As promised, today I relate the tale about Oprah giving me a Tisha 955 bra.
Again, tis true.
Upon being offered tickets to see the show my mind raced about possible topics gifts. A car? A trip? Something with good resale value?
Drum roll please.
The topic….
….Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine, authors and hosts of the BBC’s What Not to Wear addressing a critical problem facing our country; Women donning ill-fitting bras.
#mensuffertoo
Stressing the importance of fittings (being measured to establish your size) while pointing out the pitfalls or bad bras including your strap sliding down your shoulder and back-fat; they provided a mind-boggling statistics concerning chicks plagued with said issue. Sorry, I don’t remember the specific numbers. C’mon it was six years ago.
For example, a woman who assumes her boobies require an A cup home to learn they needed a C cup.
Meanwhile I grew simultaneously paranoid and hopeful.
Oprah’s passion and compassion prompted her to provide every audience member a Le Mystere Tisha 955 (her favorite bra) retailing for fifty-five dollars.
I did not Photoshop this. I just searched Google Images
You might be wondering how that worked?
Well, she encouraged us to get fitted at Nordstrom then call the folks at Le Mystere and place an order including size and color.
That evening, after work, I headed to a lingerie boutique on the Northside for my fitting.
Alas, all these years I had been buying the proper size. 32B.
Tisha arrived a few days later and I fell in love with the support and look she provided. A hater of Victory Secret (shoddy quality) I never understood why people spent so much cash on everyday undergarments.
Until that spring day in 2005.
Later that year I graduated to the Le Mystere Vamp retailing at seventy-eight dollars.
The difference? More lift. Why? 32B
I hear you gasping.
Seventy-eight dollars.
However, it lasted years. Years. Instead of restocking every few months, my better quality undergarments stand the test of time.
#qualityoverqauntity
Moral of the story:
Get fitted.
Buy quality.
Oprah gave me a bra. How many of you can say that?
Smooches!!
The Queen of Alyssaland