I want to buy a shirt, not a dress
Written by Annie on June 3rd, 2009Really, that’s all I want. I want to buy a cheap, plain shirt. Long sleeve, short sleeve, tank top, it doesn’t matter.
But for reasons that I cannot understand, I have difficulty buying this shirt. I cannot find a loosely-fitted/fitted plain shirt under fifteen bucks. Everything out there is either too long, or too tight.
Problems with LONG - I am not a fan of the long shirt trend. I prefer either shirts that end right above my belt, or cover about a quarter to a half of my butt. That is it. I do not want a shirt dress, I want a shirt! And with the uber-long-shirt trend still whirlwinding, like it has been for the past few years, stores are coming up with the “NEW, LONGER LENGTH” update.
Problems with TIGHT - I think this is self-explanatory. 5% spandex on everything is just simply too much. Even the 100% cotton shirts seem to be… small. I don’t need every cubic centimetre of my body fat being showcased like an exhibit. That, and I like to breathe. I can’t breathe with that clinginess.
Oh, and one more. Everything is see-through. From a retailers point of view, this is a smart marketing strategy because it forces one to layer and therefore buy more shirts. From a consumer like myself’s point of view, that shirt is useless because wearing layers when it’s 30 degrees is dumb. And wearing see through shirts single layer so one’s bra is the focal point… is dumb. Therefore, the shirt is dumb.
The not too long, not too tight, and not too seethrough plain shirt… still looking.
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Oh my gosh, I have the same problem. I actually do like shirt dresses but I understand that when you want a shirt you want a shirt, not a dress! Loads of tank tops or shirts are bloody see through - and girls parade with their bras showing as if it’s ‘fashion’. Hah. Not a good look me thinks.
Plus in the UK is usually much colder - so thinner shirts? Lameeee.
/rant!
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Oh, the see through shirt and nice patterned bra look is definitely not a favorite of mine either!