Thunder Thighs

Do you know how hard it is for me to find a pair of jeans that fit?? Almost every pair of jeans I own are tight in the thighs with huge gaps all around the waist, gaps big enough to insert your hand, elbow, arm and quite possibly your neck and head! One could get lost in the waistband of my pants!

I would describe myself as an average sized American woman-size 12, unless of course the latest snipet of information that I heard is true and the average size of an American woman has increased to size 14. But really, what is my pant size if the legs are too tight and the waist is too big?

And let's top things off a bit with the fact that I have a decently long inseam of 33 inches, try finding a pair of pants longer than 32. There are a few brands that offer "tall" selections, but I have seen those come in 34, 35, and I have even seen 37 inches, never 33.

Not too long ago I was in San Francisco specifically shopping for jeans (Ok, I was really there to see Green Day). I walked into a uppity up brand jean store and actually commissioned a "personal" shopper! The waif of a sales-man (yup, it was a man in the ladies section) eyes me up and down and pretty much guesses my size, hands me a couple of styles and then says "I see you are a pretty tall person and the length on these may be too short, if that is the case we can go downstairs and check out our men's styles." Of course, the legs were too tight and gaping holes around the waist and they were too short. I got the heck out of Dodge! I really don't want to be a "Man-Sized-Woman" and I will wait for the latest styles to fit my size 10 waist and size 14?? legs.