Thanks for the reply Pete! That's fantastic news on a new female reviewer, really glad to hear it. I enjoy Karin's reviews (but it's been awhile, and she does have a full time job outside of writing for NSMB).
I'm less concerned about a counterpart review for the specific equivalent women's gear (though obviously that would be great when it works out), but would like to see more reviews from women, especially on women's gear/clothing. Some companies will get the fit right with men's but miss it with women's clothing (or vice versa). Even just knowing how clothing might fit different body types is good information to have - allowing folks to know what might work best for them. And fit information is rarely able to be transferred from men's clothing to women's.
I'll admit that I've actually thought about going back through all of the NSMB clothing reviews to see how many reviews have been on women's gear, and when the last review on women's clothing was, but I haven't quite been bored enough yet to do it ;)
The fact that NSMB reviewers actually test the products and provide good info on how the product performs (good and bad), and of course how gear fits, is really great.
Perhaps for a start, clothing reviews could incorporate a note if there is a women's version & provide a link to it.
(And yes, autocorrect re nsmb vs nsmbA, thanks for catching that! I definitely know better, oops :-) )
Feb. 21, 2023, 6:14 p.m. - mudhoney
Thanks for the reply Pete! That's fantastic news on a new female reviewer, really glad to hear it. I enjoy Karin's reviews (but it's been awhile, and she does have a full time job outside of writing for NSMB). I'm less concerned about a counterpart review for the specific equivalent women's gear (though obviously that would be great when it works out), but would like to see more reviews from women, especially on women's gear/clothing. Some companies will get the fit right with men's but miss it with women's clothing (or vice versa). Even just knowing how clothing might fit different body types is good information to have - allowing folks to know what might work best for them. And fit information is rarely able to be transferred from men's clothing to women's. I'll admit that I've actually thought about going back through all of the NSMB clothing reviews to see how many reviews have been on women's gear, and when the last review on women's clothing was, but I haven't quite been bored enough yet to do it ;) The fact that NSMB reviewers actually test the products and provide good info on how the product performs (good and bad), and of course how gear fits, is really great. Perhaps for a start, clothing reviews could incorporate a note if there is a women's version & provide a link to it. (And yes, autocorrect re nsmb vs nsmbA, thanks for catching that! I definitely know better, oops :-) )