The HARSH Reality of Being a 6’4” Woman ft. Alie Alexis | How Height Impacts Confidence, Fashion, and More

If you’re a tall girly, I’m sure you’ve heard the idea that tall women are perceived as masculine. I mean, there’s nothing new here. We know height equals masculinity in society’s eyes or whatever, leading many people, whether people we know or complete strangers, to kind of act out on this idea by treating us aggressively and even misgendering us. We all know the gist here. But there’s a bit of a flip side to this, where some tall girls kind of believe this notion. Basically, there are tall women who don’t feel feminine or even have a hard time embracing their femininity. And a Reddit post on this led me down this huge rabbit hole about how and why some tall women feel this way. If you’re a tall girly who resonates with this, #1 you are not alone, and #2 I highly recommend tuning in to this episode because we’re gonna get into the nitty-gritty of this topic. Check it out! Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

Every single tall girl tuning in right now knows the struggle of finding clothes that fit properly. We have the clothes that, quite frankly, aren’t long enough. The clothes that are long enough, but the proportions are horrendous (like the only reason the pair of pants is long enough is because the crotch area is down to our knees lol). We also have the brands lying about their clothing being “tall friendly”. Whichever struggle you face the most, it’s easy to feel like the options are very limited. So we may take our search online, hopefully to find other tall girls reviewing clothes that fit them. Maybe you stumble across a video of a girly reviewing a pair of jeans. Those jeans fit her well, and they even drag on the floor a little. She claims it’s “tall girl friendly”. Now you’re excited, ready to figure out the brand of the jeans, and the girl in the video says, “Oh, by the way, I’m 5’6”” :///// She really had us there for a sec. Anyways, today, we’re discussing how some of the short girlies are lying about how some of the clothing items they’re trying on are “tall girl friendly” and why that’s the case. Tune in to the full episode for more!Very Important links: Use my code “ILOTT10” for 10% off your first purchase at Tall Size: https://www.tallsize.com/Tall Girl Influencers: One Tall Order: https://www.instagram.com/one_tall_order/  Tall Mom Finds: https://www.instagram.com/tallmomfinds/ 6 Foota Bae: https://www.instagram.com/6footabae/Tall Girl Facebook Groups: TALLternative Retail: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AYGiGgPJZ/  Tall Girl Approved: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1JBUAQegqr/ Real Tall Girls: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CgmDi4bKQ/ Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

It’s no secret that there are people in a tall woman’s life who can make her insecure, and this can be either growing up, in their adult life, or both stages.And I think I did a few episodes regarding each group or some of these groups of people. We have our peers, especially growing up, whether it’s our classmates, teammates, or “friends” calling us those weird, annoying names and asking dumb questions like “How’s the weather up there?” We also have the adults like teachers, coaches, or even strangers making assumptions about us or staring at us because of our height. Then, we have family members, the ones who are supposed to always have our backs but pick us apart and make horrible self-comparisons. And then we have men. And not just any random dude. According to a tall girly on TikTok, this is a specific category of men. And before you come for me, I’m NOT HATING ON MEN. I understand that this is not representative of all of them (even the ones in the category). I’m simply providing commentary. Anyways, definitely tune in to this episode for more on this topic!Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

Do any other tall girls remember almost always being paired up or grouped with the boys during gym class?  Let me get into this story. So I was in the 9th or 10th grade, I think? We have different units where we do a different activity for a few weeks, then move on to the next activity for a few weeks, and so forth and so on. So at one point in time, it was the basketball unit. I’m sure you know where I’m going with this… There were 3 levels: level 1, level 2, and level 3. Level 1 being for the beginners and level 3 being for advanced players. Now, the gym teacher did know that I played (past tense played) basketball about 2 or 3 years prior. Mind you, there were other girls on the basketball team in that gym class, but I was the only girl placed in the level 3 group…with all of the boys :///Whatever, we were playing, and I’m on defense. This dude…I guess he was turning around, and he literally elbowed me in my face. And proceeds to keep playing like nothing happened. So naturally, I yelped and literally stood on the sideline, deleted. I heard the teacher screaming, “Why were you so aggressive? You wouldn’t do that to a girl, would you?” And the guy was like “no”. And the teacher was like, “Why would you do that? She’s a girl!” And the guy was like, “Oh, I forgot. She’ll be fine.” YOU FORGOT? I’LL BE FINE?? Anyways…. Albeit this was a small and hopefully unintentional thing, this is just one example of rough, aggressive behaviors that some people have toward tall women, and we’re gonna dive deeper into that today, so tune into the episode for more! Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

At some point in their lives, whether for a short period of time or for years and years and years, many (if not all) tall girls have felt insecure about their height. It’s natural. It’s inevitable. Everyone gets insecure at times. And if we lived through similar tall girl experiences, the insecurities are DEFINITELY real. However, there are people who don’t believe they’re real?? Or let me rephrase it, there are people who believe these insecurities shouldn’t be real. Like they shouldn’t exist at all. Listen, there are a lot of things that rub me the wrong way as a tall girl and invalidating comments are definitely up there. “I wish I had your height.” “I wouldn’t be insecure if I were you.” “You have no reason to feel bad about your height.” Like listen, I get it but also not really. Anyways today, we’re talking about the invalidation of tall women’s insecurities, the pressures that come with being a tall woman, and how some tall girls don’t like other tall girls?? Tune in to the full episode for more! Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

