Anti-puffy shirt
Dear JCPenney/Worthington Clothing Co.,
I don’t blame you. I blame myself for buying your shirt and taking it home, only to have to return it after getting a second opinion (thank heavens for my husband’s honesty).
But I just wanted to let you know – the Pleat detail shirt? It doesn’t look so good on us bigger girls. We like to wear shirts that make our bodies look slimmer, or at least in proportion. We don’t like shirts that make us like we’re wearing shoulder pads, ready to step out onto the football field.
It looks good on Natalie Portman. But not on me.
I appreciate that you offered it in my size. But I just wanted to give you a heads up on this one – there might be a lot of returns.
Thanks for trying,
kilax
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Today’s Idiom: the sword of Damocles – any imminent danger
Even though my boss gave me a raise, I sometimes feel like the sword of Damocles is hanging over my head – at any minute, I could be kicked out of there.
Themocracy
Great, I’m now singing that song from RHPS…which was my first time hearing that idiom. Thanks. 😉
Yeah, they need to do some little rousching on the side or something like that! And that Natalie Portman is too skinny for her own good anyway ;).
Ooooh, girl, to have a husband who not only knows fashion but is that honest with you. Well, I consider you one unbelievably lucky gal! And I’ll jump on that wagon to poo-poo puffy sleeves!
your letter cracked me up!!! i can so relate!!! certain clothes shouldn’t even be made in certain sizes… and inevitably you know someone is going to buy and wear them without shame (read: my hairdresser)… 🙂
That’s one of my peeves- taking the same cut and style of a shirt and making it larger when in fact that would not flatter a different figure. But they aren’t in it to make us feel pretty, they are in it for the $$. 🙁
And what is with those little cap sleeves? They make those of us with boobies look so awful! It’s like two arrows pointing right at my chest. It’s why I do a lot of my shopping in the men’s department! Thank heavens for the well adjusted males who are willing to wear pastels! Or maybe it’s just other women like me keeping them in stock!
Yea I just know by looking at that shirt to not even try it on. For me pouffy sleeves = linebacker look!
Dammit, I bought you fifty of those shirts for your birthday. Now I have to take them all back. How inconvenient. Well, at least I found out before you had to pretend to like them. I’ll have to get you fifty of some other shirt now. What do you think of the “I’m With Stupid” shirts? Let me know which side of you Steven normally walks on so I make sure the arrow is pointing the correct direction. Eat it bro! Wait, that’s too mean, Steven isn’t stupid… I haven’t teased my little brother in months, and it’s wearing on me. Give him a good jab in the ribs for me. Thanks!
I’ve made many a mistake buying the clothes that look cute on celebs. That’s one thing I don’t like about shopping for sure. The let down of trying something on and realizing it looked better on the hanger.
Thank goodness you’ve got a husband with fashion sense!
Cat. – That idiom was hard! I did a google search on it for ideas and RHPS kept showing up.
Hilly – I bet in person, Natalie Portman looks like a twig you could just snap in half.
Nilsa S. – I am lucky! Steven has always been more fashionable than me… if I had my way, I would just wear a t-shirt and jeans every weekend. Now I at least try to vary it a bit.
CourtneyInControl – Ha ha! You must sneak us all a photo of your hairdresser and her ridiculous outfits!
sizzle – I think you’re right – they just want to make money off of us. I wish they would give more attention to how the clothes actually look on different sizes of people.
Jodi – I’ll let you know when I see a man in pastels. Now I am going to notice all the time! 😉
Gina (Mannyed) – I didn’t know by looking at it that it would look so dumb on me. It looked cute on the mannequin!
Andrew – Well, he sleeps on my left side, but normally walks on my right side. But in the car he’s on my left side. Can you buy them 50/50?
Cheryl – And celebrity fashion is such a big thing – how many magazines seems to be devotely soley to it? They were clothes to make a … BOLD statement. We were clothes to be functional. And sometimes make a statement, but not EVERY day!
suze – It’s usually a plus. But last night he coerced me to buy a $240 suit… on sale for $120. And a $50 button-down shirt! Yikes! At least I’ll look nice.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Awesome letter Kim! Damn that Natalie Portman, skinny biatch! Ha! Ha!
the little shirt is only good for girls like me who really don’t have too much and need the pleats to create something . . .
Lumpy – Skinny biatch? EXACTLY! MUAH HA HA!!!
de – I can’t wait to see you in one 😉