Old clothes
Oct. 29th, 2002 10:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tylikI spent a lot of time yesterday trying on old clothes, trying to decide what kind of a costume I was going to put together (at the moment I think I'm going to be a Maenad, updated with a somewhat Vertigo-esque sort of aesthetic). But trying on old clothes was interesting in other ways, and kind of another way to try and understand what's going on with my body.
The short version is that I'm loosing a lot of fat, but that I'm not really going back to the same shape I used to have.
I tried on a dance belt I'd made when I was about 19. Hadn't been able to wear it in years, and voila, it fit. Though this is a belt that goes around my hips, and while I might be willing to wear it over a unitard, I'm not ready for doing the bare midrift bit, my waist has farther to go (I hate cortisols. I am making progress, and it's fairly likely that eventually I'll get rid of all the extra fat around my middle... But the hormone legacy is depressing. It used to be my waist stayed fairly trim way after I started packing it on around my hips and butt.)
Then I tried on a bustier I'd also bought in college. And despite my misgivings about my waistline, it did fit, if a bit tighter than it once was... Well, except for the part where it was made for a C or D cup, and I'm now a DDD. Fuck. So generally at the moment the trend seems to be that I'm gone top heavy. I don't know if they're going to shrink short of surgery, and I'm thinking about surgery. Y'know, half the reason I've gotten into lifting weights is to build up my back muscles so that they can hold up my breasts? Isn't that pathetic? (It's working, though.)
I really would like to have a bustier that fits. I don't know how likely that will be -- most of the larger sizes places have ones that are way too huge around my waist (and still don't contain me in the cups, often as not). But I haven't really made an exhaustive search. (Pointers would be appreciated.)
I also tried on a couple of assorted dresses, many of which did fit, but were too femmey or modest or boring for my mood. And a few which didn't fit, and didn't fit oddly.
I found my biking grieves. They are a bit loose, but they always were (though I think the muscles on my legs are better distributed than they were, which might contribute.) I might get them altered (any recommends on good leather alteration places?) I can't find my vambraces, which annoys me to no end.
Anyhow, the end result is that while I've found some things that will do, I have relatively few party clothes that fit, and most of them are pretty mundane. I've been holding off on doing any major shopping because I've been changing shape too much... but I think I need to buy a couple of things because even if I do it fairly seldom, dressing up can be a good thing.
I also need to find a few people who can wear the cool clothes from a couple of years ago that I can wear no longer.
The short version is that I'm loosing a lot of fat, but that I'm not really going back to the same shape I used to have.
I tried on a dance belt I'd made when I was about 19. Hadn't been able to wear it in years, and voila, it fit. Though this is a belt that goes around my hips, and while I might be willing to wear it over a unitard, I'm not ready for doing the bare midrift bit, my waist has farther to go (I hate cortisols. I am making progress, and it's fairly likely that eventually I'll get rid of all the extra fat around my middle... But the hormone legacy is depressing. It used to be my waist stayed fairly trim way after I started packing it on around my hips and butt.)
Then I tried on a bustier I'd also bought in college. And despite my misgivings about my waistline, it did fit, if a bit tighter than it once was... Well, except for the part where it was made for a C or D cup, and I'm now a DDD. Fuck. So generally at the moment the trend seems to be that I'm gone top heavy. I don't know if they're going to shrink short of surgery, and I'm thinking about surgery. Y'know, half the reason I've gotten into lifting weights is to build up my back muscles so that they can hold up my breasts? Isn't that pathetic? (It's working, though.)
I really would like to have a bustier that fits. I don't know how likely that will be -- most of the larger sizes places have ones that are way too huge around my waist (and still don't contain me in the cups, often as not). But I haven't really made an exhaustive search. (Pointers would be appreciated.)
I also tried on a couple of assorted dresses, many of which did fit, but were too femmey or modest or boring for my mood. And a few which didn't fit, and didn't fit oddly.
I found my biking grieves. They are a bit loose, but they always were (though I think the muscles on my legs are better distributed than they were, which might contribute.) I might get them altered (any recommends on good leather alteration places?) I can't find my vambraces, which annoys me to no end.
Anyhow, the end result is that while I've found some things that will do, I have relatively few party clothes that fit, and most of them are pretty mundane. I've been holding off on doing any major shopping because I've been changing shape too much... but I think I need to buy a couple of things because even if I do it fairly seldom, dressing up can be a good thing.
I also need to find a few people who can wear the cool clothes from a couple of years ago that I can wear no longer.
