https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/menswear-experiment-with-potentially-comical-results Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 23:57:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/menswear-experiment-with-potentially-comical-results#post-745496 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:46:39 +0000 MsMary 745496@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds great! i know the best-fitting button-front shirts I've found yet have been from the boys' department at Target! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/menswear-experiment-with-potentially-comical-results#post-745492 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:42:18 +0000 JulieJohn 745492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't tried kids' clothes yet, but I do find girls' shoes to be a nice alternative to women's. The quality is actually pretty good, in some cases better, on the girls' stuff than the women's. I guess because kids run more and are harder on their shoes, the dressy or sandals type shoes are more padded and rugged, which equals more comfort.</p> <p>Good luck, Elisabeth, on your vest, it sounds wonderful. I would love one too, saw Rae wear one with a long-sleeved blouse awhile back and it looked really cute! Show us some photos when it arrives, please!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/menswear-experiment-with-potentially-comical-results#post-745475 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:22:29 +0000 shiny 745475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been known to shop in the children's section. I fit in a girls' size 12 at Old Navy, and the Gap. For the longest time, my denim jacket was a children's size -- perfect cheeky length! </p> <p>My experience: the quality is never as good. Because kids grow fast, it needn't be that great, just good enough to last a few months until the next growth spurt. And you have to be really discerning as a lot of kids' stuff has sparkles and other childish details. </p> <p>Another place I shop children's section is Land's End. Quality is a bit better there. Good for gear. </p> <p>I have been debating about going to the boys' section to find some basic white cotton tee shirts. I don't like anything I'm finding elsewhere, and price is much better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/menswear-experiment-with-potentially-comical-results#post-745470 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:16:00 +0000 Aziraphale 745470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you're right, Jules. You do need feminine details. I tend to wear bright red lipstick and lots of mascara if I'm doing a menswear look! And overall I'm quite feminine looking, being so short and all, so it's hard for me to feel "too masculine" no matter what I'm wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/menswear-experiment-with-potentially-comical-results#post-745467 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:10:26 +0000 Jules 745467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here in Canada kids' clothes also have less sales tax. I had a very petite friend who could wear basics from GAP kids. I would totally do it if I were the right size... but I grew out of kids' sizes at age 10 or so, lol.<br /> Good luck with the vest. I also love the menswear look but can't quite pull it off. I think it needs feminine style details and I'm not great with jewellry, makeup etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/menswear-experiment-with-potentially-comical-results#post-745451 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:59:09 +0000 Aziraphale 745451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the menswear look. However, I have trouble implementing it sometimes, because actual menswear is always miles too big for me, and often the feminized versions are not quite right. </p> <p>Specifically, I'd been looking for a vee-neck sweater vest with an argyle pattern for ages. Couldn't find one anywhere. Then yesterday, when ordering Christmas pajamas from Hanna Andersson for my kids, I noticed that they had the EXACT vest I'm looking for -- but in the boys' section! And it was on promotion sale. So I took a chance and ordered it. They have a table that shows the actual garment measurements, and ordered the one that's 34" across the chest and 31" at the waist. I want it to look kind of shrunken, so that sounds like it might fit. We'll see. I might be delusional. But if it does, I'll post about it, because this could be an option for all you other petite ladies. Kids' clothing tends to be a lot less expensive than women's clothing, even if it's high quality. </p>