I plan to review different stores and websites that offer clothing for the "hard-to-fit". So I thought I would start with one of my favorites: http://store.alloy.com. Alloy is the first place that I was able to find clothing that fit me, jeans especially.
Pros:
- JEANS - This site has one of the largest selections of jeans for tall girls that I have ever seen. They have inseams that go all the way up to 37 inches! Their selection varies based on the season. They sometimes have colored jeans and right now, they are offering a varied selection of skinny jeans. However, you can always be sure to find boot-cut and flares jeans in various washes and styles at Alloy.
- Prices - For tall clothing, Alloy is really quite reasonable. They have jeans for $30 to $40 and they have a decent clearance section where you can find them for cheaper, occasionally. The shirts are priced normally as well.
- Selection - This site has a lot to choose from. They have tops, tees, jeans, dress pants, skirts, shorts, shoes, jewelry, bags, and more. They also have options for almost any size, from the short to tall, from petite to plus-sized, with inseams from 30" to 37" and sizes from 1 to 25.
- Navigation - Alloy is very easy to navigate. The menu on the side allows you to choose what type of pants, or tops you are looking for. You can narrow by size AND inseam, so that you don't have to sift through things that won't fit.
- LONG SHIRTS - T-shirts for long torsos are hard to find, but Alloy has a TON of them. The selection includes dressy shirts, club wear, graphic t-shirts and more. The best part of their t-shirt selection is that they list the length of the shirt in the item description! No more guessing about how long you think it is based on how tall you think the model is.
- Fit - I have found, with jeans especially, that the fit of the clothing tends to be true to size. I have not sent a pair of jeans back because they were too small or too big.
- Shipping - As with most any online store, you do have to pay shipping. Although you can usually get free shipping on orders over $75, I frequently don't drop that amount of money in one online shopping trip. Also, if you forget, like I usually do, to include the free shipping code during the checkout process, it will not automatically be put in for you, and you will end up paying for shipping
- Returns - The returns are NOT free. They include a shipping label, and deduct the cost of shipping from your refund amount. Frankly, I find this surprising, as many companies have begun to institute free returns.
- Shoes - Their selection of large shoes is pathetic, especially when you consider that women and girls that are super tall are naturally going to have large feet. I don't understand why they cater to tall women, but fail to carry that over into their shoe department. If you have size 11, your only selection is sneakers and the occasional flip flop. If your foot is any larger than that, you get nothing.
