https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 17 May 2026 11:47:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-823404 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:06:47 +0000 Mander 823404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a soft spot for plaid flannel shirts, although I don't currently own one that is wearable. I bought a cute one with slightly western styling on ebay a while ago but it's too small to be comfortable, sadly, and I have a men's version that I bought on super clearance sale intending to alter it to fit but I haven't gotten around to it yet.</p> <p>I like the idea of wearing it in a sort of equestrian outfit, with skinny jeans and riding boots, and maybe a tweedy jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-822074 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:01:07 +0000 tayleigh 822074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have one plaid shirt but it is a dark green with red highlights and it's been turning out to be surprisingly versatile! I've worn it with pencil skirts, miniskirts, full twirly skirts, with jeans, and under a sleeveless sweaterdress. I agree with Deb above - the plaid shirt does a really great job at casualizing pencil skirts. The one you've linked looks lovely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-822025 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:59:55 +0000 Amy 822025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think plaid automatically reads as casual. The cut and fabrication make a huge difference. Boxy flannel plaid shirts would definitely be casual, but there are more shapely, refined versions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821921 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:17:39 +0000 velvetychocolate 821921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deb - are you saying that I could potentially combine a plaid shirt with a dressier looking skirt? See, this is what I'm missing - this juxtaposition of extreme casual with some dressier pieces. I have lots of dressier pieces, but my 'casual' wardrobe is a disaster (to put it mildly). </p> <p>Hmmm....great food for thought - perhaps I could actually pair one of my dressier pencil skirts with a plaid shirt, some tights and tall flat boots. </p> <p>Ok - now I'm excited! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821918 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:14:32 +0000 velvetychocolate 821918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You made me laugh Diana - with the "non lumberjack colours" suggestion And the high-low hem sounds like a good idea too (to be even more current). Thank you for chiming in on how *not* to look like a country bumpkin </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821916 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:11:14 +0000 deb 821916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my plaid shirts with my pencil skirts. It casualizes (made up word) them and I wear them more. Try the shirt, skirt, tights, and flats and wear them to the grocery store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821910 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:05:37 +0000 Diana 821910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my plaid shirt, and yes it is flannel. But it is distinctly non-lumberjack colors (mustard, turquoise, and tomato (sounds hideous but it's not, I promise) and has a high-low hem (which makes it more current). And, yes, I wear it with my Docs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821893 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:49:03 +0000 velvetychocolate 821893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Elisabeth! I do have a couple of pairs of Converse (black with white trim, and also *purple* with the usual white trim). I have to agree with you in that I have a slight aversion to the idea of pairing a plaid shirt with faded denim....a little too much 'casual' for me. </p> <p>Maybe not so much in spring/summer, but in winter, I can't quite meld "plaid shirt" with "faded jeans" without feeling like a logger or something along those lines. </p> <p>I'll just order up one of these shirts and pair it with dark wash skinnies/straight cut jeans, and if my boots/booties are a little more refined-looking, then too bad. </p> <p>I will try the grey camisole idea in spring/summer, with Cons and rolled-up pants. Thank you! I really appreciate your advice on this one </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821864 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:33:12 +0000 Aziraphale 821864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have three plaid shirts, and I never look particularly rugged. Casual, yes. At least some of the time. In the winter, the way I wear mine is to pair them, untucked, with skinny jeans stuffed into BBC Radio boots:</p> <p><a href="http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w=family%3ARadios&#038;p=8&#038;pp=1&#038;view=detail&#038;colourID=3479" rel="nofollow">http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w.....ourID=3479</a></p> <p>They are workboot-like, but not rugged lumberjack boots. I usually wear very dark denim skinnies, because I find that lighter colours -- such as gray or mid-blue denim -- paired with plaid can look a little *too* casual for me. </p> <p>In the summer, I pair the plaid shirts (which are fairly light cotton, by the way, not flannel) with rolled-up jeans and Converse Chuck Taylors. Black with white trim. Relaxed and cute, no lumberjacks in sight. ;-)</p> <p>ETA: I should mention that I usually wear a