Here is the scenario: I have this great sleeveless fuchsia blouse that I love. It has a high neckline and the material gathers at the neckline in the front and then drapes down the front and tucks nicely under my arms and it hangs to about hip length. I really love everything about the blouse, the fit, the color, the material but because of the way material gathers at the neckline my shoulders are exposed and that means my bra straps are too. I can’t wear a strapless bra with it, I am not some young college girl, I am a healthy size, 38 year old mother of two and I need support. So, I recently got this great idea and went out and purchased one of those bras with the clear straps. I have worn it a few times now with various tops, as a matter of fact I was wearing it the day Greg recorded the "See Mrs. Grant 'at work'" video that is posted on our website. Until just a few days ago, I felt as though my clear bra was serving its purpose very well, both in the support category and the less visible bra strap category. Then just the other day I was wearing my favorite sleeveless fuchsia blouse with my clear strap bra and I received not 1 but 2 comments about my outfit. It wasn’t the usual “oh, don’t you look nice” or “that is a great color on you.” One guy I work with just blurted out “Mrs. Grant are you wearing a plastic bra?” Whoa!! Is all I could think and then I tried to explain “No, the straps are clear so they aren’t so obvious with my sleeveless blouse.” Who was I kidding; they must be pretty obvious for him to make that comment, right?

 

I have run the conversation over and over again in my head to see if I am making too much of this. I even ran it by my husband, who is very good about telling me if something is too revealing or not dressy enough. He actually likes this particular blouse and bra combination but I think he is biased, after all he is my husband, right? I don’t know what to think…I have never had any comments about the clear straps with any other top then this one. It may be the cut of this particular neckline that brings more attention to the clear straps, or it maybe that I should not be wearing a bra with clear straps. Is this a fashion trend that only college girls in their 20’s can pull off? I have no idea, the question I have now is, should I just get rid of the blouse, banish it to the back of my closet never to be seen again, or burn the bra or both?