Hi everyone, throwaway account because my main can easily track back to me, but I need to ask this because it’s been bothering me for damn long already. Every time I go Orchard or Suntec on weekends, I will see this phenomenon and I truly, deeply don’t get it leh.
Disclaimer first: I am a girl. And honestly speaking, I also don’t have much asset upstairs, okay? My chest is as flat as the concrete floor in an HDB void deck. Because I know my own body shape, I usually just wear normal crop tops, oversized tees, or high-neck outfits. I play to my strengths, which is basically nothing, but at least I look normal.
But recently, I notice so many Singaporean girls—even flatter than me, I swear—love to wear those super low-cut, sweetheart neckline, or bustier-style dresses. The kind that is meant for you to push up and show “half ball,” you know?
If you have the assets to flaunt, honestly, go ahead! You got it, you flaunt it, girl power, I support 100%. But the problem is… no ball to begin with.
The other day I was standing behind this girl on the escalator at Somerset MRT. She was wearing this gorgeous, super low-cut sundress. From the back, wow, aesthetic influencer vibes. But when she turned around… walao, the front of the dress was just gaping open. There was literally a 2cm empty gap between her chest and the fabric. It’s like the dress was praying for a miracle that never came.
I was so anxious for her the whole time because the MRT aircon wind blow only, the fabric will flap and move. If someone look down from the top of the escalator, can see all the way to her belly button already. It looks so loose and structurally unstable, like a building with no foundation.
My question is: why do people do this?
- Is it a confidence thing? Like “I don’t care if I don’t have it, I still want to wear it”?
- Or is it that fast-fashion sizing from Taobao/Shopee is just completely messed up, and people buy online then too lazy to alter?
- Or do they genuinely think it looks nice to have a hollow dress?
If I wear that kind of dress, I will feel so insecure and keep pulling it up the whole day. Zero peace of mind. Am I the only one who thinks it looks super awkward when the dress is clearly wearing the person instead of the person wearing the dress? Girls who do this, please enlighten me, what is the thought process? No hate, just genuinely curious and confused AF.