A new mum who lives in leggings and baggy t-shirts was left at her 'absolute wits end' after repeatedly ordering and returning outfits to wear for the wedding of her best friend, and hoped a more 'adventurous' choice would pay off. However, Suzannah Smith, 35, was left mortified after the £123 textured organza mint co-ord which had looked so good on ASOS actually arrived.
The hairdresser, who is a size 16, didn't want to go for a 'skin tight' look, and so decided to size up to a size 18 for the pastel-coloured outfit. However, it didn't fit at all, while the 'naff' material put her in mind of 'toilet paper print'.
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Speaking about the outfit, Suzannah, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, said: "My initial thought was that the fabric wasn't good quality but I honestly thought the skirt was going to fit me because when I held it up it looked so massive.
"I thought 'there's no way my ass is that big', that wasn't the case. I thought 'it's got to be alright' because I ordered a size bigger than I normally order because it was a pencil skirt.
"I'm a curvier girl so I didn't want it to be too skin tight and I couldn't even get it zipped up.
"The top fit fine but obviously, the model had somebody there on hand to arrange it for her and make it look nice but it looked like it was made from a really stiff fabric. The texture of it was like toilet paper print, it was just so naff."
Seeing the funny side, Suzannah took to TikTok with a hilarious video of her wearing what she has dubbed a 'monstrosity', drawing attention to the open zip and billowing sleeves.
Suzannah, who usually wears black said: "I looked like a half-opened present. Somebody suggested that I could give myself as a gift to the bride and groom and wrap myself up as the present. I think one of the comments said I looked like a 'crumpled bog roll'.
[...] ""I ordered it out of desperation, I'm not going to lie. I thought 'oh it looks really nice on her and it's a nice colour'. I do like to look glam but I'm a new mum and haven't been feeling very glam recently. I'm used to leggings and a baggy t-shirt these days. So I thought I'd be a little bit more adventurous and try something new and then that monstrosity showed up."
The funny clip has since clocked up more than 782,500 views, with Suzannah's followers left howling at the unusual look. One person commented 'This made me laugh so much', while another commiserated, 'Me literally thinking something will look a certain way and when it comes I look like a potato'.
Luckily, Suzannah managed to find her perfect outfit in time for the wedding, as she revealed: "I ended up wearing a black jumpsuit with pink dots with a vintage 80s florescent pink jacket and pink converse. I got loads of compliments about how lovely I looked, so it worked out."
ASOS has been contacted for comment.
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