Can I carry off tucking? - YouLookFab Forum

I have been tucking averse for pants and jeans for ages, so this is quite a leap for me.

I ended up wearing my puffer over the whole thing so no one saw me anyway, but I was quite nervous about heading out of the house in this!

Comments, criticism and suggestions welcome.

I have one big comment myself, which is that I am worried that this emphasis how long in the rise I am. These are quite high rise pants, but they just cover my hip bones

PS sorry about the picture quality - I took quite a few shots on the new camera and these were the best of a bad and blurry lot. I had to really rush to get in the picture - thus the facial expressions!

ETA - I thrifted the belt yesterday! $1.50 for a fake patent one. DD4 and I went to 5 op shops looking for a belt and a no front seam denim skirt (unsucessful at that one). DD ended up with a swimming skirt, a pink cardi and a some red sequined shoes! Decent kid's clothes get snapped up fast in our town so that was a good haul.

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13 years ago

Deborah

Veteran

Yes! You can tuck. I think this looks amazing. Lovely long slender silhouette.

nancylee

Yes, you can! Absolutely! You do have a long torso, but I think it looks just fine..even fabulous. Long and lean.

Oarangere

Active Member

That totally works with the nice long line of navy, you look lovely!

rute

WHY not? you look amazing!

Jaime

(website)

Yes! Why not, you have a great figure. Actually the picture I like less is the one in the cardigan because it seems to be not sitting right on your shoulders and it is obscuring your tuck!

sarah

Absolutely! Tuck away.

anne

Shevia - yes I think the cardi might be falling off. I didn't really know what to wear on top as I would have like something white - the outfit felt a bit dark to me - and that grey cardi was the best I could do. Then the rain started bucketing down and I just went with the puffer!

Transcona Shannon

Of course you can tuck - this looks fantastic Anne!

qpswan

With that flat belly? YES!

Carole

ABSOLUTELY! You look fab all tucked in! Great score thrifting.

eperdu

Yay for team tuck! You look great. I'm starting out slow on team tuck myself and it's an adjustment. I'm so used to letting my shirts hang out and lately I'm finding that it's extremely flattering to tuck them in with certain outfits, particularly when you want to showcase an outer layer (I've been wearing peplum jackets for example).

Angie

Fashion Stylist

YES!! Fab!! You need a slightly wider belt - I think.

ironkurtin

Ok, I have to admit, I read the word "tucking" wrong. Ha.

Tuck away!

I also have to share that I've only had one cup of tea, and when I saw the title of your thread - I nearly collapsed. I mistook "tucking" for the other word. For someone who does not swear, it was a HUGE shock to my system! Thank goodness I reread your thread a few times and opened up my sleepy eyes wider

(HAH!!!! I just read that Dana did the same thing. What would Freud have to say about this?).

Anonymous

Ha, you funny girls! I think the word *off* was too close to the word *tuck* that's all.

Anne, you are in such great shape and I think you absolutely should tuck your shirts in. While your eye is criticizing your vertical proportions, someone else will be admiring your flat stomach which you have hidden lo these many years. I think a shorter cropped jacket will help the proportions further.

unfrumped

Yes do!

You can definitely pull this off and I think it sure qualifies as a style goal that is worth tweaking--meaning, worth investing in creating some outfits/capsules in this direction. Wider belt for sure both because it does better with the loops of the jeans but also because it deserves more emphasis. Wear the outfit when belt-shopping so you can try on and check for contour, softness of the leather, buckle size, how much it sticks out and so forth--the perfect belt can really help you feel more confident untucked as it supports (!) the look you're going for. Some kind of fitted (tailored fit!) jacket /blazer with some structure would go fabuloso. I don't think you have to just think "cropped"- I would be thinking structure as the defining term, and there might be lengths that you find more or less flattering. For more casual looks, you might find the right utility jacket--but slightly fitted, not deer-hunter. I don't think the monochrome look is a problem because you can lighten up with accessories.

Go for it!

Okay, now I can really see that the matronly figure you were bemoaning recently was just a function of posture and the skirt. My goodness, this makes you look fantastic! No matron here at all! Yes, feel absolutely free to tuck.

Anne, you are way too hard on yourself. You are a very, very pretty woman with a great figure. Look at yourself with a much less critical eye; you will be closer to reality that way.

merwoman

ok to the tune of the Pointer Sisters: "yes you can, can oh yes you can can!
Not only can you - but let's show off that waistline!
An idea to try - the blouse you are wearing has a lot of nice drape to it - maybe try lossening the tuck , and draping a little more? It creates a softer line - which I think can be more flattering.

catgirl

Of course you can! If I had a rear view like your I'd be tucking my pajamas! You look great, Anne - seriously.

Thanks everyone for the vote of confidence and giving me a laugh!! Dana and Angie I don't know what your minds are up to - I am a non swearer too!!!

Hope to get back to you with a wider belt and a more fitted jacket.

Irene

It's because you have a longer torso and a smaller bust that you can carry off tucking. Try doing that with my set of long legs, short torso and big boobs... total failure lol

You look great!

Janet

Yes, a million times yes! Looks great!

Irene, I have that combination too, but I find tucking most successful on me when I wear lower-waisted pants/jeans/skirts. High-waisted tucking is not my friend.

Janet, tried that too! It works better, but still not my best combo!

Suz

Anne, not only can you "get away" with tucking, but you SHOULD tuck.

Seriously. This is where having a long torso and smaller bust can actually be an advantage. You look "willowy" and graceful.

krishnidoux

Why were you tucking averse? It looks great.

Caro in Oz

Another yeah here. Funny comments; tucking indeed.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

Tuck off, hee! You look great. I also have a long torso (much more tummy sadly) and when I tuck it definitely emphasizes that, which I've had to adjust my eye to. I think it works best with full-length pants or anything where there's not a visual break midway down the leg (long skirt, shorter skirt with tonal tights or boots, etc).

Thanks again for more encouragement!

Krishnidoux - I was tucking averse because I felt that any tucking lower than my natural waist would shorten my legs and make my torso look longer (and I don't now own any highwaisted trousers, so was only tucking skirts)

That is my recent issue anyway. for a long time before that I was just reacting to the fact that in my mid teens my favourite jeans outfit was high waisted jeans belted at the natural waist with a blue paisley baggy skirt tucked in and a matching plain blue long sleeve tee worn under and showing at the wrist and neck! Looking back I thought the silhouette made me look like an insect!

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