https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 23:51:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829759 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:04:41 +0000 Isabel 829759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>dstalk, I think that is what makes it so cool...the pattern mixing. I just LOVE the polka dot pants with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829662 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:17:03 +0000 Hil 829662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you passed it up - I think your were in serious danger of entering granny realms with that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829635 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:31:27 +0000 lynne 829635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the pattern, but the style of the shirt itself is very classic, so the combination of the two is tending to grannify the whole thing. And I'm one who loves me some bird prints. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829351 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:12:01 +0000 CocoLion 829351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The print really makes me smile. </p> <p>It reminds me of all of those fun prints from the 50s and 60s, you'd see them on aprons, sun dresses, as well as for interior applications. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829347 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:02:08 +0000 dizzys 829347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love her pattern mixing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829318 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:38:43 +0000 Isabel 829318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually love it...it is whimsical but can look really cool too. Beverlylikehills, is one of my favorite bloggers ( probably my favorite daily outfit blog ). Here she is in birds and zebra heads ( yes ) . And I think that it is magnificent. Nothing granny at.all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829307 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:26:49 +0000 dizzys 829307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you guys....I don't have the instincts yet to figure this stuff out and am thinking of wardrobe pieces for runs to school and grocery.... I am going to pass on this. I like the light bue but don't own a stitch of any of those colors...it just seems like too much work......maybe I am thinking about this wrong....maybe it needs to be more work than I am putting in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829248 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:02:39 +0000 Day Vies 829248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the print but I can't say the print by itself is "granny". I think matching the soothing light blue tones in the blouse to the jeans contributes to the lack of tension -- which puts us at a "granny" impression. I think if you pulled out some of the oranges or went darker on the jeans (indigo or cobalt) you would find it looks whimsy rather than granny. </p> <p>So the shirt itself to me is great, you just need more contrast in your outfit combinations. If bright jeans scare you, I suggest a scarf or a cami (unbutton the shirt far enough to let a good amount of the cami peek though) or wear the shirt as a jacket over an orange, cobalt, yellow or red cami. Either way something you wear needs to pull out one of those bright colors in a strong way to keep the shirt from slipping into grannydom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829213 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:21:16 +0000 Thistle 829213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like birds prints, but this one is in the granny realm. I think it is more the cut and fabrication of the shirt than the pattern that makes it more granny. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829143 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:42:53 +0000 Beth Ann 829143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been seeing a lot of novelty prints coming into the stores for spring. I vote to pass on this one and keep looking. The idea of a bird print would certainly work in your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829111 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:15:47 +0000 Aziraphale 829111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry, I'm a nay vote. I think my own granny actually owned that blouse. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829090 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:08:30 +0000 sarah 829090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly what Parsley said. I think that the pattern is whimsical, but it does really depend on the fabric - if it's super polyestery, I'd say "nay", but if it's more silk-like, I'd say "yay". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829067 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:54:40 +0000 deb 829067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks granny to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829055 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:46:13 +0000 Lyrebirdgully 829055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Dstalksalot. I don't think the print itself Itself is necessarily "granny", but it's true that a classic shirt style can easily look very conventional when styled with "sensible" items. I think the black booties could be putting you off. What you put with this shirt could really sharpen the look. How about a pair of modern summer pants (capris) in a colour that picks up on the shirt eg. aqua, mauve, orange or lime? that should really lift it. and a pair of pretty ( shiny?) sandals(not black) or dainty sandshoes?. And a bag in a similar colour (again not black). You could go back to the shop with some footwear and try it on with some coloured pants to see how it looks. Also, try rolling up the sleeves, that is always a less formal/conservative look; and wearing it open ( jacket style) over a coloured tank. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829040 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:34:51 +0000 Katiepea 829040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a hard one. I really love birdies (I even have a birdie dress!), but I'm not totally sure about this blouse with the jeans. Like you, I think it may be the fabrication that's possibly making me feel this way.</p> <p>Personally, I vote you have a play with the blouse and try some different looks. A couple of ideas I'm thinking of include trying it fully unbuttoned with a cami/tank underneath; buttoned but worn under a jacket; teaming it with a denim skirt and booties etc (I must say that I do find a denim skirt, opaque stockings and booties is actually a really comfortable MOTG look in our winters here in Aus). You could give a full tuck into the jeans a go, or even the half tuck look (front in, back out) to see how that makes you feel?</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829018 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:26:09 +0000 unfrumped 829018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sympathize! Birdies and some florals can definitely go granny and I'm really having to be more aware of that.</p> <p> I think it's either totally granny, or it's certainly granny with the jeans, especially that wash, because it is giving you that pale dusty kind of look, and you're wearing it out, and plain. If you wore it with sharper colors, maybe had a lime green jacket, darker pants, or colored denim, or more contrast, maybe belted over, something like that. There needs to be some point in wearing birds.</p> <p>First you have to decide what you like about it and what you want it to do for your wardrobe.</p> <p>This, from the burnt toast experimenter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829010 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:21:03 +0000 Parsley 829010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the pattern is whimsical, but I can't tell about the fabric in this picture, so it's impossible to tell the overall impression. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birdy-blouse-whimsy-or-granny#post-829000 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:10:15 +0000 dizzys 829000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I have been spending a lot of time this last couple of weeks trying things on. I am trying a LOT on....but my town is small so that does not equate to a whole lot. I am trying to take some advise on trying more flowy blouses. Here is one. Does this scream whimsy or granny? I would most likely pair it with jeans of some sort for my casual every day wear. </p> <p>I like the print, but something about it screams granny... Maybe its the sheen or the polyester....but I also kind of like it.....I found it in the petite section of Macy's. </p> <p>Thoughts? </p>