Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Swimsuit Shopping Stinks

Well, I went swimsuit shopping yesterday. I searched for swimsuits at JC Penny's, Sears, Aeropostale, Maurice's, TJ Max, Ross, Lane Bryant, and finally Target. As a large-busted teenager (A size 36E according to the bra-size calculators... And that's the smallest size from the calculators.... -.-), I have had trouble finding swimsuits for several years. I /have/ been able to find a few, yes, but none are even vaguely appealing to me, a fourteen year old. An inordinate amount of the swimsuits that I found that fit (although I only found a small amount) seem, well, designed for older women. There are none that seem to be made for younger people (i.e. with stylish designs or bright colours- not that I want to draw more attention to myself, but I WOULD like to have swimsuit options that are vaguely /cool/....)... Except for at Target. I went to Target last, with my hopes in the gutter. I was expecting that Target, like the other seven shops that I visited, would have swimsuits that fit /normal-sized/ people. However, Target had a variety of swimsuits that fit me. They weren't exactly what I was looking for, but they were still better than the other choices. Still, I'm slightly annoyed that I had to go to all of these places to find a swimsuit that was not only cute, but also fit. Sure, I could have probably found one online, but shouldn't we big-busted teenagers have the same options that smaller teenagers have?
I have also had trouble finding tops (not swimsuits) that fit me. I have found a multitude of tops that I like; however; many of these tops are extremely small. I find this insulting. What with people NOT wanting to be prejudiced, or have others be prejudiced, shouldn't stores be the same way? Shouldn't stores have the same cute tops for bigger-busted teenagers, too, instead of just "normal-sized" teenagers?