This one’s for my fellow female adventurers.
Don’t buy lingerie in a foreign country without trying samples on for size. Even if the tag has “American” sizes on it and you’ve been wearing the same sizes for more than a decade.
I bought some (mercifully inexpensive) underpinnings at a Vickie’s Secret knockoff shop in Paris last month. The store was crowded, I was wearing three layers of clothing, and I hate trying on bras even in better situations. So I picked out two bras in my size and bought them. (Approx $6 apiece, which is an unheard-of price for bras in my size in the States.)
The bras don’t fit at all. It appears that 34 inches isn’t the same length in France as it is in California–it’s about 2 inches shorter in Europe.
A pity. These bras were decently made and almost attractive. But I’ve learned my lesson–next time I’m trying everything on before forking over the Euros!
