More Fitting Room Pics and a Funny Fitting Room Story

First, I wanted to apologize for my lack of comments to my last posts, I forgot to mention that early last week I lost my cell phone (left it in a cab) and with it also the ability to blog on the go. It is quite incredible how dependent from technology we are these days, how could we go through life before the invention of smartphones? By the way, AFTER the tragedy had happened I found out that there are apps that you can download on your phone that allow you to enable the GPS signal for tracking purposes and even block your phone from a computer in case of loss, so in case you have an Android or a iPhone that's something that you might want to look into. Anyway, I just received a replacement and I am getting used to it so I should be able to resume my regular blogging activity (especially leaving comments on other blogs) shortly. Thank you for your patience!

Now, I realized that I never finished posting the fitting room pics of the June catalog (see the first part with the dresses here). At this point you have seen all of these on other bloggers but I am going to go ahead anyway because I have a very funny story to tell you that happened to me that day in the fitting room.

Let's start with the Cafe capri in silk foulard. As you know I am a big fan of the cafe capri and these are no exception. They are 100% silk, unlined (which is good for the fit IMO) and they fit TTS. If I didn't have the "other" foulard ones I would consider them on sale but they are definitively redundant (not sure why they didn't make them in a different colorway, like a blue). This is the 0:




Next, the Plaid boucle tweed jacket. This is a cool tweed jacked but as many reviewers pointed out the trim is really neon-y and it won't stand the test of time. Size-wise it fits small IMO, this is the 2 (the lasrger of my jacket size) and it "just" fit (the pants are the Ankle stretch toothpicks in sea blue, size 26 (my regular jean size):



How adorable are the Linen shorts in safari cat? I just got rid of many 3" shorts so I am trying very hard not to go there anymore but I do think these are awesome for a vacation. I tried both the size 2 and the size 0 and I think I prefer the fit of the 0, even if they are more fitted (I am between sizes these days in shorts). The top is the equally adorable Ring around eyelet top in a size XS and color blue grotto (I am waiting for this one to go on sale but I see that is selling out on the website):




I also quite liked the Stripe popover, it is very summery and has less of a jailman look than the Linen perfect shirt in stripe. This is the 0, fits TTS:




Don't laugh at the next one, I really didn't know what to think of the Antique paisley tunic when I tried it on. It wasn't on the website yet and it looked too short to be a dress but when I tried it over pants like a tunic it bunched up. Now we know that it's a cover-up. I don't remember if this was a XS or a XXS but I remember thinking "Total pass!":



The next one is the Whisper gauze peasant blouse that I loved in the previews. However it didn't work on m IRL, I sized down to a XXS but it still looked like there was too much fabric. I don't know, maybe I should try it again with a different bottom because I like the concept:




Last, I was curious about the Classic mini in double-serge cotton. This one is made in the same fabric than the pencil skirt which means that it is a bit stiff and as the pencil skirt it is lined. I tried a 0 and found the fit a bit small (but I didn't try a 2 to compare and you will find out shortly why). I tried the bright spearmint color but I think I would go with the natural, in this color I felt a little bit like one of my daughter's mini-dolls (you know like the Lego "Friends" of the Polly-O):




So, the funny story is that I got stuck in this skirt as I was unizipping it. The zipper is in the back and after going down an inch from the top it wouldn't go up or down any further. I said that I found the fit small but it wasn't like I was squeezing in it, I didn't force it or anything to zip it and in fact I could easily turn the skirt around as to have the zipper on the front and be more comfortable in my movements. I tried again for another 5 minutes and it wouldn't bulge so I had to call the SA to the rescue. The SA came and after trying herself she called another SA, a male this time who seemed to have more "experience". At that point I started to worry about my underwear because he was "working" around my butt and I was afraid that the skirt would came off all of a sudden and leave me in my undies but luckely I was wearing a pretty chast and un-sexy pair of CK panties (and not thongs!) All this took about 15 minutes and it was getting late for school pickup. There wasn't any fabric trapped in the zipper so at some point the male SA disappeared and came back with a pair of scissors. Yes, they were forced to cut the skirt off me to get me out! Now, I have been trapped a few times trying on stuff (typically pull-on dresses that turned to be too small) and I have been forced to ask for help before but this is the first time that they have to cut a cloth off me. I have to say that the SAs were very professional and customer-friendly and they said profusely how sorry they were that it had happened and they didn't even for a second make me feel like it was my fault (it was clear that the zipper was defective but they could have joked or given me attitude). I don't know who was the most embarassed, me or them. In any case once freed from the skirt, I took a picture of the trophy:



So be careful when you try this skirt! I am joking, I honestly think that it was one of a kind and not a flaw of this skirt in general but I haven't tried another one since the accident.

Have you ordered or have you been interested in any of these? Have you ever been trapped in clothing that you were trying on? Please share your wildest fitting room experience ;-).