Buying clothes that fit. Does anyone have any suggestions?

My mother will only wear skirts with elastic waists. Good luck in finding those. She cannot wear slacks or short, because she wears depends. She can barely stand these days. I did luck out and found four skirts by accident--two at H&M and two at Walmart. She is 97 and still likes to dress up a little.

Catbalou... Exactly!!! Same with shoes! Buys them wears them then puts them away because they don't fit. Same with the slacks. She'll finally buy a pair but once she gets th home and has worn them once or twice, she decides they are too baggy. I really wish she would dress for comfort and not worry so much about her appearance. At 94, you don't have to impress anyone! Being 94 is impressive enough!!

OMG! I have been dealing with this issue for years! I know exactly what you mean! My mom is 93 and at least twice a year she wants to buy slacks. Same body type as your mom. I just dread it; it is such an ordeal for both of us. I drag her to the store, she gets exhausted and cranky trying on pants. Finally, she might choose a pair which look okay, but not great. She gets them home and then hates them. Same with tops. I can't tell you the number of times I've had to return clothing for her. I wish at this point she would just wear what she has so we could avoid the frustration. Not sure what to suggest, other than a tailor.

Unfortunately mom won't give up... I found her some nice legging like pant, but her girlfriend made a comment about her "tights", so now she won't wear them. And... She insists on trying to wear a size too small.

I know what you mean, I have the same problem myself with slacks, just can't find anything that fits nicely... and who's idea was it to make hip-huggers, for me it's the world's most uncomfortable garment? Jeeze. I find I am at the mercy of doing my cloth shopping using catalogs hoping what I order will fit. At least the catalogs have slacks that sit at the waist.

Bobbi, my Mom sounds like she is built similar to your Mom... we gave up trying to find anything new for her to wear, doesn't matter if it today's at-the-moment fashion or not, just something new. Even knit pull-on pants don't work as even the petite sizes are too long for her :(