Is This The Only Solution To Our Tall Girl Fashion Problems? | Let's See If This Brand Is REALLY For The Tall Girlies ft. Sumissura

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[00:00:30] One of the biggest struggles tall women will ever face is finding clothes that fit properly. I mean, it's pretty normal for us to walk into a store and see a petite clothing section, a regular size clothing section, even a plus size section. But we're like, hello, where's the tall section? So if the in-person model isn't working, then we take our endeavors or our search online to find that many major brands sell quote unquote tall clothing, but they're basically slapping an extra inch of fabric on without the same thing.

[00:01:00] considering the rest of our proportions making the fit very awkward. Or we may find clothes that are indeed long enough, but they may be boring, drab, and lacking personality. Or if you're anything like me, tall clothing may sometimes be a little too tall for you. Overall, shopping to find the perfect fit as a tall woman is a real struggle leading us to ask, is there a solution to this problem? Welp, we're about to find out today.

[00:01:28] Good morning, everybody. You are currently listening to a tall girls podcast hosted by a tall girl named India. I hope everyone who's tuning in today is doing super fantastic. Before I get into this episode, I do want to say, make sure you're following me on my socials at a tall girls podcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest so that you can stay up to date on all of the latest podcast episodes and catch a glimpse of my everyday life.

[00:01:51] Also, feel free to leave me a review and let me know how tall you are. I'm genuinely curious. I also have a monthly newsletter. Make sure you subscribe to that. Everything is going to be linked in the description. Today, I am partnering with Sumisura for a product review video.

[00:02:09] While this brand is made for any and every woman, no matter their height, no matter their body type, no matter their proportions, this may honestly be a great solution for tall women because honestly, tall women are fed up with the clothing struggles. Okay, the length isn't lengthening, the coverage isn't coveraging, the proportions aren't proportioning. I don't know. But today, we're going to find a solution to these struggles and hopefully with the help of Sumisura. So let's get into it.

[00:02:37] When it comes to being a tall woman and having these shopping struggles, as I mentioned before, with the proportions and not finding the correct fit and not having enough length or even having too much length at times, it's kind of like maybe it just makes more sense to make clothing, to make garments that are actually unique to our bodies, that are unique to our height, that are unique to our body types. Because honestly, that will probably save us so much hassle, so much stress in the long run.

[00:03:06] Sumisura is a custom clothing brand that uses a made-to-measure system to create clothing unique to your body. And not only that, you also basically get to design your garments. So the fit, the fabric, all the way down to small details like the button. And it seems like custom clothing has, I wouldn't say always been a trend for tall women, but it's definitely something that tall women, some tall women have definitely tried before. I did run a poll over on Instagram, and this is a great time to plug in my Instagram.

[00:03:35] Follow me at a tall girls podcast so you can participate in these polls and have your opinions heard on these episodes. But I did ask you guys in a poll over on Instagram, would you consider or have you ever considered trying custom clothing? Yes, in a heartbeat. 35% said, hmm, need more convincing. And 2% said, no need. Okay. To the 2% who said, no need, I'm jealous. I'm jealous of you. For real.

[00:04:05] For real. But anyways, it's also pretty interesting because some of you guys actually sent me DMs like, hey, custom clothing is the way to go. And there's nothing like something that's tailored for you, for your body, tailored to your body. And I'm just like, period. That's the truth. And we're going to dive deeper into that, into this episode. So stay tuned. And it's kind of like, maybe all of us, maybe a lot of us should be hopping on this bandwagon.

[00:04:35] And Sumisura is a brand that is ultimately helping us be able to jump on that bandwagon, if that even makes sense. Anyways, because I'm partnering with them, I went through the whole entire process from making the garment, setting up my measurements, all of that stuff, all the way to getting the items and trying them on. So we're going to go over all the details. Okay, I'm going to spill the beans. So let's go. When you go to their website, you're basically given several options.

[00:05:05] You can create suits, shirts, blazers, skirts, etc. I wanted to make a top and pants, kind of more like a professional vibe because your girl is going to business school in a couple months. Oh my gosh, I literally went to the... It wasn't an orientation. It was almost like a mixer. Basically meeting people that may or may not be in your class in a couple months. I went to that a few days ago and I was like, I was pleasantly surprised. People, they were not rude.

[00:05:32] Anyways, that's not the point of this, okay? So I wanted to go for something a little bit more on the professional side. So something that I can wear to conferences, something that I can wear to panels, panel discussions that they would have at school, or even just wear to class, you know? So overall, the process was very detailed. I was able to choose the fabric, which was kind of like this linen-cotton blend.

[00:05:57] It was meant to be very airy, so basically good air circulation going on, but also pretty structured. And of course, I chose this shirt to be a long-sleeved shirt because I wanted to make sure that, okay, if this is something for the tall girlies, it should be able to reach our wrists and so forth. So I wanted to try that out. And your normal, standard, classic collar. Rounded buttons. I chose two rounded buttons on the sleeve.

