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healthy living Oct 26, 2008

Fittingly Mad: Skinny Dressing Room Mirrors

I don't know too many people who enjoy trying on clothes in dressing rooms.

by POPSUGAR Fitness

I don't know too many people who enjoy trying on clothes in dressing rooms. Not only is it annoying that sizing varies so much from store to store, but the ginormous mirror and bright lights are utterly unforgiving. You can end up spending more time criticizing your imperfections than checking out the clothes! Store designers must know the emotional pain we endure in those tiny rooms, and that's why they designed skinny mirrors.

You know the ones I'm talking about, where you try on that skintight pair of jeans and your booty never looked so good. You think, "Wow, those squats are really working." Then when you get home and try them on again, they just don't look the same. Somehow your tiny bum has expanded in the 20 minutes it took to drive home.

I'm sure stores think we owe them a huge thank you for making our dressing room experiences more pleasant, but ultimately it's a huge disappointment. I don't need some stupid mirror making me look thinner than I really am. What do you think about them? Are you psyched with what you see, or do you think this deception is just a marketing ploy to get you to spend more money?

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Poll Aug 15, 2008

Finish This Sentence: Trying on Clothes in a Dressing Room . . .

Shopping for clothes can be a harrowing experience.

by POPSUGAR Fitness

Shopping for clothes can be a harrowing experience. Between the low quality of the lighting in many dressing rooms and the almost randomness of the sizing, it is normal for your self esteem to plummet when trying on the trendy white jeans. Fitness recently conducted a survey about the highs and lows of clothes shopping and what happens behind closed dressing room doors. The results are interesting and might feel a little familiar.

Here are some highlights from the 1,0001 women poll:

64 percent said trying on clothes in public lowers their self confidence
10 percent have cried in dressing rooms about the way they look
15 percent have accidentally ripped or gotten stuck in a garment that was too small
40 percent of the women have bought something that was too small, hoping it would look good once they lost weight
14 percent of the women have refused sales help so they wouldn't have to reveal their size
41 percent have started working out after a shopping trip

Body image, health and self esteem are all tied up in one big ball. So tell me you would finish this sentence.

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Shopping May 02, 2008

Stuck in Dress: A Fitting Room Saga

Should we buy our prom dresses two sizes too small or four sizes too small?

by GiggleSugar

Should we buy our prom dresses two sizes too small or four sizes too small? That is the question. Judging from this teenybopper's excruciating battle to pull off a dress in the fitting room, I guess five sizes too small is the answer. A form-fitting gown is sexy, but if huffing, puffing, and a tub of butter is necessary to yank the dress off at the end of the night — ditch it. If you can.