Friday, April 23, 2010

Purchasing a Swimsuit?

I haven't purchased a swimsuit in several years. My current fave no longer fits due to my weight loss and the suit I wore before that "fits" but is no longer flattering. We're going to the beach in less than two weeks and this chore cannot be put off any longer.

Mom and I were off to Ross and TJMaxx in search for "the one". I took the camera along to document this in the hopes that some designer will see the agony a regular woman goes through and do something about it. And I wanted to entertain you and myself.

Here is suit #1. It's not horrible but the legs are not cut high enough for someone with large thighs.





Suit #2. This is better with the extra fabric around the middle and the top was more supportive but again the legs are not cut high enough. And it's black. I do not want to bear another smothering summer absorbing extra heat in a black suit. Why do people think that anyone who wears a size 14+ must want to wear black?! It doesn't slim anything, NO ONE IS FOOLED.



Suit #3. I don't think this one requires any explanation. Moving on.



Suit #4. The pattern here is S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D in unflattering areas. And who came up with those flimsy strings to keep the top up? Absurd.



Suit #5. The Miracle Suit underperformed. The bust area ended well below my chest. As you can see I'm starting to lose my patience with this.



Suit #6. This skirted two piece get up was just silly. It made me feel like what the English refer to as a "tart".




Suit #7. I really liked this one and I could have overlooked the fact that it was black. I cannot overlook the price tag, $142.00. I'm not kidding.




We left empty handed today.

3 comments:

  1. You are so beautiful! And brave...! :) You go girl!!!
    ~ Melissa

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  2. You crack me up! It will be a cold day in hell before I post pictures of me trying on and buying a swimsuit! And you are so right about the black swimsuit for us curvacious gals. I want some color!

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  3. YOU are so brave to post these pics! And you look great!!!! My favorite is the last one too. That price is just insane. It's so hard being a "normal" sized woman, and trying to find clothes nowadays! Thank you for posting this. :)
    Erica

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