https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 18:37:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925847 Mon, 06 May 2013 03:54:19 +0000 Suz 925847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I say keep the first one, then, and return the second. You can always go back for it later if it still calls.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925837 Mon, 06 May 2013 03:20:34 +0000 Anonymous 925837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I 'm sure you will be able to make the first shirt work. Are the shoes you are stretching the MeToo smoking slippers!? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925788 Mon, 06 May 2013 01:14:02 +0000 Thistle 925788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good decision, Sveta. I prefer 1, but it think the length is a deal breaker. Had i not seen one, I would have said 2 was a keeper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925786 Mon, 06 May 2013 01:09:04 +0000 Transcona Shannon 925786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sounds like a great decision Sveta https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925770 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:17:14 +0000 Jules 925770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think #1 is that much better by comparison that #2 can go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925769 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:12:35 +0000 Sarah A 925769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love #1 and glad you decided to cut the tags. It is really just a hair short and as you said, you can style it to minimize that. I think i'd pass on #2 to allow for another find as fab as #1 colorwise to enter your closet when you come by it later in the summer. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925764 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:02:34 +0000 Sveta 925764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I cut the tag from #1. I decided that if the color and pattern makes me so happy I will make the shirt work. It is not terribly short either, I think it fells into Angie's rule of&nbsp;1 - 3" above the crotch point and longer than some of my other button downs. I decided that with 3 pairs of BF jeans, 1 pair of white trousers and one pair of cropped pants I have enough options to wear it tucked or semi-tucked. It will not look its best with skinnies and clams at this length but will look fine with skirts.<br />I am still undecided on #2, not sure if those muted blues are my friends&nbsp; enough to keep it. What would you do? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925147 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:14:34 +0000 unfrumped 925147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh wow. Sizing is such a pain. The #1 print/color &nbsp;definitely does something fab for you that #2 does not quite achieve. Isn't that &nbsp;interesting? As in the blog on picking prints. Good luck!&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925101 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:45:02 +0000 Sveta 925101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Looks like the one I prefer in color is too short (no, it was not all in my head!) I think I will play with it anyway because it may still work for semi-tuck, no?<br />Yep, the first one is in Petite only. And Ceit, while I feel for petite ladies and all for getting more clothes in Petite sizes you cannot avoid the fact that Tall sizes are much more scarce that even Petite ones Actually I am really surprised this second shirt is a good length for me even if I had to size up for it - usually all Cleo tops are WAY too short for me in regular length!<br />I wonder that if I have not seen these 2 shirts together and just found the second one I would not have a reservations on keeping it because colors are nice...just I like the first one color-wise better!<br />I think I will need to sleep on this and maybe play in my closet...<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925099 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:40:17 +0000 Transcona Shannon 925099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Cleo also sells some of their items only in regular - so I guess they figure this makes it "even" - lol! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925095 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:35:01 +0000 Anonymous 925095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I kind of applaud them for it -- seems as though it's usually an inequality the other way around. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925090 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:15:51 +0000 Suz 925090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What is it with Cleo making some of their stuff only in petite? It seems strange.... https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925089 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:07:55 +0000 Anonymous 925089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a nice fabrication! I like them both, but I think you'll be glad if you're able to locate the first one in a regular cut. If not, it would certainly work with skirts, either tucked or not. I love these colorways! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925087 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:01:00 +0000 Transcona Shannon 925087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love the vibrancy and pattern of the first one for you Sveta but like others, I wonder if it's a bit too short. Do you want me to check my local Cleo and see if they have it in regular?<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925071 Sat, 04 May 2013 20:42:43 +0000 Aida 925071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ #1 is a great dramatic print for you, but yeah it does look a bit short. Perhaps it'd work well with skirts though? That sleeve shape could be really fun with a pencil skirt. #2 fits nicely, though the print is much less dramatic. Good for days when you want something softer https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925068 Sat, 04 May 2013 20:39:55 +0000 Suz 925068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Can you get the first one in a regular size? I love that pattern for you.&nbsp;<br /><br />I like the second one, too, just not as much.&nbsp;<br /><br />These are great! I might have to order... https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925067 Sat, 04 May 2013 20:38:45 +0000 Nicole D 925067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oooh. &nbsp;Your feet must feel squishy. &nbsp;I prefer number fit in&nbsp;2 and colours in 1. &nbsp;The colours are really nice! &nbsp;Inky blue and cobalt....very nice on you. &nbsp;Are these tops to cool your colour palette? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925059 Sat, 04 May 2013 20:25:51 +0000 Parsley 925059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I really like the color and pattern&nbsp;of the first one, but I think you need the regular size- I like the length of the second one much better.<br /><br />I think #2 is a keeper! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925055 Sat, 04 May 2013 20:19:31 +0000 bj1111 925055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the print in #1 and an untucked cami takes away the grinning. Is it a smidge too short in the front? </p> <p>The fit on #2 is more modern and the print s fun too, just not as fun as the first. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-a-sanity-check-new-blouses#post-925050 Sat, 04 May 2013 20:13:40 +0000 Sveta 925050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I stumbled across a fab quality blouses in Cleo today - 70% cotton / 30% silk fabric, soft and draping well and amazing on the skin. In the sea of poly summer tops they really stand out for me.<br />pic 1-2 <a href="http://www.cleo.ca/shop-petites/blouses-tops/printed-two-pocket-shirt-with-cami-petite-only-/prod110663670S.html?previousCat=c_tops" rel="nofollow">abstract geo pattern in blue and white</a>.<br />I really like the colors and pattern is fun IMO. I also think these blues look good on me. The catch - it is petite size I sized up to XL to get some length so it is more roomier fit now. Amazingly the shoulders are in the right place - it seems they don't change much between sizes. It is not very sheer but white bottoms grin so if I keep it I would wear a white cami with them . Is length OK? Is the fit too boxy?<br /><br />pic 3-4 watercolor pattern in blue, green and white<br />This is a regular size but I decided to size up anyway to get a roomier fit - it looks more intentional this way. The colors are more muted than in the first one and it is longer.<br /><br />What do you think? Any of them is a keeper? Color wise I have a higher happiness rate with the 1st one but the 2nd one does not make me unhappy either.<br />What is your verdict - keep any?<br /><br />BTW don't mind the sock with the slippers: I am stretching them via (almost) Angie's method with wet socks