Sleigh Bells ring...

know what that means? It's Victoria Secret time!! Panties, PJ's, silky undergarments, bras, shoes, jeans, cocktail dresses, sweaters.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee doggie!! I was so damned happy when I got my catalogue in the mail today, I near did a cartwheel. The only thing preventing that is, I'm OLD and it hurts.

So, VS has a Christmas catalogue that I wait each year for with, sweat on my brow, heartbeat at rapid fire and CC in hand.

YES! I am a 'ho for Victoria. I love, love, love almost every last thing they have. I have a ginormous, ridiculous amount of their panties, not to mention tons of thigh-high nylons, garters, the IPEX (OMG--this thing is amazing) and that isn't even the begininng of the nighties, silk pj's, cocktail dresses and clothes I own.

VS should hire me just because I gotta be in their top ten for customers.

Okay, so that makes me sound like a spoiled princess. Ask me if I give a ratts butt? LMAO

I don't care. I love them and I'm not ashamed to say I do. I would sell my soul for the lacy underthings to the devil himself. I don't wear them to impress anyone (snort, if you saw me in them, you would NOT be impressed) I don't wear them to tempt R (wiggles eyebrows). I wear them because they make me feel ALL GIRL.

I slept in them all alone and STILL felt sinfully sexy. Well, except for the drool stain on the black, leopard silk pj's when I wake up. That's NOT so sexy :)

So, I flip open the glossy pages of this very pink and black VS catalogue. It thrills me no end pink is in, cuz it's a good color for my fake Autumn palette. I say fake, cuz I ain't really an Autumn. I'm a winter, but with the help of Ms. Clairol 222, I'm an Autumn. I pay little attention to the long, lean, toned, smooth bodies that are wearing the underwear. I care little that their legs are making their eyeballs float because they're so long. I care even less that I'm definitely not stick-like and I have a very realisitic view of what this stuff is going to look like on me.

I'm not much into body types. I'm curvy, no doubt. Not fat, not skinny, more hourglass. I don't have huge hooters, but I got 'em. I'm a size 9, sometimes a 7 if the denim Gods see fit. I don't get upset because all VS has is skinny chicks with flat bellies and long, flowing hair (okay, I have the hair. LOLLOL), pert boobs and tight butts.

Really, that NEVER bothers me. I never think, "wow, wish I could look like that in those jeans" I kinda know I won't. NOTHING on me is pert anymore. I have plenty of tropical, southern getaways on my body. I don't care. I look at this VS stuff and know exactly where I stand.

I look at the sizes too and it kinda tweaked me. I'm a med, most times in their stuff, but why don't they have plus sizes? I've heard the complaint before. I can't wear a VS bra because it doesn't come in my size...Hmmmm. I was way disppointed by that. ALL of my bras are VS and I'm a fairly average bra size for middle America. But the average dress/jean size for a woman in the US is 14.

Where are the size 14 dresses in the VS catalogue? Where are the plus size PJ's and panties and sweaters?

Is it a hardship to make them in plus sizes--or is VS saying that these are the sizes we call desirable in a number. Our clothes shouldn't be worn unless you're a 36C and a size 7.

This took some of the joy out of my shopping. What if I gain 40 pounds and I still want to wear my VS. I couldn't because they don't have the sizes I'd need. I workout. I do my Pilates of death, but say R and I break up and I'm soooooo distressed I stress eat? I won't be gettin' another man with my VS panties if I can't buy them in my size.

That disappoints me. Now I feel pressured to remain a size 7 or 9. I don't much like that and the VS catalogue, though still crazy hot with stuff, just doesn't seem as much fun.

Dakota :)