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I'm so OVER women's fashion/sizing! ARGH!
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 457099" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I thought I was the only one dealing with- this!!! Diva is 5'7-1/2", about 165, pretty solidly built but she's also extremely well endowed. She's 13 and wants to wear teen clothes. Not a chance in Hades. She had to get a dress for a wedding this summer. My solution? I shipped her off to my mother for the weekend so they could have some "bonding time" while they searched for a dress. Mom called shortly after they started the shopping fun, *finally* with some empathy. All the teen stuff was spaghetti straps, which just doesn't fly with- Diva's build. All the adult stuff was matronly. Throw in the joy of trying to find women's size 12 (yep, I said *12*) shoes.... ugh.</p><p></p><p>Size 8 jeans fit her okay. Shirts are a nightmare. Dresses are impossible, because what fits her waist doesn't fit her top, and by the time we find something that fits her top, the rest of her is just swimming. Anything other than athletic shoes are near-impossible - and that's only because we buy her men's athletic shoes. I just about ripped her softball coach's lungs out last week - they have racerback uniforms, and he suddenly decided that bra straps couldn't show, and they couldn't wear t-shirts under the uniform. Are you *kidding* me???? Only to save Diva some dignity did I keep my mouth shut. Suffice it to say that finding a racerback undergarment that offers anything close to support and is in a double letter size is an exercise in futility. </p><p></p><p>I will say, Diva is extremely modest and always wears a tank or t-shirt so straps don't show. I know it could be a lot worse if she decided to go for some of these clothes that are allegedly for "teens".</p><p></p><p>I've never liked clothes shopping - but I sure do miss the days when it was one-size-fits-all with- her. We have to try everything on now and I have to be so careful not to lose my patience, because it really is a nightmare trying to find her "cool" clothing that fits. Of course, I'm the bad mom because I generally try to steer her clear of the teen sections - nothing will fit and she'll just get mad at me (yes, because I determine the sizes and styles of clothing that Sears and Penney stock). </p><p></p><p>One more year and then she will be in a private HS with uniforms. Thank *goodness*!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 457099, member: 8"] I thought I was the only one dealing with- this!!! Diva is 5'7-1/2", about 165, pretty solidly built but she's also extremely well endowed. She's 13 and wants to wear teen clothes. Not a chance in Hades. She had to get a dress for a wedding this summer. My solution? I shipped her off to my mother for the weekend so they could have some "bonding time" while they searched for a dress. Mom called shortly after they started the shopping fun, *finally* with some empathy. All the teen stuff was spaghetti straps, which just doesn't fly with- Diva's build. All the adult stuff was matronly. Throw in the joy of trying to find women's size 12 (yep, I said *12*) shoes.... ugh. Size 8 jeans fit her okay. Shirts are a nightmare. Dresses are impossible, because what fits her waist doesn't fit her top, and by the time we find something that fits her top, the rest of her is just swimming. Anything other than athletic shoes are near-impossible - and that's only because we buy her men's athletic shoes. I just about ripped her softball coach's lungs out last week - they have racerback uniforms, and he suddenly decided that bra straps couldn't show, and they couldn't wear t-shirts under the uniform. Are you *kidding* me???? Only to save Diva some dignity did I keep my mouth shut. Suffice it to say that finding a racerback undergarment that offers anything close to support and is in a double letter size is an exercise in futility. I will say, Diva is extremely modest and always wears a tank or t-shirt so straps don't show. I know it could be a lot worse if she decided to go for some of these clothes that are allegedly for "teens". I've never liked clothes shopping - but I sure do miss the days when it was one-size-fits-all with- her. We have to try everything on now and I have to be so careful not to lose my patience, because it really is a nightmare trying to find her "cool" clothing that fits. Of course, I'm the bad mom because I generally try to steer her clear of the teen sections - nothing will fit and she'll just get mad at me (yes, because I determine the sizes and styles of clothing that Sears and Penney stock). One more year and then she will be in a private HS with uniforms. Thank *goodness*!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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