Over the weekend, I went shopping with my friend L for a new party dress, being tired of the ones I own and needing to dress up for multiple holiday parties in the next month. There was a huge sample sale going on in Chelsea with a bunch of designers so I figured I'd find something. And while I didn't find a dress (all the cute ones had weird parts that puffed out in odd ways), I did snag a nice looking turtleneck, which was cheap and practical so it seemed worth it.

Which brings me to fashion annoyance #1:
The material is kind of see-thru. Why are women's shirts today made see-thru? Normal, work type shirts, not party/club wear shirts. I had a black bra on and I definitely cannot wear a black bra with this purple shirt. I'm going to try it on with some undershirts and beige and white bras but I don't have too much confidence.

And that brings me to fashion annoyance #2:
Undershirts. Men wear undershirts year round with dress shirts. In the summer they absorb sweat and in the winter they add an extra layer of warmth (and absorb sweat on the overheated subways). However, none of my undershirts really work with my button-down blouses - they all have too high a neck line. And for the see-thru issue, they are often too bulky to wear under a shirt that is at all fitted. So I need a form fitting, low cut undershirt to meet my undershirt needs. And no idea where I will ever find one (or many since I'm stocking up when I find one!).

After striking out at the sample sale, I did manage to find a cute winter-y dress at Urban Outfitters. The model in the store was wearing it with leggings, which I tried on and didn't they didn't fit me at all, but it looked fine without so I bought it anyway. I did see some footless tights which I had been looking at recently and thought it would look even better than leggings anyway, so I bought a couple pairs of them as well.

Which brings me to fashion annoyance #3:
One-size fits all tights should fit all size people. Sure I'm tall and have long legs. But I should be able to get the footless tights over my not so large bum. Which I couldn't because they were so tight in the thigh and short in the bum. Low rise tights are ridiculous. And these are very low rise. Urban Outfitters had better let me return these things.

Posted by dahl at November 20, 2006 1:45 PM

Have you tried victoria's secret for camisoles/ undershirt type things?