This is a totally girly post.
I went to the alterations place in Shirlington last night to see about having my top for the wedding taken in. (boring clothing talk and figure discussion behind the cut)I expected it to be a fairly simple job- shorten the spaghetti straps, take it in a bit in the back, which would accentuate my waist. After all, I do have an hourglass figure- it’s just that it’s LATE in the hour. 
But these people, they do not fuck around with the alterations. I stood there for several minutes while the little old Chinese lady pinned the seams on the bodice and under my arms to take it in more without causing it to pucker. Apparently puckering is the root of all evil. Silly me, I figured that since I’m only going to wear this thing once it was no big deal if it was less than perfect under the arms. Then she decided that we should let it out at the bottom, so it’ll sit lower on my hips and once again avoid the dreaded pucker.
Apparently this adventure is going to involve taking the whole thing apart, down to removing the piping, recutting the fabric, and putting it back together. It’s a big job, and it’s going to cost nearly six times what I paid for the top in the first place (fortunately, it was cheap).
It’s a lot of money, but it’ll be done in time for the wedding. And when it’s done, it’ll essentially be a custom-made top, which means I need to find reasons to wear it again. If they had done what i initially expected, it would have fit, but it still would have been sort of shapeless around the boobage. If the alterations go as expected, the contour of the boobage and waist- specifically, MY boobage and waist- will be built into the garment, and it’ll fit better than I ever expected.
In short, I will look hot. And it’s nice to be hot on your wedding day.
May 24th, 2006 at 10:35 am
Where did you get boobage? Y’know, there’s nothing like this on MY side of the family!
May 24th, 2006 at 10:48 am
I know! I’m just as surprised as you are! Imagine my shock when I looked in the mirror and said, “Hey! Where did THOSE come from?!”
May 25th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Looking hot on your wedding day is practically built into the whole event - especially to your groom. Some of the hottest visions I’ve ever had of my bride involve all the bridal accouterments (before during AND after) - and that’s more than you ever wanted to know about what goes on inside my head.