Yesterday I got all cute and dolled up, and to humor myself, I dragged my boyfriend to the mall, trying to find the skimpiest one piece I could find to try it on. There was a discovery of several things, one of which makes me wish I had taken pictures so that I could better visually share my findings with you… Click the break to read my findings!
- Macy’s nor JC Penney’s has swimsuits that are suited to looking killer sexy. I was able to very obviously determine which stores were not going to have swimsuits that would situate my ample 36 DDD rackage (most of those stores were solely advertising bikinis in their front windows), but going through Macy’s and JCP was pretty disappointing. For one, most of their mainstream shopping demographic is not us. It’s mostly for older ladies. That said, I was able to find a lot of shirred front swimsuits (that one is from Saks Fifth Avenue) and safer two piece halter tops/aforementioned bikinis, but nothing really designed to be a sexy one piece.
- Most of the urban/hip-hop stores that I saw have nothing to do with swimsuits. There are plenty, PLENTY of stores for our demographic that are selling killer shoes, and sometimes killer clothes, though I have noticed that mostly these stores are now carrying solely or mostly men’s clothing. That said, though, I saw none of the stores with swimsuits being advertised, nor inside the store at all. It was a little downer-ish, in part because I was hoping that at least one of them would be carrying the Baby Phat swimsuit line.
- I am carrying more weight on my hips and middle than I thought. My weight fluctuated in this last month, due to a few factors like stress (my grandmother passed last month), so I’ve been around 186 to 192 pounds here and there. When I finally did find a decent size 14 swimsuit at Macy’s (black with a teal band at the top – it was very cute), I went to try it on. I wish I had taken a picture. I didn’t get all downer on myself, but it made me say aloud:
“Where did that extra stuff on my hip come from???”
(The lady in the stall next to me erupted into giggles.)I know that I need to bust in the cardio to reduce my overall fat content, but what I saw shocked me. My tummy is a little more than a cute little pooch right now, and I can forgive that. But there was chubbiness resting on my hips that showed up as a roll on the swimsuit. Definitely not good. My breasts look okay (as always), but I really need to get back to hitting the cardiotrain (as Alicia Marie calls it) soon.
- If I want a sexy swimsuit, I’m probably going to have to order online. Most of the mall stores seem to either appeal to the mainstream demographic or tweens with no breasts. I want a swimsuit that emphasizes and flaunts what I’ve got, with some urban appeal to it. I loved the Baby Phat line of swimsuits that I saw, and so I’m likely going to peruse their site for awhile and see what they have as far as offerings. That will be another blog post for another time.
