WIW: Fully Tucked - Who Me? - YouLookFab Forum

I don’t normally wear my tops tucked in. I’m uncomfortable with my wobbly mid-section so choose to hide it. But in looking at my WIW pics, I’m realizing that’s not always a good thing – I have very short legs so I’m noticing that longer tops/jackets make them look even shorter (duh!) so I’m trying a tucked in top today to see if it does lengthen my leg line. I’m also wearing the first pair of Gap Long & Leans I’ve purchased and I love them. They are so comfortable and I think (hope!) they fit well. I’ve paired my jeans with an animal print jersey knit top I’ve had for a good year now and a Gap merino wool boyfriend cardigan that’s an odd dark green/black mix. I was thinking while I was getting dressed that a red belt would look cute with this so “note to self – get red belt”. Since I didn’t have that, I did pair with a red handbag for a pop of colour.

BTW – I forgot my flats at home so have to wear my Clarks shooties which now make the jeans improper PPL – sorry Angie!

Does this work? Proportions and colours good? All pieces “keepers”? All suggestions/comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

Cardigan: Gap
Top: Nygard
Jeans: Gap Long & Lean
Necklace: Lia Sophia
Watch: thrifted
Purse: Nine West (thrifted)

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12 years ago

Anonymous

Shannon, I really love this! Those jeans are a perfect fit! Do you wear snow boots to work and then change or something? (I'm trying to figure out how you forgot your shoes, lol!) I think the tucking really works in this scenario. The waisline of the jeans seems to hit you in a flattering spot and this really lengthens your leg line. The printed top must be camouflaging any tummy issues because I don't see a thing! I like the colors on you as well. I think a super dark brown is more flattering with your skin tones than some warmer, lighter browns; it almost reads as black. And of course I love the animal print, the lines created by the open cardi and that quilted red bag! I think this one is a winner!

Queen Mum

Veteran

Everything is perfect! I love the red bag against the neutrals, and while your pants might not be PPL, it really isn't bad.
Perfect tucking!

Sylvia

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Active Member

This is a great look on you. Love the animal print with jeans and cardi and the red bag gives the whole look some color. Fab!

Transcona Shannon

Yep - you got it Claire! I do wear my snow boots to work and bring my shoes each day to go with my outfit. I always keep my Clarks shooties at the office because they are my most comfortable shoes and on days when I need to do a lot of running around, I will put them on for that purpose. But today was running late at home and went flying out the door this morning without my flats. Imagine my horror when I realized I would have bad PPL all day (lol)!!!

Angie

Fashion Stylist

You should tuck more often, Shannon! Looks fantastic and lengthens your leg line actually.

rachylou

Oh, you look great all tucked! Long and trim. I love it!

That's a great outfit, and you look so good. Sometimes it's hard to know when to tuck and when not to tuck, so it pays to experiment and see which looks best.

Claudia

Very flattering on you!

Yay to this outfit and yay to tucking. It really looks fab. It's weird that I tuck into skirts but never thought to tuck into pants?

rae

Glad you tried this! Reminds me of my own leg line, actually - the tucking really helps!

amyreh

These jeans look great on you!! Very fun look altogether, I always like animal print!

Parsley

Shannon, This looks fantastic on you! The proportions are very flattering with the top tucked, the colors are great on you, and I love the pop of red with your bag.
There are certainly no mid-section issues to be seen.

This outfit and the look in general are absolutely keepers! Love it!

Deborah

Shannon, this looks fabulous! I rarely tuck tops for the same reason you express, particularly with pants. You have inspired me. This creates a great silhouette and definitely lengthens your legs. Fab!

Kudos for stepping outside your comfort zone and looking lovely while you're at it!

cheryle (Dianthus)

I am just heading out but logged in to comment on your photo. The first thing I though when I saw your pic was "I didn't realize she had long legs". I love the look with the tucked top and great jeans.

Your outfits are getting better all the time.

Amy

That's a sharp looking outfit, Shannon! All tucked in looks good on you.

Makrame

This looks great! I like everything in this outfit, including the bag, the necklace, and, of course, the tucked-in blouse.

As a fellow non-tucker, I may be convinced by this post to give it a try, although I think you may be right that the effect depends on proportions - my torso is kind of short so I don't like how tucking further shortens it. Works great for you, though!

catgirl

Wow, you look FANTASTIC! Can you see it? Would you tuck again in the future now? I hope so!

Suz

Fantastic, Shannon! You look great all tucked in! I see no wobbly bits, only long legs!

FWIW, I have found those Long and Leans to be working pretty darn well for me (another short legged gal.) I actually had mine hemmed for my highest heels, to wear especially on those days when I am feeling short and stumpy! These look so great on you that if they go on sale you might want to pick up another pair and have them hemmed for your highest boots or shoes!

And did your lovely assistant bend down a bit for this pic? I think so! It helps. When I look at my own pics done this way, all I see is my weird chin, but at least my legs don't totally disappear!

Wow - it's amazing how much reaction a little tucking can get! Thank you all so much for the positive reinforcement - I did feel a little "exposed" at the beginning of the day but I must say, I felt quite good about the outfit and bordered on feeling "tall" (lol)!

Rae - I can't imagine I'd remind you of your own leg line - you always look like you have long legs!

Yes Una - I would definitely tuck again!

Suz - I think I will pick up another pair of these jeans to hem with heels. Unfortunately with my knee I can't wear anything too high, but even an additional 2 inches at my height helps. Kristin did kneel down to take the photo - is it too low now? I was kind of wondering.

christy

As a recent convert to (occasional) tucking, I can relate to your apprehension. But this looks great! You'll have to experiment with it more often!

2 inches are pretty much my highest heel, too, Shannon, but you're right, for us, that's still something.

I'm not sure if Kristin went too low or not. Maybe she can play around with it a bit and you can see what you think, comparing pics from different days (at different levels) to see which seems most accurate to your eye.

Not that I want you to turn her into a contortionist! The main thing is the outfit and we DO see that, whatever the angle. My daughter whacked her knee once in the line of duty. Ouch!

yeah, we don't want any injuries - especially at work! Pretty sure Worker's Compensation wouldn't cover a photo injury! Besides, Kristin does do this as a favour for me so I don't wanna be too demanding, you know?

Sveta

Shannon, I think tucking works really well for you, especially when you have another layer on top like open cardigan or jacket. Actually I like it better than you other outfits with longer tops - well done!

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