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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Who thought this was a good idea? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:34:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php ManidipaM on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783580 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:33:15 +0000 ManidipaM 783580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wouldn't wear it---the joke would be rather subverted by the lumpy bod underneath---but I do rather like it as irony (I'm not seeing tacky, but maybe it's in the who wears it, where, and how?). I like the jeans/skirt/sarong thingy the model's wearing with it even more. Now *that* I could wear (when I have a waist again). CocoLion on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783299 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:59:37 +0000 CocoLion 783299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Effective PR stunt. Look at how we're talking about it. RandomThoughts (Andrea) on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783265 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:16:44 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 783265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Meh. I don't find it awful or anything but I wouldn't wear it. I get the joke but I just don't find it new, interesting or in anyway unexpected. And to me, that is sort of the essence of funny. It's like the same old knock-knock joke you've heard a million times. And because of that it sort of says to me, "I'd like to wear a bra as a top like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh6ZAIstHTU&feature=related">Sue Ellen Mischke</a> but I don't have the guts". And of course as fashion it's not really attractive. Lynne's bag, OTOH, is cute. It's funny! Caro in Oz on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783261 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:10:38 +0000 Caro in Oz 783261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think the point of irony in clothing is that the wearer doesn't care what other people think & that's part of the joke. I think of the original Punk movement & someone like Madonna - first everyone laughed at them, then what they wore became fairly mainstream. Emily on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783141 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:42:46 +0000 Emily 783141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can see this under a chiffon top on one of those svelte young ladies who likes the visible bra look. ironkurtin on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783140 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:42:14 +0000 ironkurtin 783140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mo, certainly that is always the case, isn't it? We can't control what other people think. Mo on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783135 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:38:53 +0000 Mo 783135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can see how the bag would be obviously worn tongue in cheek (and I love it, too!) but I always wonder when we talk about wearing less obvious things ironically. How do we know what the wearer is thinking? Isn't it maybe our own judgement that they are, or are not, wearing something ironically? lynne on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783131 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:35:00 +0000 lynne 783131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm with IK. I think its hilarious, but then I have a high tolerance for goofy and I love trompe l'oeil. Case in point, I just received a bag from Jump From Paper. I adore it, and my husband thinks its the most hideous thing he's ever seen. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jump-from-Paper-Bag-Cheese/dp/B008UXTZKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354041269&sr=8-1&keywords=jump+from+paper" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Jump-fro.....from+paper</a> ironkurtin on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783121 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:25:39 +0000 ironkurtin 783121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I definitely think anyone who wears this thinking it's super sexy is fooling themselves. catgirl on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783114 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:19:15 +0000 catgirl 783114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's not because it's boobs to me. It's like those torso shirts that show a hot bod, meant to be worn by an out-of-shape guy, that makes it seem like an old joke. Though I just googled 'trompe l'oeil" and most of them are actually naked boobage or bikinis. Don't get me wrong, it's witty and probably totes adorbs on the right, irony-projecting wearer. The funnier part on me would be the skin tone effect. Suz on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783107 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:13:26 +0000 Suz 783107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, I get the joke. It just wouldn't be so funny on my bod! ironkurtin on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783106 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:13:01 +0000 ironkurtin 783106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ More for me! If only it were in cotton, this would be mine. catgirl on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783102 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:10:38 +0000 catgirl 783102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ To me this is like "All In The Family" - meant to be satire, but the only people who will get it are the people who don't need to get it. Mo on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783096 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:08:02 +0000 Mo 783096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This was actually just on Fashion Police a week or two ago. Most of the panel didn't like it, but the one guy did. It was worn on some red carpet or event or something with a blazer over it, I think. ironkurtin on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783070 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:48:55 +0000 ironkurtin 783070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The point isn't that you want people to look at your boobs, the point is that they're NOT looking at your boobs. They're looking at fake boobs. It's a teasey pysche-out play on what people expect and what they get. Almost a feminist deconstruction of what men would like women to wear all the time. To me, this says, so you want to see my boobs? WELL YOU CAN'T, THEY'RE HIDDEN. So ha! I agree the flesh tone isn't a lovely color but the idea is amusing. Suz on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783068 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:47:56 +0000 Suz 783068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ GirlX, that's it! The not-quite-nude is like a skater's costume. Combined with it's being a onesie. Being very small of boob, I never want people looking at mine...the joke is rather on me, than the reverse! So I don't think I will be buying this one. Janet on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783067 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:45:43 +0000 Janet 783067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ GirlX, I think that's what bothers me too. The not-quite skin tone (but "nude" is not my favorite look anyway). I guess if I want people to look at my boobs (which, sometimes, admittedly, I do), I'd rather dress them in something a bit more flattering. Pointing and laughing is not quite the reaction I'd be looking for. Girl X on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783064 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:42:33 +0000 Girl X 783064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My issue isn't with the pseudo bra, it's with the skin tone bodysuit - feels like an ice skater costume to me. I'd rather just wear the bra. Sona on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783063 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:41:18 +0000 Sona 783063@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ tacky. Kristin L on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783056 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:38:13 +0000 Kristin L 783056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ To me, it screams "I have to wear warm clothes, but I still want to feel like I'm at the beach" rachylou on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783054 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:36:20 +0000 rachylou 783054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ohmigosh. Hahahaha! That is so ugly to me. I'm not sure how you could go about making it look not tacky. I think it might require a mohawk and nose-to-ear chain. Something, you know, to say *my name is not Bubba.* ironkurtin on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783053 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:35:37 +0000 ironkurtin 783053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Just as a tshirt, over jeans. It would probably work best fitted. I file this under, fashion is allowed to just be fun. Suz on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783049 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:31:10 +0000 Suz 783049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ well....it would certainly get people's attention. How would you style it? ironkurtin on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783045 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:27:40 +0000 ironkurtin 783045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ An oldie but a goodie! Is it just because it's about boobs? Not sure why this is "wrong." Janet on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783040 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:22:32 +0000 Janet 783040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It just seems like an old joke to me. *shrugs* To each his/her own! ironkurtin on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783035 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:12:55 +0000 ironkurtin 783035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, I actually love it! That's a fairly "classical" avant-garde pastiche - I just saw one where Comme Des Garcons did a full bikini trompe l'oeil on a tunic. I think Galliano did a dress with a naked lady's body on it, as well. You have to be nervy to wear it, but I find it amusing. Transcona Shannon on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783034 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:12:26 +0000 Transcona Shannon 783034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh no no no no......that's just wrong Janet on "Who thought this was a good idea?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea#post-783031 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:07:43 +0000 Janet 783031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <a href="http://www.hm.com/us/product/06421?article=06421-A" rel="nofollow">http://www.hm.com/us/product/06421?article=06421-A</a> I get "whimsical" but this? Not so much.