I wanna provide a little context for the tall girlies before getting into this episode. I went shoe shopping with a friend a few weeks ago because, you know, a girly had a couple of outings coming up, so I wanted to get some new shoes. Little did I know that that would be a little difficult, but we’ll get into that in a second. We went to Nordstrom Rack and walked past rows and rows of women’s shoes. We passed by the size 5 section, size 6 section, size 7 section, just rows and rows of varieties of shoes like sneakers, heels, sandals, flats, you name it. I’m excited like omg I can’t wait to find these in my size. Eventually, I get to the size 9.5 section (that’s my size) and why was it like only half a row???? Literally ONE HALF of a row. I’m like okay?? I turn around a corner within the store and see another half a row of size 9.5 shoes. I’m like oh…this is it?? I turn around and I see a wall with size 10 shoes (really just sneakers and boots). And the same with size 11 shoes. I don’t even know if that location had anything past a size 11, and if they did, it was not very visible. Many tall women I’ve interviewed on this podcast have a shoe size of 11, 12, or even 13. So, if I’m struggling to find variety in a size 9.5…are the other tall girlies ok?? Today, we’re gonna be talking about the shoe struggle many tall women face and why this isn’t spoken about enough. Tune in to the full episode for more!Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

Alright tall girlies, picture this. Hypothetically, you’re single and into men. Oof, we’re already off to a rather interesting start lol. You’re on this date with a guy, and he’s tall too. Maybe he’s around you’re height; maybe he’s a lot taller than you. Let your imagination run wild lol. This is a first date, by the way. It’s going great; you’re getting to know each other, cracking jokes, getting flirtatious or whatever, y’all are talking, and he just whips out “You and me, we could totally have D1 babies”.And oh yeah, he never asked you if you wanted kids!!! XDDDDD You probably cringed like oh…haha…yeahhhh. Or maybe you’re into that. Who knows? Okay, I know this is a weird hypothetical situation, but you never know. This may have happened to someone. Did this happen to you? Anyways, I was just trying to warm you up to this episode topic, where we’re talking about the comment some tall women get about making D1 babies and how some tall women may not even want tall daughters. Tune in to the full episode!  Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

Every single tall person known to existence has had a complicated relationship with their height. And speaking from my experience as a tall girly, I know I’ve had quite the tricky relationship with mine. There were times when I loved being tall. It was the greatest thing ever; it made me feel powerful and unique and beautiful even. And there were times when I was like why did my tall dad and above-average height mom have to make me tall again? From the self comparisons to my awkward tall teen phase to even the adults closest to me making me feel insecure about my height, it was a lot to deal with. Can any other tall girls relate? It’s almost like do the cons outweigh the pros? When it comes to being a tall girl, is there more bad than good? Honestly, it gets to a point where you have to ask, do tall girls hate being tall? Okay, that was a bit extreme, but we’re gonna answer this question and more in the episode, so make sure you tune in! Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

The experiences that tall women go through are honestly…pretty wild. If you’re a tall girly, you understand 110%. Yes, there are the fashion struggles like jeans hitting mid-calf, long sleeves not reaching your wrists, and not even finding clothes that fit your length. There are also the comments like “oh my gosh, you’re so big” or “are you sure you’re a woman?” and we can’t forget about the aggressive behavior. Like people will literally roll up on you and try to fight you. And it seems like the taller you are, the wilder these experiences are. And today’s guest knows exactly what I’m talking about. Today, I’m joined by 6’4” fashionista Alie (also known as six four unicorn period), who has been using her voice, height, and style to create an accepting and welcoming space for tall women online. We’re gonna be talking about tall girl experiences, her fashion struggles as a 6’4” woman, and some intel on the first-ever tall girl brand trip with TJL Collection. Tune into the episode for more! Here are her deets: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sixfourunicorn/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sixfourunicornYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SixFourUnicornTJL Collection: Website: https://www.tjlcollection.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tjl_collection/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tjlcollection Tall Girl Pop-up Dallas, TX: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tjl-collectiontall-girl-meet-up-tickets-1361862349949 Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews  

If you’re a tall girl reading this right now, I’m sure you’ve struggled with clothing at some point in your life. Heck, you’re probably even struggling with clothing right now at this moment. Were you just online shopping? And trying to filter through them 32-inch inseam jeans? It’s okay; you don’t have to lie lol. It happens to the best of us. But yeah, clothing is probably the biggest tall girl problem….ever. There’s no doubt about it. The pants, the skirts, the shoes, but there’s one article of clothing that isn’t spoken about enough, and that is: dresses.  Okay, we do speak about it, BUT it’s not spoken about as much as pants. Don’t come for me. I know we can at least agree on that. So today, we’re going to be talking about why brands are falling short (literally lol) when it comes to dresses for the tall girlies and an amazing solution to this problem. Tune in! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/nmdT3fp2hYs Thank you to Sumissura for sponsoring today’s episode. They’re a custom clothing brand that uses a made-to-measure system to create garments tailored to your body. All you have to do is enter your height, weight, and body type, and using over 13 years of algorithm training, they predict your measurements, including leg length, waist, and more so that you never have to second-guess the fit. Check out their links below to dress the real you:Website: https://www.sumissura.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumissura/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sumissura Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sumissura My dress specs:Ceremonial dressNatural waist Navy blue (barnett) Strappy v-neckA-line Knee lengthWithout a cape. Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/atallgirlspodcast Subscribe to A Tall Girl's Newsletter: https://atallgirlspodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribeLet's stay connected: https://beacons.ai/atallgirlspodcast Leave a review and let me know how tall you are: https://atallgirlspodcast.com/reviews