https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:46:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder/page/2#post-2306094 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:48:16 +0000 morethanbeige 2306094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like a sharp shoulder, but because I am 5’3” need to be careful not to become overwhelmed. I think what I’m saying is yes within reason… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder/page/2#post-2306089 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:22:51 +0000 Mainelady 2306089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the look of a strong, sharp shoulder. As with other body parts, a little padding, support or shaping can enhance what we already have. &nbsp;I have strong shoulders and need to be careful with anything that adds width: pads, puffs, pleats or ruffles. Otherwise I look like I’m ready to join the football team. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2306079 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:10:12 +0000 Kyle 2306079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! Love the crisp definition and drama.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2306056 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:23:15 +0000 lyn67 2306056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am broad shouldered- but wear 80%of the time&nbsp; a kind of very thin or a moderate shoulder pads to balance with sloppy shoulder line (the simple half eliptic ones)-it's all up to your needs-but a pad too big, too thick can go wrong easily, indeed.&nbsp; I don't liketThe one's Janet linked (for raglan sleeves) they are expanding past my shoulder line in the width-which I don't need.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305811 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 02:04:15 +0000 Jaime 2305811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad you asked! As it happened I just picked up a strong shoulder experiment yesterday at the consignment shop where I do most of my selling. I have a couple of those t shirts with pads and love the idea of putting them under my sweaters (maybe a Trinny idea?). Yes I am short but I still like the effect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305762 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:01:15 +0000 Jessikams 2305762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thx for the link Janet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305716 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:46:47 +0000 Jonesy 2305716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love a strong shoulder! I have broad square shoulders so I already have a strong shoulder line naturally, so I don't usually go bigger. But I do have some blazers with lightly-padded shoulders that I like a lot. I think it's really a matter of personal preference and doing what looks/feels right for your particular body shape and style goals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305712 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:33:48 +0000 nuancedream 2305712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do appreciate a sharp shoulder or some subtle padding, but an exaggerated shoulder doesn't feel quite right to me. I bought a couple of padded shoulder tees from Mango several years ago, but they're in the Spring clothing donation bag now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305703 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:50:12 +0000 phoebe 2305703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Natural shoulder line preferred as all are lovely and in truer harmony with the rest of the body.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305680 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:55:57 +0000 Angie 2305680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thumbs up from me! These of my coats and jackets have subtle shoulder pads. No tops though. Yet ;)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305670 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:15:35 +0000 Janet 2305670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Envious over here of all of you ITs... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305668 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:13:23 +0000 Carla 2305668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No extra padding for me! &nbsp;I’ve got the strong shoulder line already.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305654 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:53:13 +0000 cat2 2305654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are a big no for me, I already have a strong shoulder line. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305647 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:38:19 +0000 LJP 2305647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do like a defined and sharp shoulder line . I wouldn’t go so far to say exaggerated but some padding is good . It helps take the focus off my chest and balances the silhouette . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305645 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:37:01 +0000 Tanya 2305645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the look quite a bit.&nbsp; However, since I have square broad-ish shoulders I would wear only subtle versions of it.&nbsp; I have a couple of items, like the vest with the extended shoulder line that also has a little pads, that I think work on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305639 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:59:40 +0000 gryffin 2305639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's a matter of degree.&nbsp; I have a number of blazers that have a sewn in shoulder pad - small to medium for shape and I think it's very flattering.&nbsp; I'm not a big person and the exaggerated shoulder pads that you've shown would not be something I wear.&nbsp; I think it all depends on the article, balance and degree.&nbsp; I love them when done subtly for structure but I would not wear this exaggerated shape.&nbsp; I don't object to it and think it can look cool, it's just not me.