This is the best shot of me in my "wedding gown" on my wedding day:
These are the 2 shots of me in the same dress yesterday:
It seems I'm doing not too bad, huh? At least, I can still squeeze into the corset and then the gown. Yes, the word "squeeze" is just right for the occasion. If you examine the picture on the right, you'll see a lump of flesh hiding on my back ... right under the arm in the picture. That's the result of trying to squeeze into the corset!
So, I was fooling around with the camera, trying to take pictures of myself, in this outfit yesterday afternoon. After about 15 minutes, I started to feel short of breath. If you have watched Pirates of the Carribean, you'll immediately know that this is a sign - one telling me that the clothes I was wearing were too tight! Without a Captain Sparrow to rescue me in case I fainted, I took the cheung-sam and corset off without hesitation!
It is undeniable that I have put on weight since I got married. So, I give myself a challenge. Between now and August 2005, I will do my best to get back in shape. I am not a health freak and I don't go on any diet. What I do will just be exercise. By the time the Wedding Gown Challenge is held in New York, I will also fit into my cheung-sam again ... this time hoping that I can last, maybe, half an hour!
Note on Knitting:
I've made quite a lot of progress on the various WIPs and will post on that tomorrow with pictures.
11 comments:
Your dress is lovely! And you look great in it!
Mine is a 2 piece affair, and I have worn the top of it once a year since we got married. I wear it for a nice evening out since it is a corset style top. It still fits, but I haven't tried the skirt portion, but I am betting that one might be more snug. It was snug on the wedding day, but that's partly because the top pushes everything in! :)
You look fabulous, and that dress is gorgeous! Keep it up!
I think your cheung-sam is gorgeous, and you look great in it.
You look marvelous in the cheung sam. Wow. I was married (and since divorced) about 15 years ago. There's no way I can get into my gown.
I've been out of touch this past week. There's a lot to catch up on your blog! I tried organizing my books and magazines. I want to index the patterns in my IK issues but I think I'm being too ambitious. Let us know how it goes with maintaining your list.
Agnes,you look marvelous in your dress. I too was married by a Justice of the Peace. My dress was a simple white dress and no....I could not fit into it again. Where were you married? In the US or Hong Kong? Have a great evening Agnes!
Karen
That's a beautiful cheong sum and it looks to me like you can wear it with ease to spare!
Very nice! I can see no lumps in the back.
What lumps and what nots? That's a very nice cheongsam there! And you look great in it! :) Mental note to myself. Get a cheongsam for mine if it ever happens :D
that is such a beautiful cheong sam and you're definitely "FIT"!!!!!
You look fantastic in it!
Oh, I think my heart skipped a beat at the thought of trying to fit into my wedding dress. 11 years and 3 kids later...Is there any other challenge out there that doesn't involve the wedding dress? You, on the other hand, look great in your cheung sam!
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