https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-shoulders-and-lapels Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:48:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-shoulders-and-lapels#post-79887 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:29:05 +0000 Angie 79887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your instincts are right! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-shoulders-and-lapels#post-79885 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:20:27 +0000 Patience 79885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Point taken, Angie. Maybe the better question is-- what are *my* best collars/lapels? This is an area I struggle with in pregnancy and post partum because I go from a 32C to a 34D and eventually back again. After being used to fitting to a 32C, it's a big adjustment for me and my instincts work less well. I'm thinking that at 32C, I can mostly get away with the lapels of the vest-- at least this is what my extincts tell me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-shoulders-and-lapels#post-79836 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:02:56 +0000 Angie 79836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t mean to sound obtuse Patience, but “generally” your instincts are right.<br /> But the length of one’s neck and bust size also play a role. I am very weary “to box” people wrt lapel size. There are too many exceptions to the rule. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-shoulders-and-lapels#post-79811 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:38:41 +0000 Patience 79811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is there a rule of thumb for how the size of lapels a person can wear depends on their shoulder line? I guess it seems to me that smaller shoulder lines will wear wider lapels better and vice versa.</p> <p>The reason I ask this is because the question came up when I was trying my NAS vest:</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3033099?Category=&#038;Search=True&#038;SearchType=keywordsearch&#038;keyword=june+in+Anniversary+Sale&#038;origin=searchresults" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/30.....rchresults</a> </p> <p>I love the vest and it's a keeper but for future reference it would be useful to know the answer. Right now I have to wear it open and I'm wondering if the "lapels" as shown in the picture sitting below my broader shoulders make the style fall short of killer on me. Of course, it could also be that no matter what I just feel wide right now anyway.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>Thanks. </p>