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Fashion Blog (Archive)
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
10:12 AM (Pacific)
Oy, I have to get pictures of what I bought up. Debating whether I should have my boyfriend take pictures of me wearing the clothes or on the bed like last time. We'll see.
I bought a couple of American Apparel tops last Friday. Just a couple. A boat-neck 3/4 sleeve black T-shirt in their sheer jersey (not exactly sheer when black) and a pink camisole (that's a bit sheer). I love the boat-neck one. Boat-necks like me so I love them back :) The fit is really good, form-fitting but not tight. The pink cami has a similar fit. The only thing that's not quite so fun about the cami is that it's sheer. The dark colours aren't but the pink (and white for that matter) can't be worn without some type of bra or another camisole underneath. Unless you use the cami as underwear in which case the sheerness wouldn't be a problem. I've had an American Apparel T-shirt before and it's holding up well. No fading, no shrinking (it did go in the dryer a few times; and it would always go if it weren't for an applique that doesn't like the dryer). The quality is quite good.
My sister got a 3/4 sleeve baseball T and my mother got a long sleeved T in red. She felt the Ts were a little tight (she has some tummy going on so she doesn't like the more form-fitting tops). But then, I read about the men's T-shirts and I think they would have worked for her. The catalogue says they're made for men with a younger build (hoping that means they'll fit well on my boyfriend, Mr. Skinny) and women who want their tops to fit more loosely (sounds like my mother!).
I'll take pictures of those too (my Ts not my mother's or my sister's). I promise.
Oh, sizes! They are such a huge pain! 20-25 pounds ago, I wore a size 8. That's 10 years ago, at the ripe old age of 16. I now wear a size 6 most of the time. Huh? There's no way I gained 20-25 pounds of muscle! No way! I don't have any leftover clothes from back then but I'm convinced that they're more like a size 4 from today. Maybe even a 2? Not sure 'bout that one. Yup, vanity sizing most definitely exists. I wish they'd never changed the sizes like that.
Raphaelle
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