honest to god one of the most petty and frustrating things of being a masc woman is trying to find some decent clothes that fit
even if there were clothes in the womens section that i remotely liked (i dont hate womens clothes, just dont like them on me) they do not fit my body
im not even as big as i want to be, but i have a decently muscular build, and most of womens clothes were not made with muscles in mind. shirts that should be my size are usually loose around the gut but then wayyyy too tight on the shoulders, arms and chest. if i go a size up, the shirts are too long. the same problems happen with jackets, but with more rigid material. even if they WERENT made from cheap, shitty fabric and had fake pockets, or were designed to inhibit motion and oversexualize womens bodies, i couldnt even see myself comfortable in womans cut clothes. not just dysphoria-wise (tho that is a major factor) but physically
mens clothes tend to fit a little better. theyre meant to stretch and move, so theres some leeway there, even if they usually are too tight around the hips and chest. its still frustrating trying to buy pants that both fit my hips and also dont make me feel like a kid trying on their parents clothes. and my hips arent even that wide! most of the "hourglass" shape of my body comes from the gym (what pcos does to a mf)
bras i think may be the worst transgression, because there is no "mens" equivalent i can fall on. instead i have to choose between wearing a bra that chokes off my ability to breath, or one where the cups are cartoonishly large (my tits arent even that fuckin small???). sports bras are better but its usually the same issue with feeling constricted and struggling to breathe in them as an all-day article of clothing
anyway. i think we all know that the clothing industry is evil, that clothes arent made with queer, trans, fat, Black, brown, or intersex bodies in mind (dont even get me started on HOW these clothes are made)
i know that even getting to complain about this issue at all comes from a place of privilege, but its frustrating never being able to find clothes that fit my body type and having to be uncomfortable every time i leave the house. i suck at sewing but honestly im thinking about taking up diy bc i cant see any other solutions in the near future