Monday, April 16, 2012

Just a little lace and some color please.

  Ok for those of you who actually know me this doesn't come as a shock but to everyone else lets just say that nature has granted me a bountiful chest. I wish it was otherwise and my daughters curse genetics but there it is. The problem with this is that well fashion has not caught up with those of us with ample bosoms.
   Why this train of thought? Well yesterday I was minding my own business when my bra had other ideas. It decided that the under wire needed to creep out of its casing and stab me in the soft flesh underparts of the arm area. Let me tell you this hurts!! Ladies you know what I am talking about and guys trust me; ladies deserve a medal for putting up with this happening. Of course this had to be the most comfy of the supportive undergarments required by basic human kindness to keep the girls up where they belong. Seriously if I went with out supportive undergarments a small child might think an avalanche was happening on my chest.
   Well this meant I had to go and change and wouldn't you know none of the bras were comfy. I mean really can't the fashion world come up with a supportive comfy nice looking bra? Is that really to much to ask. As I went through the collection and decided to toss the uncomfy ones aside I realized that left me with a grand total of three that fit the bill sort of. They were comfy and they were supportive but looks uhmmm no. Nada no nyet  nien. They were beige, black and beige.
  My hubs said well I guess its time to go shop for new ones. No really, Sherlock, I hadn't figured that out. Problem is I hate shopping for them because here in Anchorage the choices for comfy, supportive, pretty bras that won't make me take a second mortgage out on the house are pretty slim to find. One we don't even have a Victoria's Secret up here but that's ok cause well that store makes me weep. They do not stock my size in their stores. I love all the colors, the styles, the lace, and there are times that I would be willing to wager my soul for a smaller chest, just so I could shop there. JCP has some in my size that are affordable but well that comfy and supportive feature is missing. Fred Myers has the basics of black or beige that somewhat fit the criteria but really they are like industrial matron style; extra severe ( and that just doesn't help in the romance department). Target is hopeless for my size period end of story.  Well then the last place is Nordstrom's which has beautiful, comfy, supportive bras but I woulds need to take out a small loan in order to afford them. Some people can afford 97 dollars for one bras but me I am not in that category.
  So my question to all those designers out there is why can't people of my size have cute bras. We like lace, animal prints, colors that aren't seen in nature. Why do they assume that only the smaller sizes like that stuff. So they assume that if you have a larger chest size then you must be dull? Seriously I am not a dull person. I think a bra should help make your day brighter by being comfy, supportive and pretty. Yes pretty, you heard me say it I like frilly lacy things too. If I have just shocked you, terribly sorry but well you will survive I am sure.
  So if you see me wandering Anchorage this weekend muttering under my breath or swearing at a store you know that it is cause I am out shopping.
   Have a good fun week and smile it improves your own moral.
          Atypical life in AK

1 comment:

  1. We will just have to get you down here....lots of places that cater to those larger cup sizes....and a couple of places that alter all their bras for a custom fit.

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