https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 00:43:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937914 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:24:32 +0000 T-Rex 937914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the idea of you getting some body art to reclaim and own that part of your body that the surgery changed. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937891 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:22:36 +0000 krishnidoux 937891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ T-Rex, thanks for this thoughtful comment! I will move around in different lights and ask feedback IRL. My belly button is not pierced, but maybe I should. Or get a tattoo there.&nbsp;&nbsp;More than 10 yrs ago I had a major operation leaving a nasty scar around it. It is now almost faded, but my belly button doesn't look like it used to.&nbsp;<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937878 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:29 +0000 T-Rex 937878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the pieces separated more&nbsp;than together, but together isn't bad at all. I do think the skirt looks a bit long when worn with the matching top, but I don't get that impression when you wear it with the boxy blue top. Maybe it's because the pieces worn together look dressier, while the skirt and top give off a more relaxed, slightly hippie or boho vibe. So the extra length doesn't look odd to me.&nbsp;<br /><br />As for wearing the top sans bra, I say ask a trusted girlfriend to observe you in various lighting, and as you move. If the girls don't seem to be going out of their way to attract attention, then I think going braless is fine for non-work wear. And from what I see, the top shows only a little bit of midriff. Not enough to look like you are trying too hard. (On the off chance your belly button is pierced, then bonus! I like allowing just&nbsp;a glimpse of mine, since I don't have the abs I would want&nbsp;to bare my midriff more than that.)&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937876 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:38:19 +0000 krishnidoux 937876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Joy, Ceit, Elle, thank you for your feedback!<br /><br />bj1111, thank you for your honesty!&nbsp;<br /><br />Anna, thank you for your suggestion. Will look into it.<br /><br />Lyn, that is a great solution. To be honest, I think I would not be able to go out in this. Photo is okay because it&nbsp;doesn't&nbsp;show, but I would be so self-conscious and afraid that a piece of cloth flies off too much, showing more than I want! Your solutions sound great. I am most certainly getting myself a flesh/tan cami, and I will also try the band.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937847 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:52:29 +0000 lyn67 937847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Krish, I love the pieces separated but&nbsp; I wouldn't wear any blouses without a bra or cami with my real estates:-), so I cannot really relate wearing an outfit with no bra. &nbsp;Maybe you can find a tan cami, or a strapless, only breast hidening band&nbsp;top(saw a lot of these in&nbsp;one size, strechy/netted on back&nbsp;&nbsp;material)-for it, which will do for modesty but will also leave your midriff bare under the blouse. Just my 2 cents:-) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937738 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:13 +0000 annagybe 937738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ If you are&nbsp;looking for a bra to be seen, look into Marlies Dekkers. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937733 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:55:59 +0000 bj1111 937733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ love everything but the white headband. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937726 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:39:16 +0000 ElleH 937726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My favourite outfits on you are the ones with the skirt &amp; boxy top. I'm not loving the blouse with the cropped jeans as much but I think with a jacket it would look good. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937723 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:30:55 +0000 krishnidoux 937723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, here is a pic of Saint-Denis in Montreal (where I would wear outfit 1). https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937713 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:23:42 +0000 Suz 937713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh - I love the idea of just wearing it when and where you feel comfortable, and in the meantime looking for one of those sexy bras. Anna has a few, I think.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937712 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:23:35 +0000 Anonymous 937712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love both these pieces! I really like how you have styled them split up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937711 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:23:17 +0000 Anonymous 937711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thumbs up for both outfits. I like the pieces together too. The fabric is beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937709 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:21:20 +0000 krishnidoux 937709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Adelfa, it looks better in person. It didn't occur to me to shorten it... I'll play with the height, now that you mention it. Thanks!<br /><br />Suz, it's true, IRL the skirt is very flowey and looks better.&nbsp;<br />You, in MTL? That would be too cool! You would love it there!&nbsp;<br /><br />Re: underwear: any bra shows through, whereas no bra doesn't show. It's very funny. It I wear only a bra, it would have to be one of those pretty ones made to be shown. When worn with a cami, the blouse looses its breezy character, gives off&nbsp;very different vibe. Like in pic 1, where I am wearing a blue cami. It's suddenky sad and strict, and not sexy at all.&nbsp;<br /><br />My only choice is to save this top for very special moments like a party or something. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937704 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:15:45 +0000 Suz 937704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the top with the jeans! And I am chuckling of the thought of you pretending that Sparks Street is St. Denis....<br /><br />(News flash: Mr. Suz has been dreaming&nbsp;about moving to Montreal. Maybe you will visit there?)&nbsp;<br /><br />Can you try the skirt outfit with the new sandals? I wonder if that bit of height might conquer the problem that Adelfa sees. I think perhaps in motion it would be less overwhelming because it is filmy.&nbsp;<br /><br />Is it not possible to wear a bra with the top or is this for fun? You could always wear a cami if you have modesty concerns. But if not, go for it!&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937699 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:08:10 +0000 Adelfa 937699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The top looks so cute with the jeans! To my eye the skirt overwhelms you. Can you get some breadth taken out of it? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/making-it-work-the-attached-scarf-bare-midriff-top-matching-skirt#post-937695 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:04:30 +0000 krishnidoux 937695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Okay, this one is not easy to make work.<br /><br />I originally bought this ensemble in Morocco in a Kookai store. Last year I posted it here, desperate to make it work but with no avail&nbsp;(Pic 1) and had finally given up.<br />The thing is that not long after having bought it I had seen&nbsp;it worn by a beautiful curvy Camerounaise who simply. Rocked. It. Period.&nbsp;&nbsp;It became clear that my body lacked the right curve for this pattern to take life.&nbsp;<br /><br />So this year I am trying something new and a bit gutsy. Firstly,&nbsp;separating&nbsp;the pieces:<br /><br />Pics 2-3: Top on its own worn&nbsp;with cropped jeans. When I say on its own, I really mean it! Not even a bra. Is this too risky? The most difficult part for me not being the chest but the fact that it can easily show a bare midriff.&nbsp;Of course I wouldn't teach in that... but I can easily&nbsp;see myself going out for coffee or Sangria&nbsp;on Montreal's Saint-Denis street on a sunny afternoon... except I don't live in Montreal. I live in corporate Ottawa.&nbsp;Ayayaye...<br /><br />Pics 4-6: The skirt part worn in an unstructured structured outfit. At least here I have a bra on. And a head band!&nbsp;<br /><br />What do you think?