https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 04:42:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860858 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:20:32 +0000 Anonymous 860858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And the quickest way to fix the gaping is to sew shut the front and put the shirt on over your head. not so bad as it sounds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860854 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:18:09 +0000 Anonymous 860854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, Lafayette. I could not think of it. I think Kari posted a great review back in the day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860725 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:52:27 +0000 ironkurtin 860725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, you need to explore Eileen Fisher. Seriously. Go spend some money. They have divine petites for pears and you will feel like a million bucks. It will probably not be cheap (although you can sometimes find her at Nordie's Rack) but it will be so worth it for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860711 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:40:11 +0000 DonnaF 860711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had luck with Jones New York sold at Macys and Foxcroft sold at Nordstrom. Foxcroft tends to veer old/frumpy, however. I don't think it would *show* on a younger person like you, but since I'm of grandma age, I realized (too late!) that I need to be a bit more careful! Neither shirt I bought is boxy, so I can't quite figure it out re the Foxcroft. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860670 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:04:33 +0000 unfrumped 860670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What abd said--may not be advertised under tailor.<br /> Also, hunt down some fab looking ladies and likely they are using a seamstress to get good fit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860657 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:49:14 +0000 abc 860657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What about a store with in house alterations? I know Nordstrom has this (but don't think there is a store in your area), but what about Macy's? Not sure if they do, maybe someone else can chime in.</p> <p>Another slant is to look for a seamstress or someone who makes bridesmaids dresses, etc. She will really know how to sew and many times those ladies do alterations on the side. Just a thought, it is how it works in the small town where I come from. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860650 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:45:01 +0000 Thistle 860650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I *really* need to find a tailor. No one I know has ever used one. Which leaves me with the Yellow Pages or YELP, and the YELP reviews for the 2 tailors in my area are awful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860639 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:35:47 +0000 Kalli 860639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just find a shirt that fits the shoulders and buttons over the girls, and then take it to the tailor to slim down the sides and add darts in the back/front to slim the shirt if necessary to make it closer to the body. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860594 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:01:45 +0000 adorkable 860594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The blog hourglassy (hourglassy.com) has lots and lots of recommendations. </p> <p>Also, I've never bought clothes from Pepperberry but I hear great things from a friend who's got your build: <a href="http://www.bravissimo.com/pepperberry/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bravissimo.com/pepperberry/</a></p> <p>Personally, I don't wear button-downs, or any kind of woven shirts pretty much ... ever, at all. So I'm going to second what unfrumped says - if you're wearing them because you like 'em, rock it! But if you prefer other cuts, there are tons of professional-looking work-appropriate tailored options that aren't woven button-downs, and I'm sure I and others have a lot of suggestions.</p> <p>All that said, there's more options online than in stores, so your best bet is often to buy a ton of sizes and options online and plan to return a whole bunch of 'em. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860591 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:59:52 +0000 Angie 860591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lafayette!! They also do great button downs for the fuller bust. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860588 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:57:38 +0000 suzyq 860588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Thistle, I posted on your last thread but thought I'd reiterate. It's really an easy fix to add seams front and back to a button down below the bust line to nip it in. If I can do it anyone can. Unfortunately I have no boobage but huge shoulders and back which essentially creates the same problem, fitting the upstairs. If you can't find a seamstress, do you have a friend that has a machine? You could practice on DH old shirts or baste seems till you've achieved perfection. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860574 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:46:54 +0000 Ornella 860574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remembered this thread from a while back, I hope it's of some help:<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailored-tops-for-full-busts" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....full-busts</a></p> <p>Good luck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860562 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:38:24 +0000 Anonymous 860562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try CarissaRose.com. My 22-year-old daughter is a fan, as is an over-60 friend.<br /> The style my daughter likes has hook-and-eye closures - a brilliant idea that I wish mainstream manufacturers would incorporate for the rest of us.<br /> -Ryce </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860494 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:56:58 +0000 unfrumped 860494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but be sure you're not looking for a "white buttondown" just because it's on a lot of wardrobe essential lists. Also, not to be furtherly Scroogy, I see a lot of recommendations to "wear that with a great white buttondown" whether or not the color or style fits the person. I apologize for sounding grumpy because my use of buttondowns changed when the pants styles and rises and fits changed and the shirt proportions no longer worked the same. Also white is not my color but I do like black, or reds, or other darker colors. I also found that trying to layer over a crisp woven button down is hard for me as it really affects the fit of both garments and I don't look like the pictures. It is easier for me to layer over a silky fabric.</p> <p>I do think it would be fun to try some in different fits and get some idea of how you plan to style the shirt--work or casual, tucking, untucking, belting, cardis &amp; jackets or whatever. Of course it's a chicken and egg thing too--you want the right fit in order to see that it is style-able whereas the wrong fit may steer you away for the wrong reasons. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860452 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:19:02 +0000 Glory 860452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wardrobe Oxygen posted on this awhile back. I cannot remember exactly when or which stores but she had some excellent recommendations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/where-to-find-button-downs-for-busty-gals#post-860445 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:06:27 +0000 Thistle 860445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am really in need of a workhorse white button down. However, I am a bit busty. Okay, maybe more than a bit busty as I wear an FF cup.</p> <p>I also would like the top to not hang but nip back in at the waist. Would prefer not to have to use ties or belts so the top can sit under jackets neatly.</p> <p>Any ideas if this is possible for a reasonable price? We may or may not be done with family planning, so not sure what the future holds for the girls. </p>