https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:17:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making/page/2#post-1215640 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:00:59 +0000 catgirl 1215640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Part of me wants to keep it because you can pull it off and it's pure nostalgia.&nbsp; Objectively, it looks great.&nbsp; But I'm not sure it fits into your style direction, even as a wild card.&nbsp; I don't see a lot of 80s love from you, at least THIS side of the 80s... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215497 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 13:52:16 +0000 dustt 1215497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it and your belly is quite flashable!! - go for it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215484 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 13:29:03 +0000 Jules 1215484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it with the jeans and burgundy shorts, not with black so much. I tend to agree the same thing in say, taupe and cream would be even better, ie/ lower contrast.<br /> Is it a mere trifle or something you would want for the long haul? I know you usually buy for the long term. The poly in FLA thing is a concern, no? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215410 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 07:13:52 +0000 CocoLion 1215410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the shape and style on you. &nbsp;I would keep it if it didn't have dots. &nbsp;The cut is very trendy. &nbsp;When you add the dots, it's OTT to my eye.</p> <p>I could see it styled in a blogger way though. &nbsp;High waisted full skirt, giant sunglasses, stacks of bracelets, messy top knot, bright red mani/lip and high heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215404 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 06:54:32 +0000 AJ 1215404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My initial reaction was this is not your style. My second reaction was that the dots overwhelm you. Sorry for the nay vote.</p> <p>I do think you should keep looking for a crop top because you have a lovely figure for it. Maybe something with a softer abstract print or solid one in a color that looks fab on you. That way your fantastic shape is the focus and not the top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215304 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 02:37:14 +0000 Jeanie 1215304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Rabbit. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215302 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 02:29:36 +0000 Annie 1215302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have a great figure, and I'm envious of your stomach! But I'm not crazy about the shirt&nbsp;on you. To my eyes, the high color contrast and the large unevenly spaced polka dot is overwhelming you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215298 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 02:15:22 +0000 Golden 1215298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your belly looks great but I am not loving the look.&nbsp; Not sure what it is though... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215289 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 02:03:15 +0000 Echo 1215289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the IDEA of this shirt, and you certainly have the abs to flaunt, but this particular shirt isn't it, IMO. Again, I am having a hard time pinpointing why, except it is too boxy and oversized while at the same time short enough to expose the midsection. It is somewhere past an intentionally fluid fit into awkward territory. I am not sure you should give up the idea of a shorter shirt with possible belly exposure because it really does look good on you; I just don't think this is the right shirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215270 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 01:35:35 +0000 rachylou 1215270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually like it, and you have the abs for it. It's definitely a different style personality. I think it's a good stretch-exercise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215199 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 00:03:01 +0000 Peri 1215199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'm going to dissent because I think it is cute and fun and whimsical and those are good things to me. What is your gut reaction to those words? Do you want to be them or do they make you uncomfortable? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215192 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 23:51:04 +0000 Marley 1215192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is not a 10 - but then, are you going for only 10's?&nbsp; If you are just wanting to try out the trendy crop top silhouette, I'd try it in a cotton t-shirt type of style, rather than this fabric - and, I'd also go with a collarless top, rather than one with a collar like this one.&nbsp; Of all of your stylings that are pictured, I think the BF jeans look the best.&nbsp; Whatever you wear on the bottom needs to be big, full, or baggy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215140 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 22:40:46 +0000 Gigi 1215140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh, I really don't know what to think. I don't mind the belly flash, to start with. And I think the silhouette is OK.&nbsp;But there's something about the extra-large polka dots that seems really out of character on you...I guess to me it maybe reads too childish, instead of whimsical? I'm not sure. Maybe smaller polka dots, or more subtle ones per Rabbit, would be better. But I think you should definitely continue your hunt for a whimsical top if you return this one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215081 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 21:30:07 +0000 cloud9 1215081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, i really like it on you.&nbsp; I know you are moving toward a more sleek style, and this does the trick... only if not mid-drift baring.&nbsp; I'm close to your age, and baring (even with such awesome abs), I just feel a bit juvenile.&nbsp; My favorite is it paired with the plum shorts.&nbsp; The color combo just makes it a bit more sophisticated &amp; fun.</p> <p>Here is an Angie's blog re crop top trend #6, maybe it'll give you some more styling ideas.&nbsp; <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2014/01/27/15-trends-for-spring-2014/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2014/01/.....ring-2014/</a>.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215057 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:43:02 +0000 Mo 1215057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, the BF called from work and I told him I was debating the dot top on the forum. &nbsp;He said he's not bowled over by it. &nbsp;I could have guessed when I showed him the other night&nbsp;and he looked up from his computer and didn't say anything lol. &nbsp;No 'yes'. No 'I hate it'. &nbsp;Simply looked at me. &nbsp;Ha! &nbsp;<br />Unless Angie chimes in with an unexpected home run I think it's going back. &nbsp;Now to debate whether to chalk up half the shipping charges on my yearly budget, since the linen tee for the BF from the same order&nbsp;is staying. