O.O Don't take my bras away from me. I hate them but I neeeeeeed them. No burning.

Same! I don't have time to let them dry properly, not if I want to do things other than laundry. And I have a similarly small number of bras, because they're expensive and I'm not done being poor yet.

Amazing! And it's true, I always end up making the same sets of adjustments for my little back, on top of the ones I make for my cartoon bust. I can't tell yo how many of my early dresses ended up with a bizzare butt pucker from me trying to take in the dress down my spine without taking away much needed but room.

I'm actually in the very beginning stages (meaning I don't have it diagnosed because I don't want to know yet) of ulcerative colitis. Which is blood and diarrhea, and gas and....I'm gonna just stop there. My mom had her colon surgically removed when I was in high school.

Yes on all counts.

Seconded. *guilty puppy dog*

Though if I blame my back problems on my bra I can let my dad off the hook. Stupid sciatic nerve compression.

I just feel like being nice to my mom...but then again she gave me the busty Swede genes too....so this is still her fault. Sorry, Mom.

I had someone like this before I really started sewing myself. She made my wedding dress. She liked to complain that I was three different sizes, just on tope — one in the back (really small), one across the front (bigger), and a third in the boobage (don't ask). I miss her.

Does this mean I can stop blaming my mother for giving me her faulty colon genes?

OMG LINDY I RELATE. My boobs do make me lean forward, which contributes to the fact that my sciatica never ever gets better. A good bra (not easy to find in a 34H without spending my whole salary) helps, but still.

Thank you for sharing. :D The nearest Kmart is something like an hour away....but I need to go find one !

The last dress I wore that was off the rack was the bridesmaids dress for my best friend's wedding. And it was full-on Christina Hendricks OHHAIBOOBS. That's why I usually sew my own. *cheers*

Look at Christina Hendriks. Every time she steps out on the red carpet that doesn't quite fit in the OMGBOOBS area, people tear her to pieces for not wearing a dress that fits. Here you have someone admitting to working really hard, along with a fabulous staff, to try and make that happen, to try and meet the…

Right! To me, its amazing that a Hollywood actress actually understands how much work goes into making those dresses fit. I can easily imagine so many actresses just being all "just make it fit" and not appreciating the work that it entails.

I thought her comments about reconstruction and making "works of art" with her seamstresses were well-made. I sympathize.

With all the snarking I see, is it wrong for me to feel happy that Sofia is actually pointing out a little bit of the magic (read: blood, sweat, tears, cursing) that has to go into making over a dress to fit you? I know I've sometimes felt like dressmaking/altering is like creating an insane piece of art... *goes…

Living life in a fair and respectful way is a form of protest all its own — without the signs.

We bridesmaids put makeup on the groom at his request at my best friend's wedding a few weeks ago. He too was nervous about pictures.

Thank you for putting this out there. The fact that you're truly thinking these things through puts you light years ahead of so many people, and we are lucky to have you on your side. *joins in the high-fiving*