May 10, 2006 09:21 AM
Party Dress Saga Continues
I went to Ann Taylor Loft on Monday, fully intending to purchase the strapless dress my site visitors overwhelmingly voted for in my Help Me Select a Party Dress plea. Well of course, they didn't have my size. I mean, that would just have been too easy, wouldn't it? (Even if they'd had my size, it probably wouldn't have mattered. Read on to find out why.)
So I tried on other dresses. Actually, I tried on every dress in the store. Then I went to White House Black Market and tried on most of the dresses in that store. I found plenty of very pretty dresses, but NOTHING FIT ME!!! NOTHING!!! NADA!!! ZIP!!!
I've been looking at clothing these last two days--I mean really looking at clothing. And I wonder: who do they make this stuff for? Why do I have to get so much of the clothing I buy altered? Am I a freak of nature? Well, I don't think so, because I can't think of anyone I know that fits perfectly into a size. In my case, I am a size 0 petite, and I wouldn't dare sit here and complain about that because that would just make me the biggest bitch alive. But what makes me so crazy is that when you are as small as I am, the clothing available tells you that you are not supposed to have boobs. Well excuse me, I do. They aren't huge, but they are ever so slightly bigger than you would expect. So I have to go up to a 2 or, more typically, a 4 for dresses, so that my chest isn't all smashed. But I can't wear a 2 or 4 anywhere else, so I either have a smashed chest or a saggy waist and a bunch of puckering at the butt. Doesn't that sound attractive? I mean, can you imagine how incredibly hot I looked in these dresses?
After two hours, I decided to give up on dresses, because I don't have time to get anything altered. I will be underdressed for the event, which incidentally is this weekend not next weekend like I thought. I bought a very cool, drapy black top at White House Black Market and a cute, a-line skirt (black and white, with little sequins on it) at The Limited today. I'm wearing my pointy, high-heeled black pumps, and I'm going to whip up some jewelry between now and then to wear. (Betcha didn't know I make jewelry, huh? Okay maybe you did.)
I wish I could have worn the dress you all picked out. But thanks so much to all who voted!
Comments
How very brave you are to complain about not finding clothes to fit a size 0 petite...LOL!
I wish you'd been able to find the Ann Taylor dress in your size, but I'm glad you found something that works. I was thinking, as I read your post, that separates might be the way to go. I imagine you run into that enough to have figured it out some time ago.
I hope the event is lots of fun!
(And, I didn't know you made jewelry, but I think that's pretty cool!)
Posted by: Tammy at May 10, 2006 11:01 AM
separates are usually easier. but I love dresses, but can never find them either. but for me, I'm more like a 16- but dresses made in the plus size assume you either 1) have huge boobs, or 2) are 60 years old. and frumpy. so, I'm kinda glad to know skinny girls have trouble too!
Posted by: Karen at May 10, 2006 04:30 PM
I echo everything you said. I'm a UK size 10, not sure what that is in the US about a 6 I think. I'm also quite tall, 5'8". I have very few dresses simply because I have boobs. As you say, for some reason there is this assumption that if you are slim, you are also flat chested. It is also assumed that I must be less than average height, therefore trousers that fit me everywhere else, are often too short :-( It's nice to see I'm not the only one who has these sizing issues.
I didn't know you made jewelry, that is cool. What kind of things do you make?
Posted by: Kate at May 11, 2006 08:38 AM
