https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:04:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1301257 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 14:49:53 +0000 Susie 1301257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Julia and welcome!</p> <p>Good thought on shorter shorts but they are too wide to roll. I'll try the top once more with white shorts. If that doesn't work, out it goes!</p> <p>I encourage you to post pics when you feel comfortable. People here are so helpful, honest yet kind. As you can see, no one told me that I look fat and awful in stripes! But they gave specific feedback and suggestions. So often we don't see what others see and it's so great to have that discerning eye. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1301247 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 14:41:35 +0000 juliamay 1301247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ultimately it comes down to you feeling awesome or not.&nbsp; Personally I love stripes and I think this tee fits you, well, to a T.&nbsp; :D&nbsp; </p> <p>I appreciate &amp; agree with the comments regarding proportions.&nbsp; I'd love to see it with white jeans/pants or shorter shorts.&nbsp; (Is rolling your shorts here an option?)</p> <p>I am fairly new here and look forward to learning lots and maybe being brave enough to post some of my own outfits.&nbsp; </p> <p>Julia in Woodinville</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296872 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:43:46 +0000 tricia w. 1296872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having a figure similar to yours, and loving stripes, I have found that a thinner stripe, placed farther apart, and ruching on the shirt, help my boobs and tummy not look so prominent, (I have two such shirts by Micheal Kors.) I have yet to master any kind of tuck, without making my stomach look<br />&nbsp;bigger :(&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296839 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:57:53 +0000 Gracie 1296839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote to try it with white bottoms, the top is cute if more traditional in fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296828 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:49:38 +0000 catgirl 1296828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear my stripes on the bottom - like the VC tube skirt - as I am a top heavy IT. I have purged all striped tops. They just make me feel awkward. Don't ignore how you feel intuitively! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296821 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:45:15 +0000 Susie 1296821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all so much for your helpful feedback; I really appreciate it! I know one thing that looked off to my eye is the fit. I've gotten so used to more fluid fits (and prefer them) that a more fitted top is now unusual. And not as pleasing. It might be the preppyish vibe too. I will try it with white shorts or jeans. </p> <p>Thanks for the sandal love, Angie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296590 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:22:27 +0000 Angie 1296590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super cute.&nbsp;</p> <p>LOVE those white sandals.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296497 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:11:31 +0000 Lisa 1296497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like stripes and I think this top is lovely on you.&nbsp; I also experiment with different width of the stripes, perhaps larger or smaller stripes would strike your fancy?&nbsp; Or maybe less or more stripes (compared to the background color) would catch your eye more than this top, which has the stripes evenly spaced and paired with the background color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296418 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:36:20 +0000 Aquamarine 1296418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with the other comments that something about this particular top is not a 10 on you. Perhaps it is too graphic, perhaps it is too crisp. I love stripes but they have to be fluid or appear fluid in color or thickness to work on me, otherwise they can make my top half look very square. As an IT, that is not a flattering look on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296410 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:29:40 +0000 CocoLion 1296410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the colors of the stripes -- blue and white. &nbsp;I think that color scheme is a winner on you. &nbsp;As well as the neckline. &nbsp;What I hesitate about is the fit. &nbsp;If it were more fluid, a touch more oversized, it would look more modern to me. &nbsp;But that's really the only fault I can find. &nbsp;Which isn't really a fault. &nbsp;A tailored fit isn't dated, it's just more traditional looking. &nbsp;Hope that helps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296392 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:34:15 +0000 unfrumped 1296392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it has something to do with the very strong lines of this bold and crisp stripe. Hard to mold that into a semituck so you have to pick your cutoff point-- decide where it can stop. It is also just a bit more fitted and high- necked, so gives that very strong horizontal shoulder.<br /> I think Firecracker is onto something with the white bottoms-- that may soften it.<br /> You might like lower- contrast colors, with your hair, narrower stripe , less defined shoulder. and a more open neckline.<br /> I would not notice this " on the street" as any sort if faux pas , so it is more about your question and if it's important to you to focus your style and outfits. I'm asking myself these sorts if questions too-- if there is something I really like about an item, then I'll make allowances for certain issues. Versus the question, would I buy this today? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296336 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 05:18:02 +0000 Deborah 1296336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Susie, I think you look lovely but comfort and how you feel is just as important. I have a love hate relationship with strips and have almost eradicated them from my wardrobe. I still have a few tops that I use as under layers. Being large busted myself, I always feel strips make me look huge, but then we do tend to judge these things more harshly than others. Personally, I like you in solids and if you feel more "put together" in solids then go in that direction. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296323 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 04:13:37 +0000 Marlene 1296323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would try rolling the sleeves so that it changes the proportions slightly. &nbsp;You can also try rolling the shorts so they are a little shorter. &nbsp;Then you won't be the same on top and bottom. &nbsp;I do like that shirt so its worth it to try and make it work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296311 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:49:09 +0000 Debbie 1296311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would like to see this with white bottoms. I love the stripes on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296305 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:34:30 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1296305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Susie, I wouldn't write off stripes. I like the top on you! And I think this outfit is super cute for running errands. Perhaps this particular top isn't working the way you want because it's not quite the right fit (re: your comment about it being too narrow at the hips to wear comfortably untucked; a top that is a little looser will also semi-tuck more easily, in my experience). <br />All of that said, I wonder if you might like the overall effect better if you wore the top with white bottoms. You may find the stripes are accentuating a strong shoulder line in relation to narrow hips, with the darker color on the bottom. Again, something I wouldn't notice if I saw you on the street. It only occurred to me after some study of the photo. :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296292 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:07:30 +0000 Gigi 1296292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm...I didn't reply to this thread earlier because I wasn't sure what to say. The outfit looks good, but I agree that there is something about it that prevents it from entering "super-fab" territory! However,&nbsp;I didn't think it was the stripes. I see that others have pinpointed the proportions, which I agree might be the case. If you don't like the top untucked, how about trying a white belt? That might visually extend the top enough to change the proportions at least a bit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296286 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:53:34 +0000 Tanya 1296286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you can pull of stripes nicely, I would just go for then in a looser and more drape-y top.&nbsp; Love the shorts and sandals! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296278 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:31:42 +0000 Anonymous 1296278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you look great! Especially for the kind of day you have planned, this is a wonderful outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296273 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:20:24 +0000 Suz 1296273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think stripes are a great pattern on you but as the others have said, the proportions here may not be ideal. I like your plan for determining whether to keep! The top looks great with the sandals, BTW. But then, we know you always have the right footwear for any situation! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296269 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:11:32 +0000 tricia w. 1296269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While the proportions may be equal, If I saw you out in public I would be thinking, "Wow, she looks great and so put together." Love the whole ensemble.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296255 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:44:13 +0000 Susie 1296255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Donna, I didn't care for it untucked because it's too long and fitted through the hips. Your point about the proportion is a good one. I think I will try it with either crops or shorter white denim shorts. If those don't work, I give up!</p> <p>Carter, I'm giggling at your post because I have the same struggle sometimes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296251 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:38:26 +0000 carter 1296251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can I tell you how much time I have spent trying to get the semi-tuck right on my beloved stripes?! It's not easy. It works best for me if I just tuck the 2-3" right at the belt buckle, then pull the sides out and over the hips a bit. A heck of a lot of work for that "devil-may-care" look I'm going for;-). I don't see anything worng with either of the two pieces, except as Donna pointed out, the proportions are equal. I would think the side adjustment may fix that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296233 Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:07:42 +0000 DonnaF 1296233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a stripes fan and love their crispness on you.&nbsp; How do you like it with the top untucked when you are wearing those particular shorts?&nbsp; Right now, the proportions of the top and bottom are the same. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeping-it-real--purge#post-1296193 Sun, 06 Jul 2014 23:56:33 +0000 Susie 1296193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super casual day today. We were at the lake both Friday and Saturday so today was low key with sleeping in and laundry on the agenda! I did have to do a couple of errands so I had to put on a bit more than lounge wear. And real shoes! But no make up and my hair is washed but not dried. </p> <p>The shorts are a light weight knit, basically gear. I like stripes in theory and love them on others but not so sure about this top. Is it just that the stripes make me look even wider than I am? I tried a semi tuck but didn't like how the stripes looked. Is it time to purge the top and stick with my solid knits for casual wear? </p> <p>An and all feedback appreciated! </p>