https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:23:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1244266 Wed, 07 May 2014 04:52:13 +0000 Anonymous 1244266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last year it seemed that more tops had higher necklines or were more fitted in the shoulders. This season the tops all seem to have big open necklines that gape. The fabric seems thin and cheap too. So yes, I have the same problem. I try not to buy the big open-necked ones. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1244239 Wed, 07 May 2014 04:01:54 +0000 Aziraphale 1244239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vix, the demi-camisole is an intriguing possibility. I'll look into it.</p> <p>Angie, I can't bring myself to wear camisoles because I have problems with layers. The fewer layers, the better. I'm glad to hear that you consider&nbsp;glimpses of pretty bras acceptable, though!</p> <p>Aubergine, I know what you mean about high, unflattering necklines vs. too-low ones. It does seem like there isn't a lot of middle ground, doesn't it?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1244189 Wed, 07 May 2014 02:55:53 +0000 Anonymous 1244189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This happens to me all the time too. Like Gigi, I get this even in petites. So tedious. The line between high, unflattering necklines and low, indecent necklines is pretty thin for me.</p> <p>I usually just resign myself to camisoles. And wearing cardigans so you can't see where things are&nbsp;sliding around, especially if I want to wear tops that do this at work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1244164 Wed, 07 May 2014 02:22:28 +0000 Vix 1244164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi AZ --</p> <p>No magical tops for you but I wear the tank strap style&nbsp;demi-camis (goes over just the bra, not down the body...no bunching, minimal extra fabric). </p> <p>I find that solves the strap + potential flashing problem.</p> <p>Second Base sells them (no sure about shipping to Canada, sorry)&nbsp;and has discounts for 1st time buyers (and repeaters, too). If interested,&nbsp;I'd go with an XS -- esp&nbsp;if you ever have the "straps are too long" issue on things.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243518 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:21:34 +0000 Angie 1243518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Camisoles solve this problem brilliantly. And truly, I LOVE pretty bras. I see no problem with seeing glimpses of it in non-conservative work settings. It's not a breast - it's a lovely bra. You are covered.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243512 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:09:50 +0000 ManidipaM 1243512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, this! I can live with a little upholstery up top being visible but not in an office context. For straps, bra keepers are your friend... I don,t use them as often though as I just find it irritating to have to sew them, makes me feel extra mulish that I must! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243504 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:02:51 +0000 BethL 1243504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, the tank top is a good idea for the tops I already own, at least until it gets too hot. Thanks. I've bought a few where I didn't know they were going to be such a pain until I wore them for awhile. Now I'll have to do some sort of calisthenics when I try stuff on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243446 Tue, 06 May 2014 14:05:49 +0000 texstyle 1243446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do use fashion tape on a select few tops, but it's a pain to get it right and for the most part I end up moving on to tops that don't have this problem, or wearing a bra that has similar colored straps where possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243233 Tue, 06 May 2014 04:48:49 +0000 Aziraphale 1243233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HAHAHAHA Gigi, you made me literally laugh out loud.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think that Shiny's solution is the only one that I might actually implement -- i.e. buy a larger size in a top that isn't meant to be oversized!&nbsp;I can't see myself sewing anything onto my bra straps or tops, and I'm not that fussed, really. Bra straps are not the end of the world, although if I worked in an office, I wouldn't wear a top that flashed them. I just wondered if any of you (especially the petite ladies) knew of any magical shops that sold tops with smaller neck holes.&nbsp;</p> <p>And yeah, I don't buy tops that expose the top of my bra cups, of course. But I've sadly put quite a few tops that were too low but&nbsp;otherwise perfect&nbsp;back on the hanger at the store. Whine.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243180 Tue, 06 May 2014 03:32:27 +0000 Jaime 1243180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also have this problem but I am ok wearing a cami or even better tank top underneath. I like a&nbsp;tank because the thicker straps cover my bra band completely, which I prefer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243006 Tue, 06 May 2014 01:32:49 +0000 shiny 1243006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had better luck last season, before the trend caught on, just buying a regular top (NOT meant to be slouchy) in the next size up. So that is another option -- seek out classic/non-trendy top and just size UP to achieve trendiness.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1243000 Tue, 06 May 2014 01:26:29 +0000 Gigi 1243000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the best solution is to invite over some friends with the same problem and have a bonfire where we burn all these stupid tops! Grrr! (Can you tell I've been dealing with the same problem?)</p> <p>I have no solution other than not to buy the top. All I can say is that I too am short, and even an XXS tee from AE that I tried on this weekend was so low-cut that you could see the part of my demi bra where the cups hook together! Yes, people, the neckline was almost halfway down my torso. I have had this problem even with petite tops. It seems like the only people who can wear these things are people who are not at all short in the torso and have substantial cleavage to fill out some of the material.</p> <p>Whew. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242982 Tue, 06 May 2014 01:05:32 +0000 JAileen 1242982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just don't buy tops that are low cut.</p> <p>I've had tops that came with little holders for bra straps. You could make those pretty easily. It would be a small length of ribbon or tape and a snap, for each side. