Women's bee suit

[Rogerio]

I'm looking for a women's bee suit for my wife. She's about 5' 2" and wears about a size 10.

Thanks,
Roger

[summer1052]

Roger, in my personal experience, there ARE no bee suits for women. They are far too long, and far too straight through the waist and hips. The most comfortable things out there are jackets with a veil and some kind of pants. I think Brushy Mtn has some pants for women, but they don't come in plus size, so they are of no use to me, personally. Several companies make jackets.

GL
Summer

[lstclair]

Ditto the above. I bought a jacket from Dadant, a medium. Normally, I'm 5 ft 8, and about 150 (size 10). Right now, I'm 9 mos pregnant, and it still fits. So the cut is, shall we say, roomy through the middle.

[JohnK and Sheri]

I also almost exclusively use a jacket. When in need of a full suit, a pair of cheap cotton scrubs does fine for the pants at 1/10th the cost of "bee" pants. For that bee yard fashion statement they come in a vast choice of colors and patterns.

Sherriff suits out of the UK does make a women's suit with a drop seat for when nature calls. I have one and it is very good quality (as are their jackets) but they are quite pricey.
Sheri

[summer1052]

I use heavy cotton drawstring "gi" pants -- martial arts pants -- as I live in an AHB area. For those, you need to be aware of the length of leg, as some martial arts pants are capri length so the feet can be seen. Three extra inches of target space for the bees is just asking for trouble.

Summer

[xC0000005]

The suit I sewed for my son uses a gi as well - they make really good base material for suits so long as they aren't the paper thin versions.