risky business

I hate buying clothes without trying them on first (this is why I have not taken to online shopping) because invariably, it ends badly for me - it's too small, too big, too short, too sheer, just plain unflattering. So it was quite a "hold your breath" moment when I tried on a dress I bought at a wholesalers market in Bangkok (as a rule, wholesalers there refuse to let anyone try anything on) after I got back to my hotel room.

Here's me trying the dress on again after I got back home -




I didn't expect it to be so billowy - there's a whole of lot fabric I didn't bargain for, and it didn't look that tent-like when I saw it on the mannequin (and it wasn't pinned or anything). I can't decide if I can pull it off - the view for my is particularly disturbing from the back...I can't tell if it borders on infantile, though my friend has assured me that it does not and I am simply being paranoid.

I don't know whether I would have bought it if I had tried it on first; I usually decide whether to buy on the spot and rarely return for a second try, and I think any hesitation I felt would have resulted in me not buying the dress.

But my friend thinks I am simply not used to a wide silhouette and that once my eyes adjust to the shape, I'd take to it. I have to say though, it's is incredibly comfortable to be wearing something this roomy, so maybe it's not a bad thing...