Your Most Ridiculous Fashion Story

So I bought a new pair of tights last week. They were high waisted and ultra controlling on top, as I was sporting a body con dress to a fancy event. I was celebrating the loss of 25 pounds, so there was no convincing me NOT to go the bodycon route. There was a fair amount of wiggling and pantyhose dancing to get the tights into place, but I felt like a real winner in the dress. At first.
I then proceeded to not drink a single drop for the rest of the day, because I could not get out of them! I was a prisoner to the high waisted tight! 9 hours later, and with a very urgent need to visit the water closet, I burst into my apartment. But the fun didn't end there...I STILL couldn't get them off. No amount of wriggling and bucking would release me from my control top chains. Eventually my dear boyfriend carefully wielded a pair of scissors to free me. The circular bruise from the tights around my ribs has faded from its original purple to a faded yellow as of this morning.

So....with that being said....
please share your most ridiculous fashion story!

13 years ago

rachylou

Veteran

Because I'm insane and have crazy girl punkette episodes every now and then... I wore a lavender ball gown on a date to Red Lobster and miniature golf. And I was over 21 years of age (if not out of college). Mind now, this is what I used to wear to do housework.

In my defense, he said he wanted to have a *nice dinner* and then chose Red Lobster. In his defense, apparently Red Lobster is a much nicer restaurant in states other than California.

Atlantia

That's awesome! Did you find the ball gown got in the way of your back swing?!

Anonymous

Atlantia, that's when you cut out the crotch with scissors! Sorry you had to go through with that!

Inge

(website)

Moderator

Oh Atlantia, what a day, and such a hilarious story (I'm sure it was less hilarious during all those drink-less hours though:-)

Tina.b

I loved reading that, so funny. I could almost feel your pain! You have a fab sense of humour. I will have to comb the recesses of my mind to see if I can think of one to share.

As a matter of fact, it did not. Maybe I should try wearing that gown out to the life-size golf course. Because I suck and they won't let me on the green... hehe

I don't wear control top or any kind of shapewear or girdles. The pain is excruciating to me; it messes with digestive system. I don't know how Victorian ladies got on.

Mia

Ha. I once got stuck in a Moschino dress at Winners.

I should have known it was a bit small before I tried it on. Since I couldn't get it up or down without risking ripping it while trying to get the thing off I had to ask a total stranger in the change rooms for help. She was very gracious about it and I was extricated without damage to the dress. I have told a few people this story and I gather I am not the first to have this "fashion disaster" occur to them.

Kalli

Active Member

ugh, at least you owned the tights so you could cut them off. Needless to say I've had a dress cut off me in a store because the SA zipped me into it but then the zipper broke and snagged so they couldn't unzip me.

Another fashion disaster I had was when I wore my jeans to death and they ripped in the crotch area, a coworker kindly had to lend me his jacket to wear the rest of the day since tying my own jacket wasn't long enough to cover my rear.

adorkable

High school. The first or second - and last - time I wore white pants. I bet you can guess where this one's going. If you don't have a predictable cycle ... I'd avoid white pants.

Lucky for me, I had my very class of the day with the girl who did costumes for all of the theater productions ever. Instead of tying my coat awkwardly around my waist (and having everyone know I got my period at my white pants), I got to wear a brand-new (to me) pair of pants all day that even more or less matched the rest of my outfit. She said I could keep them, and I hung onto them for years.

lyn*

Once, I wore a black turtle neck and a really cute brown pencil skirt and thought I was totally styling all day at this really important conference; and got my picture taken with tons of people and had a blast.

At the end of the day, I realized the turtleneck had gotten untucked and my white undershirt was flapping in the breeze and my pencil skirt had kind of fallen somewhat so there was a ring of undershirt all the way around.

The friend I was with all day didn't say a thing. I am still sort of mad at her.

Greek Goddess

I wore a leather dress (knee length ) to a party at a church hall. It was a loose fit but when I went to the bathroom the two way zip came undone from the bottom and would not close again. I asked everyone if they had safety pins or anything I could fasten it with to stop it undoing all the way up. Eventually the lady in charge of the church hall found a stapler and stapled the zip closed all the way up the dress.......you wouldn't believe how many people didn't notice and I was asked by one girl if it was a Vivian Westwood punk style creation LOL

Angie

Fashion Stylist

*very big chuckle*

You poor thing!! Great story

rae

Ouch! Poor thing. At least this did not happen at the party!

For me, the zip fly on my dress slacks failed. At work. At the Bank for Wealthy People. They were fitted at the waist and hips, so attempts at safety pinning resulted in really ugly puckering and gaping in front. So, I scurried to the restroom with my emergency sewing kit, and I stitched the fly completely closed... and like you, tried to eat and drink verrrry little!

krishnidoux

Ha! Ha! Ha!

However, Atlantia, ouch! This must have hurt you all day! What might have happened is water retention due to poor circulation created by the too-tight garment, making it impossible to get it off the way it had been put on.

My worst moment: hmm... many... but I must say: some 20 yrs ago, while I was teaching (gesticulating in front of 20 pple), something started to drop from my wide short sleeve. I looked down, saw to my bewilderment this shrivelled "thing" that looked like a girder belt hanging from my sleeve, pulled on it while everybody watched in silence, pulled, and it all came out and I realized it was my bra. And I had a moment of extreme, extreme mortification.

Awesome stories, ladies.
I'd love to comment on everyone individually, but I'm sneaking my comments between my boss walking past my desk. With a storm on the way, I have a case of clock watching!

Anyway, thanks for the big belly laughs, and keep em coming.

kellygirl

Thanks for the laughs! I'm having a good ol' time reading through these. I fear I live a sheltered life--I can't think of anything truly embarrassing (probably blocked them out of my mind.)

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