I was considering wearing a corset under my wedding dress, just to give myself form and a little "lift" up top. A co-worker recommended a lingerie shop on Granville St., south of Broadway, that she went to when her daughter got married, so that's where my sister and I headed yesterday.
We walked in and I was surprised to see how tiny the store was. An older lady who looked to be about 50+ years old came over to greet us. She had a 50's style hairdo, a brisk manner, and a Jackie Kennedy suit on. She reminded me of Abigail Van Buren, the syndicated advice columnist. She asked if she could help me and I explained to her what I wanted. She went swiftly into the back room and came out to show me a bustier. She opened up a change room for me (it only had curtains, I hate changing rooms that don't have doors, especially if I were to change in and out of unmentionables) and then she walked in with me. I have never had anyone in a changing room with me, so I guess when she saw the look of surprise on my face, she told me that she had to help me get dressed, or undressed for that matter.
She said to me sharply, "Take off your shirt!"
"Um...ok."
"Oh, so you are a La Senza girl."
"Yes."
"Our lingerie is of much better quality."
"Oh."
"Now snap off that bra!"
"Um...ok."
The whole time I was staring into the corner with my head down. She wrapped the bustier around my body and then said, "There! That's perfect!"
I asked her to loosen the clasps in the back as it was a little difficult to breathe.
"What?!? No! You need it to be very tight, so that these..." and she lunged forward to clutch at my chest. I blushed a bright red, as red as my car! I swear my eyeballs bulged like a Jiffy popcorn bag on the stove"...so that these will be pushed up! See that nice cleavage! He will be very, very happy to see that!"
It took every ounce of my body and soul to stifle a guffaw at that moment!
To take advantage of my speechless state, she exclaimed, "You absolutely need this! It's what every bride wears, my darling. It's only one hundred and fifty dollars."
I stammered a thank you to her and told her that I would think about it.
As she helped me loosen the bustier, she said in a huff, "You're welcome." Then she flung the curtain wide open before I could even cover myself up gracefully. Thankfully, she was very quick about it and snapped the curtain shut.
It took me a minute to gather my composure before I went out to join my sister in the real world. She was calmly reading a bridal magazine in a waiting area. She said wanted to show me a few things that she saw as she browsed through the magazine, but I told her that we had to leave now!
What a relief to be out of that store! I hope never to repeat such a shopping experience again!
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So that's why we had to leave to quickly! :p haha, I just thought you didn't want to hear what I had to say. :p
I've been to that store and had a better experience... I do think it's absolutely true that the "good" lingerie stores have people who aren't afraid to help you out even when you don't think you need the help. But may I suggest, for future reference, looking online for the same style - I actually did buy mine there, I think and spent around $100 - I believe I found it online for $44 later. Sucky. Try checking for the Goddess brand, they make good stuff.
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