https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 21 May 2026 17:29:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-779123 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:17:22 +0000 Deborah 779123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sara the blouse is stunning and I love how you have styled it. And thank you for this post, I have just bought a sheer white flowy blouse too and am having the same challenge. I would love to see some pics of your styling options as per all the above suggestions:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-779106 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:36:02 +0000 Charmian 779106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another option might be a nude cami; it'll still grin, of course. You'll still have that horizontal line at your hips, but it'll be less noticeable because the white-&gt;dark blue contrast is higher than the nude-&gt;dark blue contrast.</p> <p><em>Love</em> the blouse, BTW. You style it so beautifully! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-779014 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:11:18 +0000 JulieJohn 779014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was helpful because I have a sheer flowered blouse that makes me feel like a fish outta water. Now I have a couple of neat ideas, gonna try it with a vest and an over sweater, as well as colored dark cami. Yay Sara! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778953 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:45:44 +0000 rachylou 778953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you should give the high/low cropped sweater a try. Might prove to be pleasantly cohesive! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778947 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:36:04 +0000 Sara L. 778947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for the great ideas! </p> <p>Una - It never occurred to me to layer it under a sweater or blazer (I can be sooo un-creative!). </p> <p>@Diana - Different colored camis might be fun, I'm going to try that out.</p> <p>@Emily, @JR, @Suz, Clair and @Janet - I'm glad to know that darker camis are acceptable under a white shirt. I'd like to wear it with black but hated the grinning effect with white cami and black pants. I do have a sequined tank that's fairly long so I'm not sure how it will look, but I'm going to experiment with it. </p> <p>@Nidhi Cute picture! I don't have any vests but I do have a couple tanks that might act as vests if layered over the shirt.</p> <p>@Makrame - I don't have a riding jacket, but I have blazers that I can try out.</p> <p>@Suz I'm generally on Team Untuck, but you're right that the shirt is so sheer that it probably won't be bulky if I tuck it in. </p> <p>@Rachylou - I have several sweaters that might look good on top, although the only cropped one I have also has a high-low hem. I'm not sure how that would look - maybe too much high/low going on?</p> <p>I have so many ideas to experiment with now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778917 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:03:53 +0000 catgirl 778917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look beautiful! I have seen this type of shirt with a blazer or sweater over it, especially when sheer.</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/free-people-best-of-both-worlds-sheer-panel-shirt/3346061?origin=keywordsearch&#038;contextualcategoryid=60135750&#038;fashionColor=&#038;resultback=1415" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/fr.....tback=1415</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778884 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:18:13 +0000 Diana 778884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I could see this with a waistcoat or a blazer over it, with all manner of slim bottoms. I bet it would look great with printed jeans if you like those! You could also tuck it in to trousers or a skirt for a different look. </p> <p>I think it's sheer enough that you could pair any color cami underneath and it would look intentional. A while back, I saw a woman wearing a sheer white blouse with a bright red cami under it and really liked the look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778878 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:10:36 +0000 Makrame 778878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, gorgeous blouse and a great outfit!</p> <p>I've heard dark cami under sheer blouse referred to as a "European" look. :)</p> <p>Do you have a riding jacket (like the Gibson jacket from Nordstrom), with a longer hem in the back? That could be another outfit variation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778872 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:03:30 +0000 Janet 778872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it a lot, and I like the way you styled it. I have a similar piece but in bright blue. I agree with Emily and the others that a dark cami and dark jeans are a nice way to eliminate the grinning. A vest is a great idea too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778868 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:00:44 +0000 Anonymous 778868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've seen black camis or tanks under sheer white blouses a lot lately. It seems like the "younger" way to wear a white blouse. I even saw pictures of a sophisticated French woman ( of a certain age) wearing a black bra under a partially transparent--but not super sheer --blouse. In a way, that struck me as *more* modest than wearing a nude bra underneath. When someone does that, I find myself trying to figure out what she has on underneath, ie: Heavens, is she wearing a bra at all? In summer it is just TOO hot to wear a cami here, and it seems like all of the white blouses are at least semi-sheer. What to do? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778812 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:13:12 +0000 Nidhi 778812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a sheer long-sleeved peasant top in white. I usually wear it with a white or a gray cami. It is not as long as yours so I do not face the grinning effect. I have worn it alone and also with a gray vest and colored cropped pants. Posting a pic of this look - my cheeky grin is thanks to the DH trying to photograph me like in the Sartorialist's blog </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778796 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:45:37 +0000 Suz 778796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is super pretty on you so even if you only can wear it one way, I think it was a good purchase! It looks fab in this combination. </p> <p>Try it with a dark cami, too, for sure. And heck, if it were me, I'd be tempted to tuck it sometimes. I know you'd lose the cool high-low hemline that way, but because it is so light it is easy to tuck and would look completely different that way. </p> <p>Also, if you had a boxy shorter sequinned tank or some kind of vest, I wonder how that would look with it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778782 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:24:08 +0000 JR 778782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad to see that wearing a dark cami has received Angie's imprimatur, because that is what I would do. When a blouse is that sheer, everyone sees the cami anyway, so might as well eliminate the horizontal line in the middle. You could even wear a medium-dark blue cami if you wanted to blend even better, although black would probably work really well.</p> <p>As for how else to style it, I hope you get some good answers. That very question has been one reason I've avoided this style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778755 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:40:32 +0000 rachylou 778755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, I'd try it with a cropped sweater too. What other non denim pants do you have? Fab with the moto jacket!</p> <p>Love your hair!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778574 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:56:20 +0000 Emily 778574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That blouse is beautiful, the outfit you put together looks great - love the chiffon top and leather jacket! </p> <p>I think it would look great with a black cami and skinny black pants, then the grin (as Angie called it - <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2011/07/05/the-grinning-garment/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2011/07/.....g-garment/</a>) would not be as apparent. I want to say belted over a pencil skirt as well, but that might be a terrible idea, I'm not sure </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-help-styling-long-sheer-blouse#post-778515 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:51:23 +0000 Sara L. 778515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hoping you guys can help me figure out how to style this shirt. I recently bought this blouse with a high-low hem and am having problems coming up with ways to wear it. I wore it to dinner and movie with my husband with skinny jeans, leopard print pumps and my black moto jacket and really liked the outfit (see below), </p> <p>The question is what else can I do with it? Also, I find the sheerness confusing. Should I only wear a white camisole underneath although it causes a line where the top and bottom meet up? Can I wear a dark camisole underneath to get rid of the line? Is dark under white tacky? Help! </p>