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What Type of "Tall" Are You? - Poll

The most ridiculous thing I ever see are signs that say "one size fits all". Are you telling me I should wear the same size as my 5'3" tall mother-in-law? I DON'T THINK SO! We learned years ago to never go clothes shopping together. 

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And, you can't slap a tag on clothes labeled "tall" and expect it to fit all tall people. There are all kinds of different tall shapes and sizes. My biggest pet peeve is when clothing stores stick a "tall" tag on and don't include a tall size chart. Tall inseams can vary from 31" - 42" long. It can be very confusing to sort it all out.
Here we go with generalization again, but I think for the most part, all of us tall people can be sorted into one of the following categories of different tall body types.

1. All Long Legs. Yep, you have mile long legs. Your legs make up your height. You could have an average torso length or even a short torso length.  A lady at a conference started a conversation with me and told me that she had a 37" inseam length. I wouldn't even have considered her "tall" as she may have been around 5'7". I didn't believe her, so she pulled up her long tunic to her waist and sure enough she had really long legs and an almost non-existent torso.
2. All Long Torso - You may have average length legs or even short legs. Take Mike, from Twitter. He is 6'8" long with just a 32" inseam. I mentioned to him that's the longest torso length I've ever heard of. He agreed and finding long enough tops is a real challenge. You poor people have a challenge fitting in cars and seats as they just aren't made for your long backs.
3. Balanced Tall - This is the group of people that have both long legs and long torsos. I fall into this category as I am 6'1" tall and have a 35" inseam length. My torso is also long and tall shirts are needed also.

Let's see where you fall in the spectrum of tall? Please take our survey.

poll by twiigs.com

Tall Clothing Mall 5th Anniversary Giveaway & Special Offers

This week marks Tall Clothing Mall's 5th Anniversary!
We are so excited! I never could have imagined that what started out as me book marking my favorite stores that sell tall or longer length clothing could have grown to such a valuable online resource for tall people. I now have a team of people that are constantly on the look out for the best tall clothing items, large size shoes and accessories as well as tall clothing sales.
I want to say "THANK YOU" to everyone who has helped make Tall Clothing Mall the website it is. Without your faith in me, your feedback, and visiting the website often we would not have been able to thrive let alone survive. The tall community is awesome and supportive! I'm proud to be able to help you look your best every day!

Let's get on to the giveaways.

We will have two giveaway contests. Enter below for a chance to win the first giveaway which includes the following 2 prizes.

1.  $50 gift card to any store at Tall Clothing Mall.

2.  $50 gift card to Sierra Trading Post. They have a large selection of men's big and tall clothing from some of the hottest brands at greatly reduced prices. They also have some women's tall coats and blazers. This week they are offering us an exclusive discount of an extra 25% off everything via coupon code  ALTALLMALL2. Ends 1/27.

Columbia Cougar Peaks II Tall Jacket  - with above coupon the final price is $19.09.

Here is how you enter:

• In the comments section below, please leave a comment stating a way that Tall Clothing Mall has helped make shopping easier for you. It's that simple.

Earn extra entries. Each of the following ways can earn you an extra entry.

• Become a friend on our Facebook Page. Then leave another comment below saying you are now our friend on Facebook. If you are already a friend, just leave a comment below stating you are already our friend on FB. You now have two entries.
• Do a tweet on Twitter about this contest saying "Enter Tall Clothing Mall's 5th Anniversary giveaway" linking it to this post. Then come back here and enter another comment saying you tweeted. This is your 3rd entry.
• Create a blog post talking about this contest and then enter another comment below, linking it to your blog. Share the love! Now you have 4 entries.
• Sign up for our newsletter over on the right side of this blog. Then enter a comment below stating you signed up for the newsletter. If you already subscribe, enter than below. You now have 5 entries.

1 winner will be chosen randomly through random.org. You may enter the contest with up to 5 entries.  

(Note) This contest is open to anyone and you can enter up until midnight on Jan 29, 2012. The winner will be announced on Jan 30th. If your comment doesn't link back to your profile or blog where I can find your email, or you don't have a blog, then you must leave your email in the comment so I can contact you if you win. You will have 48 hours to respond or I will choose a new winner. Good luck!

If you are having problems entering a comment, I've noticed that the Internet Explorer browser something has problems with comments. Try another browser such as google chrome, firefox, etc.

We have another anniversary contest over at Tall Snob, so be sure to enter there also.

Tall Man of The Day - Tim Tebow

Can we get enough of Tebow? As Dever Broncos fans my family says "NO!"  We love him!
So we're calling Tim Tebow our Tall Man of the Day!

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According to Wikipedia Tebow is 6'3" tall. Lately we've learned a few things about him that we didn't know.

• He was born in the Phillippines to American parents who were serving as Baptist missionaries.
• Tebow was home schooled.
• In high school Tebow played for a team that ran more than they passed the ball, so he moved to an apartment to be able to attend a high school where he could show off his quarterback skills. This was a controversial move.
• During high school he spent his Summers in the Philippines helping in his father's orphanage and doing missionary work
• Tebow was the first home-schooling athlete to be nominated for the Heisman award.
• Before each Bronco game Tebow visits with a handicapped or sickened child or someone that has had a hard life. We love that he's so humble and personable!

