A Tale of Five Stones Too Many

…. so I thought I would make a list of all the places I want to be able to shop, that I can’t currently because a. they don’t do my size and b. because as none of the clothes fit me I feel self-concious going in to buy accessories which are none size specific.

For that matter, talking about things that don’t currently fit, I want to wear rings! My fingers have unsightly bulges when I try on rings currently so I never do, but I want to!

Oh and chokers, I want the option of wearing chokers!

Sadly even with weight loss I think the breadth of my hands are still going to curtail the number of bangles I can wear. I can usually fit only one in  8 or so that I try one

Anyway back to the completely vacuous list of shops I want to be able to by clothes from:

1. AllSaints - I didn’t even know about this shop until last Christmas, but wow the anguish I felt knowing they didn’t do my size… they’re almost architectural in design, with these amazing folds and gathers and pleats… I love, love, love their clothes.
2. Top Shop - I want to buy the clothes, not just the shoes (although, I do love the shoes!)
3. Monsoon Fusion - Although I can shop in monsoon (50:50 chance of finding my size) the fusion label only goes up to 14-16, which is very very frustrating as I usually see one or two items that are really, really nice!
4. Zara - They do some nicely tailored clothing at reasonable prices (well, at least before the recession hit)
5. H&M - currently it’s a rare occurrence that items fit. They do have a section for ‘larger ladies’ but the clothes are just foul. The only use I have for that section is to buy clothing to exercise in.
6. Urban Outfitters - No chance, with them going up to a ungenerous Large size. I particularly like there knitwear section with the long, light, cardigans.

Okay, I think for the moment I’ve purged my desires, but this list has certainly reminded me of one of the many facets of reason have for loosing weight.

Filed under: Clothing, Goals, Motivations, Weight on July 3rd, 2009