https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:03:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-657677 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:10:44 +0000 Loves Tea 657677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all your help, ladies! This weekend I may go shopping with renewed hope! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656847 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:24:49 +0000 Mo 656847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi, I think dolman or batwing sleeves could solve your problem. And lucky you, there are plenty to choose from this year! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656786 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:41:51 +0000 Meredith1953 656786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here is a picture of a pretty shirt with full sleeves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656781 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:39:08 +0000 Meredith1953 656781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi,<br /> You might look at shirts with peasant, balloon, dolman, batwing or bell sleeves as they are meant to be fuller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656708 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:09:22 +0000 Loves Tea 656708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You ladies are great with all your suggestions! I never heard about "full sleeves." Like, can I walk into a store and ask for a shirt with full sleeves? Or does it say on the label? Sorry if I seem so clueless! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656458 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:36:15 +0000 anne 656458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another tea lover here. I often face similar problems, though I have square shoulders.</p> <p>I also thought of puffed or full sleeves. Or (and I haven't done this, but ages ago someone on the forum recommended) ruching seams with a bit of elastic to tighten them up.</p> <p>Taking in side seams is mostly pretty easy if you have a sewing machine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656448 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:27:22 +0000 Angie 656448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love tea too! Welcome to the forum :)</p> <p>Have you tried petite blouses with full sleeves at all? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656435 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:12:06 +0000 Anonymous 656435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've seen some blouses will full sleeves out there. If they haven't hit your stores yet, you could try thrift stores. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656354 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:23:31 +0000 Loves Tea 656354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Everyone! Thanks for the warm welcome and the suggestions. I live in Appalachia, so quality tailoring might be hard to come by. Maybe it's time to break out the sewing machine or look for an online store that would custom-make something with my measurements. If anyone has ever tried a service like that, I'd love to hear about it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656177 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:09:45 +0000 Aziraphale 656177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome, tea lover! </p> <p>My suggestion is to find yourself a good tailor. Relatively few people are evenly proportioned everywhere. I'm petite too, but with different fit issues (short waist, narrow hips, quite a full bust) and if I want to wear fitted shirts, coats or dresses, I sometimes need to take them to the tailor for adjustment. I buy clothes that fit my fullest parts and have the rest taken in. It's pricey but what can you do (besides wearing stuff that doesn't fit, which is not fabulous). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656041 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:52:17 +0000 krishnidoux 656041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second Victoria. Welcome here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656024 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:42:36 +0000 Victoria 656024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh dear... You have my sympathy. I am petite and sounds like we are simular build except my arms are quite skinny. Most petite shirts that I get have quite narrow sleeves already even for me sometimes. As to solve your dilemma, I think you have several choices-1)buy larger size that fits your arms and have it tailored(which sounds like a major pain in you know where, you poor thing :(), 2) wear sleeveless tops or 3) have couple of shirts custom made.<br /> I think if you find a good tailor in your area, it may be worth it having couple of tops custom made. I had a blouse custom made for me before and it ran about $80. Not cheap but if you want a perfect fit, it can't be beat </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656008 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:04:29 +0000 Kari 656008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loves Tea, welcome to the forum! You had me at your username alone. </p> <p>I not only love tea, but I have a whole cupboard full of tea selections. My boyfriend does NOT get it!</p> <p>Shoot. I don't have any suggestions for this specific problem - shirts are a trouble spot for me in a different way as my bust is large and my waist very short - so I'm hoping others will chime in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-of-proportion#post-656000 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:55:09 +0000 Loves Tea 656000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Everyone! I've been enjoying the YLF blog for a quite a while decided to join the forum. Does anyone have a suggestion for shirts that can be good when one body part is totally out of proportion to the rest? I'm very petite with short arms, narrow shoulders, relatively thin waist, barely fill a B-cup, and yet I have really thick arm muscles. So most long sleeve tops are too big everywhere else and too tight in the arms. More importantly, does this kind of thing happen to anyone else? Why do clothing manufacturers think if one part is small, the whole package must be small? Thanks for any help anyone can offer me! </p>