https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:19:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58826 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:59:48 +0000 Ellen 58826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a rectangle and some of my favorite tops are this type of style (perhaps a little less blousy). They do look great with a streamlined bottom, so I wear them with jeans that are slim cut through bottom and thighs. I could see this not being as great for pears. </p> <p>I do also wear cardis and jackets over top, but I find the look works great for me on its own. My middle leaves something to be desired and I like how these tops skim it and also how they leave room for buffets and large turkey dinners! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58673 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:26:17 +0000 Christie 58673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58663 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:52:12 +0000 ChicMomAndrea 58663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Shiny - if you have broader shoulders and an ample chest, don't even think about belting this! Made me look like a pirate's wench. Not a good look. </p> <p>I tried this on in an ON store and it was a pass for me because it didn't look flattering any way I tried it (alone, under cardi, under blazer). </p> <p>oh, and yay for my first post! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58657 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:34:36 +0000 Angie 58657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bob's your uncle, Cricket! The right voluminous top can look and feel fabulous. The rectangular side of my body type LOVES wearing voluminous tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58579 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:57:40 +0000 Christie 58579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I first opened up the link, I thought "not for me!" and then I read Angie's endorsement of it for apples and rectangles (me!). All I could think was that I'd look pregnant in this type of top. Shiny's additional suggestions made sense.</p> <p>And now that I actually think about it ... I am smiling at the irony of my own blindness because I'm wearing a top very similar (but in a knit) to this one right now, and it does feel fab, floating, and forgiving with a cardi buttoned under the bustline. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58524 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:57:11 +0000 Angie 58524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*chuckle* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58451 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:18:52 +0000 Anonymous 58451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm crazy about the coral color of that Kenneth Cole top and may have to try it, but I've tried some with the same double layer sleeve and it doesn't work under a cardi because of the double fabric making the sleeve puff out more. The ones I tried were very soft tissue weight cotton so this fabric may work better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58443 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:46:03 +0000 Laura 58443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny I join you in your hip-hip-hurray for perimenopause (she says sarcastically). I've been a bear to live with all week ...</p> <p>Anyway, about the top, if you have a strong shoulder line and can pull it off, maybe a cropped cardi would give it a bit more shape. Or, check out this one by Kenneth Cole at Nordstrom - an updated version of the peasant style in an interesting crinkle knit fabric:</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3010083?Category=&#038;Search=True&#038;SearchType=keywordsearch&#038;keyword=kenneth+cole+top+in+All+Categories&#038;origin=searchresults" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/30.....rchresults</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58424 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:39:25 +0000 shana 58424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've recently purchased a couple of tops in this kind of shape (not with puff sleeves though) to wear under cardigans or jackets a la Shiny (who totally rocks this look and has been my inspiration to try it). With some apple tendencies, I like how these styles of tops skim over the midsection. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58415 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:58:17 +0000 shiny 58415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a lot of tops in this sort of style, which I love, because it feels so cozy and is forgiving for my less-than-perfect midsection. This is the sort of top I tend to reach for when it's TTOM, in fact, and I'm all bloaty. Or mid-cycle when my tummy expands. This week I've been all over this style, in fact. I have gone temporarily from hourglass to apple. (yeah for perimenopause! LOL).</p> <p>However! - I always layer over a cardigan buttoned at the waist, or a structured blazer that has waist definition. If you don't do that, you have no waist! Then the blouse just kinda floats miraculously over the bloaty bits and makes them disappear. :-)</p> <p>But - I would be concerned about the sleeves on this particular top. Because of the elastic/puffiness, they may not work that great under a cardigan. If in doubt, try it on with a cardigan. </p> <p>Also, I don't think this style works so great belted. It will puff up too much above and below the belt. Especially if you have broader shoulders or a generous chest. I may even have pictures on my hard drive, showing how this just does NOT work.... </p> <p>The color of that top is gorgeous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58410 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:36:26 +0000 ChristineB 58410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Violet - that was my concern as well - the bunching fabric. Sounds like I need to let this style pass me by. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58315 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:16:54 +0000 Violet 58315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the information, Angie and thanks for asking the question Christine. I was just in Old Navy this week and saw a ton of tops like this. They looked really cute on the hanger, but to big and shapeless when I tried them on.</p> <p>I might try one with a belt to see how it looks. My only concern with a belt is that I wonder if there would be too much material bunched up under the belt. Not sure if that makes sense, but I appreciate the suggestion in making this work for other body types! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58310 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:05:11 +0000 Angie 58310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good question, Christine. This is not a good top for pretty pears unless it’s belted. It’s good for adorable apples and racy rectangles as is. I hope that helps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-make-this-style-work#post-58265 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:59:33 +0000 ChristineB 58265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have seen tons of blouses similar in style to this one</p> <p><a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=5438&#038;pid=633852&#038;scid=633852012" rel="nofollow">http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/.....=633852012</a></p> <p>everywhere it seems. Either pleated or gathered neckline, without shaping near the waist. They look so comfy, but they also look hard to wear. Can you belt this type of top? What about layering a more fitted cardi or something over top? </p> <p>Any ideas? Thanks! </p>