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Originally Posted by Amy23
Yes! It's honestly as if they shove us all into a shadowy little corner of the shop, away from all the "normal" people, so we won't take up too much room in the skinny section!
I find it really cute that your husband points out things he thinks would look cute on you! It's a shame he's completely clueless about the rules of women's fashion though, lol. You're right: 90% of stores, especially boutiques, will not cater for plus sizes. But what I find most depressing is the hideous state of plus-size fashion. I almost feel like starting a blog just to mock some of the things I've seen in local shops -- I truly think some people would be stunned by some of the things they're expecting plus-size women to wear. The clothes either resemble curtains or are else hideously inappropriate: Just last month I spotted a rack of purple and gold leopard-print mini-skirts in the plus-size section, going up to a size 26.
Now, if a big girl wants to wear a skirt like that then more power to her. But come on: How many big girls are actually going to wear something like that?
As for the cinema seat, I'm sure you'd fit into it just fine now! About four months ago I couldn't fit into the local cinema seats without shifting my a*se to one side. It was just too uncomfortable. But yesterday I saw a movie there for the first time since then and fitted into the seats just fine! Mind you it wasn't particularly roomy but I no longer have bruises on my hips the next morning!
P.S. Your weight loss is inspirational! Congrats!
I think the worst experience I ever had with clothes was at Macy's. I was looking for a new swimsuit and found nothing in my size, so I figured my best bet was to find the plus sized section in hopes that they had additional suits up there. It was on a whole other floor of course, completely away from all the other women's fashions, tucked in by the housewares. A sales clerk saw me looking around and asked if I needed help. I explained I was looking for swim suits, and she told me I was completely in the wrong section. And when I started to explain I'd already been through them on the other floor, she looked me up and down and snidely cut me off with, "Well, we wouldn't have anything that would fit you anyway." I walked away in a huff and cried about it once I got to the car. I figured Macy's was the place to go since I was able to find a perfect swim suit there at my highest weight not long before. She could have more politely explained they weren't currently carrying plus sized suits if that's what I was looking for, something like that, but with the way she said what she did it certainly came off as an insult. That was three years ago and I still refuse to shop at that location.
And I agree, most of the crap they design for plus sizes is just atrocious! Some of it might be forgivable if they didn't use such loud, crazy prints (like the mini skirts you described, yikes)! Some scoff at some of the clothes seen on peopleofwalmart but maybe they can't find much else to wear? If anyone should get attacked, it's the designers who made some of those things in the first place.
I probably would fit the seat now . . . I'm an apple so my butt's one of the smallest things on me.
Then again it was the arms of the seats that were the real killer; I'd sort of have to slide in sideways and turn forward as I sat down since it would cut into the sides of my tummy.
I haven't had that problem in ages, thankfully . . . about the only issue I've had since was fitting on an old amusment park ride. The bar would simply not lock in place over my stomach, but I was bigger then too so who knows. It's just one of those things we sometimes have to work on.
And thanks!
The progress has been so slow that it's sometimes hard to believe I was ever any different of a size that I am now.
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Originally Posted by Amy8888
I love your avatar, Elladorine! I so identified with that video when it was out in 93. I was going off to college and was hoping to find my own fellow bumblebees (and I did!).
Anyway, I agree with you. My answer to this question is that I wouldn't buy clothes I didn't really like if I were thinner. I had my third baby a few months ago so right now I mostly look for clothes to camouflage my belly. I don't want to buy clothes to hide something, I want to buy clothes because I love them!
Aw, thanks! It's funny, but I didn't discover the song until 1996 or so, when I was rummaging through my brother's CD's looking to make some mix tapes (wow, I so would have died for something like an iPod back then, lol). Our cable didn't offer MTV back in the day so most music videos were kind of foreign to me.
Anyway, I didn't actually see the music video until sometime around 1999 when we first got VH1, and until then only knew the bee girl as the cover for the album. Just loved the video and wanted to find my fellow bees too (and so glad to hear you found yours)! It popped up in my head for some reason a few months back and I decided to draw my own version.
I eventually realized that it was perfect to represent this journey I'm on and made it my avatar.
Yeah, that's pretty much my problem too. It's not often that I get to buy anything just because I like it, it's because I'm desperate for something that isn't worn out or faded or shrunken or stretched . . . and it's something to camouflage my body with, not something I enjoy. I so want to enjoy clothes right now but it's so hard when it feels like nothing fits or looks right anyway, and I have to settle on something that covers me adequately.