At Last - A Shirt That Fits...

There seems to be this underlying assumption that it is a wonderful thing to be ...err... well endowed. I think this one falls into the "grass is always greener" category. If you haven't been able to go without a bra since before you were a teenager, the rationale for thinking this can be kind of lost on you as it definitely has some drawbacks. Skimpy summer tops with shoe string straps - not for you. Tight fitting t-shirts - don't bother doing your make up 'cause no one will be looking at your face. Boob tubes - dream on. Even with a strapless bra you'll look like you swallowed a sausage sideways.

Seriously - for all the social admiration that supposedly goes with being a member of the over-the-shoulder-boulder club the fashion industry does a lousy job of catering to the curvy figure, particularly in the realm of business appropriate clothing. Victoria's secret seems to be that she has channeled her inner porn star so well she's made a career of it and she doesn't have much left to say to those of us with more mundane jobs.

Actaully it's not lingerie that I find the most challenging - it's blouses. Shirts. Any top with a button front. There are just precious few that fit well, don't gape and yet don't have to be so big that you feel like you stole it from your man's closet. And so I was delighted to find that someone who had expereinced similar challenges all her life actually went and did something about it. She used her tailoring background to found CarissaRose (www.carissarose.com) - a website that sells ladies shirts (and a couple of dresses) tailored to the top-heavy. I can attest to how well the shirts fit and it's true what they say - it really does make you look slimmer to wear clothes tailored to your shape.