A 1,156 Yen Gamble

Day 24 of muscle training.
Feeling a bit cocky now that my once-flabby stomach has started to firm up.

I checked various fashion retail sites to see if there were any tight knit dresses on sale.
This is what I found on Amazon.

When I first saw it, it was 2,980 yen.
I passed on it at the time.
It's a dress meant for someone with an incredible hourglass figure who is also very thin.
It's a dress that requires a significant amount of adventurous spirit.
Then, it dropped to 2,384 yen for the New Year's sale.
I happened to have 1,228 yen in Amazon gift cards.
I clicked to order the XL size.
(I also stocked up on ballpoint pens to offset the shipping costs.)

A 1,156 yen gamble.
Will it fit, or will it not?
It's best not to harbor the naive thought that because it's an XL, I'll be able to wear it loosely.
Many of the reviews also mentioned that it was quite tight or just a perfect fit.

Today was the scheduled delivery date.
I didn't know when it would arrive.
I waited with bated breath.
I spent the whole day thinking about this dress.

Just a little while ago (a bit past 6 PM), the knit dress arrived safely.
I opened the bag.
I see, it's quite slim.

I tried it on.
I see, it's a very tight fit.
Around the shoulders, arms, chest, and stomach.
Is this how it fits even in XL?
(By the way, there were no sizes larger than XL.)
Gemini suggested I try washing it to stretch it out a bit.
I'll give that a try.
A 1,156 yen gamble.
It's hard to say if I won or lost.
It's not that I can't wear it, but it is, as expected, a very tight fit.

Lesson learned.
A tight-fitting dress modeled by a woman with a perfect hourglass figure is extremely difficult to pull off.
It's not something you should attempt just because you've done a little muscle training and your stomach has tightened up.
Always keep in mind that you are on the heavier side.