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Dear Sister, I used to feel invisible. I thought it was just that I was getting older. I could walk around the campus at work completely unnoticed. I certainly didn't feel sexy. People dress up on Halloween in my town and gather on the main street. I usually hid inside a witch costume. Halloween 2003 was the turning point for me. It wasn't fun to hide anymore. I was hidden enough in my life. That year I went to a costume rental shop and listened when a shimmering long beaded dress spoke to me. The clerk caught my excitement and brought me a black pageboy wig, a silver show girl headdress, a boa, and black net stockings to go with the dress. I borrowed an old fur coat and carried a long cigarette holder. The works! I was a changed person.
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I talked to everyone and everyone talked to me. I remember thinking it was the cigarette holder prop that allowed me to say "Dahhlinggg" to everyone I passed. I had so much fun, I went to a costume party a few nights later and won the prize for the sexiest costume. The prize was a Gumby keychain. Not very sexy, but I carried it around as a reminder that I could look and feel sexy. And that other people thought so. Amazing.
When I returned to the costume store, I convinced them to sell me the dress, wig, and headdress. I found out later that they rarely do that, but I think they sensed how important it was to me and agreed. In July 2004 an exuberant woman named Blondie taught a group of us how to make bustiers for Burning Man, an art festival in the Nevada desert. I made several and wore them each day. Instead of feeling invisible like I did when walking around at work, I got responses from everyone I met. Not lecherous, but friendly, appreciative responses. Men and women of all ages stopped me to talk or hollered compliments as I rode by on my bike. "Ab-so-fucking-beautiful!" was my favorite from a teenage boy. (I'm a woman over 50). What happened to me when I was wearing the bustiers? My face was shining with happiness. It came from the feeling I got when I looked in the mirror and saw that, despite the fact that at that time I was 60 pounds overweight, I could look sexy. It gave me confidence that showed from the inside. I felt and looked radiant. And people responded to that. Each year at Burning Man, the same thing happens. And each year it gets better. I don't feel invisible anymore, even when I'm not wearing a beaded dress or a bustier. The confidence and happiness has landed permanently on my face and the world responds. I don't even need to carry around Gumby as a reminder. I started Sparkle Plenty Creations when I got back from Burning Man in 2004 so other women could have the same kind of experiences. It brings me even more joy when I see that radiance on the faces of women of all ages and sizes who slip into a bustier and look into the mirror. TM, from Santa Cruz expressed it well:
"Wow, was I surprised to look in the mirror and see luscious breasts all decorated like an ornately wrapped gift- my body sparkled with glitter and coins jingled on my hips to accompany them. Topped with a sparkling braided turban wrapped around my head- I was high all evening!"
KA, from Santa Cruz, CA:
"It awakens a sensual and playful part of me that had been hidden for a long time. I 'm so glad it was only hidden."
MM, from Santa Cruz, CA:
“This is the best my boobs have ever looked!”
I'd like to offer you some extra sparkle when you purchase a bustier before January 31, 2009. I will include a free jar of matching glitter . Are you ready to shine? Yes, Jude, I'm ready! Show me your bustiers! I want to see your voluptuous sizes! Warmly,
P.S. Sparkle Plenty Bustiers are handmade and no two are exactly alike. If you see something you like in a different size, we can make it for you in your size. Or if you prefer something completely different, we do custom designs. OK! OK! Take me to your bustiers!
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