What Uncomfortable Thing Can't You Stop Wearing?

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  Posted by Lanie Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:26am PST

  Perhaps you're more like a 36C now... that sounds like the problem with black magic.

  I'm guilty of painful shoes. They pinch but I love them, so we compromise and I only wear them for a couple hours at a time.

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  Posted by mel Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:42am PST

  your not real bright are you. but then most women are not. i don't have anything that i wear that tortures me. there is no one to impress worth going through all that.

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  Posted by M.J - Fierce Beauty and Fashion Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:59am PST

  I'm with you brrr b. I am very guilty of wearing uncomfortable shoes. I LOVE HEELS and for me, the higher the better. However they don't do well on a night out and I always end up taking them off before getting to my car! LOL. I just try to wear my flip flops for as long as possible before getting to my destination!

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  Posted by J Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:47am PST

  Sounds like you are wearing the wrong bra size you might want to go up a size, 36C or maybe its the cup size a 36D. i had this problem too, i was wearing a 36C and i was miserable so i just stated wearing sports bras all the time, i got measured and it turned out i was a 34DD, it was magical suddenly normal bras werent uncomfortable.

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  Posted by Iresa Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:02pm PST

  I am also a loser in buying uncomfortable but pretty shoes. But the other day, when I was posted in orthopaedic clinic, I have seen many women with same problem and same cause. Severe bunion with severe overriding toes due to wearing high heel. So I made a promise to myself, I would rather buying a comfortable though not pretty shoes rather than sacrificing my feet.

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  Posted by Coco Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:19pm PST

  Wow, mel, not one to hold back on the insults are you? It's not that women aren't bright, it's that we're not given a choice to be comfortable AND sexy. Of course, people's opinion on what sexy is is varied, but even that doesn't prevent a Birkenstock wearing lady complimenting a stilleto wearing lady. Comfort and looks are always either/or, which is why my feet hurt right now - I spent all day tramping around my campus in knee-high black leather stillie boots. Why? Because they don't offer many other alternatives that match my standards for nice footwear. And as for there not being anyone to impress enough to make yourself uncomfortable, someone is always watching you - how you carry yourself, how you dress, and how you style your hair will be remembered for years to come, by people you didn't even think noticed.

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  Posted by Cara Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:22pm PST

  I agree with J about the bra fit - it's really amazing what the right size and cut will do for one. I just went through this myself with getting fitted. Go to Nordstrom's - they have the best bra fitters, and they don't pressure you to buy, a good thing because a lot of their bras are really expensive, but you get an idea of what styles work and which don't. If I'm picking up on the true identity of the "very famous lingerie retailer" often their bras are poorly-made for the prices they charge, and they tend to run small too. I've heard it said that their sizing system is different than other mainstream bra manufacturers too. I think they do vanity-sizing in reverse of the usual - with their bras all of a sudden one is at least one to two cup sizes bigger on account of the bras running small. Another thing that can really peeve one out when trying on bras is that the manufacturers don't always take into account the very real fact that women's bodies vary far more than the styles of bras out there, making for a frustrating shopping experience.

  When I was younger, I was a lot more forgiving of somewhat uncomfortable shoes, and I actually believed the salespeople when they'd say the shoes would stretch or "break in" - absolute nonsense! I learned my lesson with shelling out for shoes that never broke in and always gave me blisters, etc. These days, if the shoes don't feel right while I'm in the store, they don't get bought, no matter how cool-looking!

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