American Apparel for Women

EvolutionBabu
EvolutionBabu Posts: 5
edited January 2013 in The Porch
I must say, the woman's version of the t-shirts are significantly small, can't they find anywhere else to go for their shirts?? I'm so sick of buying XL men's shirts because I actually have boobs. Are any of you ladies with me? It's so humiliating to buy a XXL in women's and it STILL doesn't fit.
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  • pjfan9110
    pjfan9110 Posts: 145
    that definitely sucks. i was gonna say, why do the women's shirts get american apparel and the guys shirts get cheap cotton. but i guess it's not a great thing to have american apparel...
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,099
    I'm suprised any band would use American Apparel when Dov Charney is the CEO
  • I must say, the woman's version of the t-shirts are significantly small, can't they find anywhere else to go for they're shirts?? I'm so sick of buying XL men's shirts because I actually have boobs. Are any of you ladies with me? It's so humiliating to buy a XXL in women's and it STILL doesn't fit.

    This claim is useless without pics.
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    they use AA because people wanted AA: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=173849&hilit=apparel+american

    Just dug out my PJ Halloween shirt, made by Spectra. It's a Ladies' M but holy hell! no wonder I didn't wear it! It makes me look like a stuffed sausage (and the material is cheap).

    JA 'While My Heart Beats' shirt by AA is 1" wider than the Spectra shirt, and that shirt is more snug than I'd like it to be. I have big shoulders and boobs, so that shirt almost chokes me when I wear it.

    Girls with boobs are just outta luck I suppose. :evil:
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  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    RKCNDY wrote:
    Girls with boobs are just outta luck I suppose. :evil:


    Sounds like a good cause for a protest! All of you ladies need to unite! Show them, either better shirts, or no shirts at all!
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  • Jex
    Jex Posts: 295
    Ok, I have a question then for the ladies. One my Valinetines Day gifts to my girlfriend is a new PJ shirt. She is normally a large in most department stores. Do you think she will be ok in an XXL? I don't want to get an XL because she'd rather it be loose than too tight.
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  • rpech'e
    rpech'e Posts: 1,106
    Jex wrote:
    Ok, I have a question then for the ladies. One my Valinetines Day gifts to my girlfriend is a new PJ shirt. She is normally a large in most department stores. Do you think she will be ok in an XXL? I don't want to get an XL because she'd rather it be loose than too tight.

    Skip the ladies altogether and go with a Men's L.
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    rpech'e wrote:
    Jex wrote:
    Ok, I have a question then for the ladies. One my Valinetines Day gifts to my girlfriend is a new PJ shirt. She is normally a large in most department stores. Do you think she will be ok in an XXL? I don't want to get an XL because she'd rather it be loose than too tight.

    Skip the ladies altogether and go with a Men's L.

    :|

    I would recommend a Men's M.

    or

    If she likes the 'fitted' look of a Ladies' shirt, go in her closet, pull out her favorite shirt, lay it out on a table and measure (armpit to armpit) how wide it is. Come here, and compare it to the sizing info on the shirt you'd like to get her. Get her that size, if it's close, get the bigger size.
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  • choop
    choop Posts: 1,060
    i don't mean this to sound mean, but do the shirts not fit because you have boobs? or because you are overweight? my wife, for example, has boobs but is still pretty slim, and wears a lot of american apparel tees and hoodies and is still a size small in them.
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  • RKCNDY wrote:
    they use AA because people wanted AA: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=173849&hilit=apparel+american

    If you notice, though, all the posters are men....
    :cry:
  • Jex
    Jex Posts: 295
    Thanks! :D
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    choop wrote:
    i don't mean this to sound mean, but do the shirts not fit because you have boobs? or because you are overweight? my wife, for example, has boobs but is still pretty slim, and wears a lot of american apparel tees and hoodies and is still a size small in them.

