The Body Is Back
Pipe down fellas, I didn't mean Elle McPherson but you may want to stick around to read the rest of this post.
A link flashed up in my Facebook feed earlier and I gawped in horror... THE BODY is back and this time it's being used as OUTERWEAR and not underwear!!
Now, I'm no fashonista but the last time I wore one of these was in the early 1990's and it was one of the most uncomfortable experiences that I have ever had.
Footnote: Do NOT search for "body stocking" on Google, on a work computer, without the safe search activated.
A link flashed up in my Facebook feed earlier and I gawped in horror... THE BODY is back and this time it's being used as OUTERWEAR and not underwear!!
- They are never long enough for my body
- The "smooth lines" they create just emphasise all the flaws; the lumps and bumps
- Fastening them up requires me to become a contortionist and fold myself in half somehow. And if, god forbid, I'm wearing my glasses, as soon as I bend over and look between my legs then the glasses slide down my nose and swing from my ears rendering me almost blind
- Going to the toilet is impossible as I have to re-create Point #3
- They unfasten at the most inopportune times
- I'm forever picking the material out from between my arse cheeks
So, rest assured, I won't be purchasing anything remotely "clingy" or "fitted" or body-shaped in the near future - I wouldn't subject you to that. However, in a weirdly connected way, kudos to Katy Brand for her performance on Saturday on Let's Dance For Sport Relief. This is how the slightly larger women can look FAB-U-LOUS in a leotard.
Footnote: Do NOT search for "body stocking" on Google, on a work computer, without the safe search activated.