Comments on: Shopping – Only the Strong Survive http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/ Advice on student style, collegiate dating discussion guides, relationship advice and women's studies. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:38:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: gregory dykes http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1140 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:25:46 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1140 i want to meet theme ass a god send

]]> By: GiGi http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1139 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:34:22 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1139 @ j-NYC;

I always had this problem. Now not so much. I know the "type of fit" jeans that look good on me. fitted/skinny good for shortys. I avoid boot cut opr wide-leg paints. Certain brands of jeans are on point with my body's type that i'm devoted.

At 14, I was deathly afarid of fitting rooms, suggest the words "Bathing Suit Season." and I might just start hyper ventalating. Till this day. Even though i've shaped up and admire my body for what it is now, i avoid fitting rooms. Knowing my size, what looks good on me, and brands that work best keeps shopping fun.

I figured out tricks my girlfriends told me to get the perfect fit without the use of dressing rooms.

-WARNING : YOU MIGHT LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT. Wrap the waist band of your jeans around your neck, holding the two seamlines together. If the two ends of the waistbands meet comfortable around your neck. Doesn't meet? Too small. Too loose? too big.

-Line the seam line of the bottoms up to the bottoms you are already wearing. Matching seam line? Perfect fit.

]]> By: giz http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1138 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:04:17 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1138 I just hate that nothing good comes in my large shoe size, and I can never find my size in all those cute bras that most girls wear.

And that shopping takes so freaking long.

]]> By: jes http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1137 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:27:35 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1137 Well I'm almost 5'10 and used to hate shopping for jeans (they were always too short or would shrink in the dryer) until I started dishing out a little extra cash…

Victoria's Secret has great jeans and some actually go all the way to 36" inseams! (for tall girls like me) But you have to watch out because generally you'll run a smaller size in theirs than other places, I can pull a 4 there when I wear a 6-8 at American Eagle!

Also, VS has some wonderful bras for smaller cups like myself, that don't have underwire if you dont like them! Plus they come in tons of cute colors and patterns!

]]> By: Steph http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1136 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:56:43 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1136 I hate shopping. It obliterates my self esteem. I like getting my jeans from Goodwill though. Something about being worn in helps them fit nicely.

]]> By: Justine http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1135 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:32:05 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1135 I love going shopping initially but I'll admit that I get really self-concious when I start trying on clothes. I agree with Olua that when the biggest size doesn't fit it's a blow to my self esteem, but I do understand that I need to feel good in whatever I want to wear and not worry about the number.

BUT it's hard for me to find pants that fit. My body is unusual. I'm very short but also very wide. My waist is wide but my legs are bit smaller so if I buy pants that fit in the waist they're baggy everywhere else. It's terrible! I wish I could find pants that fit me correctly without paying an arm and a leg! It doesn't help that even the pants that are "short" are still too long for me.

]]> By: Star http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1134 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:54:41 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1134 I totally didn't realize I wasn't some freak for getting depressed when I go shopping! I'm so bony that everything looks horrible on me. I'm glad that I'm not the only girl who feels bad shopping…I wonder if that makes me a bad person? Lol.

]]> By: Cookie http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1133 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:05:03 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1133 How awful, to think my image problems have become a statistic.

This is why I prefer shopping online. It's really helped me come to terms with what will fit me and what won't, instead of having to try on a frillion different things and absolutely hating myself by the end of the day. Go the internet!

]]> By: J - NYU http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1132 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:55:29 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1132 When you're short…and RIGHT IN BETWEEN a size 4 and 6…nothing. ever. fits.

I promise you. I have so many pairs of ill-fitting jeans…too tight, too long, too loose…

I'm one of those girls who get depressed. I'll admit it flat out.

]]> By: Olua - Washington Co http://collegecandy.com/2008/08/14/shopping-only-the-strong-survive/#comment-1131 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:39:41 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/body/11270#comment-1131 I love shopping. But I hate shopping. There's nothing worse than going into a store and realizing that the largest size doesn't fit you.

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