Yesterday I finally made the plunge and went in to purchase the bridesmaid dress (in cornflower blue) for my sister's wedding. I had to get measured so they ordered the right size. The guy who did the measurements measured me twice after checking the size chart. I appreciated his double checking his work, but then he paused. He looked up at me and said "you're gonna kill me". Well, this is going well.
Apparently this particular dress designer isn't used to women with boobs or hips because I had to order a size 18!!! In normal person clothes I'm usually clocking in at a size 10 so this was a bit of a surprise. But in order to contain the twins we had to go with a big dress. But you know what, I'm a big girl, I can handle it. (Um, by twins I mean the boobs. The Rack. The Twin Peaks. Not actual twins. )
It's not like there's a gigantic "18" going to be painted on the back for all to see. And I figure with all the left over cloth they'll be cutting off to make it fit during alterations I'll be able to put together several new outfits. Cornflower is the new black right?
But mostly I'm not mad because needing a big dress means I've got a great rack. Hey, I'm not embarassed about it...I know theyr'e there. It's not I woke up one day and was like "Holy crap what is THAT!?" And you know what, I'd rather have to buy a supposedly large size and pay a little extra money to accomodate what God gave me. And hey, I might be the only bridesmaid in history who can gain weight and still not fit into the dress.
So bring on the Dunkin Donuts!!!
As a follow up to yesterday's post, thank you to Christina for finding this link that clearly explains what the World Bank does (http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/042303.asp) She also brought up a very good point. Should we really let someone be in charge of a bank who counts "Uno, dos, tres, catorce"?? (That's one, two, three, fourteen.) Man, I had thought it was such a good idea. Sigh.
Oh, make sure to go check out http://sportschicks.blogspot.com/ My friend Shannon just started it!
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Well, I can speak as the bride - these bridesmaid dress sizes are ridiculous. My little sister who is basically a five-foot tall twig, had to order a size 4 because of her waist. We had to cut like 2 feet off the bottom of the dress, and take it in everywhere!
Another bridesmaid threatened to KILL me when I ordered her a size 10. It fit.
You know how they talk about Barbie having unrealistic proportions? Barbie would have a tough time fitting in these dresses!
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