Some of you may remember this, but it is definitely worth re-posting.
Last year for DH's annual office holiday party, I bought this super cute silver dress and wore it with a soft black sweater, tights, heels, and purty sparkly jewelry. Because the dress was rather form-fitting, I bought this maidenform body shaper thing:
This thing was super tough to get into because it is so snug, but it did its job well and I was liking how everything looked with it on, so I wore it that night. Added bonus: It had a hook in the crotch so I could unhook it to pee!
Fast forward to the actual evening.....
About 2-3 hours (and several glasses of wine) into the party, I suddenly realize that I need to go to the bathroom in a bad way. So I get in there, slide down the tights, unhook the shaper, slide down the undies, and do my thing.
This was a brilliant plan until I tried to rehook the crotch in the shaper. I couldn't do it! It was so tight that I couldn't pull it the pieces hard enough or far enough to hook them back together! So there I was, half-drunk, in the bathroom for around 15 minutes or so trying to get this damn shaper to rehook in the crotch so I could go back to the party. I was twisted and contorted in all sorts of ways and trying to maintain my balance in high heels and not fall on my face/ass in the process. The dress was not easy to get on or off without DH's help so I couldn't just slip it off and take the shaper off and readjust to put it back on.
There was only one ladies room in the place so somebody was bound to need it sooner or later, so finally I gave up and tucked the thing into my tights as best as I could and went back out to the party. The rest of the evening was spent with me feeling this thing gradually slide over my ass and up my back. Thank God for a thick dress and sweater. CURSE YOU MAIDENFORM!!
I have decided to wear pants to the party this year.