Mens vs Womens wetsuits for a TALL woman

Do you live near a store that you can try them on?

Fit is really key. Many women wear unisex or men's wetsuits. It can be issue for curvy women.

There are good deals to be had on the web.  For example Xterra offers 40-50% almost all the time.

You should look at Xterra anyway, since they offer a Tall size in most categories.   Your stats don't "fit" into their size calculator as a woman, but as a man they suggest a Men's Medium Long (which sounds right to me...).  

Regardless, my first wet suit was a sleeveless "unisex" (which we all know means mens) suit and it was fine, and I have plenty of curves and a decent bust.   But I think if you're thinking arms, you want to be more careful.

looks like Xterra discontinued its Mens Med long I ordered a sleeveless Neosport mens large. Should be here today and I can see how it fits. If its not good, I will call Xterra and see what they suggest.  Thanks for all the help! It stinks not to have any stores to try them on, especially given my body type. 

**UPDATE**

I got the sleeveless mens Neosport yesterday, and for future women who do a search on this I would say it runs perfect except for the chest. I have a small chest so for me it wouldn't be a major issue but if you are bigger, you may have half a boob in the arm hole of the mens due to the way its cut.  I am sending mine back because even though I don't have that issue, if its not a great fit why keep it?  I ordered a mens Xterra medium large full suit--again I am 6'1"/6;2" (I reweighed myself and all this tri training has me around 175 so I think the large would be too big).  

For all the tall ladies I will be back to report how that fits. 

I use Xterra Vector Pro Sleeved and Sleeveless, both Med-Large size. And I'm 6'3" 175-180. Sounds like it should be about the right size for you.  For a guy, I'm a little smaller in the chest, a little bigger in the leg than most. So we might be pretty close.  The fit was a bit tight at first, but I thought this was how it's supposed to be to start. After a few swims, I have gotten used to it, and it is easier to use now so I will be keeping it. Think it may have stretched or adapted slightly with some use. For me, the sleeves do end several inches up my arms. Seems common for taller people, as the fit around the shoulders is the crucial area. The legs are well up onto my calves as well.

It seems to be working nicely once I figured out how much to pull up the sleeves, where to put the bodyglide, and getting the inside of the suit wet.

Yes. It is fantastic--made a big difference for me in terms of making me calm down enough to stroke and breathe correctly.  I am glad I went with the full suit

DeSoto two piece suits would probably be the better option.