https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:33:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-795801 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:40:56 +0000 Marley 795801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If the top is actually sheer, then I think a cami is called for. However, if its just a thin material where a colored bra is going to be noticed underneath - but not actually screaming "look at me" - then I think the look is cool and can be done at any age. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-795772 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:02:09 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 795772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I voted nay, but really that's for everyday. I would definitely be OK with it for going out at night or even out to dinner if done the right way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-795755 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:35:46 +0000 lynne 795755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My fear is that the Second Base wouldn't look intentional enough. You want your outfit to say"I know you can see through this top and I'm going to entertain you" rather than " I'm afraid you might be able to see what's under here" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-795436 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:28:52 +0000 cciele 795436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting point, lynne. I've seen sheer shirts worn with bandeau tops or longline/corset-like bras underneath, so I was thinking a half-cami would have a similar visual effect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-795301 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:04:43 +0000 lynne 795301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you are going to do it, do it without the half cami. I love my Second Base half cami, but in this context it would seem to say that you don't have the confidence to wear the look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794561 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:34:32 +0000 cciele 794561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your input, everyone! Definitely seems like a case-by-case thing. For sure I wouldn't wear the look to work. And at my age, some would argue I shouldn't be wearing it at all </p> <p>But I do hang out in places in San Francisco where basically anything goes, so in that context people wouldn't think twice. For everyday wear, though, it would likely be cami (or even a half cami) time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794324 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:49:32 +0000 Janet 794324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am also of the mind that the details make or break this look. I have warmed up to a slightly-visible bra look, but I prefer it in a style with a looser, blousy or flowy top rather than a tight tee. The tighter the garment, the more I feel the look comes in danger of veering toward "tacky." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794320 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:43:00 +0000 BlondeAmbition 794320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it can be done but you have to be young to pull it off. I would opt for a lace camisole myself, but I'm not against showing the bra if it's a beautiful bra and is done right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794275 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:50:18 +0000 kkards 794275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i think it really depends on where you are wearing it, and who will be there. for anything involving work or people you work with, i think its a big no. for a night in a bar, sure why not. for anything in between, i think you need consider who will be there.<br /> i should also add, i think it could depend on were you live, i know in the city i live in, this would a very talked about look, but in NYC, i don't think anyone would notice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794208 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:37:56 +0000 ManidipaM 794208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with June, and think I'd rather see a bra under a sheer shirt or a pretty bra strap showing, than waistbands of knickers peeking out any day of the week. </p> <p>Possibly as much a personal preference thing, as a cultural one then? (Where I live is generally pretty conservative in the Victorian sense, so it is actually 'too stylish' to 'tacky' to 'slutty' to have your bra show, for most people. People are known to put towels or larger garments over bras and undies before line-drying them here.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794160 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:41:23 +0000 JuneBug 794160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm calling it a yay, but strictly if its age appropriate and in the right sort of sheer top. I like a black bra under a sheerish black or grey top, and prefer a grey/nude or low contrast bra under a tee like the one in the image, so that its visible enough if there's a statement to make, but not being too loud if its in the morning. A higher coverage bra in black under a sheer dark coloured top can look quite chic too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794140 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:20:12 +0000 annagybe 794140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I should add that whenever I posted a semi-sheer shirt outift here, I get a lot of you need a camisole. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794130 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:04:17 +0000 Adelfa 794130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say it totally depends on where you live. Where I live (town in Central California) it wouldn't fly at all, but here people don't even wear mini skirts. I really advocate for the idea that what looks tacky/indecent is 100% culturally/context dependent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794097 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:06:17 +0000 Thistle 794097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say nay, but that is without seeing it. Yes, it can be tastefully done, but where I live, it so seldom is done properly. </p> <p>Things could be very different in Europe though. I feel like they are just more fashionable there, and more laid back about bras in general! