Heidi 02 Underwear Shopping

HEIDI - 2

UNDERWEAR SHOPPING

Heidi paused on the pavement outside. She'd never been to a specialist underwear shop before, and wasn't entirely sure what to expect.

A collection of three unplanned events had brought her here this evening. An opportunity to wander around shops in a strange town, on a weekday morning, afforded by the late start of her three-day work conference. Catching sight of a very unusual dress in a second-hand shop window, and buying it on impulse. And now, on the second evening of her conference there was late-night shopping organised in the town in the run-up to Christmas. An event in which this particular shop was apparently partaking.

She chewed her lip. She supposed for men, fancy underwear might be a go-to gift for their lover at Christmas. In which case, of course, it was entirely foreseeable the shop would be open this evening. She peered through the window. Happily there were no men in sight, the shop appeared quite empty. She took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

As she stepped into the warm, and the door closed to shut out the cold bustle of the street, she was greeted by gentle music, a soft carpet, and the fragrance of sweet flowers. She stood on the doormat and looked around her. Hanging rails carried rows of exquisite looking finery, whilst the walls were decorated with pictures in soft focus of women wearing exotic matching sets of... she frowned... actually not very much.

A mature woman with a warm smile and a tape measure hanging round her neck appeared from a doorway. "Good evening, Ma'am," she said, "and welcome to

Judy's Intimates.

"

Heidi wrinkled her nose. "Oh, please don't call me

Ma'am,

it makes me sound like a brothel keeper." She grinned. "I'm called Heidi."

The woman nodded. "I'm Judy. Now... how can I best help you, Heidi?" She raised her eyebrows. "If you know the kind of thing you're looking for I can help you find it... or I could just leave you alone to browse?"

Heidi took a deep breath. "I think I

do

need some help." She chewed her lip. "I've just bought a dress, quite unlike anything I've ever owned before, and I need to find things to wear under it." She pulled at her lip. "Only I have no idea where to start."

Judy nodded. "I can help you with that, I've got

all

sorts of things here. Why don't you tell me about the dress?"

"Well," Heidi scratched her head, "I suppose it's meant to be a wedding dress. It's not new, or anything like... in fact it's probably decades old. It's got a tight bodice and massive skirts. Ivory coloured..." she frowned, "... and I think it's made of slub silk."

"Ooh," Judy's eyes twinkled, "well if it's an ivory silk wedding dress we could continue that theme," she reached out, picked a hanger from a nearby rack and held up a soft silk bra edged with lace. "I've got various styles of knickers to go with this... what do you think?"

"Ye-ah." It was a beautifully delicate garment but... Heidi frowned. "It's quite plain isn't it?"

Judy placed it back on the rail and pulled something else out instead. Another delicate frippery but this time the cups overlaid with lace and with contrasting bows in the centre and where each strap joined the cup. "Is this more like it?"

Heidi nodded. "Yeah, that's more the sort of thing, it's to go with quite an ornate dress."

Judy smiled. "Would you like to try it on? What size bra do you wear?"

"Ah," Heidi picked at her lip. "That's a good question. I've always worn a 36C, but these days I can't seem to find a style that fits properly. I keep spilling out the sides."

Judy chuckled. "That means your cup size is too small." She pursed her lips and looked at Heidi's chest. "I'm thinking you're more of a DD, maybe even an E." She pushed a couple of hangers along the rail and picked out another, holding it up. "Why don't you try this one?"

Heidi held the hanger in one hand and fingered the fabric of the bra with the other. It was soft and smooth, but the cups seemed to be quite large. She frowned, and looked up at Judy.

"I know what you're thinking," Judy licked her lips, "there's a whole lot more to it than you're used to?"

Heidi nodded.

"For us more

ample

ladies, to be properly comfortable and supported, we need a garment with enough substance to do the job." Judy grinned. "Try it on... you might be surprised."

It seemed the logical thing, so Heidi went behind the curtain of the fitting room and pulled off her blouse and bra. She did the new bra up around herself, put her arms through the straps, and hoisted them onto her shoulders. Finally she leaned forward to arrange her boobs in the cups.

"How are you getting on?" Judy's voice came from the other side of the curtain.

Heidi looked at herself in the long mirror. Contrary to what she expected, there

wasn't

a frumpy looking woman in a big bra... there was a nicely rounded pair of boobs looking perky in a lacy silk bra, and with impressive cleavage. She put her hands on her hips and turned from side to side. Whichever way she turned, the look was good. A big smile came to her face. "Hey, Judy," she called, "come and look at this."

