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[*julez* 124]

Can you describe it to the rest of us?

Sorry, I'm just a bit shy with this for some reason! Probably cos I'm no skinny minnie! Anyway, the dress is plum in color, sleeveless crisscross in the front, with a few sparkly bits and the boddice is fitted, then a slight flare A-line skirt that is about ankle length. I just hope it looks nice on me! It will be such a relief to not have to go through all the rigamorole of shopping.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

That's okay - I understand not wanting personal photos to be publicly available!

The dress really does sound lovely - plum is a great colour and a fitted bodice is very feminine! Plus - sparkly! I'm not at all fond of shopping either, and whoever thought it was a good idea to put badly-lit, cellulite-enhancing mirrors in dressing rooms? We're supposed to WANT to buy the clothes!

[weedebz 0]

add me to the not fan of shopping list. I'm one of these people that has a different size top and bottom, dresses are a nightmare and my size varies greatly between stores. I'm a size 8 top in one store and a size 12 in another. I'm a size 10 bottom in one store and a size 14 in another.

[Jeraly 4]

Haha - yeah - who came up with the whole size idea?!?! They could at least standardise it!!! I can buy an 18-20 to fit over my boobs but then I need a 12/14/16 waist depending on the shop.

I have a shelf bum so if I get trousers to fit they tend to gape at the back unless they are stretchy but then I get that lovely "muffin top" look which really doesn't suit anyone...

Not just that but I think my boobs have grown - my 34G bras don't even fit properly anymore

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Seems that's the case for a lot of people - I've had petite size 8 friends have to buy a size 14 dress before! I know I always have to try on clothes myself. Some shops are consistent with their sizing and so I usually know something will fit me but other stores are a nightmare - particularly H&M. It's not just sizes, either - I once found a style of top that I really liked, but at the time they didn't have any of the best colours in stock. I went back to try and buy more a couple of months later and what looked like the same top was something completely different - the sleeves were two inches longer, the shoulders were wider and they didn't allow for hips! Don't get me started on shoes. I'd be up for sewing my own clothes if I just had the room (I have a sewing machine now, just nowhere to use it).

I have one friend - but just the one friend - who is one of those magical people who can waltz into a shop and pick up an armful of items and they'll all fit her. We're all jealous of her!

[weedebz 0]

i wish my boobs would grow!!!

Going to have to get used to US sizing too...arrrg

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Oh - muffin tops. People love to blame us for our own muffin tops, but seriously. I have a naturally high waist but it's impossible to find high-waisted jeans (I'm not looking for the 'mumsy' types - just a couple more inches, please!) and everything is cut to sit around my hips - not on top, but around. So I have the choice between buying jeans/trousers that ride far too low and will always give me a muffin top no matter how shapely I am, or buying jeans with a slightly deeper crotch but that - once I find a pair that fit my bottom/hips - hang loose around the waist. It's not always a simple solution of 'buy a bigger size'.

Okay - rant over Sorry, I have far too much to say on the topic of sizing!

Edited January 29, 2008 by Alex & Rachel

[weedebz 0]

i just don't think sizes are designed around real people

[Jeraly 4]

I find that you get a bigger size to compensate for boobs and I end up looking like I am three sizes bigger than I am!! I look frumpy!!

As for bog boobs Debz - mine are killing me at the moment so there are benefits to them being smaller I bet!! I think maybe it's my hormones...

[weedebz 0]

i don't want big boobs...I just want to fill out clothes better.

[Jeraly 4]

Haha - maybe we can share

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

I have the problem of much smaller waist, much bigger bust and hips....

Plus, I have lost 80+ pounds...and I have no idea what my size is...at least in formal dresses...

[Ban Hammer 13,133]

i wish my boobs would grow!!!

Going to have to get used to US sizing too...arrrg

rub them with toilet paper

[Jeraly 4]

Well this sucks but don't think I am ignoring you tomorrow guys - seems my work have blocked VJ again - boo!!!

[*julez* 124]

Well this sucks but don't think I am ignoring you tomorrow guys - seems my work have blocked VJ again - boo!!!

Ugh! That really stinks! Although, I sometimes wish my work would block VJ since I have such a terrible addiction to it and hardly get any work done anymore! I've been somewhat better at staying away, but really need to buckle down and focus on my work!