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794085 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:45:22 +0000 Sarah A 794085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it can work if done tastefully. I say like it is old hat even though I dont know if i have tried it myself. Just maybe Girl X has convinced me to give it a go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-794011 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:00:51 +0000 Girl X 794011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm totally comfortable with showing off my bra, and do it often(ish) - either with sheer tops or open weave sweaters, or with just the strap showing in off the shoulder tops. If you like the look - go for it - you've got to try it at least once! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793938 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:40:22 +0000 cciele 793938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the feedback so far! Seems like people are leaning toward "nay, but it depends". Here's a link to the tee:</p> <p><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/bold-long-sleeve-crew-tee/vp/v=1/845524441915870.htm?fm=search-shopbysize" rel="nofollow">http://www.shopbop.com/bold-lo.....shopbysize</a></p> <p>The model seems to be wearing some kind of sports-type bra under it, much like the model in the link Denise posted.</p> <p>Will return to comment in more detail </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793935 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:35:50 +0000 CocoLion 793935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the hot dog days of summer I've worn a nude bra under a somewhat sheer white tee. You can't make out all of the details but if you look hard, you can make out the bra. This is OK in my book because it's so hot I'm allowing it for myself. </p> <p>However the look you are talking about isn't something I would do, not so much because the bra is visible, but because if you can see my bra you can see my aging slightly wiggly tummy and I don't want to show it any more. Plus, I'm 54 and just don't feel this is age appropriate (for me).</p> <p>I got this tee and wore it for Thanksgiving with a cami under it. I like the way the model looks, but this look doesn't work for me for the above reasons. <a href="http://www.shopbop.com/shiny-sheer-long-sleeve-tee/vp/v=1/845524441940225.htm?fm=search-viewall-shopbysize" rel="nofollow">http://www.shopbop.com/shiny-s.....shopbysize</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793933 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:32:14 +0000 Anonymous 793933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have seen black bras and camis under semi-sheer white blouses and I actually like it. I'm not talking completely see-through fabric though, I've even seen a woman of a certain age sporting this look and I thought it was kind of chic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793923 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:59:05 +0000 morethanbeige 793923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would say nay for me, but I'd have to see the look. I think it could be done without looking tacky. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793917 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:47:26 +0000 annagybe 793917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've worn a color block bra (tan/brown/black) under a black lace shirt. The shirt was boxy and loose though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793915 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:45:58 +0000 Anonymous 793915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would rather see the whole bra intentionally with a sheer top than even unintentional bra straps. I had a favorite button down that was very shear navy with pink/turquoise flowers and I wore a turquoise bra under. But I did this in my 30s, I don't plan on doing it now at nearly 50. I think it's a lot you have to wear with confidence. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793913 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:41:26 +0000 Kristin L 793913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right off the cuff, I would say no. But, if you can pull it off and make it look classy, then go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793910 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:37:48 +0000 Raisin 793910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm going to have to go with nay. I'm sure there are some instances where it can look good and be appropriate, but for me most of the time it's tacky. I would just go with a nude bra or a cami under. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793904 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:30:23 +0000 Angie 793904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's a case by case thing. I don't mind a little bra showing (sometimes it looks fabulous) - but it has to work visually. Details are important. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-showing-under-sheer-shirt----tacky#post-793899 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:26:00 +0000 cciele 793899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I bought a basic white long-sleeve tee that's kind of sheer. I was talking to the shop owner (who's Swedish and also a clothing designer) about what to wear under it. She said she'd wear it with a black bra showing through (like I had on when I was trying it on).</p> <p>Is this a fashion/Euro thing, about bras showing? For example, Europeans seem to be more OK with bra strap peeking out under tanks/camis than people in the US. </p> <p>So if I wore the tee with a black bra visible under it, would it look tacky? Does it depend on context? Or what if I wore a black Second Base half-cami? </p> <p>Yay -- If it looks like you're showing your bra on purpose, go for it!<br /> Nay -- That looks really tacky.</p> <p>P.S. Sorry if I'm stereotyping here -- just trying to figure out if there's a cultural/regional thing going on!</p> <p>ETA: Here's the tee:<br /> <a href="http://www.shopbop.com/bold-long-sleeve-crew-tee/vp/v=1/845524441915870.htm?fm=search-shopbysize" rel="nofollow">http://www.shopbop.com/bold-lo.....shopbysize</a> </p>