    I wear a size 2 or 4. The average size of an American woman is a size 14. (ladies sizing comes in even numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, etc)

    Any guy on here that has met me can feel free to chime in to say if I am fat or just have big boobs.
    RKCNDY wrote:
    they use AA because people wanted AA: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=173849&hilit=apparel+american

    If you notice, though, all the posters are men....
    :cry:

    yes, I know :( ...there was a thread about Ladies' shirts on here, but it got outta hand and the thread got locked. :x
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    RKCNDY wrote:
    they use AA because people wanted AA: http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... l+american

    If you notice, though, all the posters are men....
    :cry:
    No surprise, most PJ fans are dudes. :D
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  • STAYSEA
    STAYSEA Posts: 3,814
    What year are your AA shirts from?
    They used to run small. I have the Big cannons also.
    I bought an AA shirt sized women large from a different band in 2002. It shrank to very small
    I bought a men's small in 2009. It's too big.
    Now I suppose quality issues are even now. I buy most of my AA shirts from the same company for three years now. The Men's and Women's Sizes are very different.

    An AA women's small makes my twins popular. An AA Men's small makes them look like I'm wearing a baggy pillowcase.

    I hope your Boobs feel better soon
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  • STAYSEA
    STAYSEA Posts: 3,814
    choop wrote:
    i don't mean this to sound mean, but do the shirts not fit because you have boobs? or because you are overweight? my wife, for example, has boobs but is still pretty slim, and wears a lot of american apparel tees and hoodies and is still a size small in them.

    CHOOP.
    What is your BMI? Share...
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    STAYSEA wrote:
    What year are your AA shirts from?
    They used to run small. I have the Big cannons also.
    I bought an AA shirt sized women large from a different band in 2002. It shrank to very small
    I bought a men's small in 2009. It's too big.
    Now I suppose quality issues are even now. I buy most of my AA shirts from the same company for three years now. The Men's and Women's Sizes are very different.

    An AA women's small makes my twins popular. An AA Men's small makes them look like I'm wearing a baggy pillowcase.

    I hope your Boobs feel better soon

    I like the sound of "big cannons" stuffed into a tight shirt... I am 34 and I guess big boobs will never get old lol
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    I am a huge advocate of American made products...so kudos on the American Apparel. But I have the same issue...I have to buy larger than usual and I'm thin yet busty. Personally I prefer v-necks...otherwise I can feel like I'm being choked. Its annoying to be a female sometimes!!!
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  • choop
    choop Posts: 1,060
    STAYSEA wrote:
    choop wrote:
    i don't mean this to sound mean, but do the shirts not fit because you have boobs? or because you are overweight? my wife, for example, has boobs but is still pretty slim, and wears a lot of american apparel tees and hoodies and is still a size small in them.

    CHOOP.
    What is your BMI? Share...

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  • STAYSEA
    STAYSEA Posts: 3,814
    edited January 2013
    choop wrote:
    STAYSEA wrote:
    choop wrote:
    i don't mean this to sound mean, but do the shirts not fit because you have boobs? or because you are overweight? my wife, for example, has boobs but is still pretty slim, and wears a lot of american apparel tees and hoodies and is still a size small in them.

    CHOOP.
    What is your BMI? Share...

    22.5. i'm 6'3", 180 pounds.

    I was joking. But I'm not going to tease you for being thin.



    It's just a chart.
    SIZES ARE SIZES in clothing. How does Mass Index compare to shirt size. I don't what to mess this thread up.
    I really value Fellow female shirt advice. MAybe you should start an American Apparel for MEN thread.

    Doodes back off! This is an important topic for PJ women!

    If us females had a shirt swapping party :mrgreen: .... Nothing was standard back then. Now it's good.
    Keep it positive please.
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  • STAYSEA wrote:

    I was joking. But I'm not going to tease you for being thin.



    It's just a chart.
    SIZES ARE SIZES in clothing. What is Mass Index compare to shirt size. I don't what to mess this thread up.
    I really value Fellow female shirt advice. MAybe you should start an American Apparel for MEN thread.

    Doodes back off! This is an important topic for PJ women!

    If us females had a shirt swapping party.... Nothing was standard back then. Now it's good.
    Keep it positive please.
    thanks for saying it first, i was getting a teeny bit agitated at all the comments focusing on her breast size. normally i don't really care about the jokes but i just kinda saw a derailment coming and it's annoying to try and talk about shirt size in accordance with breast size without the peanut gallery burying the real discussion
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