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louiselux ([personal profile] louiselux) wrote2008-09-14 12:15 pm

Shopping

Mission - buy trousers that fit AND look good.
Time allowed - eternity.

[identity profile] niennah.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
Quite frankly, from my own experience, even that may not be long enough.

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
I tried on ten pairs! All of them were too long, even the supposedly 'petite' ones. Sigh.

[identity profile] burntcopper.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. for some reason I've been very wary of buying trousers at all recently - partly because my job is jeans and t-shirts (all the girls look smarter in summer due to wearing skirts and dresses) and the whole never being sure precisely what my size is right now.

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
That's the hard part - you have to calibrate your size for every different shop too, and mine at the moment could range from anything from 12-16 depending on which place I go. Which is madness.

[identity profile] cygny.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh, have been putting off buying new trousers for a long time now, but if I don't want to be too cold this winter and avoid having to wash every two days or so, I think I'll have to go for that same mission... Maybe next week...

Good luck! Show pics when mission is completed successfully :D

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck. My mission is as yet unsuccessful. Maybe next time...

[identity profile] cygny.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I went to the shop yesterday... and didn't feel up to the task so bought new clothes for Alby instead :P Much more fun and much easier :P

[identity profile] lady-ganesh.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck! Be strong!

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
*shakes tiny fists at the sky*

[identity profile] inksheddings.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Which is why I end up buying skirts that hide a multitude of sins. *sadface*

Good luck and god speed!

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, skirts. They are so much easier.

Thank you! Mission is in progress!

[identity profile] irisbleufic.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
This is why, I'm convinced, I don't own any two pairs from the same label. Cuts, fits, and brands vary so widely that it's only guaranteed that one from any given place will work out - if at all. I salute you in your quest!

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It's a tough one and, after ten badly fitting pairs of trousers, still unfulfilled.
ext_67435: (socks!)

[identity profile] despina-moon.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I just tried that very same mission yesterday and failed miserably. I prefer shopping for shoes.

Good luck!

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
I'm going to need it, thanks. I spent about three hours yesterday and no success. *cries*

[identity profile] cicer.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
The eternal quest! *quails in fear* I own about a dozen pairs of pants, and I don't think I have a single one that really and truly fits properly and looks good. *sighs* Eternity, indeed. Good luck!

[identity profile] louiselux.livejournal.com 2008-09-15 10:58 am (UTC)(link)
This is why you own a dozen pairs-- you're always seeking out the perfect pair, which probably doesn't exist.

Le sigh. I didn't find any yesterday. :(