BTW buying jeans when you're a giant is frustrating.
Years ago, I found a specific pair from Gap that fit me nicely at 38x34. Something has apparently changed in my body, and the 34" inseam is now too short. (I assume I got bigger/smaller in some areas from exercise and now they fit differently; I know I haven't gotten taller.) So I had bought a pair of 38x36 in the same cut, and love them. But I need to replace those 38x34 as they're too small.
So yesterday we went out to the mall (which is its own grumpy discussion, but at least we went to Yard House for lunch) to look for jeans. Well you know what you can't find, basically anywhere, to try on? 38x36. At Nordstrom they had *one* pair that was 38x34, but I didn't like the fit in several ways... And they were expensive, because it's designer shit from Nordstrom. And that brand doesn't even make a 38x36. Then checked out Gap and American Eagle, and they didn't have anything at 38" waist in longer than 32" inseam in-store. Only online.
So I thought... Screw it. I'll just get on gap.com and buy a few pairs of 38x36 that I know work...
...only to find out they don't make this damn size any more!
You can get 38" waist, but in nothing longer than 34" length. You can get 36" length, but in nothing bigger than 36" waist!
Googling suggests that there are only 3 mainstream brands that do 38x36. So I ordered 3 pairs from American Eagle and we'll just have to wait and see if they fit--if not, I have to go through the return hassle.
Ugh. I mean, it's frustrating to be such a big, sexy outlier that they think people can't be as magnificent as I am so they don't make clothes for us.