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215022 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:06:24 +0000 Anonymous 1215022@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your abs are amazing, but I don't love this top on you. I agree with Rabbit about the color/pattern. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215021 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:03:45 +0000 cciele 1215021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I think rabbit is onto something with the color. I like the silhouette and fit, but the color's not working for me. It'd be lovely if it were in one of those mauvey taupes you wear so well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215020 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:02:25 +0000 Marmee 1215020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the belly flash is great - your fab abs have earned the right to expose themselves. &nbsp;I think the shirt looks okay with the bfs, but there's something about the shirt on you that bothers me. &nbsp;I'm not sure if it's the dots (and I love dots) or the proportions with your body, but I think I'm a nay. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215019 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:01:26 +0000 Mo 1215019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, more points to ponder. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215015 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:55:51 +0000 rabbit 1215015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm mixed. &nbsp;I really like: the shape, the material, the crop, the belly flash - all those look good to me on you. &nbsp;</p> <p>Interestingly, the part I'm balking a little&nbsp;at is color/pattern. &nbsp; &nbsp;For me your own coloring is more subtle - not a graphic contrast between hair/skin, and your features smaller and more delicate - I see long up and down lines in your frame, but no big circles.</p> <p>So I'd probably like more if a) the circles and background color were closer in tone to each other (you look good in both white and black, but something about how they are juxtaposed on this shirt kind of leaves your own coloring out of the equation to my eye)&nbsp;or&nbsp;b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The pattern was different and possibly smaller. </p> <p>So I dunno if that's helpful at all. I'm seeing where the shirt meets the bottoms, and thinking 'yes' but seeing where it meets your neck/face and thinking 'not sure'.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215008 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:44:09 +0000 Raisin 1215008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the crop with the shorts. &nbsp;The size and dimensions feel right to me. &nbsp;You have a great midsection, so I wouldn't be worried about a small flash of skin. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215004 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:38:59 +0000 Nicole D 1215004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the belly flash is a bit over the top, sorry. &nbsp;I do agree you have fab abs though. &nbsp;Looks kinda retro, but not ironically enough to work for me. &nbsp;But if you love it - keep and wear with pride. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1215003 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:38:20 +0000 cinnamon fern 1215003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Warning: &nbsp;this post written by&nbsp;someone with a poison eye for polka dots.</p> <p>I am going to be a downer and vote no.&nbsp;&nbsp;I see your style moving in a more sleek, sophisticated direction, and I don't see this shirt fitting in. &nbsp;It is always going to be a cute, fun shirt at best. &nbsp;Do you need more cute, fun clothes?</p> <p>Also, where would you wear this? &nbsp;The flash of belly makes me think summer, at the beach. &nbsp;But are you really going to want to wear a long-sleeved polyester shirt at the beach? &nbsp;I guess you could wear it with a cami underneath, to prevent freezing, but this particular cropped shirt seems like it would be hard to style with something underneath.</p> <p>Finally, the delicate issue of belly-exposure in one's forties. &nbsp;You have a nice stomach and look killer in a bikini. &nbsp;But - philosophical question - is that relevant to the issue of age-appropriateness? &nbsp;I don't think women are required to have buff arms to wear sleeveless shirts in hot sticky climates.</p> <p>I hope I don't sound too negative! &nbsp;There are better shirts out there for you.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1214982 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:12:01 +0000 Mo 1214982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know what you're saying. &nbsp;I do have a ton that mixes and matches already. &nbsp;I'm good with some things worn just 2 or 3 ways sometimes, because so much of my other stuff goes 15 ways or more lol. &nbsp;<br />I might try&nbsp;this over my red zippy moto jeans, too. &nbsp;Maybe even my leather/suede pants. &nbsp;I think the extra coverage on the legs offsets the belly flash and makes it look more balanced somehow? &nbsp;Still undecided but leaning toward keep.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1214976 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:06:47 +0000 Gennifyr 1214976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In my own wardrobe that's what I'm trying to get away from. &nbsp;If I hem and haw over an item, am not excited to wear it and can't wear it with at least a quarter of my other items then I just return it of send it to the thrift shop. &nbsp;Even if other people tell me it looks great, it'll just sit in my closet, forever unworn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1214971 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:01:19 +0000 LACeleste 1214971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With those abs, flash away Mo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1214962 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 18:54:18 +0000 Mo 1214962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Deb and Neel! &nbsp;I suppose a little belly won't kill the casual onlooker ;)<br />Gennifyr, so far I&nbsp;<i>only</i> like it with the low BF jeans. &nbsp;The rest of the looks leave me decidedly 'meh'. </p> <p>Oh, and it was just $17, so not a budget buster at all.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1214959 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 18:52:25 +0000 Gennifyr 1214959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to like this but I don't and I'm not sure why. &nbsp;That's not particularly helpful but that's all I've got. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1214957 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 18:49:32 +0000 Neel 1214957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Umm ... That belly ... Is worth flashing!!! I love this look on you. And sometimes wildcards are good .. If you are not breaking your bank then I say keep and have fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wardrobe-wildcard-or-mistake-in-the-making#post-1214955 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 18:46:59 +0000 deb 1214955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It look really good to me. I like the belly flash. </p>