand a neutron bomb with no wrinkles) that are just baggy enough (that is SUPER baggy). She's happy, so I'm finally able to let it go, LOL.
And check into maternity pants (also at thrift stores) - the legs are usually nicely tapered for those girl-ish legs but the belly is soft and roomy, either with a knit band or panel or they also make them with adjustable buttons on the sides. I cut the tags off most everything, especially if it's maternity wear.
Bobbi, my Mom sounds like she is built similar to your Mom... we gave up trying to find anything new for her to wear, doesn't matter if it today's at-the-moment fashion or not, just something new. Even knit pull-on pants don't work as even the petite sizes are too long for her :(
Sizing is always a huge issue, nothing is *standard* any more. For tops with one vendor I buy size Small, but with another vendor I have to buy size large.
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