If you’ve been looking at all the cute fall new arrivals and thinking, “I’m too tall for that,” I feel you — I’m 5’10”. But as a shopping writer who’s tried it all, I have a running list in my head of which brands are actually long enough. I wear athleisure most days, whether while working from home or running to Pilates class, so I have the lowdown on the best athletic-wear fall arrivals for tall girls.
A PR rep once explained to me that more affordable brands make clothing for the average height, 5’4”. This would explain why clothing never seemed to fit me growing up, shopping at the mall in Arkansas. And that’s not even taking into account that women’s clothing sizes literally just seem to be made up. She continued that pricier brands tend to design for “model height,” 5’10”. No wonder there seems to be a direct correlation between the price of an item and it actually fitting me.
Don’t worry, though, because I’m on a budget like everyone else. So I have both affordable and splurge-worthy fall 2025 activewear recommendations for the tall gals out there. Hear all about my favorite brands ahead.