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242855 Mon, 05 May 2014 22:48:59 +0000 Anonymous 1242855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You might try a 'demi' bra where the straps are set wider than on a regular bra. Many of those bras have narrower straps as well, so overall this style bra works for me with tops that have that tendency. I have pretty average shoulders I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242800 Mon, 05 May 2014 21:40:03 +0000 BethL 1242800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There was a recent thread in which Sveta and I both commented that we were having the same problem, especially with Gap tops. As you know, she's tall and slim. I'm average height, round, and very busty. I don't even mind my bra straps showing. I do mind when the neckline droops down so much you can see not just my cleavage, but the whole top of my bra, or, like Diana, you can look all the way down my shirt practically to my belly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242794 Mon, 05 May 2014 21:32:56 +0000 deb 1242794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I add&nbsp;small snaps and&nbsp;braided thread to the seam of the top. Then I snap the thread&nbsp;around the strap.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242673 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:37:58 +0000 Erikajl 1242673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My thoughts were either a racer back bra, or, lingerie straps.&nbsp;<br />With the front opening being too deep, sometimes a well placed snap or hook and eye can make a difference.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242669 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:35:02 +0000 Diana 1242669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have this problem too!&nbsp; I don't care about the straps showing, but the low necklines dropping down further is a big issue for me.&nbsp; I feel like it's more of a problem with loose fitting tops because I feel like I can look down and see all the way down my top, KWIM?&nbsp; Plus I'm short, so I'm always worried that tall people can look right down my cleavage.&nbsp; </p> <p>I'm trying to be very picky these days about my necklines.&nbsp; Can't be too high nor too low.&nbsp; It's difficult.&nbsp; </p> <p>One thing I learned from my recent thread about the backs of dresses is that a too-wide back on a garment can cause the neckline to shift both front AND back.&nbsp; So I wonder if taking up some of the excess fabric at the back neck might help fix the problem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242663 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:33:14 +0000 rabbit 1242663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear camis, or occasionally turn the shirt around backward. &nbsp;Also sometimes I pull the neckline back (so that the bottom of the shirt makes a kind of high in front, low in back&nbsp;hem, works if where the sleeve attaches to the shirt is loose fitting). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242662 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:33:11 +0000 Alassë 1242662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alter the top's&nbsp;shoulders (may leave a sleeve pucker on some tops). You pin it on the inside so that the neckline is raised as much as you desire, then sew a short seam on the inside to permanently hold the neckline up. Try-ons necessary to determine sleeve puckering.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242657 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:26:07 +0000 Liz 1242657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The fashion tape I have doesn't do a good job of actual sticking, so I've actually resorted to masking tape. I have laid a piece against my shoulder, sticky side up, then positioned my bra strap on top of it, and then the shoulder seam of the shirt onto the 'sandwich.' Basically, taping the bra strap to the shirt. I haven't used this on sheer or tissue-thin tops; I think it would show through. It's not an elegant solution, and I don't think I'd risk it on silk or something, but it's better than hitching my knit tops around all day.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242652 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:21:22 +0000 Kristin SF 1242652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm having a similar problem with drapey tops. I find that U-neck tops solve this problem for me. Everlane's U-neck tops do not show my bra straps, so that's one suggestion for you. These tops are 100% cotton, so not as drapey as rayon, but still pretty slouchy.</p> <p>Also, J.Crew has some nice boyfriend, looser fit tops with a similar U-neck, which don't show my bra straps. So also check out their selection.</p> <p>My biggest problem with drapey tops is shrinkage, since many tops are made of rayon. My household is strictly wash and dry, but I've been forced to start line drying my tops. Even so, a lot of rayon still shrinks badly enough that I've started considering a cold handwash. I'm not there yet, but I'm considering it, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242647 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:17:31 +0000 Thistle 1242647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No solution, just commiseration. I have slopey shoulders, so&nbsp;I know the slipping down and showing strap pain&nbsp; :(&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242640 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:14:12 +0000 Alexandra 1242640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For the showy bra straps, maybe a strapless bra if you have a well-fitting one. I have the low neckline problem with many tops because I'm short in the torso, with a high bust. I prefer to make my own clothes so they fit correctly. No real suggestions on how to adjust RTW, I'm afraid, but I will be watching this thread for others' suggestions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242628 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:01:07 +0000 Neel 1242628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashion tape? I haven't tried, was wondering though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242617 Mon, 05 May 2014 18:54:55 +0000 Helena 1242617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No solution for you, I'm afraid, but I find the same! Looking forward to seeing what others say. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/anyone-else-having-this-problem-with-drape-y-tops#post-1242615 Mon, 05 May 2014 18:53:55 +0000 Aziraphale 1242615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm loving the current trend for slouchy everything. However, the one downside I'm having is that so, so many tops that are otherwise comfortable and flattering have a neckline that exposes my bra in some way. Either the vee is a touch too deep, or the top shifts when I move and exposes a bra strap.&nbsp;</p> <p>It's not the end of the world. I just wear a bra with nice straps. And I realize that some of the problem may be due to the fact that I'm short, so necklines are lower on me than on most other women. But still -- any suggestions? Wearing a cami is not an option. </p>