https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:48:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops/page/2#post-1842939 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 19:38:07 +0000 Suz 1842939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting...I realize that I also have more tailored knits also (vs. wovens) although I used to own a lot of tailored wovens when I first joined YLF. I guess they became less popular and were less available.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops/page/2#post-1842933 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 19:26:47 +0000 Anonymous 1842933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely Team Tailored - I like some structure to my clothing. &nbsp;Though I've been moving more to softly tailored lately, more like the ones from the company&nbsp;<b>lisap</b> is repping. &nbsp;It's easier to find a good fit and they are much easier to iron! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops/page/2#post-1842923 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:15:06 +0000 elpgal 1842923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ginger, thank you. This is very helpful. I am tempted by several of their items. </p> <p>I could potentially get dressed tailored when I visit India but womens tailors who sew Western clothing are hard to find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842922 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:11:32 +0000 Ginger 1842922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They do hold up, quite well. The most wear I've experienced is with jewel-tone cotton knits like the green; like a lot of darks, they do eventually start to fade a little bit. So I baby them and try not to wear them in the height of summer when I can't help sweating.</p> <p>Whether you give custom measurements or go by the size chart, you have to select your height. The garment will be proportioned to your height in that way. If you're extra short-waisted for your height, you can use the custom fit option. (FWIW, I like a snug fit on the waist in skirts and dresses and so provide a measurement 1" smaller than my actual. That way I don't have to wear a belt. I don't fudge any of my other measurements, though.)&nbsp;</p> <p>The waist length is not 100% consistent with every order, though to be fair I've been ordering for 5+ years. It's a tricky thing to get right even when making my own patterns.</p> <p>I actually haven't done any returns! My mother has, though, and I don't remember that she had any issues. They did move to an online system for them about a year ago so I'm sure there were some rollout issues. I believe they provide a return shipping label; only the original shipping would not be reimbursed. (They use DHL and it's usually very fast.)</p> <p>If you have an issue, do call CS. I haven't always had fast/effective email responses, but calls are extremely helpful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842921 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:10:44 +0000 Zibbets 1842921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love tailored shirts! My most recent find is a white buttondown with navy polka dots from Tommy Hilfiger. I have worn it with jeans, a tailored navy pencil skirt and navy/white striped shorts. </p> <p>The Classic Shirt in "London Conversational" tickles my fancy, but I can't justify it because I already have a closetful with Liberty prints, stripes, dots, flowers and sailboats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842916 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:54:07 +0000 Tina 1842916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love a tailored look but have a shape that would involve tailoring every item -- if it fits in the chest and back, it's too big in the shoulders. Plus sizes are too loose through the torso making me look like a tent instead of an hourglass/pear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842915 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:47:29 +0000 elpgal 1842915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ginger, that's a lovely green!<br /> Do the items hold up well? </p> <p>Have you ever had the waist moved up? The waist position and bust diameter are my primary reasons for wanting custom. </p> <p>Are they good with returns? There seem to quite a few negative reports on the return process. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842891 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:01:05 +0000 Thistle 1842891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Being a busty gal, I have given up on tailored tops. I usually go with knits as more voluminous tops look like tents on me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842887 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:58:11 +0000 Barbara Diane 1842887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hadn't had any in years, but I have found a few lightweight but not sheer ones at Talbot's outlets. This is very hard to find. Perfect to wear in hot but not crazy hot weather as I don't have to worry about sunburn on my arms.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842858 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:55:40 +0000 rachylou 1842858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Boy, it's been a long time since I've found a tailored top... fit achieved by cutting and sewing... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842830 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:51:02 +0000 Angie 1842830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa p, and from the side seams on the upper torso. Fluidity is our friend. Structure and volume in the right places is our friend.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842829 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:49:21 +0000 Anonymous 1842829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - yes. They are not super fitted or tailored, but the structure comes from set-in sleeves and a "tailored" collar and button placket. And for course the woven vs knit fabric. &nbsp;And yes, they are very boho, and that is the vibe of the entire line. &nbsp;Fluidity is part of the appeal - summer heat and all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842828 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:48:41 +0000 Ginger 1842828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>elpgal</b>, I order from eShakti about 2-3 times a year. What do you want to know? I just placed an order for a dress (emerald green knit, long sleeve, knee-length) and my first blouse from them: body with tailored fit in a knit material, sleeves and color in a light poly semi-sheer. I'm really hopeful it will work for me.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842825 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:37:15 +0000 Angie 1842825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa p, all quite fluid - or semi structured, and boho. NICE. &nbsp;I like the shaping on the waist of the first two styles. That bit of tailoring makes can make ALL the difference.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842821 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:28:52 +0000 Anonymous 1842821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's funny : &nbsp;when Angie posted about the lack of structured or tailored woven tops in the market , I thought about a recent experience I had with some pieces from a new line I'm repping. &nbsp;The company is based in Southern California, and has a distinct West Coast vibe....which isn't always what sells in my part of the country, but the clothing samples I was sent piqued my interest . &nbsp;(there are lots of other products in their line other than clothing ) They arrived in early August, when I was already sick of summer and it's relentless heat , and was looking for something different to wear with shorts &nbsp;than my usual t-shirts . &nbsp;These three pieces became absolute workhorses, much to my surprise, because I never thought of them as quite " my style". But talk about comfortable, cooling, flattering (far &nbsp;more so than a t-shirt ) and different! &nbsp;Took me completely by surprise - but now I know what to wear casually that looks polished and a more put-together than my old uniform. &nbsp;The company is called RockFlowerPaper - for anyone interested. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842817 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:25:53 +0000 Angie 1842817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Many of my own shirts AREN'T tailored. And many of the shirts here aren't either.&nbsp;</p> <p>Th BR stripe is the most tailored shirt I have. I have quite a few tailored items of knitwear though.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842815 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:21:47 +0000 Christina F. 1842815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've bought Boden's Classic Shirt in a three prints. I am short waisted, so I buy a petite size, which is the only way for tailored tops to clear my hips. I find it to be TTS to what I take in tailored tops with sleeves.</p> <p>That said, my workplace is casual enough that I'm moving away from a need for such tops. The ones I have are fun prints, so I will keep them to wear with jeans and nice shoes, but I don't need any more tailored tops at the moment.</p> <p>I do also have this chambray button down from Caslon (bought at NAS last year; this is a similar or identical one from this year). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842810 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:03:06 +0000 Suz 1842810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Gigi</b> -- it looks like a slim tailored shirt with lots of shaping -- but that would depend on how snug it is, I guess!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842808 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:01:06 +0000 Muffin 1842808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>J. Crew for me too! They seem to fit me consistently and the fabrics (cotton, linen, chambray) all hold up well. I did try a Brooks Brothers but the non-iron material was way too scratchy and I never reached for it. I hear mixed reviews on Banana Republic but haven't tried them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842805 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:49:34 +0000 cindysmith 1842805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't bought a tailored top in... </p> <p>well, I can't remember the last time I bought a tailored top. I'm seriously racking my brain, and cannot think of the last tailored top I owned. I bought some when I was at university, but I graduated in 2011 or 2012.</p> <p>I kind of hate them, because it's so difficult to find one that fits. Anything with buttons gaps open over my chest. If it has sleeves, the sleeves are too tight on my muscular arms. I also have those wing muscles on the sides of my ribcage under my arms (and muscles across the back of my shoulders), so they tend to be tight across my upper back.</p> <p>Sizing up isn't a good option; because I often have to size up so far that I'm then looking at paying a tailor to remake the shirt through the waist, forearms, and shoulder seems which then gets into issues with the size of the armholes. The length is often too much for a tailored top so now we have to remake the bottom of it to shorten it.</p> <p>I am not going through all of that to make a top fit my body. Even if I could find a tailor skilled enough to pull it off, I wouldn't do it because then I would have so much money invested in the shirt that I'd be afraid to wear it because Murphy's law holds true: the more expensive it is, the quicker I'm going to spill something on it that can't be washed out, or I'll rip it on something within 3.2 nanoseconds of putting it on my body.</p> <p>Knits are my friends. Loose/flowy is my friend. I like looking at tailored tops on other ladies, but I have given up on them for myself. And I don't even miss them, TBH. My knits make me feel like I'm wearing a pyjama top all day </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842759 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 09:58:55 +0000 Style Fan 1842759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought a denim shirt from J Crew last winter when I was in Florida.&nbsp; That is the only tailored top in my wardrobe.&nbsp; I would love more but they are very difficult to fit.<br />I am hoping to add some Rails shirts to my wardrobe this year.&nbsp; I have heard good things about them and they might actually fit me.&nbsp; There is an independent boutique that carries them near my old home town. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842755 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 09:23:06 +0000 Anonymous 1842755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooks Brothers Non-Iron Tailored Fit White Dress Shirt.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842733 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 05:39:48 +0000 Anonymous 1842733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>J Crew perfect shirt in a crinkled gingham. I would love to find s great tailored white shirt and would probably try Books Brothers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842727 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 05:21:16 +0000 Gigi 1842727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's mine, from Anthro. But maybe some will consider it body-con? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842671 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 01:52:06 +0000 delurked 1842671@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elpgal - I've never tried Uniqulo, but I see lots of good recos for them. I may try something in the spring, but don't need any more flannel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842670 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 01:38:27 +0000 elpgal 1842670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Delurked, flannel shirts follow me home all the time. Have you tried the Uniqlo ones? They wash and wear well.</p> <p>All this talk of tailored clothing reminds me of Eshakti. They were popular a few years ago. Has anyone ordered anything from them recently? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842667 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 01:06:48 +0000 Suz 1842667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And I just realized that peplum is knit, not woven. Though it is a sort of scuba-like fabric so seems as if it is in-between.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842659 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:44:28 +0000 delurked 1842659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do flannel shirts count as tailored? Ha ha. I have a newer one from Jcrew factory and a couple older ones from Eddie Bauer. I can only think of a couple things that come close to qualifying - but one is a ponte top with darts and a belt, and the other is a button front with knit ribbing to give it more ease. So basically, I own no tailored tops at all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842651 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:19:55 +0000 elpgal 1842651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Emily and Suz, button downs are reliable bet. I hope JCrew has more options in the Fall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops#post-1842646 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 23:53:02 +0000 Suz 1842646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High Five, Emily. I'd call the J. Crew "Perfect Shirts" tailored also -- that's my second one.&nbsp; </p>