Judy looked around the edge of the curtain. "Lift your arms up a little... and turn around for me." She scratched her chin as Heidi twirled round. "I reckon that's perfect... no sign of bulging out anywhere now."

Heidi put her hands on her hips. "I've never had a bra as good as this." She watched herself in the mirror as she turned from side to side again. "I'm

obviously

going to have it... in fact I'm going to wear it now. My old one can go straight in the bin." She chewed her lip. "But I'm not sure it's right to go under the dress."

Judy pursed her lips. "Okay, so are we looking for something less

everyday

than a bra and knickers?" She half closed one eye as she pondered. "A basque, perhaps?"

Heidi nodded. "Yeah." She ran her hands up and down her sides. "That's the sort of thing that encases my middle isn't it?" She noticed a pair of lacy knickers on a hanger in Judy's hand. "Ooh..." she pointed at the hanger "... do those go with this bra?"

"Yes," Judy nodded. "They're Brazilian style - silk front, and lace back. I always think they look so lovely when they're on."

Heidi nodded. "I'll have them too... more than one pair if you've got them." She frowned. "But I think you might be right about a basque to go under the dress."

Judy sucked her cheeks in. "Seeing as you like that bra..." She disappeared for a few moments, and came back holding another hanger. "How about this?"

Heidi looked. It was a quite beautiful item. A basque made of ivory silk with sufficient reinforcement to give it a classic hourglass shape even on the hanger. The cups were overlaid with lace which extended down the centre front to a slight point at the bottom edge. It was finished with contrasting bows, and with suspender straps dangling. She reached out to hold it, and found the same soft smooth feel as her new bra. It was clearly exquisite, and would surely be sumptuous to wear.

Judy waited a moment before she spoke. Her voice was soft. "It's the same style as the bra you're wearing, so the same knickers would match it. I've got lace top stockings in a similar shade too... or you could detach the suspender straps if you prefer?"

Heidi took a deep breath. "It's quite beautiful." She frowned. "But the dress is very ornate, and I suppose I was hoping to find something more... I don't know...". She chewed her lip.

Judy narrowed her eyes. "I don't suppose you've got a picture of the dress?"

Heidi sniffed. "No, stupid of me isn't it? I only bought it yesterday. It's got embroidered flowers all over the bodice and leading down onto the top of the skirt. Red and white flowers, with shaded green leaves. I've never seen anything else like it." Her eyes shifted into soft focus as she visualised it. "I wasn't looking for a dress. I just saw it, quite by chance, in a secondhand shop just round the corner from here."

Judy gasped. "Wait..." she licked her lips, "... not in Simon's junk shop?"

Heidi shook her head. "I don't know. It was literally just around the corner from here. A shop full of house clearance stuff I think."

Judy's eyes blazed. "Nineteen eighties style, massive skirts, off-the-shoulder design with lace sleeves."

Heidi's mouth dropped open. "You've seen it?"

Judy sighed. "He's had it for a while. I've stopped a few times and looked at it in the window. It's quite

magnificent

isn't it? I've been tempted myself

...

but I couldn't think of any occasion I could wear it."

Heidi chuckled. "Well, I can't think of any occasion to wear it either. But I'm only in town for three days, and I just

knew

I'd never forget it so..." she shrugged, "... I bought it."

"Right!" There was an urgency in Judy's voice now. "I've got just the thing... hang on a sec." She disappeared, and came back moments later with a flat white box. She laid it on a shelf beside the long mirror, lifted the lid, and folded back the tissue paper inside. "

This

is what I would've worn under that dress."

Heidi's eyes opened wide, and a tingle ran down her spine all the way into her toes.

Judy's face relaxed into a smile. "It's a basque like the other, but

this

one is Japanese... with hand embroidered white flowers on red silk. And I

reckon..."

she slipped her manicured fingers under the exquisite garment to lift it gently out of the box. "I

reckon

the red of this silk is pretty much the same shade as the flowers embroidered on that dress."

Heidi opened her mouth, but her brain wouldn't make any words. She closed her mouth and swallowed. Her heart pounded. She opened her mouth again and her brain finally made a sentence, but her voice came out quiet and high pitched. "That's... that's probably the most

beautiful

thing I've ever seen."

Judy licked her lips. "If you like it I can show you matching knickers; and the stockings I would have paired with them." She giggled. "I might even have a pair of shoes to suit."

Heidi sighed. "You do know, don't you? Nothing else will be good enough now." She looked Judy in the eye. "Show me all of it."