November 2, 2011

  • Size Zero

    My two girls are in speech and debate.  This requires a different sort of dress up clothes than usual.  My Senior is in speech and at Target she easily picked out two skirts and tops that can interchange.  My Freshman is in debate, which means that she should wear a suit (because everyone in debate wears a suit, I guess?).  She did not have any luck at Target.  She tried on a brown tweed pantsuit that was too long, so she cuffed the pants to see if the rest fit, but when she came out of the dressing room, her older sister said, "Oh look!  It's Bilbo Baggins!"  We all laughed, because she did look a bit hobbit like.

    Last night was a typical insane schedule night at my house with the added pressure of suit shopping at the end of it.  I was at the Hispanic Center until after 5pm and then had to feed everyone and get my son to his band concert.  I stayed just through his pieces and made sure that he had a ride home, and then I left the concert.  I rushed home to get my freshman to head to the mall.

    I was amazed at how many people were there.  I hate the mall.  Mostly I hate the parking lot, but I also hate the mall.  It's outside my zone (midtown) and has those curving roads that make me insane (roads should be on a grid).  Who goes to the mall on a Tuesday night?  Apparently a lot of people.  So we hit the petite sections of the department stores and couldn't agree on anything.  So we branched out of the department store and tried a couple more shops with no success.  It helped to have a specific purpose.

    "Can I help you?"

    "Yes, we need a skirt suit in a size zero."

    The answer is either yes or no. 

    We finally got lucky at Charlotte Russe and she ended up with two little suits - one in a light brown and the other a black and red combination.  The construction seems flimsy to me and I don't think the suits will hold up past this debate season, but it will get us through to next year.  And hey, maybe she'll be a size 2 next year.  She'll have more clothing options.

Comments (9)

  • why do they need suits for debate? intimidation?

    i don't know where you live, but are your malls all shitty and becoming vacant like the ones in michigan?

  • @tomblog9 - Yeah, intimidating and professional, I guess.  I rarely wear a suit to work.  I am in Nebraska.  I rarely go to the mall, and actually I was surprised at how busy it was.  It might just be my neurosis about malls though that makes them seem crowded to me?

  • I hate the mall. Hate it. With the white-hot heat of a thousand suns. Did I mention I really hate the mall?

  • ^what she said.

  • Also........I don't ever recall having the whole size zero issue either. GAH!! lol

  • Sounds busy! I'm glad in the end it all worked out though and you found something. I'd be careful washing those suits.. Charlotte Russe isn't known for quality.. but i bet they were cheap

  • I as a speech/concert choir geek in high school. Sophomore year I learned how to sew and it was a godsend. I actually ended up making money to make prom dresses for people and at one point a cow costume for my brother for Halloween. Not to mention I had a very extensive wardrobe. I used to babysit for fabric money. Sheesh, I'm as dorky as I sound aren't I?? I still sew and love it!

  • I don't think I was ever a size zero-- oh, wait, I exaggerate-- maybe as a baby-- but certainly I'd outgrown it by the time I was a toddler.

  • yeah, those suits are going to disintegrate. CR is cheap and cute but quality? not so much.

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