Below my boys are "Tebowing" and as fans we must say "Go Broncos!"

Tebow info. source Wikipedia.

2011 Most Popular Sections at Tall Clothing Mall

With the end of the year, I thought it would be fun to take a look back and see which sections were the most popular on the website and at the blogs during 2011. The results were actually surpising to me!  Here is our top 10 list of most visited sections.

1. Women's Tall Clothing
2. Men's Tall Clothing
3. Calling All Tall People for a New TV Show!
4. Women's Ultra Tall Pants - 37" Inseam
5. Where to Shop if You are an Extra Tall Woman
6. Jeans For Tall Thin Guys up to 40" Inseams
7. Tall Women's Clothing on Sale
8. Women's Tall Jeans
9. One of the Longest Maxi Dresses
10. Why Tall People Love Boden

Gift Cards For Tall People

Custom Jeans from indiCustom are now 25% off with coupon code CUSTOMGIFT. You can even purchase a gift card with the coupon. Makes a nice gift for the hard to shop for. Coupon expires 12/20.

If you haven't started your Christmas shopping, you'd better get with it! We have all kind of gift ideas over at Tall Clothing Mall. If you still aren't sure what to get the tall people in your life, a gift card is always a nice option as they can get something in the size and style they love. We have created a special section of gift cards for tall people.  Below are a few of our favorites:

Tall Tuesday: Post of the Week

Since it's Tall Tuesday, I thought it would be fun to start a new feature on this blog. If you are tall and have a blog, link up your best post of the week. This can be your personal blog, or a tall store blog. Then I encourage you to visit a few of the linking blogs and add a comment. We can all help each other when we spread the love.
Rules: please keep everything family friendly!

Tall Person Career Idea - Try Being a Tour Guide

When I was in high school, (many moons ago) I took a Summer tour to Europe. Our tour guide, Natalie, was seriously the shortest woman I have ever seen. She wasn't a "dwarf" or "midget" but was extremely short. We had the hardest time finding her a crowd. Natalie tried holding up a red umbrella but, with her short arms, we still couldn't find her. Finally the rest of the group came up with a solution to our dilemma. They simple made me stand next to her. At 6'1" tall, everyone could find me in a crowd. Now, I can say that being high school age, I wasn't too keen on this idea due to being a bit self-conscience about my height. But, I was game and it worked out well for our group.

Perhaps being a tour guide might be a nice career for a tall person! Everyone can easily find you in a crowd, plus it's easier to navigate your way.
I WANT TO KNOW - What other unique jobs could tall people do by using their height to their advantage?

Calling All Tall People for a New TV Show!

I was just sent info about a new documentary television show on tall people! Here is the info:

Gay Rosenthal Productions, the Emmy nominated producers behind "Little People, Big World", are casting an exciting new series TALL! The show will explore the offbeat and often-complex lives of a family or individual with a dramatic physical difference: above average height.
If you are a tall family with some of your members at least 6'6" tall, you may be the next famous family!

The show will explore the offbeat and often-complex lives of a family or individual with a dramatic physical difference: above average height.

Casting Directors are looking for people of towering height who are willing to share their stories on a television series to be aired on a major cable network. The show will feature a family of tall people, an individual and/or a group of tall people, with members at least 6’6”. (Though not everyone in the family needs to be tall.)
It’s not easy being tall... The series will address the large set of unique challenges that tall people face every day, from custom-tailored clothes to adapting to a world not made for people of exceptional height. The show aims to explore the fascinating daily lives and journeys of unique and very tall people.

If interested please email: casting.jenniferdyal@gmail.com with name, age, height, location, a brief bio, and please include several recent photos of you and family if applicable.

This could be a great opportunity for extra tall people and possibly their family. It appears I am too short for this one!

Today is Hug a Tall Person Day

Today is "hug a tall person day"! Hopefully, all of your friends are sharing the love and appreciating you today. If not, there's just envious that we can see over crowds and reach the items on the top shelves in the grocery stores. We also look dang good in our clothes!
Take some pride in yourself today and pass on the great news and be ready to receive your hugs! Here's a big hug for all of you! (((H)))

Why Tall People Love Boden!

We love Boden for their stylish clothing. Did you know they also sell clothing for tall men? Their men's "long size" jeans and pants have a 36" inseam length.

They also offer "long size" dresses and skirts with nice proportions for tall women.

Don't forget to check out their stylish tunics and accessories.

For a limited time, click here, to receive 15% off plus Free Shipping and Returns on Boden's new Spring Line!

Introducing - Tall Thrift Store

Have you ever wanted a place to advertise your tall clothing items you don't want anymore? I'm sure we all have tall clothes that we may have outgrown. Why not pass them on to other tall people? Several of you have suggested that we add this service.
Today we introduce "Tall Thrift Store". It's a blog where you can place your Ebay listings of all of your gently used tall clothes and get it out in front of other tall people. Listings can be tall clothes, shoes, or other items pertaining to tall people.
Best of all it's a FREE service we are providing to you.
Please give us some feedback on what you think and how we can improve this service.

