The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

24 May 2007

Redefining "off the rack"

It seems they're using an entirely different rack: the medieval torture device. Rachel Lucas explains:

[W]hat kind of freaks do jeans-makers think we are? I'm serious. What's the average height of American women? I just Googled it, and according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average American woman is 5' 3.7". Okay. I'm exactly 5'4" and I already told you my weight. ["Less than 120."] Hence I think it's safe to say I'm within the range of normal, on the puny side. And yet, 99% of the jeans that "fit" me extend beyond my toes. I mean, really — is your average size-sixer REALLY almost six feet tall?

A commenter of the male persuasion attempts to explain:

Girl, those jeans are long because you're supposed [to] wear them with 4-inch stilettos. Don't ask why a man knows this. ;o)

Is that all there is to it, or is something more going on?

Posted at 11:52 AM to Rag Trade


If I have a 4" stiletto in my back pocket, how much does that really effect the fit of my pants?

Posted by: triticale at 8:03 PM on 25 May 2007

It makes them stick out at the back, although the actual protrusion is relatively small unless the edge is perpendicular to your skin, in which case don't sit down.

Posted by: CGHill at 8:10 PM on 25 May 2007