Cheap manufacturers, or anything to save a buck :(--updated rant
Here’s the original, copied from my Sunday, November 14, 2010 blog post:
No wonder all
of my newer blouses gap open between buttons at exactly the spot where I don't
want them to gap open between buttons--my newest blouses have only seven
buttons rather than eight. The photo illustrating this
post should give you a pretty good idea of
what I'm kvetching (complaining) about. (Cynic that I am, I wonder whether the
trend toward so-called "split-necked" tops is just a
money-saving move--notice that there's absolutely nothing where the top two or
three buttons should be.) Thank you so much for keeping a woman's modesty in
mind. Not. :(
Bottom (or top) line: Since I have fairly narrow shoulders, either I can buy a
size 12 blouse and look like I'm wearing a potato sack, or I can buy a size 10
and risk ending up with, you should pardon the expression, a visible means of
support.
Here's the update:
What are ankle pants, other than a manufacturer’s plan for saving money on fabric by cutting their long pants 1-3 inches shorter? Customers can accomplish the same thing simply by tossing their pants into the dryer a few times too many, or, better yet, by watching their kids outgrow their clothes. 😊
As for three-quarter sleeves, while they, like ankle pants, have been around for years, it’s only recently that they’ve started replacing long sleeves to such an extent that it’s actually a bit challenging to find tops with long sleeves. What a boon for manufacturers to be able to save the cost of about five inches of fabric on each sleeve, or 10 inches of fabric per top! I imagine that many Orthodox women are pleased to see the new popularity of three-quarter sleeves, but I, for one, am not exactly thrilled by the prospect of freezing my forearms in February. 😒
It has not escaped my notice that two out of three of these cheapskate-manufacturers’ tricks apply to women’s clothing exlusively. I’ve never seen a three-quarter-sleeved shirt for men. As for the missing-button problem, no manufacturer in their right mind would dare eliminate three buttons from a men’s dress shirt. That may be because society does not practically demand that men be sexy at all times, expecting men who wish to be sexy to know to leave some buttons unbuttoned, but not even giving women the option of buttoning up. 😒