https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:05:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547399 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:01:19 +0000 Vix 1547399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Jenn --</p> <p>Yes, everything you noted plus the yoke as others mentioned. [It really does look like a different blouse in the stock image!]</p> <p>You mentioned the ties on the wrists and I agreed, but the Lucky top's sleeves look a bit longer, too. Couldn't tell from your photo or the Loft one whether you can get a bit more length there?&nbsp;</p> <p>Since you're keeping the Loft and not buying the Lucky, maybe experiment a bit. I know you said the IRL color is darker; I wonder if wearing a dark tank underneath would shift the color a bit to a more deep, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547240 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 04:31:12 +0000 CocoLion 1547240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The seam above the chest on the Loft top bugs me. &nbsp;It's one of those design details that works on some builds (for example, a very small bust) but not on others. &nbsp;I avoid those yoke seams. &nbsp;I also avoid pleating at the shoulder as it makes my bust seem fuller than it is. &nbsp;The Lucky top is cut much better for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547235 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 04:23:37 +0000 Ankita 1547235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The darker blouse shows more at your shoulders compared to the LOFT,which I quite like because sometimes even the slightest skin show makes all the difference!<br /> I also love darker colors are longer lengths... so yes! ☺ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547176 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:57:01 +0000 Maneera 1547176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Better colour, slightly longer with a much better fit and drape. The Loft blouse doesn't look tight per say, but it doesn't fit just right. The yoke is getting some gathers....while the Lucky blouse looks like it was made for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547142 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:05:30 +0000 Alassë 1547142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the darker coloured top works better with your colouring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547140 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:03:27 +0000 Suz 1547140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would have said what Angie said. The yoke was what jumped out at me (besides the colour).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547127 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 01:36:30 +0000 Jenn 1547127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie, and all! I have a better understanding now, and I'm excited for my Lucky order to come in, though the tops I ordered weren't quite in this style.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547096 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:52:48 +0000 Jaime 1547096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The darker one is better (slightly), great top for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547067 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:14:59 +0000 Angie 1547067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lucky blouse = no yoke gathers, longer length, better fabric and drape, nicer colour.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547047 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 23:30:37 +0000 E 1547047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree w Elly; the first difference I noticed was where the gathers were placed! The lower yoke style of the Loft top is quite flattering on my small busted self, so I imagine it might be exaggerating your bustline as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547046 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 23:28:31 +0000 Jenn 1547046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Liz -&nbsp;</b>I think the color is deceiving in the photos. I added some Finds, which have more true-to-life colors. Both blouses are rayon, although the Loft one has a different fabric for the sleeves and yoke. My struggle with it is the fit and proportions, I think. It just feels wrong.</p> <p><b>Elly&nbsp;</b>- You might be right. This looks like a different top on me than on the model, like it wasn't made to accommodate breasts, almost. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547015 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:04:01 +0000 Elly 1547015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think where the pleats fall from makes the difference. I find bust pleats harder to wear as a curvier lady than shoulder gathers.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547013 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:01:51 +0000 Liz 1547013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What's your struggle with the Loft blouse -- do you not like the color? the fit? Do you struggle to know what to wear it with? Do you just not like it, period?</p> <p>The loft blouse is a light and "cold" color, and you seem to wear warm, mid-range colors. That could be part of it.&nbsp;</p> <p>The only other (very minor) difference I notice is that the Loft blouse doesn't seem to set as well on you across the shoulders / yoke area. There is just something very slightly off that might be pulling on the neckline a little.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1547005 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:50:10 +0000 Jenn 1547005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>deb -&nbsp;</b>I won't be buying the Lucky one, but I do want to understand what works so I know what to look for in the future. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1546998 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:44:29 +0000 deb 1546998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you have a place in your wardrobe for both? The colors are different enough. The Loft blouse would look really good with&nbsp;white bottoms.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1546995 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:41:12 +0000 celia 1546995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It was the best of blouses, it was the worst of blouses ...( mixing my quotes here but funnily enough almost accurate )<br /> I think the color of the Loft blouse is not as flattering. Also it depends on the weight of the fabric.<br /> And all the little details you describe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1546986 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:34:20 +0000 Word Lily 1546986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the darker color (monochromatic, column of color, as styled) certainly helps, as does the more open neckline (to help draw attention up, and to help balance out the visual weight lower down.</p> <p>The ties detail at the waist certainly doesn't hurt, either. So, maybe combination of all of them? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/outfit-lab-tale-of-two-blouses#post-1546982 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:31:07 +0000 Jenn 1546982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>While out making a return today, I grabbed a Lucky Brand blouse to try on, in anticipation of my online order from them arriving in a few days. I think it fit pretty well, but realized it was a very similar style to a LOFT top I have that I really struggle with.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've included a pic with both side-by-side below. Left is LOFT, right is Lucky Brand. What makes the the Lucky blouse better, if it is, in fact better?<br />darker color?<br />slightly longer?<br />slightly lower neck opening?<br />ties on sleeves accentuate waist?</p> <p>...something else?</p> <p>Or... is it all in my head? </p>