https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 05:43:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-290450 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:30:38 +0000 catgirl 290450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great! I can only sympathize. I never wear woven button-downs. I own two silk/chiffon buttondowns because they are drapey and therefore don't gape as much. Anything stiffer is just too much fussing for me, between buttons and collar and tucking and wrinkling. Looks like you found one shirt that works! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-290441 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:20:37 +0000 Jenava 290441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, looks fantastic! Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-290436 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:14:30 +0000 Arya 290436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You all inspired me to go out and try on button-down tops. I found this one at EXPRESS, and am delighted with it. It buttons all the way without gapping, and has a pleasing neck line that shows my neck/collarbones a bit but not my cleavage (even when I lean over a table). I was able to get it in a size small (appropriate for my frame), and it still had room for my D-cup bust. Yay!</p> <p>P.s. OMG I tucked! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-281293 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:15:21 +0000 Maya 281293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To Lemonade's point, I have had snaps put in to a few dresses but mine don't require that I pull them over my head. They are just invisible snap buttons that are placed between the buttons wherever there is any gaping. They can be done and undone just as a regular button. </p> <p>This helps keep things closed, but I'm not under the impression that I'm fooling anyone with it. As I said, my standards for what fits are pretty low. The fabric still looks quite strained, but it takes enough effort just to get things to stay closed that I can't be bothered quibbling over the details. Your bust is probably smaller than mine is though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-281260 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:03:18 +0000 lemonade 281260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also have issues fitting into button down shirts and it's a look that I really like. The way I have dealt with this is to buy tops that have stretch in them and then I fit my shoulders, waist and hips. As long as the pulling on my bust is not too intense, I have a seamstress sew in snaps down the placket so that they can't be seen or in some cases, I have had a seamstress run a seam down the placket sewing the shirt "shut" up to the button that comes just above the bust line. I find that this works the best and I don't have to worry about any wardrobe malfunctions, however, it does meant that you have to put the shirt on over your head. Hope that this helps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-281189 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:34:06 +0000 mumtojessandluke 281189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW! I watched the Carissa Brown video and nodded all the way- I think she is on to something! (well except the bow on the back of the dress was not to my liking! LOL)</p> <p>I had to look up conversions from Aust sizing to US. I think I'm a 10 US. E cup.</p> <p>I'll agree whole heartily that it isn't easy to find something that fits nicely. I've avoided all shirts because of this... I wonder if they will post to Australia? If only they were breastfeeding friendly too, I prefer to pull up than bear my chest iygwim. Defiantly something I'll look into after DS (22mths) weans. Nothing can beat a T-shirt for that. Maybe that is why so many mums wear T-shirts. Sorry to ramble. </p> <p>Sorry I have so solutions for you, only empathy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-281184 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:12:52 +0000 Kari 281184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh - and <a href="http://www.express.com/essential-stretch-military-shirt-23572-721.pro?user_att_name=Interest&amp;Mpper=3&amp;Mrsavf=*&amp;Mpos=1&amp;Mcat=721&amp;Mcatg=category_root&amp;Mcatn=Shirts&amp;Mcatp=cat_2&amp;user_att_value=Email&amp;Mrsaa=*&amp;Mpg=SEARCH%2BNAV&amp;Mcatpn=For+Her&amp;Mppg=0#jsLink">these</a> also work reasonably well on me. They do gape a bit, but just due to the spacing of the buttons around the bust and not due to poor fit. I got some cheap snaps and sewed them inside the lining between the buttons, so they are totally invisible but help me stay closed. I still usually wear a camisole under it anyway, though, because I am perpetually cold. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-281182 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:11:45 +0000 Dashrashi 281182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought I should also put in a plug for Benetton's button down shirts. They cut a lot of room for the bust and the hips while still tapering in at the waist. </p> <p>Also, I've been seeing button-down shirts recently that have knit panels down the sides. This is great for the busty girls because not only does it emphasize the hourglass shape, it also provides a little stretch under the arms to make sure the front button placket doesn't pull. I have one from Anthropologie, but I saw this one on Bluefly today:<br /> <a href="http://www.bluefly.com/linQ-toffee-silk-ribbed-side-button-front-shirt/COLOR_CROSS-SELL/306530902/detail.fly" rel="nofollow">http://www.bluefly.com/linQ-to.....detail.fly</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-281178 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:52:23 +0000 Kari 281178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Arya, I second (or third or fourth?) the recommendation for Carissa Rose. I have the Carissa style blouse in white and black, and the Olivia in the dark purple shade, and love how they fit perfectly without *any* need for tailoring. The Carissa style of blouse is currently on sale - I think the style is being discontinued.<br /> I am a size 10 and 32G, and I wear a size MW on Carissa's charts.<br /> The company is also very quick and helpful in response if you call or email customer service for suggestions. </p> <p>I've also had good luck lately with Classiques Entier silk blouses, but since I got mine a few months ago from the Nordstrom Rack the styles that worked for me are no longer available online - otherwise I'd be happy to give you some specific links. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-281125 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:25:43 +0000 Arya 281125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, ladies, thanks for all the advice! I had never heard of Carissa Rose before, but I spent some time watching the videos on her website. What a great concept! I'm interested in trying at least two of the styles.</p> <p>Thanks for the links to Express and The Limited, too. I must admit, I don't enjoy shopping so I hadn't even tried going to the mall in a long time. You have succeeded in helping me narrow down the store options, and for that I am *very* grateful!</p> <p>I've thought about tailoring, but as a home seamstress, I'm more inclined to learn how to make my own tailored shirts than buy one a size up and then pay more to have someone fix it. Also, I know from experience that sometimes the item has to be completely taken apart and put back together again to really get it right and, again, I'd rather learn to do it myself (which I am, so stay tuned!).</p> <p>I appreciate all of you taking the time to steer me in the right direction. I'm in dire need of tops, but until now have been so thwarted in my attempts to find what I'm looking for that I haven't replenished my wardrobe in a long time. Now I'm on a mission! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280677 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:46:41 +0000 Maya 280677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really hate how Stacey and Clinton always assume that the only fit problem with sizing up is in the waist, which can "easily" be taken in. Going up a size and tailoring the waist doesn't solve the issue of a sloppy shoulder line and baggy sleeves.</p> <p>If your shoulders and arms fill out the next size up, this is a reasonable solution, but if they don't--then what? I don't think there is a solution, to be perfectly blunt. Other than just trying things and seeing what works best. While I find clothes that "fit," my standards for what fits are different from most women. I just can't be that picky. It's hard enough just to find something that closes. If it has a few pull lines, oh well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280672 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:33:54 +0000 Jenava 280672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did look into getting a custom made shirt - but buying a size up and tailoring is probably cheaper! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280659 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:40:44 +0000 LeahJanes 280659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know a ridiculously busty woman who buys her shirts a size bigger and then takes them to the tailor to be taken in. She has broad shoulders though so YMMV. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280588 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:32:25 +0000 Beth 280588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've loved the Carissa Rose shirt I bought this fall (actually, I wore it today). I'm a 4 and the Emma style in Small fit perfectly although it is slightly long. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280571 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:18:25 +0000 neatnic 280571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm small framed and very busty -- my go-to spot for button-down tops lately has been Express. A lot of their woven tops that have a bit of stretch in them work very well for me -- miraculously, they fit my shoulders, bust, and waist without gaping.