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What Advice Do You Have About Shopping For Clothes?

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San Francisco, CA
November 28, 2022
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A mySMAteam Member

When go shopping I just get something different from other peoples. When they see my clothes they will laugh or joke about how big it is. The best shirt I wear it has V.A.that I am a nurse. The best in the one MIA or not for forgotten. Everybody Love shirt the most. I bring tear to everybody that see it. I lost my brother in Vietnam. He will not be forgotten. He is always be in my heart ❀️.

April 25, 2023
A mySMAteam Member

I usually shop SHEIN online because there are more options and I shop for women's extra small for the size. When something fits well I buy one in all different colors πŸ€¦πŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸ˜‚ it's always good to shop where they carry small sizes for disability people who are small. I shop in every store where I find something I like and they have extra small I get it.

November 28, 2022 (edited)
A mySMAteam Member

For upper body clothes I try to buy oversize to cover my scoliosis. And for jeans, the rule is NEVER buy low waist anything. As I always sit, my outwear choice are crop jackets, shawls or ponchos. I can't wear dresses with upper and lower body together because of the safety belt that will seperate them anyways LOL

December 3, 2022
A mySMAteam Member

I saw on fashionbellee insta that there was a jacket with the zipper reversed, that was an existing jacket, but i consider reversing the zipper when i buy a new jacket. Because carers have struggles with zipping it from down to up. Hope this explains, it's hard to describe.

November 30, 2022
A mySMAteam Member

I'm a woman with type 2, and it helps to buy a size above what my measurements would indicate. Once you find a product that fits well, write down what the website for that product says are the measurements that go with the size and save it. It makes it easier to know what measurements work for you than what "size" you're supposed to be. Stores should be able to show you the size is equivalent to your measurements, and then go a size up from that. People who didn't walk in childhood have short legs as adults, but muscle contractures make it hard to measure the inseam and rise that you need. The best thing to do is to take some pants that you already have and mark the point on the pant leg where the hem ideally would be. Then look at where the waistband would be compared to what it actually is and note the difference. I personally can't wear anything low-rise or high-rise, and 27-inch inseams work well. Don't buy things with tight cuffs at the wrist. Puffer jackets are smooth enough to take on and off easily, but try to find ones that can be left unsnapped at the bottom so that the jacket won't get bunched up at the waist. Wool capes are another good option, and fleece ponchos are easy in milder weather. Choose only fabrics that have some stretch in them--for example, jeggings instead of jeans. I like Amazon Prime's "Try before you buy" program because it's easiest to try things on at home and then use their easy return shipping method. Many stores--Walmart, Kohl's, Target, Avenue, and Old Navy-- let you buy online and return items at the local retailer.

November 28, 2022

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