The hardest things for me to find are pants and jeans that fit, feel, and look good. I'm short, but also curvy, and there's not much out there for me. When I find something that totally works, I actually start dancing around in the fitting room... And don't get me started about bras -- when I finally found one that fit and felt comfortable, I leaned against the wall and started to cry. Bought up multiples in every color.

Well stated. Then again, you look good in anything you wear.

I have never felt it was fair to women to have all the wardrobe and grooming complexity that they do. I don't tolerate more than 5 minutes of morning oblations and don't feel the woman in my life should be obliged to unless she wants it for some reason.

My wife generally wears no makeup and I finally talked her into to not having the hairdresser put all sorts of chemicals in her hair every month; she's going gray naturally. I tell her (truthfully) I think it's foxy. Around the house she wears tee shirts and comfortable slacks.

Selfishly I'd like to see her in a dress once in awhile but she has a lot of leg hair (which I also think is foxy) and she doesn't want the constant razor knicks of getting rid of it to put her legs on display. So ... I leave her alone about that. She's not slovenly or grungy, just sticks to the basics.

On the other hand if anyone enjoys / wants to make nice things for themselves or do elaborate cosmetics, that is great, too. Kudos to you for your resourcefulness, these are really attractive outfits.

I had to sew up the fly buttonhole on my denims 3/32" because it was too big and the button would always come undone when I had to pee.

I love talent and you have it, those all look good. My ex had a hard time finding clothes that would stay nice when she was using forearm crutches, always bunched up or twisted the wrong way. It is a challenge.

I dress for comfort first, if it's stylish, great if not oh well. I do admire the ladies for what they will put themselves through to increase their attractiveness..........

I agree, shirts are never long enough. I'm short, have average to short torso, but bam, shirts are still short.

Here's my list:

1. All women's clothing is far too revealing, or looks like someone took sofa fabric and decided that an old school grandma look is appropriate. There's no middle ground.
2. Bra's without underwire give most women uni-boob and are a nightmare for larger chests. Or choose the underwire and say goodbye to circulation and get stabbed in your underarm all day.
3. All underwear. Seriously. You wouldn't think it would be difficult, but they manage to mess up underwear. Do you want your cheeks to hang out? (to varying degrees) Do you want the waist band up to your armpits? Wide enough leg holes pretty much guarantee that the waist will be to big.
4. Any shirt large enough for your bust fits like a burlap sack.
5. Button puckering
6. trying to find the right butt/hip/waist ratio in pants
7. Trying to find anything attractive or sexy that isn't excessively risque
8. Large shirts with tiny sleeves. 'cap' sleeve or sleeves that are super small in circumference.
9. Shoes that don't have space for toes. Really any shoe that doesn't acknowledge that feet are supposed to serve a function. Shoes that acknowledge the function and then goes out of it's way to look ugly. Where's the balance?
10. Really anything that sacrifices function for fashion, or fashion for strict function. But if I have to choose, I'll choose function. I just don't understand why things can't be useful, comfortable, well made and beautiful.

"The 7 Most Baffling Thing About Women's Clothes" article is hilarious!

" Looking for a nice, regular long-sleeve shirt? How about an upside-down drawstring garbage bag with a giant V cut into the neckline?"

Find a bra that you like and remove the underwire. I've done it for a previous girlfriend. She loved it.

I sympathise, and even empathise with most of your clothes grievances. The twisting waisbands are one of my pet hates, and the sinking feeling of losing your pants too! I am short in the arm department, and have the opposite problem of sleeves sometimes being too long, so three quarter length ones are ideal for me. I also feel uncomfortable in too low or tightly fitting tops and dresses, they should be left for evening wear only in my opinion and certainly not worn in the workplace. You look wonderful in all of the photos, and I’m envious of your dressmaking skills.

Ha! This is an indicator of why I like reading your posts. You're like my wife. Her biggest complaint about "store bought" ladies' clothing is pockets. Not big enough. Not deep enough. So. She makes her own. Or.... <GASP> wears boys/men's pants & shorts she alters....

The first dress looks great on you. Nice material.

I love a good shift dress, I have a number. Always elegant, flattering and, best of all, comfy.

There are only seven?

Love the fabric on the first one!