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| Christina Ricci in Now and Then |
When I was young I never got that part in movies where girls
prayed for boobs. I was definitely in the Roberta from Now and Then camp and
believed that tatas = embarrassment.
I knew that there was a such thing as right boobs and wrong boobs and
mine were of course the latter, more areola than boobage and transparent like
blob fish. All they meant to me
was more body parts to sweat from.
Through many years of therapy sessions with my cha-chas which really means
reenacting THIS SCENE every night. I’ve learned
to own what I got.
 
So I embellished this top with the same sense of humor about
my body that you see in this post.
It came out a bit like something that would be on regretsy but I don’t
give a shit. Anne Hollander says in
Seeing Through Clothes (a great book for anyone interested in art/fashion theory & the
female body) that in art “the breastplates of certain armed allegorical female
figures-descendents or cousins of the classical Athena- might have breasts
separately molded in armor, like special weapons.” That was what my shirt felt like today. Even though my bra was visible I got
less catcalls than when I wear a pretty dress. It was as if my top was saying I’m aware of what you’re
looking at and I will not be sexy, I’m going to laugh at you.
My Mammary inspiration:   
Summer days require outfit posts on the ground because ya know what else do I got to do
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Yes I totally agree with you on the whole boobs thing. I'm actually a AA cup size and because of this all I ever did last year was complain about my boobs, now I can accept them which is one of the greatest things ever. P.S your top is super rad.
ReplyDeleteLove the top :D I made a top like that last year, so preeetty! That TLC photo is so cool too.
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This shirt is awesome! I love sassy tops that sort of highlight yet mock nipples at the same time. You are awesome. I must admit, i definitely REALLY wanted boobs so badly and still kind of do, but I'm happy with what I've got.
ReplyDeleteholy crap I love your blog, i totally get you about the boob thing. I'm 16 and I don't even fit into training bras, and like I know a lot of girls wish they had boobs and a lot of flat chested girls got a lot of flak for not being developed in highschool. But I guess that it never really bothered me so people never bothered to pick on me?
ReplyDeleteidk I guess when girls always complain about their bodies I feel kinda weird because I don't wish my body was like anything else? It's sad that it's weird to be happy with your body
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Ammmmazing top! Such a good idea! And your inspiration is excellent. Basically those TLC photo is the greatest thing in existence.
ReplyDeleteI definitely get what you mean about "right boobs" and "wrong boobs" too. I've never really understood the whole fascination with big boobs either... It's just another thing society uses to drain girls of self esteem.
ahahaha this totally reminds me of the scene in mean girls when regina george proudly wore her boob t-shirt around school and started a trend. especially love this with the brocade skirt.
ReplyDeleteHow can something so well made be on regretsy? It reminds me of that painting of Venus where she wears shells over her boobs. (I'm not really a good writer, it's a very beautiful painting whose title and author I forgot!)
ReplyDeleteIt's so cute especially with the necklace.
Also your post was really funny and sort of instructing.