heather gray cotton cami underneath the plaid shirt, and only generally do up three or four buttons. Sometimes I tuck in part, but never all, of the shirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821857 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:26:15 +0000 velvetychocolate 821857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think YLF'ers are "onto" me, somehow (even though I never post pictures, and that's because I'm way too shy and awkward). Meanwhile, it's true that I have a closet full of pencil skirts, nice blouses, dresses, dress pants, dressy pumps and so on. And yet...my real life is quite casual most of the time. No wonder I never feel all that 'fab.' </p> <p>Ok - I will try a plaid shirt - in a desperate attempt to liven up my casual wardrobe a wee bit. I do have some dressier-looking flat black riding boots, and dark-wash skinny jeans. Maybe that will help me feel less "off", given that I prefer dressed-up over 'rugged'. </p> <p>Thank you so much for the encouragement - much appreciated! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821846 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:14:04 +0000 Beth Ann 821846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it sounds like this is a look you should try on for size. One reasonably priced shirt might open up another great formula for your "real" life! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821835 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:04:02 +0000 JulieJohn 821835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am all for plaid, and I think your other items will dress it up nicely. It is one pattern that seems at home in both rustic (country) and a dressy (city) looks. Think of a huntsman look, like riding to hounds, and add a dash of dapper plaid. It really goes nicely. Maybe with some polished riding boots? I look forward to seeing what you do with plaid. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821829 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:59:12 +0000 amiable 821829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tried them about the time that Angie posted that outfit (one of my favs too), and fell in love. Now I'm reliving my youth wearing all the plaid that I can find. And I love it, and want more! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821820 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:54:43 +0000 velvetychocolate 821820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you! Deb, that was also my rationale for ordering something on sale from Amazon...just dipping my toes into the idea. </p> <p>And Thistle, you make a good point - it will all depend on the fit of the shirt. </p> <p>Hmm...I might just try it anyway. If worse comes to worst, I have another shirt I can wear around the house or up at the cabin..:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821786 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:11:50 +0000 deb 821786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was not sure I wanted to get back into plaid either so I got one from Old Navy on sale. It has become one of my winter favorites. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821743 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:20:22 +0000 Thistle 821743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think doable, and plaid and flannel are very nice for a mostly casual lifestyle. Angie too usually bats for team dressy, but on her,Mather fit was perfect. I think it is really the fit that will make this piece looks more polished.</p> <p>But then, I was teen in the 90s so I remember docs and plaid shirts well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/plaid-shirts#post-821740 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:16:07 +0000 velvetychocolate 821740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to admit, I really loved Angie's "Rugged Classics for a Walk in the Woods" outfit post last month, and have been wondering about plaid shirts ever since. </p> <p>I've found a shirt that is somewhat similar on Amazon, and was thinking of ordering it, but it's so far from my "norm" that I'm having second thoughts. I think I have a tendency to "bat for team dressy" as it were, and yet - 75% of the time, my life is *very* casual. Meanwhile, I don't think I've owned a plaid shirt since I was about 16, and I'm in my 40's now. I'm afraid of looking silly or too junior-ish or something along those lines. Usually, if I manage to step outside my comfort zone a wee bit, it's with something more dressy, rather than casual items. </p> <p>As a result, my casual wardrobe is extremely boring, for the most part. </p> <p>Do you wear plaid shirts? How can I wear one without looking like a lumberjack or feeling like I'm looking a bit 'off' in the sense that it's not my usual type of item to wear? I don't have slouchy skinnies or rugged boots. I do have some skinny and straight-cut jeans, but even those look fairly polished. I also have some boyfriend jeans, but haven't managed to figure out how to wear them in the winter (likely due to said lack of rugged boots). </p> <p>Thing is? I don't particularly want to look rugged. I just want some newer, more interesting things in my casual wardrobe. </p> <p>I was thinking of this one via Amazon (shown in pic #2 below):</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sanctuary-Clothing-Womens-Shirt-Rosegold/dp/B008DVXHBC/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1358468174&#038;sr=8-13&#038;keywords=sanctuary+shirt" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Sanctuar.....uary+shirt</a></p> <p>What do we think? </p>