Thursday, April 7, 2011

FAUX PAS: Saggin' and Draggin'

I've been trying to think of some additions to my Faux Pas series for a couple of weeks, but I really couldn't focus on one thing.  However, yesterday afternoon while heading to Walmart I saw something that just sang "sweet Jesus please don't step outta the house like that."

To be blunt, if you're a B cup or over and are going out in public, you need a bra.  No exceptions.  And if you're a D cup or over, underwires are needed.  No exceptions there, either. Clothes are designed with the assumption that you're going to be wearing a bra or some other sort of foundation garment.  And just because an item--usually a tank top or a camisole--has a built-in bra, doesn't mean you can just use that.  No no no.  Those built-in bras are not meant to provide support.

By not wearing a bra, or even wearing an ill-fitting bra, you miss out on such benefits of having a more trim looking figure.  Sagging breasts can also cause you to look older.

I get the comfort value of not wearing a bra, or wearing a soft cup when I need underwires (hell, I need trusses), and in your own home, not wearing a bra is fine.  But I just don't get  why women think it's okay to go braless in public.  These same women will take the time to do their hair and put on some mascara and gloss, but not a bra?

Because really, who wants to see two pancakes nailed to the wall?