The Completely Crazy 2012 Clothes Challenge

rosemary54

new balance = £322(out of £500 so not doing bad!)

FlacosFloozie

Managed to walk through town and not buy anything today. I don't think I'll make it through the moth as I really need to replace my sports bra but I really don't need any summer clothes

rosemary54

wearing one of my new bras (£9.75) a Debs one red and black(very sexy!) and loving the uplift and shape....just goes to show that spending £82 on a bra is not necessary.......I got that one for a mystery shop before you all faint:rotfl:)

wearing a "whyonearth"top today as in why on earth did you buy a top in a colour that does not suit you with puffed sleeves and horenzontal stripes?............only going to aqua fit so does not matter....actually could do aqua in the garden as soooooo wet:(:(:(:(

his_missus

Rosemary - I have quite a few of those "whyonearth" tops, they're now in a pile for t'ebay.

Someone at work commented on how nice and slim I was lookiing today (in my £5 sainsbugs polo jumper) well worth the £48 I spent there to hear a comment like that xx

System

trying_2_b_good wrote: »

"peeing myself laughing" I believe!

Oh yes silly me! I'm still quite new to this forum lark
Thanks
Rx

rosemary54

forgot to say when talking about my new bras from Debs,heard a woman in the changing room being fitted for a bra and the SA said" the tape shows you are a 40"...woman nearly fainted and said I am wearing a 36! so SA then said well they do vary I will start you with a 36 then!!!!!I stopped going there when they said I needed to go up to a 42:eek::eek::eek::eek:when Bravissimmo and rigby and peller say I am a 34( and that feels right)

trying_2_b_good

It's frustrating that bras are like any other clothes - different sizes in different shops/styles! Would be much easier if we didn't have to keep trying them on! I think it's better to learn how to tell if it's fitting correctly. I watched a Gok Wan show once and that helped. He said that you shouldn't be able to pull the straps more than an inch above your shoulders. Also when you first buy it, it should be worn on the tightest hook around the back - then when it stretches you can move to the next hooks.

rosemary54

trying_2_b_good wrote: »

It's frustrating that bras are like any other clothes - different sizes in different shops/styles! Would be much easier if we didn't have to keep trying them on! I think it's better to learn how to tell if it's fitting correctly. I watched a Gok Wan show once and that helped. He said that you shouldn't be able to pull the straps more than an inch above your shoulders. Also when you first buy it, it should be worn on the tightest hook around the back - then when it stretches you can move to the next hooks.

i would agree with all that,the lady at Rigby and Peller said the band should be tight as that is where the support is,the size Debs wanted me to have was anything but...think they said 42 E when I now wear 34G and look slimmer as boobs not touching waist:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

saw a lovely pair of shoes in East yesterday but did not buy as had boots on and could not be bothered to try(I have other pairs but forgot which size)also thought I'd buy online from JL as have vouchers BUT JL don't sell East shoes and East do not have them on the website:(am guessing they are new so hope I can buy at some stage.....flats very comfy and light ,ideal for holidays.

ThinkingOfLinking

trying_2_b_good wrote: »

It's frustrating that bras are like any other clothes - different sizes in different shops/styles! Would be much easier if we didn't have to keep trying them on! I think it's better to learn how to tell if it's fitting correctly. I watched a Gok Wan show once and that helped. He said that you shouldn't be able to pull the straps more than an inch above your shoulders. Also when you first buy it, it should be worn on the tightest hook around the back - then when it stretches you can move to the next hooks.

I've always been told you should wear a new bra on the loosest fitting, so that when it stretches, you can use the tighter fittings to get the appropriate level of support.

Even in the same shop, different bras in allegedly the same size can differ greatly and it's really frustrating.

mcculloch29

I'm not counting it as part of the challenge as it's as much a disability aid as a fashion item, but I have just got the most fantastic pair of fur-lined Crocs clogs, ideal for use as slippers.

I needed something to keep my feet warm but as I have a dropped foot I had given up with furry fabric slippers, I've broken down countless pairs when they didn't stay on my foot properly or my ankle turned in them through lack of support.
I even tried riding my trike in them today - I couldn't face taking them off to go out! No problem.

I have a pair of 'mock Crocs' that offer nowhere near the same level of support, but the real McCoy are highly effective. Great arch support and huge comfort.
Ordered online - they are on offer at the moment- they arrived from Holland within 3 days and that was over a weekend. Fantastic service.