A woman who chose not to wear a bra was left mortified when a gaggle of ‘staff on their day off’ mocked her in a restaurant – as her nipples were showing through her top.
Kaylah Ingemi, 28, had been surprised with a dinner reservation by her boyfriend Ayoub Bezzaz at a seafood restaurant in a town near to Lowell, Massachusetts.
The couple were enjoying their starter of fresh oysters when they began to notice a group of girls that they believe were laughing in their direction.
They both brushed it off, blaming it on their own anxieties.
But then one walked up to their table, looked at her chest and called back to her friends: ‘Hey look, that’s the one we were talking about’.
Kaylah Ingemi, 28, had been surprised with a dinner reservation by her boyfriend Ayoub Bezzaz at a seafood and grill restaurant in a town near to Lowell, Massachusetts
The 28-year-old immediately felt shocked and insecure because she was not wearing a bra underneath her bodycon dress and shawl.
The couple then opted to finish their meal without a dessert and leave.
But she has hit back at the humiliating encounter.
Kaylah, from Central Massachusetts, said: ‘I was just out to eat on my birthday with my boyfriend.
‘It was a surprise dinner because we don’t really go out to eat much.
‘I saw a group of girls that were pretty rowdy, they looked pretty young like in their early twenties.
‘They just kept looking over at us and we didn’t really mention anything at first.’
She added: ‘We thought maybe we were just being self conscious and they were talking about someone else.
‘I felt very self-conscious. I’m quite an anxious person and I already get paranoid people are looking at me in public.
‘We just ignored them, we were just minding our own business.
‘They got up and walked behind my boyfriend at the table and said something like, “Hey look, that’s the one we were talking about” and then they cocked their heads over and looked at my chest.
Kaylah has ditched the bras since she lost weight in 2020 after being diagnosed with EDS, a rare condition that can affect the skin and make it more fragile
The couple were enjoying their starter of fresh oysters when they began to notice a group of girls that they believe were laughing in their direction, but both brushed it off, blaming it on their own anxieties
The dogwalker has lost more than five stone since 2020 due to her medical condition, Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), and has since not worn bras as the condition makes her skin more fragile and the straps hurt
She added: ‘I wasn’t really sure what was so funny, and I thought it was me overthinking so I just ignored it.
‘I was just in shock and kept thinking: “Do I look funny? What is it? What are they laughing about?”.
‘They all started laughing and then walked off to the host booth.
‘We determined that it was probably that I had no bra on and it was cold in there.’
The couple believe Kaylah’s nipples had been getting attention from the start of the night – but both had brushed it off as overthinking.
But Kaylah has revealed she has ditched bras since since 2020 after being diagnosed with EDS.
The rare condition that can affect the skin and make it more fragile – meaning her bra straps hurt.
Kaylah said: ‘I used to be plus sized. Then I actually got sick and lost a lot of weight really fast.
‘I have a lot of back problems. The bra straps would put a lot of stress on there, so I tend not to wear one now.
‘I chose for medical reasons and comfort to just not wear a bra anymore.’
She added that her partner Ayoub, also 28, was shocked that the humiliating encounter came from other women.
She said: ‘My boyfriend was so surprised it was from other women.
‘I know that the area that we were eating in is very conservative. It’s a small town so there’s a lot of rich folks over there.
‘I know they’re more Republican and conservative. I don’t know if they’re conservative or just young, I don’t know what’s going on.
‘People will always have opinions. It’s more so just shocking and it’s sad that there are people out there that are like that.’
Kaylah posted about the encounter online, which attracted more than 2,800 likes and comments.
One wrote: ‘Wore bras for years, finally have been getting the courage to just not give a damn since it’s 2023.’
In response Kaylah said: ‘I wasn’t expecting people [online] to be so understanding. The responses were heartwarming.
‘I’d say to any other women out there, do what makes you comfortable because no matter what people are going to have opinions on it.
‘You shouldn’t suppress your comfort and your happiness just for other people you’re never going to see again in your life.’
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