Talle' Apparel Inspiration Series: TallnNatural

This week, Talle' Apparel caught up with Rajahnique Jones the creator of the TallnNatural brand. She is also an entrepreneur who owns a grocery store in Long Beach, CA.  She is the epitome of a go-getter and embodies what a Talle' Babe is. She is Tall. She is Sexy. She is sophisticated. We are honored to feature her in the first week of our inspiration series. 

*Talle' questions are bolded. TallnNatural is italicized* 

About Her:

Name:  Rajahnique Jones

Height: 6’

Life Mission:  Striving to be better every day.

How do you balance being a blogger, wife, mom, and entrepreneur? How do you fit in "me" time?

I know that you are the owner of the Long Beach Wardlow Grocery Outlet, congrats that is an amazing accomplishment! How did this business venture come about? 

We started with the Grocery Outlet brand while we were living up north.  My husband’s best friend owns a store, and he told us about how great the brand is.  So we jumped in.  I was trying to get closer to where I was raised, so that brought us back down this way (Long Beach).

What was the motivation behind your Tallnnatural brand? What is the goal behind your brand?

I started tallnnatural as a way to motivate myself to take better care of myself.  Going through that process, I found there were a lot of women I was helping with 1, finding clothing that fits us and showing how to style it.  And 2, being confident in who I am and sharing how and why I am.

I haven't always been the most confident being 5'9.  I was the tallest person in school, and I also suffered from bullying. As I got older I learned to love myself and my height. Can you tell me about your journey being tall. Were you always confident? If so, where were you able to draw your confidence from? Did it come naturally? If not, when did you gain your confidence and how?

Everyone has something they are or were insecure about.  For me it was being skinny rather than being tall.  It’s something that just evolved over time to now where I wish my stomach was as flat as it was before. Lol.  

What would you tell a little tall girl who isn't so confident? What would you tell a tall woman who hasn't grown into her confidence yet?

I would say again, everyone has something.  Someone feels too skinny, too fat, too short, too tall, too dark, too light.  All of these differences is what makes us, humans, beautiful.  You are not alone.  Embrace who you are!

Before you became a wife, how was dating being tall? Were a lot of men intimidated? Any dating advice for the single tall beauties out there?

I’m gonna be honest.  I’ve been married for 9 years.  It’s a long way to think back. Lol. I do remember wanting someone taller than me, and of course it’s not as simple to find that when you’re the average height of a man.  Soooo...  lol 

How do you feel about the clothing industry from the perspective of a tall woman? What specific changes would you like to see within that industry?

We get left behind.  We don’t make them money, so they don’t focus on us.  I’d love to see inseams and selection increased so that we have more options without having to pay more.