https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:49:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660883 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:35:09 +0000 christieanne 660883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #2 better in both pictures. The #1 is more shapeless in my opinion and I know I would tire of the self tie tie thing. Those new trousers are amazing on you and I like the looseness of the cut. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660860 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:19:17 +0000 Angie 660860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#2 by about a billion percent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660858 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:18:15 +0000 lynne 660858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote here for #2. I tried it on and it didn't work for me, but it looks great on you. The fabric sounds more versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660728 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 10:15:16 +0000 ManidipaM 660728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer #2 too, first because if you want it to be a pseudo-topper, this is more jackety; and second, because I like the perkier bow that results from the tie rather than the custom ties of #1 (too long, too limp, lacks versatility). As for not knowing what it's made of, I'd just stick with the delicates cycle of the laundry if in doubt.</p> <p>I do love the softer fabric of the first, but it's not a contest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660664 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:40:02 +0000 catgirl 660664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Trouve for me, because the pre-knotted thing would drive me mad.</p> <p>But YOUR LEGS! How many miles long are they?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660661 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:33:55 +0000 Deborah 660661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the second one Janet. I think it's more versatile. I like the shape of it and the lighter wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660607 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:48:39 +0000 annagybe 660607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Trouve, because it's similar to the True Religion one I saw in the July issue of Marie Claire. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660603 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:44:10 +0000 Beth Ann 660603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Trouve for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660578 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:10:24 +0000 Lisa 660578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Im another vote for number one. I prefer the looser ties in this version. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660547 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:05:10 +0000 Kyle 660547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, those pants are really nice on you, and I prefer them with the first blouse, FWIW. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660524 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:28:35 +0000 Isabel 660524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can totally see the first one with a dress...but I don't think that it would look as good with skirts. I don't think that I like it with wide legged pants, but I think a narrower pant would look good. The second shirt definitely pass for a makeshift jacket. It is really wonderful. I think that it would just be more versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660520 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:24:15 +0000 Janet 660520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everybody! Wow, it's a tie between the two. How interesting. They really do have different vibes. </p> <p>I own a Levi's denim shirt that is similar in cut and only slightly heavier in weight than the Trouvé shirt, but it is a stiffer denim fabric, and a darker, midtone wash -- I should take a good look at the two of them side by side to see if they overlap in usefulness. I do love that fabric of the Trouvé one, even though I don't know exactly what it is! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660445 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:15:45 +0000 jen 660445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the trouve shirt and love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660393 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:30:18 +0000 Kari 660393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To me, the Sandra Inglish shirt looked like a better shape to pair with skirts; I like the faded Trouvé shirt best with the pants you are wearing here. But they are both really pretty pieces! I adore the structure of the Trouvé shirt too. (unfortunately that made the shirt work against me, but it looks lovely on you.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660327 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:37:41 +0000 Anonymous 660327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love #1, I think it's very cute tied at the front! I think the lighter weight fabric works better with this style. </p> <p>If you plan to wear it open as a jacket alternative over dresses and shorts, I like #2. I have a heavier weight denim shirt that I wear like this in the summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660184 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:27:38 +0000 Kiwichik 660184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love #1. great colour and flattering it wrks well with those jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660164 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:15:29 +0000 Anonymous 660164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like both but if you keep one, my vote goes to #2. It looks great tied or not; the more substantial fabric seems a better choice to use as a jacket; and the lighter wash seems more stylish and summery. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660160 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:14:18 +0000 sarah 660160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like 2/3. I think that having a "pre-knotted" shirt would kind of drive me crazy, since it's not very versatile. And it looks like it's tied a bit "high", if you know what I mean. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660153 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:10:28 +0000 texstyle 660153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree the long ties are a bit odd - I prefer the lighter wash knotted for summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660128 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:57:50 +0000 Jonesy 660128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree 100% with Rae! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660096 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:27:46 +0000 Meredith1953 660096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them both! You look great with the ties "tied" but I also like the way the Trouve is just buttoned in the #2 pic. Lovely pants! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660079 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:02:34 +0000 fern 660079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #1 better too - I think I prefer the color on you &amp; it looks softer &amp; lighter-weight in the photo. #2 has too much seaming (for me), but it does look more jacket-y. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660029 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:32:41 +0000 rae 660029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Trouvé all the way for me. I *really* don't like the long, limp ties, and the lighter wash of #2 looks more summery and like a jacket-alternative. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660017 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:25:26 +0000 Transcona Shannon 660017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the first one as well Janet. I like the colour and the fabric reads more summery to me in terms of the weight. I like the ties and think you pull off that look beautifully. Plus I worry about items that don't have a fabric tag - how do you know how to properly care for the item? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660014 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:20:18 +0000 Anonymous 660014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the first one, perhaps because of the wash. The long ties are pretty too. I LOVE your linen pants!!! Could I have just an inch of your long, long leg length, pretty please? You look amazing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/battle-of-the-chambray-shirts#post-660012 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:14:35 +0000 Janet 660012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>1 Sandra Ingrish tie-front shirt (I know many of you don't do tie fronts but I like them) in rayon linen blend - very lightweight which I like for our warm weather. I like this one when I see it in the mirror but not as much in the photo.</p> <p>2-3 Trouvé - a little heavier fabric, feels like Tencel but I can't find any tag with fabrication info strangely enough. #3 shows it with the ends tied loosely. </p> <p>Either of them? Neither of them? I sometimes want a shirt like this to stand in for a jacket in the summer with dresses, etc, which is why I like the waist tied for a cropped effect.</p> <p>PS The pants are my new linen casual pants, found at Athleta! </p>