Weekly rant time! So, I was shopping today and saw a couple of bathing suits. I’ve been working out a lot lately, I lost some weight and thought I would give some bikinis a try. I know, I should know better by now, but I temporarily went crazy or something. Fast forward 15 minutes….. Depression.
Now I am a pretty confident chick. I feel really good about my ‘situation’ (I’m gesturing at all of me) 90% of the time. I’m not over weight, I have some muscles, I have boobs- so pretty good. In fact, you put me in a bra and underwear and I wouldn’t be embarrassed in public. I am no Marissa Miller, but you wouldn’t kick me out of bed. So why is it that you put me in the average bikini and I look the Michelin man?! Why do I look like a 30-year-old mother of two?! Oh, wait…
The thing is I’m not that weird shaped. What do women with difficult bodies to dress do? I have big boobs, but what do women with REALLY big boobs do? Whatever, I quit. I wish I could turn heads like I did in highschool, but who am I kidding? I’m a one-peice kind of gal I guess.
But, why do they have the technology to make me look great in a bra, but not in a bikini top? Why are the cups on a size 14 too small? Why can they make underwear that looks good on me, but not a bikini bottom? Why can they put a man on the moon and a woman in your iPhone, but not make a bathing suit that fits?!
Bathing suits are so flimsy on top and so tight on the bottom. It’s like they are trying to make sure you could go down extreme-mega-waterslides and not lose your bottoms. Well, bathing suit designers, listen up. Some one needs to make a line that might not hold up on the high dive but doesn’t make your stomach look fat. I promise to just lay there and look pretty. You can even put a warning on the label, “Specifically designed for mothers who promise not to do any extreme sports. If you go tubing, you will lose your shit.” Thanks!
OMG, that was freakin halarious! But on a side note I totally agree with you. I too have the same problem. Maybe we should design our own bathing suits for “real women”! LOL
I am glad I’m not alone! Too bad I can’t even sew on a button, let alone make a bathing suit. 🙂
Nailed it, soooo funny. And totally true. I have often wondered how I can look totally normal in underwear/bra, yet completely ridiculous in a swimsuit!!!!
You should have seen how ridiculous I looked!
Ha, you nailed it, which is exactly why I have retreated to purchasing bathing suits online and trying them on in the comfort on my own home. I have had a lot of luck with Gap Body’s bathing suits and I think some of the tops you can actually order in a bra size. Some of their bottoms come in the hipster style which allows me to chash after my baby with out worrying about everything hanging out. Good luck!!! Buying a bathing suit is the one things worse than buying jeans, ugh!
So true, Candy! Thanks for the laugh!
I was appalled when I tried on swimsuits just a few weeks ago! I was at Target and stumbled on Spanx swimsuits. I thought if they are made by Spanx then they must be shaped for girls with curves. Nope. At least not on top… I think they put an A cup in every suit, regardless of size. How many women do you know who would even consider wearing Spanx that are an A cup???
Ha. Good point well made!
That made me miss Christian!
You surely deliver! A very good laugh was had after reading this! You hit that nail right on the head, Candy!
I thought you’d appreciate that one. Happy I could make you laugh on a long day.