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Apr. 2nd, 2011 08:51 pmToday ben took me shopping for an interview suit today so I'd have no excuse for not applying to new jobs. He knew if I went alone, I'd get frustrated and give up and cry.
First we tried jc penny, but everything I tried on was huuuuge. They had absolutely nothing in my size. And ben got kicked out of the dressing room waiting area by some crazy lady! I wanted to say horrible snide things about her as I left, but ben had left the store completely so there was no one to say the horrible snide things to outside the dressing room.
Then we tried macy's. Their suits managed to be ridiculously huge everywhere but the stomach. I looked like a child playing dress up right until you looked at my stomach, where I looked like a stuffed sausage. And I'm not a fat girl. I'm not model skinny, but I'm fairly proportional. There should be no reason why my stomach was pulled that tight when everything else was so big.
Finally we tried nordstroms. I figured that while the either two stores tended to cater to a more casual market where nordstroms is for people who make money like lawyers and business people so they should have a good selection of suits.
They actually did not have a good selection. But the ones they had had a NORMAL cut to them. I picked two to try on. The first one was too big all over. I asked the salesperson to check for smaller sizes for me but they didn't have any. The second one was too big in the pants and the skirt. Again, they didn't have smaller sizes. (What's with the dept stores not having anything smaller than a size 8? All of them had that problem!) But the skirt fit better than the pants so I went with that. It's just a tiny bit loose, so I can get away with it. If I lose some weight though, I will need to take it somewhere to be adjusted.
And the cost was actually not as bad as I had feared. I thought it would be around $400, but the suit was $200. Still a lot though....
I guess now I have to get serious about getting a new job. I have the clothes now. No more excuses!
First we tried jc penny, but everything I tried on was huuuuge. They had absolutely nothing in my size. And ben got kicked out of the dressing room waiting area by some crazy lady! I wanted to say horrible snide things about her as I left, but ben had left the store completely so there was no one to say the horrible snide things to outside the dressing room.
Then we tried macy's. Their suits managed to be ridiculously huge everywhere but the stomach. I looked like a child playing dress up right until you looked at my stomach, where I looked like a stuffed sausage. And I'm not a fat girl. I'm not model skinny, but I'm fairly proportional. There should be no reason why my stomach was pulled that tight when everything else was so big.
Finally we tried nordstroms. I figured that while the either two stores tended to cater to a more casual market where nordstroms is for people who make money like lawyers and business people so they should have a good selection of suits.
They actually did not have a good selection. But the ones they had had a NORMAL cut to them. I picked two to try on. The first one was too big all over. I asked the salesperson to check for smaller sizes for me but they didn't have any. The second one was too big in the pants and the skirt. Again, they didn't have smaller sizes. (What's with the dept stores not having anything smaller than a size 8? All of them had that problem!) But the skirt fit better than the pants so I went with that. It's just a tiny bit loose, so I can get away with it. If I lose some weight though, I will need to take it somewhere to be adjusted.
And the cost was actually not as bad as I had feared. I thought it would be around $400, but the suit was $200. Still a lot though....
I guess now I have to get serious about getting a new job. I have the clothes now. No more excuses!