</p> <p>I have a couple of these and really like them:</p> <p><a href="http://www.express.com/essential-stretch-logo-cuff-shirt-21248-721.pro?Mcatn=Shirts&#038;Mpper=3&#038;Mcatp=cat_2&#038;Mcat=721&#038;Mpos=0&#038;Mcatg=category_root&#038;Mpg=SEARCH%2BNAV&#038;Mcatpn=For+Her&#038;user_att_name=Interest&#038;user_att_value=Email&#038;Mrsaa=*&#038;Mrsavf=*&#038;Mppg=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.express.com/essenti.....038;Mppg=0</a></p> <p>These look like they'd work too (and are less office-y):</p> <p><a href="http://www.express.com/elite-stretch-ruffled-front-shirt-33833-721.pro?Mcatn=Shirts&#038;Mpper=3&#038;Mcatp=cat_2&#038;Mcat=721&#038;Mpos=3&#038;Mcatg=category_root&#038;Mpg=SEARCH%2BNAV&#038;Mcatpn=For+Her&#038;user_att_name=Interest&#038;user_att_value=Email&#038;Mrsaa=*&#038;Mrsavf=*&#038;Mppg=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.express.com/elite-s.....038;Mppg=0</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.express.com/smocked-front-short-sleeve-shirt-32909-721.pro?Mcatn=Shirts&#038;Mpper=3&#038;Mcatp=cat_2&#038;Mcat=721&#038;Mpos=11&#038;Mcatg=category_root&#038;Mpg=SEARCH%2BNAV&#038;Mcatpn=For+Her&#038;user_att_name=Interest&#038;user_att_value=Email&#038;Mrsaa=*&#038;Mrsavf=*&#038;Mppg=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.express.com/smocked.....038;Mppg=0</a></p> <p>Check out anything that appeals with stretch in their "shirts" category:</p> <p><a href="http://www.express.com/shirts-721.cat?Mcat=721&#038;Mcatp=cat_2&#038;Mcatn=Shirts&#038;Mcatg=category_root&#038;Mcatpn=For+Her&#038;Mpg=SEARCH%2BNAV&#038;Mpos=1&#038;Mpper=12&#038;viewall=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.express.com/shirts-.....;viewall=0</a></p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280547 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:45:06 +0000 Maya 280547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Tara, I appreciate your faith in my wisdom. Alas, I'm only an advisor on the bra part. What one should wear to cover the bra is something I have battled with since the beginning of time.</p> <p>Carissa Rose works for some people, but it didn't work for me. Her smallest size runs very large and everything is just too long and too loose on me (I usually wear a size 2). Since you're a 4/6 it might work, but it may depend on the style.</p> <p>I have had success with The Limited, though. The rest of my finds have just been pure luck--not a specific brand. I'm afraid my only advice is to try on as many shirts as you can and hope for the best. That's what I had to do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280499 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:17:19 +0000 CocoLion 280499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a 32DD I commiserate. One of the reasons I wear so many t-shirts and knit tops. I recently got a billow-y sheer silk top (cami worn underneath), and the oversized gauzey shirts fit. So with blouses I stick with a looser fit. And I have one vintage blouse which buttons in back; that works. </p> <p>With fitted shirts, I just have to put up with some gapping/pulling or I wear a minimizer bra, whose wire placement is painful to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280488 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:58:15 +0000 Jenava 280488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know that Kari likes her Carissa Rose tops as well. I buy mine at Brooks Brothers; I am a 32DDD, and I wear size 8 in their shirts. They are a bit "office" but I like to wear them with jeans or whatever to dress them down. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280473 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:43:06 +0000 tarzy 280473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cue Maya ...</p> <p>(She's our resident advisor on all things full bust!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280462 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:21:57 +0000 rae 280462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've read good things about this brand:<br /> <a href="http://carissarose.com/" rel="nofollow">http://carissarose.com/</a></p> <p>Unfortunately their size chart does not extend to my measurements, but it might work for a 4-6. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts#post-280460 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:10:03 +0000 Arya 280460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to find some non-t-shirt tops (what I think of as "tailored": button up, but not officey). The challenge I face is that I have a small frame (size 4 or 6) but full bust (D cup). I recently learned about fashion tape, but there's only so much it can do.</p> <p>Any suggestions for brands that have room for a full bust without becoming a tent? </p>