https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:17:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179570 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:15:21 +0000 April 1179570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta, you could try this and skip the layering issue altogether: &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Kensie-Womens-Sweater-Heather-Oatmeal/dp/B00DNRAPF2/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1393503190&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=kensie+twofer">http://www.amazon.com/Kensie-W.....#038;ie=UT</a></p> <p>The fit is not boxy, but if you go up a size it could be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179547 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:06:18 +0000 Karie 1179547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just chiming in to say yes to a heavier sweatshirt. I have worn this look in the past with lighter weight sweaters and was bugged all day because it just wasn't working. The sweatshirts I wore last week that worked for me were regular sweatshirt weight and came from F21.</p> <p>Do you like the fit of the Gap button-down? I have several of their BF fit button-downs&nbsp;and they are my favorites. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179487 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:10:32 +0000 CocoLion 1179487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you look nice. &nbsp;It's not a bad look! &nbsp;It's just different. &nbsp;I think you need a heavy, cropped and wide sweater or sweatshirt to get the boxy layered look. &nbsp;I think as others have already pointed out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179483 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:02:40 +0000 Kiwibird 1179483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echoing all the above re the weight and cut of the sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179382 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:26:39 +0000 deb 1179382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I layered my H &amp; M sweater over a Foxcroft shirt. The sweater was on the heavy side&nbsp; which helped. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179366 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:11:14 +0000 ironkurtin 1179366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I generally find JCrew Tippis are too sheer in the lighter colors to layer as shown. I like the Tippis a lot, but I don't ever think of them as heavy or substantial cashmere. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179331 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:50:12 +0000 Gaylene 1179331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both my cashmere and merino Tippis work for me, but only when worn over my pricier cotton shirts. The finer, silkier weave makes it easier for the sweater to glide over the shirt. My less expensive cotton shirts were not as good because they bunched up and were not very comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179329 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:48:50 +0000 Suz 1179329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely the sweater's weight, Sveta. You would look great in this silhouette.&nbsp;</p> <p>I just remembered -- with my thin sweater I wore a looser fit <b>SILK </b>shirt vs. cotton.&nbsp;</p> <p>With my second attempt the shirt was cotton.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179324 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:46:06 +0000 catgirl 1179324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know, Sveta - I'm not even inclined to try this look as I feel it would just be more of a struggle than I want to handle.&nbsp; I bet you look great but we would need to see lots of&nbsp;pix!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179321 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:43:13 +0000 Sveta 1179321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sized up in Tippi so they are pretty slouchy on me.I tucked in the shirt but because the shirt was boxy it had that extra material under the sweater and because the knit was very thin (14 g I think) and light in color every fold of the shirt was visible and drove me crazy.<br />Just for &nbsp;fun I tried one of my hubby's sweaters on top of that shirt and it worked much better but it had looser fit in the sleeves and much thicker knit.<br />Cashmere Tippi are a bit heavier (12 g) so it may help. And Angie, Tippi are long on you, not on me I have attached the picture of my today's disaster... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179319 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:42:10 +0000 sarah 1179319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hahahah!!!!!!!!</p> <p>I had the EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE yesterday, with my Merino tippi and my BR shirt. I did tuck in the shirt under the sweater, but I still felt like it was bunching up all day. I'm sticking to EITHER heavier sweaters or silkier shirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179315 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:34:45 +0000 Suz 1179315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Angie is right -- with my lightweight Zara -- besides the dolman sleeve (which helped) I also tucked in the shirt for that look.&nbsp;</p> <p>And with the Amber Sun, the tails were out, but the shirt weight and the sweater weight were about the same, and the sweater is shorter than Tippi.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179311 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:32:49 +0000 Angie 1179311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You need a heavier, shorter and boxier pullover.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179310 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:32:39 +0000 Suz 1179310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tippi Merino isn't boxy enough, for sure. And the weight is also an issue, although I made it work with my very thin weight silk/cotton Zara sweater. But that sweater has dolman sleeves.&nbsp;</p> <p>Oh - also made it work with the Amber Sun sweater. In that case the tails of the shirt were out so there wasn't any bunching.&nbsp;</p> <p>My outfit from yesterday (with the fitted sweater) was a lot 'fussier" -- even though that sweater is the best sweater ever for fitted over a shirt, since the diagonal weave sort of presses the shirt down and keeps it in place.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179309 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:32:02 +0000 kerry 1179309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have NO solutions but coincidentally have tried this look with the same 2 sweaters! The tippi is in my closet and the luxlight sweater I tried in store. No go for me too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179307 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:31:48 +0000 Angie 1179307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OH. But there are lots of Tippis. Mine are cashmere and thicker than the Merino wool. Extra weight I guess.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179306 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:30:58 +0000 Angie 1179306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heavier sweaters work even better. And shorter when you leave the tails untucked.&nbsp;</p> <p>I layer my Tippis - neon pink and citron -&nbsp;over BB's shirts and the combination&nbsp;worked fine <i>when I tucked the shirt </i>- not the pullover. I think the Tippis&nbsp;are a little long. And my Tippis are very fluid which I think might help too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179304 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:29:06 +0000 ironkurtin 1179304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JCrew Tippis aren't boxy enough for this look I think. Plus I think you'd need a heavier weight to have the sweater fall properly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-hate-to-be-a-spanner#post-1179299 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:26:49 +0000 Sveta 1179299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...but I cannot make boxy shirt + boxy sweater to work for me!<br />I thought that maybe it is because my shirts are not boxy enough so I got perfectly boxy white shirt at Gap this weekend. I decided to pair it with my <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/sweaters/PRD~46725/46725.jsp?Nbrd=J&amp;Nloc=en_US&amp;Nrpp=32&amp;Npge=1&amp;Ntrm=tippi&amp;isFromSearch=true&amp;isNewSearch=true">merino Tippi sweater</a>...and I was very uncomfortable the whole day!<br />Now I am thinking that maybe this sweater is not boxy enough even if it is a pretty slouchy fit on me. Or maybe it's knit is too thin and therefore too clingy...in any case&nbsp;the shirt kept pooling under the sweater and I kept adjusting it all day.<br />Actually I think it is not the size but rather the weight. Last Sunday at Gap I tried to layer&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gapcanada.ca/browse/product.do?pid=9413550930204&amp;cid=92377">luxlight sweater </a>over the shirt and had the same problem - and the sweater was pretty oversized on me but the knit was very thin.<br />I still love the idea but maybe I need different sweaters for that? I think my chunky cream Gap sweater may work but it is too long and the neck is too high for the shirt.</p> <p>Anybody else has this problem? Any retail suggestions for sweaters which are suited better for this?</p> <p>ETA: I have added a picture of my disaster...</p> </p>