To be "trapped" in my own clothes?

[Gillz9874]

I occasionally ask DH to "zip me up" or help with some item of clothing as I'm sure everyone does

Lately this has been a bit more regular as I have a dress in the rotation for work that I really can't do by myself. The sleeves are a bit tight and I just can't get my arms round to the top of the zip on the back at all.

It's never a problem for me - he zips up in the morning and unzips when I get home.

BUT the girls at work are shocked I'm willing to "be trapped in your own clothes" and agreed they wouldn't wear it!

Am I the strange one? Anybody else wear something they get a hand with?

I will only buy dresses with a zip at the back if I can get them on and off without unzipping. Which pretty much means that they are out (as why would they have a zip if they didn't need it). I think it has nothing to do with dresses fitting or not, but on how flexible your arms are.

If you’re happy then I don’t see a problem. My DH is never here when I get dressed so I, personally, wouldn’t wear it.

Many years ago I helped a rather drunk pub customer into his coat, putting it on backwards and zipping it up for him, much to everyone's (and his) amusement.

What I didn't realise, nor did he for a while, is that he couldn't undo it. He lived alone and had to pop to the student house next door and kindly ask them to unzip him!

I love the way people are going that's ridiculous - unless you're disabled.

How do you think people find out they've become too stiff or swollen or otherwise disabled to do things...

I have occasionally slept in clothes if I figure getting out would be too painful and DP isn't home, but normally I know when he's home late and plan accordingly. So only time it's been an issue recently was a college 20th reunion meal, I'd tried the dress on in advance, but found on the day I couldn't do it up. Had to phone one of my college mates, run round with my coat over it, and ask him to do it for me. And to undo at the end of the night, which was tricky as we were both plastered...

I have to be careful what clothes I wear these days.

Disabled, live alone, housebound.

So I have to stick to wide necks, stretchy fabrics and only side or front zips because otherwise I could be well stuffed!

That zip helper linked up thread is intriguing but I think I'd forget if I had to remember to attach it before putting the dress on each time.

I've one dress I'd love to wear but has a stiff back zip and I've just resigned myself to not being able to wear it now

Lol! I wear stuff regularly that DH has to zip me in to. Difficulty of big boobs is sometimes the zip needs a bit of assistance. Thankfully my neighbours are lovely if I ever needed help. Have been known to rock up at work with my cardi done up over a half done zip and get someone to sort the rest out.

You could get out of it if you had to. By using a pair of scissors

Sounds as if it is too tight.

I'm shocked at sone of these responses.

It's normal in a marriage to help each other out regardless of what it is. I take it most of you women don't have men that wear kilts? They are 2 people jobs. Hell at weddings I've seen me helping most of the groomsmen with their kilts and sporans!

OP your workmates are weirdos.

I take it most of you women don't have men that wear kilts?

Some of us don’t even have men full stop!

I am completely shocked at the idea of not being able to dress yourself. (Unless disability prevents it of course). Staggered that an adult independent woman would ask to be zipped up by her husband! I have not had help dressing since I was about five years old.

^^ there is always one
Obviously the OP can dress herself. One tricky item of clothing hardly makes someone infantile. But the above poster knows this. They just take pleasure in trying to make someone feel small. Didn't work. You just came across as a bit troubled.

I like dh zipping me up, usually involves a grope

I have really broad shoulders so getting in and out of tight fitting dresses and tops and doing up the back zipper is an utter nightmare. On occasions I've split the seams pulling the items up and over my head or reaching over the do you the zip .

I have a dress like this, it is absolutely not too tight 😌 it has a sticky zip

Try running some candle wax up both sides of it myhair

I have a couple of dresses that it's easier if DP does the zip up, but I can just about manage myself with some contortions.

I once got stuck in a dress in French Connection - the zip had nipped some of the fabric in. Two different assistants tried to help me, but it was screwed, and the manager cut me out in the end. (I offered to pay for it, but was pleased when they said no.)

@cookiemonster5 DH has never needed help into his kilt....mind you I’m only too happy to assist in getting it back off!

I tend to tug a dress up and reach over my head to reach the zip. I do have one dress though with an invisible side zip that is a right bastard it needs three hands as both ends of the zip need to tugged till the dress is straight.

I assume that fact the OP hasn't replied to nay comments, means she might be trapped in her clothes somewhere!!!

Haha don't worry Elouera, not trapped anywhere although I am actually wearing the dress in question today!

This has certainly divided opinion... almost 50/50!

The dress does fit - believe me! It's just the sleeves are awkward so I can't get my hands round to the zip. There's also a little hook at the top which really is impossible for me to get by myself.

It really doesn't bother me or my husband, seems a few others feel the same and some wouldn't care either. I only wear it once every few weeks so it's not like it's a major issue, and just don't wear it if he's not around.

Thanks all for the replies x