https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:22:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1178236 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:03:49 +0000 Gigi 1178236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not boxy on boxy, but great all the same! I'm glad you bought it.</p> <p>I think Suz and Deborah did a good job of explaining the boxy concept. I like to think of boxy clothes as being cut relatively straight up and down, without much of a defined waist.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1178195 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:09:53 +0000 adorkable 1178195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a big fan. I vote for keeping it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1178194 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:08:32 +0000 Patricia 1178194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the look on you. I think it is casual but elegant at the same time.</p> <p>&nbsp;It may not be boxy on boxy but that may be a harder look for you to find.&nbsp; With a smaller frame it is hard to find that perfect line between a nice boxy fit and just looks too big.&nbsp; I often have that problem.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1178183 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 03:54:07 +0000 shiny 1178183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope you bought it!</p> <p>But not boxy on boxy. And if you size up in this particular sweater, it might give you boxy width, but it'll just get even longer.&nbsp;</p> <p>What about this<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.anntaylor.com/textured-open-back-sweater/326733">http://www.anntaylor.com/textu.....ter/326733</a></p> <p>I love this ... bet you could pull it off beautifully:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.anntaylor.com/tipped-ponte-top/320393">http://www.anntaylor.com/tipped-ponte-top/320393</a></p> <p>I have this... it may not be quite cropped enough, I have yet to try with a blouse underneath, but I can vouch for it being yummy against the skin, and drapes rather nice...&nbsp;<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.anntaylor.com/petite-marina-stripe-sweater/332833?colorExplode=false&amp;skuId=15632920&amp;catid=cata000027&amp;productPageType=fullPriceProducts&amp;defaultColor=6600">http://www.anntaylor.com/petit.....#038;catid</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1178166 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 03:36:45 +0000 shoppingisfun 1178166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well thanks for the boxy-on-boxy education, ha ha! Well what do you think of my look anyway? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177147 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:18:20 +0000 Deborah 1177147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, cross posted with Suz. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177145 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:17:46 +0000 Deborah 1177145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Im going to say no this is not boxy on boxy:)&nbsp; Check out Angie's post where she explains the concept.&nbsp; This sweater is fitted and shows your shape.&nbsp; A boxy sweater would be shorter and more square and not fitted to your body.&nbsp; I most examples I have seen the shirt fall lower than the sweater.&nbsp; </p> <p>Here is the blog post <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2014/02/21/ensemble-boxy-shirt-under-a-boxy-sweater/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2014/02/.....y-sweater/</a>&nbsp; and here is one that Cocolion posted which I thought was rather fab&nbsp; <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pear-dressing-trying-angies-boxy-sweater-ensemble" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....r-ensemble</a></p> <p>Hope this help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177144 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:16:57 +0000 Suz 1177144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would call this a fluid fit vs. "boxy" per se - but it looks very nice! And is also on trend.&nbsp;</p> <p>It all has to do with the cut of the item. Not the size, but the way it's shaped.&nbsp;</p> <p>The reason this sweater doesn't count (to my eye) as "boxy" is it is cut to skim and show the lines of the body -- the armholes are relatively high, shoulders made to fit on the shoulder, and the length, as you say, is on the long side.&nbsp;</p> <p>Of the two "boxy" looks I showed in my own threads -- one was a loose fitting dolman sleeve sweater. It had a welt on the bottom, which tends to make for a "square" versus "rectangular" shape.&nbsp;</p> <p>The sweater I wore&nbsp;today did not have dolman sleeves but is quite loose through the body and also has a welt. It's shorter than the sweater you are wearing, so again, has a slightly boxy appearance.&nbsp;</p> <p>A fluid fit like the one you are wearing is also fab! I like sweaters like that as well.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177129 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:06:12 +0000 rabbit 1177129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've said that finding clothes that fit well &amp; proportionally&nbsp;in your size&nbsp;is a challenge, so I wouldn't size up, because there are always bigger and longer&nbsp;sweaters available if you want to go that route later&nbsp;;) &nbsp;Just my subjective opinion though, what looks good in the moment&nbsp;always trumps copying a look exactly for me. </p> <p>ETA: ooh, I just had an idea. &nbsp;You could probably wear a cropped sweater in a size up if you wanted the boxy look with shirt-tails showing. &nbsp;You might need to roll or scrunch the sleeves, but it might hit at the waist rather than high above it, and&nbsp;have a little bit of boxy width. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177126 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:04:38 +0000 pastrygirl 1177126@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no idea, but I've had the same reaction as you! Maybe one of the posted looked kinda looked like boxy over boxy...the rest were nice sweater over button-up looks. I couldn't tell what made them boxy and how to do it myself! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177117 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:53:11 +0000 shoppingisfun 1177117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah maybe I should have sized up on the sweater though? I kinda like it though. tails are too short/sweater is too long for tails to show! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177107 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:47:14 +0000 rabbit 1177107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I dunno. Your look is a bit more fitted and fluid, but looks good on you, which is the important part :)</p> <p>Did you try with the shirt-tails out? And if so, did you like it or not so much? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177074 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:24:44 +0000 shemarie 1177074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great question...I'm not sure how to translate the formula into my reality yet either.&nbsp; But either way, I love this look on you.&nbsp; That sweater is very pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-this-boxy-on-boxy#post-1177071 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:23:19 +0000 shoppingisfun 1177071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay I am seeing a lot of posts with layered sweaters and button up shirts that look super cute. Supposedly these are "boxy on boxy," but honestly I don't really know what that means. So I tried this look out in the dressing room at h&amp;m with a fluid, pintucked button up and a sage green cotton sweater (and I bought them both). I think the combo looks cute, but does it count as boxy on boxy? </p>