Alice was bored, she had been walking around town for almost an hour searching for the perfect dress for the weekend with no results. She was close to giving up and heading home when she passed by an independent store that she hadn't noticed before. It was the kind of place she would normally avoid and make fun of, with weird crystals hanging in the window and a constant stench of incense wafting from inside.
But something in the window caught her eye, she saw a black choker necklace with diamonds all over. It could be perfect for her sexy kitty outfit for halloween which was only a few weeks away. Although it wasn't her preferred style she hesitantly walked in, curious as to what else they might stock.
Once inside Alice was amazed at how large the store was, from the street it looked like a tiny storefront, but it went back and opened up into a huge area. They seemed to have everything, clothes, shoes, books, homeware all disorganised and randomly placed around the space. She considered walking straight back out, but after locking eyes with the incredibly beautiful and judgey cashier she felt obliged to walk around a little first.
She went along, stopping to take a closer look at a few items, mostly trying to figure out what they were. After a few minutes she was ready to leave when a young black haired woman appeared in front of her,
"Can I help you with anything?" Alice jumped, not sure where she had come from,
"Oh I'm alright, just having a look" she hoped the woman would take the hint and leave but she seemed persistent.
"Looking for anything in particular?" she asked, staring at Alice with her huge dark eyes, surrounded by black liner. She blurted out that she was trying to find a dress for the weekend, then kicked herself once the woman got excited and dragged her over to a clothing section. Alice looked over the long skirts and tie dyed clothes, and tried to hide the look of disgust on her face.
"This isn't the kind of thing I'm looking for, it's more of a clubbing dress I'm after." She said, turning to leave
"Oh I think we might have something that would be good for that." she said, then paused to look Alice over. After a moment she nodded, seeming to confirm something to herself then pulled her into a side room filled with more clothes.
"Oh god, I can't be seen in any of this!" Alice thought, as she saw the mostly black clothing which she would expect to see on goths and emos. She imaged the kind of pale macho women who would shop here, with spiky hair and tattoos.
She was shown a few things, by the woman who introduced herself as Harley, all of which she wouldn't be caught dead in. While planning out her excuse to leave Harley pulled out a dress that caught her eye. It wasn't anything like any of her other clothes, a red short flowy dress, with a thick black belt around the waist, attached to straps that went up to accentuate the breasts and around the neck. It was sleeveless, but had some tiny chains running from the shoulders to more belt-like straps that she guessed would clasp around the wrists.
Her mind ran rampant with thoughts of some BDSM videos she had watched as a joke with her friends which secretly had hugely turned her on. Haley took her silence as approval and was clearly pleased with herself.
"This is one of my favourites too, you should try it on though, to make sure it fits alright!" Alice was being directed to the dressing room before she knew it, without having said a word.
Once there she figured it couldn't hurt to try it out, and took off her cutesy pink dress, before picking up the new one to try and figure out how to get it on. "Are you doing alright in there?" Harley shouted over the curtain.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just trying to figure out these straps" Alice answered, staring at the material in front of her. She heard the curtain open and spun around terrified. Harley wandered in, not seeming to care that Alice was half naked and clearly uncomfortable.
"Not to worry, I know it can be confusing at first, here" she said picking up the dress and holding it below Alice "pop your feet in this way". Alice did as she was instructed, wanting to cover up as quickly as possible. Haryley pulled the dress up until it was in place, then zipped up the back. She then went about sorting the belt straps, pulling them in at the waist, up and around each shoulder, then around her neck.
As she fastened the circular clip Harley got very close, her hands running gently over Alice's skin as she secured the dress. After adding on the cuffs she stood back, looking over her work, "wow you look amazing!" She seemed genuinely impressed, and Alice understood why when she turned to look in the mirror.