Answer Our Survey - Tall People, Where Do You Live?

In order to best serve you, I'm trying to figure out where all the tall people live around the world. So, please stand up and be counted! Please answer the following poll:

poll by twiigs.com

Please spread the news, so we can get an acturate count of where all the tall people live!

Link Love - Tall People Blogs

I've come across a few interesting tall people blogs lately. I thought you may like them too.

• Long Legs Healthy Life - a tall girls journey to a healthy life.
• A Somewhat Tall Girl - a tall girl's observation on life in Idaho with her man and her cats.
• The Tall Blog - 3 tall women deliver new stories every week.
• Tall Tales - a 6'3" perspective on life.

And now for the tall blog post of the week:

• A Rear View Mirror - I love Mike's humorous blog posts of Tall - jobs for tall people and continuing on with Tall 2 - more jobs for tall people.

Now it's your turn! If you are tall and would like to share your favorite blog post about life as a tall person, your favorite tall clothing item or anything interesting that tall people would love, go ahead and add them below. Please keep everything at least PG rated!

Best Scooter for Tall People

With high gas prices, more people are turning to scooters as an alternative cheap way to get around. On my recent visit to Taiwan, there were millions of scooter riders. After viewing the shortage of parking, it just makes sense to drive a scooter around Taipei. I even saw scooters packed with 2 adults, and 2 kids.

When I was in high school, my brother owned a scooter. While he was out of the country, I had the privelidge of driving his scooter for a summer. I loved the gas mileage, but have to admit I had a few close calls with crazy Utah drivers running me off the road. I learned to take the less- traveled roads to get around.

I just heard a news story on the best scooters for tall people. They rank Vespa scooters as the best for tall, leggy people. They have some really cool styles too!

Can REM Sleep Make You Tall?

Mr. Tall spent last night in the hospital doing a sleep study. You know - where they hook dozens of probes up to you and then expect you to sleep deeply so they can monitor you. Right!
Anyway, he had a conversation with the tech guy about kids and how some of our kids sleep deeply, but others are light sleepers.
The sleep tech said that you need to get into a deep REM sleep stage in order to grow as that is when your body does all of its' growing. I found this interesting as I sleep so well that an earthquake couldn't wake me at times.
I must have done a ton of REM sleeping as a kid and during puberity. So I told Mr. Tall that from now on, he needs to wake me every hour so I don't have a chance to enter into REM sleep as I don't want to grow any taller at this point.

Date Jeans for Tall People

I love all the choices in custom made jeans at Indi Denim. You can create your own style with your own customized details. Another option, is to browse through the design vault. They have pre-created styles. You can even search by occasion. I found the jeans above under the category of "great for a date". Other categories include:

• professional chic
• trendy and stylish
• classy and classic
• vintage, throwback
• cute and comfy

Ordering is easy. You just type in your measurements. Indi Denim also offers free worldwide shipping.

Share With Me - Product Reviews & Interesting Tall People

I'm looking for:

• Interesting Tall People to spotlight. If you know a tall person that is doing outstanding things in their community or has overcome great odds, please tell me about them.
• More Giveaways - if you own a tall store and would like to sponsor a giveaway, this is a great way to advertise.
• More Product Reviews - I love your feedback. If you know of a must have clothing item, please share it with me.
• Any Other Ideas - Do you have any ideas for making Tall Clothing Mall the best it can be? Please share.

You may comment below this post or send off a private email to krista at tallclothingmall dot com.

The World's Tallest Teen Girl

Tall is popular! Have you seen all of the tall stories lately? Today Oprah, featured the world's tallest teen girl - Marvadene "Bubbles" Anderson. Bubbles is 6'10" tall.
She is from Jamaica, but moved to the United States last year in order to learn how to play basketball. She now plays for Rutgers Prep School girl's basketball team hopes to someday play in the WNBA.
"I want to be an inspiration to others," Bubbles says. "To all the tall people out there: Don't feel like you're alone. Just be happy and love yourself. Then, you'll get love from other people."
You can read the entire story on Oprah.com.

Martha Stewart Tall Show Recap

For those of you who may have missed the "Martha Stewart Tall Show", here is a recap.

• Arianne Cohen, the author of "The Tall Book: A Celebration of Life From On High" discussed advantages tall people have such as, on average earning more than co-workers. She also claimed that people around the world have the same height potential, but that good nuturition and health can help you be taller. I'm not sure if I entirely agree with her height nutrition claims, but I haven't done enough research. It seems to be genetics in my family.
  Check out the website http://www.seatguru.com/ next time you are traveling. Fly on airlines that have at least 34" between seats to allow more leg room.
• Lisa Butcher of Long Tall Sally put on a women's tall fashion show. To see the fashions featured on the show, click here.
• Martha Stewart showed the butcher block kitchen counter we previously blogged about.
• Alain Roby, a pastry chef, made a very tall cake.

I enjoyed the show, but would have liked to have more discussion with tall people and issues we face or advantages we enjoy! I would have loved to be there!
What did you think of the show?