https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 13 May 2026 19:56:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491771 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:29:41 +0000 Astrid 491771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everybody! I'll keep it.</p> <p>Angie, I'll definitely try and wear it with argyle tights and post an outfit pic then.</p> <p>Marie, seems we all have our problems with them, no matter what body type!</p> <p>Sylvie, I like the ruffle too. And the sleeves are slightly ruched at the shoulders!</p> <p>Lyn, that's an advantage for sure! ;)</p> <p>Helen, maybe it's really the smile. :)</p> <p>Aida, I don't have many distressed or rugged things, but I'll think about it. Maybe I find something that fits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491544 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:30:12 +0000 Aida 491544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute, I vote yay! And am 100% in agreement with Lyn*'s assessment I would love to see this styled with a distressed or rugged element to counter that ruffle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491459 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:44:13 +0000 Anonymous 491459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love you in a gingham plaid, Astrid. The cut and color are super on you! Keep. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491413 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:44:57 +0000 HelenInCanada 491413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it! It's got a playfulness about it, with the ruffled front.</p> <p>I don't really see the resemblance to Sal on AlreadyPretty either...maybe it's just that you're both always smiling...? :D</p> <p>Keep! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491408 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:39:52 +0000 lyn* 491408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To be rather crude - it makes your behind look nice keep! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491371 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:09:21 +0000 missvee 491371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it on you - the colours are very flattering and it's well cut. A keeper! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491346 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:44:19 +0000 Sylvie 491346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it. The color/ruffle/fit elevate it from being just an ordinary plaid button down. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491337 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:29:49 +0000 celia 491337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Totally you. It will go well with many things in your wardrobe and matches your level of loveliness.Keep, Keep. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491331 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:23:25 +0000 Marie 491331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Keep! The fit is lovely &amp; I hear you on button downs - the bane of my existence - love them but in order to close over "the girls" I must size up &amp; the overall look is frumpdum </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491303 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:54:24 +0000 Angie 491303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! Looks fabulous! Now wear it with with your argyle tights. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491259 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:01:55 +0000 Lisa 491259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this! The ruffle detail is fun and the print does not overwhelm you. Nice find! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491256 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:52:11 +0000 Astrid 491256@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your elaborate answer. Mochi. I didn't want a button down especially for work, but I decided a few weeks ago that I really needed some new tops and didn't want to buy longsleeved T-shirts anymore, but wovens and knits. I thought to wear this everywhere. Cold weather plays a role, yes. And the cut is my favourite because it's very hard for me to do waist surrendering tops. With my figure I easily look 10 pounds heavier in a boxy top. I get what you mean about the pattern, maybe I should have styled it before posting. I'll definitely keep looking for other button downs, but they are hard to find in the right fit, almost as difficult as jeans. I know Already Pretty, that's actually how I found YLF! Although I never thought I looked like her.</p> <p>Thanks, Kelly - I love all the outfit ideas you're listing!</p> <p>Thanks for chiming in, Kate! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491245 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:37:51 +0000 mamaKate 491245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Totally you, a good fit, and versatile. Keep. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491238 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:24:10 +0000 kellygirl 491238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are too adorable to ever look frumpy. I think this is a great fit and a preppy/fun pattern that totally suits your style. I can see it with jeans or your denim skirt. I could see it with your black a-line skirt too. You could tuck it, belt it , wear it under a sweater or wear it as an outer layer. You must keep it!</p> <p>ETA: Yay for keep! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491232 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:15:23 +0000 Mochi 491232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid, I'm pretty new here and haven't run into you frequently enough to have a handle on your style--and style goals--to sense what works for you. For example, I was reading while looking at your pics and thinking, "Maybe this top is for work?" But then I read further down and you're asking if it's boring or frumpy, so I'm getting the idea that this is a shirt you just wear for your own self, not in a work or other restrictive environment. </p> <p>That said, you could still be someone who likes certain cuts of clothing, and there's weather (cold, right?) and other issues. So I hesitate to step over the line. Personally, my thought is that you're very young and pretty, and something about the blouse does seem a little frumpy to me. Not necessarily because it's buttoned up so high. I think it could be the plaid pattern. Plaids are hard to do without looking a bit outdated, rustic, or manly. </p> <p>But if this is the type of cut you're really comfortable with, please don't feel bad about it. I think you may just find some pattern that looks a little more flattering to you. </p> <p>(By the way, this is completely unrelated, but am I the only one to notice that you bear a really strong resemblance to a fashion blogger named Sal? I see an uncanny likeness in your eyes and smiles. I'll post a link to her.)</p> <p><a href="http://www.alreadypretty.com/about-sally" rel="nofollow">http://www.alreadypretty.com/about-sally</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-plaid-button-down#post-491211 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:54:02 +0000 Astrid 491211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Remember my resolution to shop for tops? I wasn't that successful until now, but I found one button down shirt today that's not a totally bad fit on me. The waist nips in without being too tight around the hips and it's only a tiny bit too roomy on top. The sleeve length is great. And it was on sale. The colour in #3 is a bit too blue, but it's more accurate than the first two pics colourwise. What do you think? Is it too boring and/or frumpy? I didn't style anything in these pics, please excuse my dishevelled look.</p> <p>So, keep or return? </p>