https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 06:50:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930924 Mon, 13 May 2013 02:30:45 +0000 sarah 930924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So pretty! You are quite talented. I actually like the semi-tucked version a lot. The belt ties everything together really well. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930852 Mon, 13 May 2013 01:11:49 +0000 Deborah 930852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a stunning top.&nbsp; You are such a gifted seamstress :)&nbsp; I quite like it worn both ways. I would probably go for a lower constrast belt when tucking, but that's just me.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930735 Sun, 12 May 2013 20:57:55 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 930735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts and kind words! I am looking forward to wearing this top with white jeans, so I'll have more opportunities to play with tucking options!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930635 Sun, 12 May 2013 15:38:01 +0000 rae 930635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Beautiful top! You are talented and so stylish! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930629 Sun, 12 May 2013 15:32:48 +0000 Transcona Shannon 930629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gorgeous top with such a beautiful print. I like it both untucked and semi tucked - you could wear it either way depending on your mood. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930621 Sun, 12 May 2013 15:17:58 +0000 Day Vies 930621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love the damask print!&nbsp; I also prefer this top untucked. May be it's because I get to see more of this beautiful pattern.&nbsp; <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930607 Sun, 12 May 2013 14:54:21 +0000 Angie 930607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You could also wear the top fully tucked xo<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930596 Sun, 12 May 2013 14:44:54 +0000 kellygirl 930596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gorgeous top! The scroll pattern is so pretty and I love how symmetrical it is on the blouse! I prefer the semi-tuck for some reason although it looks good untucked as well. You have such a good eye for fabric and design! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930574 Sun, 12 May 2013 13:39:29 +0000 Karie 930574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the top you made, very pretty and the fit is perfect! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930479 Sun, 12 May 2013 02:52:31 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 930479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ thanks, Shevia! Just got a haircut. It was beginning to grow out sideways. :)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930462 Sun, 12 May 2013 02:24:42 +0000 Jaime 930462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gorgeous top (and hair!)! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930434 Sun, 12 May 2013 01:33:04 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 930434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you, Pil. Yes, the pants are like new to me now, after having them for 5 or 6 years.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930406 Sun, 12 May 2013 00:21:14 +0000 pil 930406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a gorgeous shirt, Firecracker, the pattern and color are especially reflective of your hair. i like the legs on your "new" pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930288 Sat, 11 May 2013 20:43:20 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 930288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ @Diane G: Thank you. Pattern-matching can be such a chore, but worth the effort, huh?<br />@Cocolion: thanks! I had that thought about low-rise pants maybe working better with semi-tucks, too. <br />@Joy: yes, I regretted giving up the belt-shoe connection. Thanks for your compliment.<br />@Angie: too funny! I'll wear it semi-tucked sometime. Often it takes my eyes a while to adjust to what you see in outfits; but that's so much of how I learn from you!<br />@ Beth Ann: thank you; I am lucky to have some great fabric sources. This one is from a local shop called Nancy's Sewing Basket.<br />@LaBelle: Thank you!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930251 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:22:06 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 930251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is beautiful!&nbsp; I love the idea of spring greys :)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930247 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:11:36 +0000 Beth Ann 930247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ More beautiful fabrics!&nbsp; I love to be inspired to sew by beautiful yard goods, and it seems like you have access to wonderful choices!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930239 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:54:36 +0000 Angie 930239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I LOVE the semi-tucked version! Unexpected. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930229 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:42:10 +0000 Anonymous 930229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another sewing success. &nbsp; I like the&nbsp;second version&nbsp;best. The one thing I like about the semituck is that your belt shows and pulls in the color of your shoes. I'm looking at this on my phone, so that may be affecting what I see. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930219 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:22:54 +0000 CocoLion 930219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The top is gorgeous! &nbsp;I think semi-tucking looks better with low-rise pants, that's why you might like this better untucked. &nbsp;Also, you can better see the structured shape of the top when untucked. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930212 Sat, 11 May 2013 17:59:54 +0000 Anonymous 930212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ &nbsp;That's a beautiful top that you made and my sewers eye spotted the perfect pattern placement I prefer it untucked too. Nice silhouette, tall and lean. letting the pattern shine and your shoes adding a great finishing touch. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-spring-grays#post-930208 Sat, 11 May 2013 17:54:14 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 930208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yesterday's outfit was tones of gray--on a beautiful spring day, no less!<br /><br />I wanted to wear a new top I made, and I liked it with these charcoal trousers for work:<br /><br />1: as I wore the outfit: <br />Scroll print cotton lawn cowl-neck pullover blouse in shades of gray on white (made by me)<br />charcoal tapered-leg trousers (old J. Jill flared trousers, which I tapered to look a little more slouchy)<br />Fidji heeled oxfords<br />hammered silver earrings (Marjorie Baer)<br />hammer silver scroll-design bracelet (bought somewhere in Germany, decades ago)<br /><br />2: I tried semi-tucking, but didn't like it as well.<br /><br />Your thoughts are welcome. Thanks for looking!<br /><br /><br /><br />