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305637 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:49:23 +0000 Janet 2305637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ll confess part of my issue is that I have uneven shoulders. Yay scoliosis. Shoulder pads can help even out my asymmetry a little. </p> <p>The shoulder pads I found are a little more rounded than I would prefer, but they’re ok. They have little Velcro tabs that close around a bra strap or tank top/cami strap. <a href="https://a.co/d/8Sslqdv" rel="nofollow">https://a.co/d/8Sslqdv</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305633 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:22:59 +0000 Cardiff girl 2305633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mmm,l watch Trinny too.She’s great but very fashion-y.l personally don’t have the lifestyle for her looks.l do think that the oversized shoulder/sleeve thing has become quite extreme but l can appreciate a well structured blazer.As always it depends on one’s own body type.If l were a pear with very sloping shoulders a shoulder pad might be just the ticket! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305627 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:29:24 +0000 Staysfit 2305627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love a strong shoulder however, I’m tall. &nbsp;It’s a good look for me. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305626 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:28:21 +0000 Anonymous 2305626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't need the enhancement, but anyone that wants wider shoulders is welcome to join me at the pool Even when they were trending before, and I wasn't swimming several miles a week, I'd cut those things out!<br /> I actually don't mind the look of the sleeveless versions, or jackets like Suz posted though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305595 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 06:14:41 +0000 jussie 2305595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I have noticed trinnys fondness for them. I tried one, a little sleeveless tank with shoulder pads. To be honest, I couldn’t quite get used to it. It wasn’t terrible…. But I just didn’t find it all that great.<br /> The oversized padded blazers we are seeing at the moment seem to make me look short and bulky. Perhaps I will adjust to the idea; I have a feeling shoulder pads will be around for a while now…. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305594 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 06:07:57 +0000 Bijou 2305594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only item in my wardrobe with a deliberately padded shoulder is this dress - the padding is just on one side to add to the asymmetrical line of the dress.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305591 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:50:03 +0000 Jessikams 2305591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cee and nemosmom, too funny!</p> <p>It’s all about proportion isn’t it. Relation to head (short hair can make mine look small) or hips. Or relationship to other layers. Trinny often layers hers under sweaters to give them structure. But you definitely want to avoid a padded tee plus a padded jacket! </p> <p>Janet, can u share a link to the removable pads? How do they attach to garments? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305590 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:32:06 +0000 Sal 2305590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them - and can see how they really work for Trinny</p> <p>I have to be a bit more careful because I have square broad shoulders and a short neck and a reasonable size bust </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305585 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:00:45 +0000 Anonymous 2305585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it depends on your body . Personally my shoulders are already the widest part of my body and big enough, but friends who have wide hips say that shoulder pads make them look smaller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305584 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:40:44 +0000 Cee 2305584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great for the boardroom, tackling slow, unsuspecting colleagues and breaking down doors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305580 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:17:31 +0000 Suz 2305580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like a sharp shoulder. That's a bit different, I think. (My tuxedo blazer, below). My shoulders are not broad -- but they are square. And I'm 5'4." A truly exaggerated shoulder is typically too much on me. I wore some in the 80s and agree with you -- in retrospect, they made me look squat. But this type of jacket, with a sharp shoulder line, can work as "my" version of an exaggerated one. Ditto what Brooklyn said. I like tops with sleeves like the ones she shows. They are not always easy to locate.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305576 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:04:46 +0000 nemosmom 2305576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My shoulders are broad enough, I don’t wish to add any padding. I’ve had tailors remove or replace shoulder pads in pieces because I look like a linebacker otherwise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305573 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:44:59 +0000 Brooklyn 2305573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s quite an exaggerated, fashiony look. I like it now but in the beginning I had something of a “bad 80s” aversion to t-shirts with shoulder pads. But now I think it looks modern and interesting. It makes your waist look slimmer and your posture look better (as Trinny says). That said, I don’t tend to wear shoulder pads myself because I have broad shoulders already. I wear extended shoulder tops (no shoulder pads) that give a similar vibe.</p> <p>I think it gets tricky if you want to wear a jacket or coat that has shoulder pads too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-we-feel-about-a-strong-shoulder#post-2305571 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:33:20 +0000 Irina 2305571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope, &nbsp;it is not for me. Wide shoulders make my figure more IT and I don’t like that. I wore shoulder pads in my 20s and enjoyed it but don’t want to repeat.&nbsp; </p>