New Clothes

[wolf]

It's a conspiracy to make you buy new before the time at which the pants become too faded to wear. This has happened because dyes are more colorfast than in the past, and detergents formulated to reduce fading are available.

[russotto]

Jeans never become too faded to wear. I buy them dark blue prewashed (unwashed shrinks a lot over the short run), and by the time I give them up, they're light blue. I give them up because they're frayed and/or torn and/or shrunken too much.

[Tonchi]

When your jeans reach that stage, post them on Ebay and get more than your money back. Some kid will think they are perfect

And back to the underwires, they definitely were designed by some Teutonic sado-masochist. And people used to complain about whalebone? I read a long article somewhere about how women's clothing, expecially bras, reflect the degree of repression extant in society. It seems that when Republicans are in power, women's mores are repressed and slammed into neat and useful little boxes while they have clothing that confines the body while still making them look like whores. (The first example that comes to mind is the pointy bras of the 50's under stretched-out sweaters which covered from chin to waist.) On the opposite end of the spectrum was the comfort movement of the 70's, which supposedly had the garment industry in a panic because the women wore what felt comfortable, in whatever length that suited them, and skipped the bras and stockings even at work. Wish I could remember where I saw that article, I'd like to write that magazine and point out that the hellish underwire bra became almost universal in the over-the-top economy of the 90's, with Democrats in office

[Lunaephiliac]

Me, the best clothes I have are the ones my mother made for me. They fit perfectly, look good on my weird 15-yr-old body, and cost almost nothing. They last forever, too. I love my mother.

[Troubleshooter]

I have to admit that all of this talk about boobies has been really stimulating.

[Lunaephiliac]

Mind OUT of the gutter, sir.

[Troubleshooter]

My mind goes where it wants. I'm just the referee.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Lunaephiliac

Mind OUT of the gutter, sir.

Damn, TS, you've been schooled by someone who is either 15 years old, or has the body of a 15 year old.

I can't tell which from the context of the above post.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

I have to admit that all of this talk about boobies has been really stimulating.

Huzzah!

[Troubleshooter]

Having had some experience with women of ...admirable... proportions, I've found a few options here before.

42DD-all

42DD-Wired

42DD-Unwired

Always willing to lend a hand...

[Jacquelita]

Originally Posted by Tonchi

And back to the underwires, they definitely were designed by some Teutonic sado-masochist.

I'm surprised to hear so many women complaining about underwires. They've always been my preference. I'm not nearly as large as some of the women here (I'm a 36C), so maybe that makes a difference, but the underwires have never poked or hurt me - sometimes one has started to come out - but that's a good sign that it time to retire the bra.

Catwoman! - do you ever have problems with back pain? With such a small back and a large front-end, I know it can be a problem for many women.

When bra shopping, aside from fit my main criteria are shape (gotta make sure the girls look natural - what's up with the pointy-boob bras - who likes that?!) and comfort. Unless of course I'm shopping for something "special" - then comfort may take a back-seat

[Tonchi]

Originally Posted by Jacquelita

I'm surprised to hear so many women complaining about underwires. They've always been my preference.

The underwires are just fine so long as you are on a straight course and full speed ahead, "Knockers up!" as Rusty used to say. It's when you twist your upper body, like to reach something or turn on the printer, or stretch, that the fun begins. The titty bits move with the rest of you but the wired part stays rigid, and that causes discomfort that you can't correct by grabbing your bra through your clothes and adjusting it while half the office is watching

[Catwoman]

Originally Posted by Jacquelita

Catwoman! - do you ever have problems with back pain? With such a small back and a large front-end, I know it can be a problem for many women.

Yes all the bloody time. Well, I have back problems and I'm only assuming it has something to do with my ridiculous centre of gravity. I've been going to see an osteopath but can't afford it anymore so am doing Pilates once a week which is actually brilliant. It strengthens your core muscles - or the muscles needed to hold yourself up - so theoretically you could become strong enough to support your female members without a bra. Nowhere near that stage yet though, but I definitely recommend it to anyone with a similar problem.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Seems to me that having very large breasts is like carrying an Elephant gun all the time.
Great for getting someones attention (male or female) and sometimes admiration, but rarely useful and a painful burden. There's always unwanted attention too.

Indeed. Of course, we all love attention, and I do most of the time. It does get a bit much though, and even wearing loose fitting clothes you get unwanted attention. Also men (and women) tend to assume you're stupid, which gives me an advantage because it's always more impressive when I slaughter that stereotype....