Thanks for the compliments
My dog is actually part shepherd as well as part lab. She's adorable.
Pam, 32DDDD!!!?????!?!?!?!? Wow. I didn't know that quadruple D was a size...I assumed it went from DD to E or J or something. I completely agree though: high quality, well-fitting bras make a world of difference. I evangelize on the subject of regular fittings whenever possible.
There's nothing worse than a woman of any size in an ill-fitting bra, and you see it far too often.
As far as you pixie-types go, isn't the problem, aside from basic length, that the knees on my pants will basically hang around your ankles or mid-calves? Aren't the proportions all wrong?
It really is a pest. I love clothes and I love shopping and I like to look nice. But honestly, I think, a. that women's pants should switch to the 30x34 system that men have, and b. that department stores and boutiques should offer the same tailoring services (for the same prices) for women as they do for men. Why are we expected to be cookie-cutter sized where men are not? It makes no sense.
By the same token, my bf is tall and slimmish and also has very long arms. He wears a 15.5 or 16 in the neck and needs a 37 in the arms. Dress shirts and blazers are almost impossible for him to find, and there is very rarely enough fabric in the seam for a tailor to lengthen the sleeves. He's been trying to find a corduroy sport's coat for about 5 years and has been completely unable to find something that will work. So men don't have it all either.
Actually, I think the only people who have it totally easy with the clothes are women who are around 5'6, perfectly proportioned with no curves. I bet everything fits and looks good on them.
I'm very chatty today. I should stop procrastinating! My dissertation, alas, will not write itself!