Where do I have to go to get some decent underwear around here? I'm not talking the kind that last you forever -- I'm talking about the kinds that aren't on very long.
I'm a girl with abandonment issues since Lane Bryant closed our store in Champaign, leaving the nearest plus-sized LB shopping to Bloomington. I keep walking in the "other" stores like Maurices, Avenue, Dots, Old Navy (only works if you have a pre-baby body), etc., but no one is sporting lingerie for the food friendly. I had become dependent on finding at least a couple things at Lane Bryant over the years that had become staples.
This is my problem. I'm smaller on top than I am on bottom. There is a 14" difference between my waist and my hips. My body screams for separates. 18 bottom/14 on top. One foot in "plus-size" and one foot in "regular." It's annoying.
So, I went out on a limb. I tried a new-to-me place online called Torrid. It's an LA-based store that I saw when I was in Irvine visiting KTDID last February. The "mall" it was in was scary. (I had never been to a mall with valet parking for my Ferrari before...) I'm much more daring online (go figure).
I tried a once piece red and white flowered teddy. Not bad, right? Maybe just bad enough...;-)
But I should have known better. Way to big for the girls, but just enough room for the caboose.
So, my loyal readers, if you've got any suggestions in the not just bra and panty area (looking for something that covers the belly a bit), please, for my sake, tell me about where you go. Because I am apparently lingerie shopping challenged. Or maybe I just need a trip to the city to actually try stuff on. But just to be clear, I need underwire... and no thongs, g-strings or cheeky pants. I'm a hipster, bikini, boy shorts or french cut kind of girl.
On the plus side. I called Torrid for the return. They sent me a Fed Ex label over the internet to print and send back the package for free. Samantha, the customer service agent, was very friendly. And they appear to have new stuff all the time, so I'll keep trying.
Three posts in one day... I must be doing laundry today.
