THEN Ever since I started noticing the boys in class, I realized that I was always the tallest. It didn’t matter if you were a boy or girl, I was still the tallest person. The times I would notice a cute boy in class, I would try to see how tall he was and as […]
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Meet your tall sister Irene Agbontaen, a London designer whose label TTYA was one of the first tall-focused brands to be stocked in a major UK department store. TTYA has been featured in Vogue and has gone on to collaborate with other brands like Long Tall Sally and ASOS. As a long time friend of […]
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It seems like it was just yesterday when I jetted off to San Fran to host our very first MYTS brunch there! The W San Francisco was the perfect venue for our gathering. We were super excited to introduce vendors Let Height Arise, Natural Splendor & Blonde Amazon to our Tall Sisters, and plenty of […]
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Welcome to Sunday, Tall Sisters! When we find a new retailer that caters to us, the feeling we get is best described as euphoria. It is a state of intense excitement and happiness as we are able to add one more option to our arsenal of tall retailers. This feeling does not happen often..it is […]
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THEN Growing up in the midwest, I can’t recall a time when I felt too tall to date. Perhaps it’s because there’s a large concentration of people with lanky Germanic, Swedish, and Norwegian ancestry. I also didn’t reach my full 6’0” height until college. What was I self-conscious about? Hair. Hair that grew in places […]
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THEN I honestly can’t believe I’m putting this out on the Internet for the world to see…gotta love transparency. For all you tall girls out there who are frustrated with the dating scene, read my story! It’ll give you hope. Elementary and middle school—otherwise known as an awkward kid’s worst nightmare. My best friends […]
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THEN I’ve been tall for a long time. Standing proudly at 6’4” for a good 20 years now. High school is when I started noticing boys. My girlfriends would be asked out for dates or for the prom. Some of them even had steady boyfriends. That was not my high school experience. I was always […]
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On April 29th Molly and I jetted off to the Pacific Northwest, to host our very first Seattle Meet Your Tall Sisters Brunch. The W Seattle was the perfect location for our first gathering. Seattle was an amazing adventure, where I went onto the Seattle morning news to talk about our community! See that interview HERE and […]
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Hey all! It’s Molly! I’m getting up from my editor’s chair to scribble a little bit for you all today. As you may have seen, I was recently featured in an episode of 60 Second Docs, an online documentary series that features a diverse array of people doing intriguing things. Well, someone over there thought that my being […]
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On March 25th, 50 Tall Sisters came together to celebrate our uniqueness and make new friends. We hosted our second Washington, DC brunch at the iconic Fig & Olive Restaurant, and it was so special! We welcomed two shoe vendors to satisfy the shopping itch. Who isn’t happy with a new pair of shoes? 🙂 […]
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Waiting in line. Getting closer to the entrance of the venue. They finally let us in. We’re pushing our way to the front because, really, who likes to be in the back of the venue at your favorite artist’s concert? FINALLY. We’re front and center. Just the way I like it. But wait, I look […]
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Happy Sunday Tall Sisters™! Memorial Day kicks off my favorite time of the year in New York. New Yorkers start spending a lot more time outside, as the weather is finally more mild and accommodating. It means the start of summer Fridays, sipping rosé on rooftops, long walks in Central Park, eating all sorts of […]
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