[00:06:26] Cuff, I think it's called a cuff. Because, you know, you can't have too many buttons. With a standard fastening. I honestly wanted to keep mine simple, but you could choose to add breast pockets, you could choose to add shoulder straps, and so much more. And I opted for an intense brown color because we love intensity. If you're listening to the audio version of this, please watch the video version so you can actually see all the details, all the process I went through on the website.

[00:06:53] Like, I'm literally showing you what I did on the website. So you know exactly how everything goes down. And then I chose to add a little monogram of my initials IL because we need to know that this shirt is mine. Period. So I opted for less of a straight fit, more of like a fit that gives me shape because I'm built like a rectangle. I'm not gonna lie to y'all. You look like Spongebob. AKA, you have a wide boxy torso and skinny little limbs.

[00:07:21] Anyways, so that's basically the shirt that I designed on the website. And then moving on to the pants, I chose to create a pair of jeans. There were several fits that I could choose from. From slim fit, to flare, to high-waisted, to boyfriend, to shaping, to wide leg. I decided to go with the wide leg fit. And then you can also choose the length, classic, or ankle. Of course, we did not choose ankle. We want something that is actually long enough. I'm not going to embarrass myself out here.

[00:07:51] But hey, if you like ankle fits, to each their own. No tea, no shade. It's just not for me. So classic it was. I opted for a clean finishing. So pretty much keeping everything as a uniform color in black. I chose business denim because we're business students, period. And then I got the Sumi Suru Up branding on the back. So that was done. So now after doing the design, it was time to make a body profile.

[00:08:16] So essentially, on the website, you create your own body profile that has all of your measurements. So you can input your height. So for me, I put 5'10". They didn't have halves. And I'm like more of 5'10 and a half. But like I didn't go up to 5'11", which maybe I should. But also it doesn't really matter. We'll get into that in a sec. But I aimed for 5'10". You don't need to know how much I weigh. But I put my weight. And I put my age. After that, I was able to choose the body type that I had.

[00:08:45] So I was able to put information about my bust, my abdomen, and my hips. And then their algorithm essentially calculates your measurements for you. Now these measurements are pretty intense, okay? They got your neck, your shoulder width, your chest. Everything all laid out to like the first decimal point, okay? So from there, you're able to say yes, like these are my measurements. Or you can change the measurements if you feel like they're a little off.

[00:09:11] Because yeah, I mean it's great that they have several years of algorithm training going on to be able to predict your measurements. But you know, we all have very, very unique body types. And I have more of an athletic build, I guess you can say. So even though I put in all of my information and so forth, there are some areas like within my body that are not going to be the standard or what they thought, if that makes sense.

[00:09:40] Like everybody's body is unique from the other person's is what I'm trying to say. So they can't like physically see you. So it's not like they could take everything into consideration. So I did have to make some modifications. I made changes to like my shoulder width and my chest and so forth. I probably should have made some changes to my thigh measurements. But we'll get into that in a sec. Something that I think is really cool is that with each measurement, when you go to change it,

[00:10:06] they have a video that shows you how to measure that specific area. And I think it's so, so important to watch those videos. Okay. Watch those videos before you measure that area and make the change because it's going to show you what exactly they are looking for. So for example, when I went to go look at leg length, I believe they didn't mean inseam, which is basically like the bottom of your crotch all the way down to your ankles.

[00:10:33] Like when they said leg, they meant the whole leg, like from your hip or waist. I don't recall, but the entire leg, not just how inseam is measured. So make sure you watch those videos. And I think that it's really good that they actually included that so that we are all on the same page. So yeah, after you do that and you confirm all of your measurements, you can basically go ahead and place the order. Now, something to note is that A, it takes a while. It takes like a couple of weeks to make.

[00:11:01] So make sure you allocate, leave enough time, budget enough time for that. But it's also a bit on the pricier side. So my order, I feel like was around $245. So that's something that you also have to budget for, but it makes sense because you're paying for the clothing and you're paying for their time because they're making it unique to your body. So that's just something to note. Make sure you budget time and make sure you budget the money for it. Now, yes, it did take a few weeks to get here, but nonetheless, it did get here.

[00:11:30] And the unboxing experience is pretty chill. I got a little Sumisura bag. That's so cute. I'm going to try to see if I can include it in the video version. I did try on the clothing pieces and that's when it got interesting. So starting off with the top, the top was literally exactly how I designed it on the site. Exactly how I designed it on the site. It was so cool. The color, exactly how it was on the site. Intense brown. I feel like it definitely complimented my skin tone

[00:11:59] and it had all of the detailings that I asked for. The color, the buttons, everything. It did have the two buttons on the cuff. And yes, I was able to unbutton and rebutton it. We love that because some brands, some places actually don't let you unbutton certain things. Like it looks like there's buttons there. Like they have buttons there, but they just don't let you unbutton it. And it's like, why would you do that? Anyways, but it did have everything that I designed on the site. The material itself was very like structured,

[00:12:28] but also light and airy because we love air circulation. Something I will say is that the brand Sumisura does let you touch or try the fabric. Before you purchase or create it, which is something that is very good for people with sensitive skin. If you have sensitive skin, that's like sensitive to like the materials that you wear or whatever, make sure you take advantage of that. I don't have sensitive skin. So I was like, it doesn't matter to me. But if you have sensitive skin, take advantage of that. The fit was really good.

