muse

I must tell you today’s bodystocking saga. Here is the story: today, I went to see my mother, ostensibly to drop off my Christmas decorations, which I have no where to store in my apartment. Of course, I never got around to that part. But anyway. I also took my latest bellydance costume over – I bought a skirt to go with a top I have had for a while, and while the colors are close they are not an exact match. I figured if my mother thought it was close enough, anyone on earth would think it was close enough, except maybe me. We were discussing ways I can try to keep warm at 7:30 am on Sunday in a midriff and back-baring getup, and she suggested that I go to a dance store and buy a simple bodystocking to wear under my costume. I found this to be an excellent suggestion, so I stopped at Movin’ Easy on the way home. They were sold out of nude bodystockings in my size, as was their north location. They suggested I try some of the other dance stores in town, or the ones in Round Rock. So I went home and whipped out the yellow pages.

I called a total of fifteen dance stores in Austin and Round Rock, and every single one was out of nude bodystockings in a size large. Well I take that back – one of them had them, but they were the kind with the seam down the front and back, which wouldn’t really be ideal for my purposes. And if I am going to drive all the way to Round Rock, I want it to be something ideal. In desperation, I next turned to lingerie and costume stores. The Bazaar Backstage was sold out. So was the Bazaar itself. Victoria’s Secret doesn’t carry them. I finally called Frederick’s of Hollywood in Barton Creek Mall, and they had one left in stock in my size. So they put it on hold for me, and I plunged into the teeth of rush hour to go south and get it. I got there, and it was a bodystocking with seams down the front and back, dark suntan in color (which is nowhere close to my skintone, even though they call it “bare”), and crotchless to boot. But I bought it anyway, at this point just on principal. I will go and order a better one someday from the dance store, but this will help keep me warmer than nothing.

So if you live in Austin, and you’re looking for a nude bodystocking in a size large, then I apologize.

Because I have the last one. HA.

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