sigh
So. People say if you wanna get something that is top of the line you go to the experts. Or at least professionals.
This has not been my experience.
I took my Audi into a "reputable" German auto shop to have a nagging starter problem dealt with. It was worse after the work was done. When my bug caught fire due to a busted fuel line, I had the insurance work done at an ASE certified European auto shop. When I got it back it wouldn't idle without backfiring, it accelerated like a drunken dog, and it sounded awful. After a few hours fiddling around I discovered the engine was timed wrong, the ignition coil was wired backward, the engine lid was incorrectly placed, which caused excessive rattling.
Professional my ass.
Well anyway tonight I sit here wearing an item from a "professional"
As you know I have a strange sense of style. One of the staples of my odd fashion is the one piece lycra suit that is alternately called unitard, or catsuit. I personally call mine catsuits.
I have three such suits, two that are just dance unitards who's only fault is that they are made of a slightly too thin material, so in certain lighting conditions and poses the material becomes nearly transpearant. I have one that I got from a bathing suit shop in florida, which has a "wet look" to it, and fits really well. The suit is made of a thicker material so transparentsy is not a problem at all. It also has a zipper that practically is invisible when closed. It cost 60 dollars, 10 dollars more than the dance store ones.
My suits last for years, even with frequent wear so I decided to give a try of one of the suits from a venerable fetishwear store (a term I personally find distasteful, if lycra is a fetish material, then so is denim as far as I am concerned). I have heard the suits from this place are the best fitting, and of the highest quality.
So months ago I ordered one. I sent in my measurements and gender (they differentiate between genders, which should have been a warning, considering all my suits are unisex)
So a few weeks later I recieve the package from Germany. I open the package and find a suit with the same texture as the one I got from the swimsuit shop. But the material is a tad thicker. The arms are also attached in a better manner. One Glaring oddity though was a massive silver zipper slider, at least massive when compared with the other suits which have small black sliders that blend in with the rest of the suit.
I had to wait till the end of the work day before I could try it on. So after a long day, and a good shower I eagerly open up the zipper. I bunch up the right leg, slip in my foot, and pull up the nicely hemmed cuff past my ankle, then let the material stretch out. I then repeat the process with the other leg. I discover my next problem. As I work the legs on I find they are a tad bit short, actually they are so short they go up to my mid hamstrings when the bottom portion is corectly positioned. I saw this but continued to put the suit on. To make a long story short I got the suit on, and zipped closed the back zipper. I discovered that not only are the legs too short, the body is too long.
Because of the nature of a catsuit, and how tight the item is, the wearer is left with four options as far as underthings are concerned. This is for both comfort and asethetic reasons. The choices are 1) a full body tight, which essentially a dancers bodystocking 2)a pair of tights 3)a dance belt or thong, or 4)nothing. Since I really find thongs or dancebelts to be quite nasty, and find the other choices to warm in hot areas, I choose to go comando. So because of this the suit needs to fit just right in the crotch area, otherwise some really unapealling shapes come to be in that area.
Well this suit made by professionals has a body that is too long, and consequently too LOOSE in that area! It looks awful unless I hike the suit up.
Well, I took the thing off, put on a pair of leggings and t-shirt and moped. I could not return the thing, so I just put it on a hanger and put it away. Perhaps one of my friends could use it.
Well today I rediscover this dissapointment and decide to don it for the evening. Perhaps it might fit better. But upon putting it on, I find out why I put it away. I take it back off, and try it on with a sheer pair of footless tights under it. This works! It looks much better. I may just be able to wear this thing to go clubbing after all (if I ever go clubbing again) so I keep the combo on.
Well, I just found another problem. The damn thing droops after about an hour of wear. My other, cheaper suits only do this when they are on their final legs.
This suit was supposedly made by professionals, and cost quite a bit more than my cheapy suits.
Why doesn't professional actually mean Professional anymore?
sigh.
This has not been my experience.
I took my Audi into a "reputable" German auto shop to have a nagging starter problem dealt with. It was worse after the work was done. When my bug caught fire due to a busted fuel line, I had the insurance work done at an ASE certified European auto shop. When I got it back it wouldn't idle without backfiring, it accelerated like a drunken dog, and it sounded awful. After a few hours fiddling around I discovered the engine was timed wrong, the ignition coil was wired backward, the engine lid was incorrectly placed, which caused excessive rattling.
Professional my ass.
Well anyway tonight I sit here wearing an item from a "professional"
As you know I have a strange sense of style. One of the staples of my odd fashion is the one piece lycra suit that is alternately called unitard, or catsuit. I personally call mine catsuits.
I have three such suits, two that are just dance unitards who's only fault is that they are made of a slightly too thin material, so in certain lighting conditions and poses the material becomes nearly transpearant. I have one that I got from a bathing suit shop in florida, which has a "wet look" to it, and fits really well. The suit is made of a thicker material so transparentsy is not a problem at all. It also has a zipper that practically is invisible when closed. It cost 60 dollars, 10 dollars more than the dance store ones.
My suits last for years, even with frequent wear so I decided to give a try of one of the suits from a venerable fetishwear store (a term I personally find distasteful, if lycra is a fetish material, then so is denim as far as I am concerned). I have heard the suits from this place are the best fitting, and of the highest quality.
So months ago I ordered one. I sent in my measurements and gender (they differentiate between genders, which should have been a warning, considering all my suits are unisex)
So a few weeks later I recieve the package from Germany. I open the package and find a suit with the same texture as the one I got from the swimsuit shop. But the material is a tad thicker. The arms are also attached in a better manner. One Glaring oddity though was a massive silver zipper slider, at least massive when compared with the other suits which have small black sliders that blend in with the rest of the suit.
I had to wait till the end of the work day before I could try it on. So after a long day, and a good shower I eagerly open up the zipper. I bunch up the right leg, slip in my foot, and pull up the nicely hemmed cuff past my ankle, then let the material stretch out. I then repeat the process with the other leg. I discover my next problem. As I work the legs on I find they are a tad bit short, actually they are so short they go up to my mid hamstrings when the bottom portion is corectly positioned. I saw this but continued to put the suit on. To make a long story short I got the suit on, and zipped closed the back zipper. I discovered that not only are the legs too short, the body is too long.
Because of the nature of a catsuit, and how tight the item is, the wearer is left with four options as far as underthings are concerned. This is for both comfort and asethetic reasons. The choices are 1) a full body tight, which essentially a dancers bodystocking 2)a pair of tights 3)a dance belt or thong, or 4)nothing. Since I really find thongs or dancebelts to be quite nasty, and find the other choices to warm in hot areas, I choose to go comando. So because of this the suit needs to fit just right in the crotch area, otherwise some really unapealling shapes come to be in that area.
Well this suit made by professionals has a body that is too long, and consequently too LOOSE in that area! It looks awful unless I hike the suit up.
Well, I took the thing off, put on a pair of leggings and t-shirt and moped. I could not return the thing, so I just put it on a hanger and put it away. Perhaps one of my friends could use it.
Well today I rediscover this dissapointment and decide to don it for the evening. Perhaps it might fit better. But upon putting it on, I find out why I put it away. I take it back off, and try it on with a sheer pair of footless tights under it. This works! It looks much better. I may just be able to wear this thing to go clubbing after all (if I ever go clubbing again) so I keep the combo on.
Well, I just found another problem. The damn thing droops after about an hour of wear. My other, cheaper suits only do this when they are on their final legs.
This suit was supposedly made by professionals, and cost quite a bit more than my cheapy suits.
Why doesn't professional actually mean Professional anymore?
sigh.