[00:12:57] It gave me some type of shape for my rectangular body and so forth. And I bet you're wondering about the sleeves, the long sleeves. Yes, it reached my wrists and it was perfect. It was literally, it ended exactly where my wrist ended. It was a bit scary. I'm not gonna lie. Like you see, like if you're watching the video version that the sleeve goes like past my wrist, like no, like that didn't happen. It ended exactly where my wrist ended.

[00:13:25] It was perfect, perfect. And it's something that I could definitely wear in like a business type setting for business school or just in a very professional type of setting. So overall, I was very, very happy with the shirt. And also in the package, it came with instructions on how to wash and how to hang it up and so forth. So there's like no creases or anything. Like I know that in the video, it's gonna have creases because I literally took it right from the packaging and tried it on, but keep those directions

[00:13:54] and make sure you follow them. So overall, the shirt was perfect. Perfect length, perfect sleeve length, everything like it wasn't too tight around the shoulders. Material was structured exactly how it appeared on the website. Definitely, definitely like 10 out of 10 was awesome. Now for the jeans. The jeans itself, okay. It was good. It was really good. The, as for the length, cause I'm pretty sure you're wondering about the length.

[00:14:24] It ended literally exactly where my ankles ended. Like, like how the sleeves ended where they were supposed to. The jeans literally ended where they were supposed to too. And I was like, wow, this is actually scarily accurate for sure. And I know I said that I did get a wide leg fit for the jeans. Um, they came in as more of a flare. And that's where I said earlier in the episode that I probably should have adjusted the thigh measurement.

[00:14:53] But is it crazy that I'm kind of glad that I didn't because I kind of preferred that more flare look because what I did was I paired it with some boots, heeled boots, because we love heels. We love extra height. I paired it with some like black heeled boots and it looked pretty fire. I was like, wait, the vision, I see the vision now. So, um, but yeah, definitely something to think about. As I said before, make sure you verify all of your measurements because if you wanted a wide leg fit,

[00:15:22] then you would have had to adjust it. And, but for me, I honestly liked the style of how those jeans looked on me with the boots. So, hey. Um, so yes, the material itself was definitely good quality and it was good. It was airy and they had some stretch to it, which is something that is just very important for me. Now, the thing is the waist area itself, it had like, if you're looking at the video version, it will make sense.

[00:15:52] It had like a little gap in it. Um, it was like a little awkward gap. I really don't know how to explain it, but the waist was just a bit too wide, whereas everything else was like fitted where it needed to be fitted. It's something that yes, could be covered with like a top or something, but if you're wearing something that's going to be tucked in or so forth, it may be a little awkward. So, I did reach out to them and they do have the perfect fit guarantee where basically they ensure a perfect fit

[00:16:19] or they remake the entire thing. They have you go to one of their partner tailors so that they can fix it free of charge or you could go to your own tailor and you send them an invoice and they'll reimburse you. So, what you do is when you fill out a ticket on their website, you basically discuss what the problem is and based on that problem, they give you the solution. When I filled it out, they said that I could go to either one of their partner tailors or I can go to my own tailor and then send them the invoice

[00:16:49] within like 30 days, I believe, and then they reimburse me. So, I tried to go actually to one of their partner tailors yesterday. One of the partner tailors that I wanted to go to was closed and the other one was like sick, even though on the website, it said that they were open. So, we're gonna try again but it was a pretty seamless, easy process to get that down. So, I think that that's a really cool feature that they have. What did you think about the garments that I designed and tried on in this episode? What did you think? Did you like them?

[00:17:18] Did you think that they were cool? Did you think the whole entire process was cool? Of course, let me know in the comments. I'd love to hear anything that you guys have to say about it. As tall women, we deserve clothes that fit us well. That fit our personality. That are unique, but still fit our length. We shouldn't have to settle for less and custom clothing may be the solution to our tall girl fashion problems. Anyways, thank you for tuning into this episode. I really appreciate it and I appreciate you. As always, feel free to hit me up on my socials at a tall girls podcast

[00:17:47] and let me know what you thought about this episode. Also, all of Sumi Suro's information, website, socials, etc. is gonna be linked in the description. I highly recommend checking them out to get clothes that actually fit your length and to dress the real you. Period. So, if you have any questions or other comments, you can hit me up on my socials. You can hit Sumi Suro up on their socials. And if you try them out, let me know how it goes. And until then, I'll catch you in the next one. Good night and goodbye.

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