Bathing suits

Okay, I realize this post has absolutely NOTHING to do with quilting, but I just had to vent!  I hate buying bathing suits like most women ... even though I'm at a healthy weight and wear the smallest size I ever have ... it's just not good enough ... I know I'm being ridiculous, I really do!  Plus, I'm 51, and so my skin just isn't as tight as it was when I was 20, and I always focus on my flaws, not my attributes ... I have several questions/comments for people that merchandise bathing suits:

1.  Why do you put the most horrible, unflattering lights in stores?  Do you not get that if you put a flattering light in a dressing room, you would generate loads in sales $$$.

2.  Where are the bathing suits for large busted women that aren't plus sized?  This has bothered me for years ... I have a large chest and it is almost impossible to find suits that will fit me in a regular store.  Forget those cute little stores you find on vacation that have lovely bathing suits ... the tops are only made for very small chested women.  My current bathing suit is one I bought at Target several years ago ... two pieced, but for some reason, the top that is an x-large actually fits my chest.  I thought, okay, I'm going to order a bunch of suits from Land's End ... I know all their clothes are well made, and certainly I can find a bathing suit there.  I just ordered four suits from them (remember my post the other day -- the large box was full of bathing suits) ... every single one of them FIT in the chest, but not one of those suits had underwire in it ... my size without underwire is not a pretty sight (or practical for that matter) ... none of them looked good at all.

3.  Is this too hard?  I don't get it ... please, please, please .... make a bathing suit that is of good quality, with underwire, for large busted women.  I would pay $100 for a suit like that ... it would certainly be worth it.

So today I took back all of my bathing suits to Sears as they accept Land's End returns.  Then I decided to go take a peak in the women's section and see if they carry Land's End shoes as they have several styles that I thought were really cute, but don't want to go through the hassle of ordering.  Well ... I didn't find shoes, but I found just a few things ...

------bought two dresses, two light summer cardigans, two linen shirts and one belt ... let's just say that it would have been a lot cheaper to keep the bathing suits!!  Ha, ha ... but at least I am excited because I finally have something to wear to my son's graduation in Hawaii in 2 weeks.

Now I'm off to quilt because I have to generate some income to pay for all those clothes I bought today ... yikes ......................................