babypudge: An unusually warm February weekend has me thinking about shortalls, not to mention wearin
babypudge: An unusually warm February weekend has me thinking about shortalls, not to mention wearing them - so let’s talk about them! While there are a few ABDL-specific options, you’re often overpaying for the quality you get or waiting for one specific Etsy seller to either reopen their shop or get through a 6 month backlog. While I encourage everyone to keep supporting these community-driven options, there are less expensive ways to expand your shortall wardrobe. With Etsy having almost totally replaced eBay for custom AB items here in America, I’m not sure if younger folks know that there are loads of vintage factory-made shortalls on eBay from the late 90s and early 00s - sure, they may not have snap-crotches, but they’re cute, cheap and hold up in the wash. I’ve been buying a bunch over the last year, and while there have been a few that didn’t work out, let’s look at a few examples of my successful finds.I bought the Mickey shortalls shown above for $25 after tax and shipping. They’re practically unworn, super comfy and are from an era where clothes were cut pretty loose, allowing plenty of room for bulky diapers (pictured here: ConfiDry 24/7, Northshore Supreme and XL stuffer) and maximum diaper-peaking when seated.These Pooh shortalls are one of my favorites, they have a babyishly high waistline, are super cute but still boyish, come in two different washes and the denim is heavier than many other Disney ones you find around. They’re also very common and often in great condition, probably bought for a beach vacation and never worn again. The bib on them goes nice and high, which is often not the case with others I’ve found, since most shortalls of this kind were made for women. I’ve bought several pairs so far and never paid over $40 for them. There are a few similar designs, also with Pooh beach/sailor themes, but those will have to wait for another post.Finally, these shortalls might not look like it offhand, but they’re also Disney. There seems to have been an era where Disney-branded shortalls were all over the women’s sections of various department stores to the point where some didn’t even have characters on them. Maybe there were adult-sized versions on kids designs so mothers could match their kids, but so far I haven’t seen any evidence of it. The big, odd style pockets and thick hems really add to the toddler-ish design. I’m not a huge fan of the the fake fading, but for the price I’m not going to complain. I bought these for about $20 and just got another today for $22. In all 3 cases I’m wearing a size large, which gives me a good amount of room for playing and moving around in a thick diaper - but the sizing does vary, so you do kinda need to find one that you like and look for others with similar tags, buttons, etc.Anyhow, these are just a few of the designs I’ve found over the last year - hopefully you found this helpful, or at least enjoyed the pictures ;) -- source link