Shopping for clothes is so simple in theory. It should go like this: find something you like (preferably on discount), try it on with great success, buy it, and walk out of the store, bag in hand, whistling.
In reality, things tend to go downhill at one very precise moment: when you step foot into the change room. Once that curtain’s yanked closed, all bets are off.
Here are 11 awkward fitting room moments we’ve all endured… and somehow survived.
1. Realising you’re, ah, stuck.
It always happens when you’re in a hurry.
You spot a slinky, zip-up dress on the 70 per cent off rack, and decided to quickly pop in to see what it looks like on. You look in the mirror and swiftly decide it’s not for you, but as you try to whip it off again… the zip refuses to budge. Or perhaps it’s a sports bra that won’t fit back over your shoulders.
However it happens, the result is the same: you’ll end up thrashing around in the fitting room (and almost shattering the mirror), crying a little bit, or sheepishly requesting help from a sales assistant before making a red-faced departure.
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