Ilan is an amusedly sad panda

[aidenonymous]

By about a month ago, my shoulders grew enough that I could actually wear my Tri-top without the neckline showing through clothes.  As of a week ago, they've grown enough that I had to un-modify that binder so it wouldn't give me welts in my armpits.  (It still doesn't look great, what with the bottom hem sticking out through clothes, but it definitely doesn't need the shoulders taken in anymore.)  And today, I had to retire my most favoritest binder because it's too damn small for my hulking shoulders.  First world problems, y'hear!



EDIT: On that note, I'm in the market for another binder, since I'm now down to one and sweat too much/do laundry too infrequently for that to be enough.  There are a few really expensive ones that look like they'd work well, but, yeah, the prices are way, way too high.  The only other binder that looks really promising is only slightly cheaper, so I need to think about what a good binder is worth to me and evaluate whether I'll ever fit into my beloved Wide Coverage Short Binder again; if it's really unlikely, I might be able to sell it and justify the cost of an expensive replacement.  I'm also inquiring after another 2nd Generation Jersey Mesh binder on ftmgaragesale.

On top of that, I've been meaning to get another pullover compression sports bra for days when I can't bind, since my two Frog Bras are both wearing out and the exposed elastic gives me a rash.  This one looks great, but I'm worried it won't be suitable for days when I can't bind due to actually being tight/effective.  Same goes for this one, but I'm not looking at it as seriously due to the price.  Which leaves these two -- and I'm actually likely to get one of them as soon as I decide which other real binder to get at the same time, what with shipping from Taiwan being too pricey for separate orders.

Comments

Frog Bras

[freakygems.livejournal.com]

Please tell me more about these Frog Bras! I've read about them so many times but have no clue as to what they actually are!

Re: Frog Bras

[ilanthefirst.livejournal.com]

The Frog Bra is a sports bra that's 32% lycra, which is two to three times higher than most other sports bras, so it provides decent compression on its own: http://ftmguide.org/binding.html#sportsbra. Unfortunately, they've been out of production for about two years now: http://www.titlenine.com/product/310900.do.