"body shapers", bah.

I'm on the mailing list for Kiyonna, a store that sells somewhat pricey dresses and stuff. I'm not really sure why I'm on their list, as I've never bought anything there (I'm sure I subscribed at some point, I just don't know why).

They have been really hyping their Body Shaper / 'control' clothing lately. I know plenty of people think such things are The Shit in certain limited circumstances (i.e. formal dresses), but I find them deeply annoying. I find them even more annoying, somehow, when marketed to fat women, because I think I hold us to higher standards of beauty-culture defiance (which other fat folk have proven to me time and time again is a mistake).

The annoying thing, to me, is of course the idea that the body (the female body, of course - seen any "control top" men's undies lately?) needs to be shaped and controlled. Of course shaping and controlling is massively uncomfortable, but who cares! It's your duty to be sucked in and clear of all signs that you might be wearing underwear! What, is a woman's outward appearance just supposed to be magicked that way?

Gah. On the other hand, the idea of fishnets that don't make your butt feel all funny later is rather cool. I wonder if you can get those without the "control" aspect?

my art dresser

By request, some photos of recent art.

This dresser has lived many lives. If you click on the photos, you get a little bit of story behind it. art works - gallery of art stuff, currently only containing my dresser project.