I'm pretty sure they do it to make you feel like shit so you'll spend more money in a frantic attempt to make it all ok.
Oh, Pacey! You blind idiot. Can't you see she doesn't love you?
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Trudy Booth - Sep 01, 2010 2:56:58 pm PDT #918 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Aims - Sep 01, 2010 2:59:46 pm PDT #919 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
And then there's what I like to call the Fat Chick Surcharge. Ordering over a size 18? Oh that'll be a $30-$150 surcharge for all of the extra fabric we'll need to fit your giant ass/hips/belly/thighs/head that you will then pay $50-$175 having altered to fit you properly, thereby cutting away all the fabric you just paid for.
I repeat: Assholes.
I used to dream of opening a bridal store where none of the dresses had sizes in them. Only my employees knew what size anyone needs/wants/buys.
sj - Sep 01, 2010 3:00:37 pm PDT #920 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm pretty sure they do it to make you feel like shit so you'll spend more money in a frantic attempt to make it all ok.
That didn't work on me but combined with some very rude sales people, it did make me sort of homicidal.
Cass - Sep 01, 2010 3:05:25 pm PDT #921 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Why the hell would they do that?
I kinda wonder if they just didn't go for the sizing fluidity that most clothes have. Not that it makes shopping fun.
JZ - Sep 01, 2010 3:06:42 pm PDT #922 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Aims - Sep 01, 2010 3:08:49 pm PDT #923 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Honestly? I think the bridal industry never changed with the rest of the ready-to-wear sizing. It seems like they are still sizing according to the measurements that originated ... well, I don't know when. A long time ago. Yore. It was in the Days of Yore that the sizes originated. And through evolution, it has become the days of Yore never gonna fit into a 12 again.
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-t - Sep 01, 2010 3:11:43 pm PDT #924 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I kinda wonder if they just didn't go for the sizing fluidity that most clothes have.
ISTR that the way sizes have changed over time, bridal sizes could just have not changed from some point in the past. In general, the more you pay for something the more generous the sizing, and it's strange that bridal clothing is the opposite. Strange and irritating.
JZ - Sep 01, 2010 3:13:39 pm PDT #925 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Gold, not white, but size 16 and incredibly pretty: [link]
Very pretty, has a shrug and the picture shows it being actually worn by an actual human woman: [link]
-t - Sep 01, 2010 3:13:43 pm PDT #926 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Huh, historical trends in women's sizing x-post. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
sj - Sep 01, 2010 3:16:27 pm PDT #927 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Straps, sleeves, what's your preference?
Not strapless or spaghetti straps, either sleeveless or some sort of short/ 3/4 sleeves.