Tuesday, 10 July 2012

A Difficult Subject

I just went into a clothing shop that I really like and shop in alot - will not name the shop as its irrelevant - and I came out hating myself and the world. Here's what happened:

I have a huge event to attend to on Saturday night and I want to look as good as I can. I walk into the shop and pick up a dress that I like and in my usual size 16 - yes they actually had an item I liked in a size 16, that in itself was something to celebrate! Anyway, grab the dress and head straight to the change room, try it on and oh my god; its too big! 'Awesome!' I think to myself. So I quickly take it off, and go out and grab a size 14 with excitment that I am back to that size....

I try the dress on; I look like a stuffed muffin and the dress is way too small... FOR FUCK SAKE!!! I went from being elated that I had dropped a dress size to being depressed and contemplating never eating again, in the space of 10 minutes. So now I am really pissed off and depressed, but most of all, I am CONFUSED. What size am I? Where do I find clothes that will fit me? Where is that one shop that sells clothes that are meant to fit me and only me? Why can't I just be a 'normal' shape and be a 'normal' size? Why can't I just walk into any shop I want and just find something I like that actually fits me without coming out more depressed than ever and thinking I'm the one body in this world that is a weird shape I'll never find a brand or clothing line that caters to my needs/hips/bum/thighs? AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am BEGGING someone who is reading this post to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE design a clothing line that is for women who are sized 14-18 who have hips for baby making, a flat bum and muscly thighs - that doesn't have the words "big" "curvy" or "large" and PLEASE be cool! Is that too much to ask?

I can't remember a time I was ever happy with my weight and it's something I will battle with for the rest of my life, but just for once I want to feel good about my body and not be restricted to shopping in the big girls section or always having to go the back of the rack, only to be disappointed YET AGAIN that their biggest size is a 14 - and even that looks like it should be a size 12.

*Sigh. 

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