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Do you tuck in tops?

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Angie's blog post got me thinking about tucking in shirts. I almost never do so, and if I do it's with skirts not with pants, where they seem to stay put better. Maybe it's because I was a teenager in the 90s or something, but I just don't find it comfortable, and have to fuss with adjusting the shirt tails all day as I move. I can't say that I see many other women tucking tops either. It seems to have a feel of fussiness and dressed up that most people here tend to avoid.

What about you - do you tuck? Why or why not? Do you see tucking as a trend in your area?

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Sara L.

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I very rarely tuck in my tops. I will occasionally try the semi-tuck but even that isn't my favorite. For me, tucking isn't as comfortable and I just don't like the look on me that much. I prefer the look of a longer torso that untucking gives.

Anonymous

I always tuck my shirts/tee shirts into either pants or a skirt. When I don't, I look unkempt. I have been experimenting with the half tuck with pants. It does not look intentional when I do it and frequently friends mention that my shirt is untucked. So yes. I tuck.

Diana

Veteran

I rarely if ever do a full tuck, although sometimes I'll do a semi-tuck into low rise pants. Tucking emphasizes my short waist so I prefer not to, plus I find it fussy. If I feel like emphasizing my waist I'm much more likely to wear something like a nipped in jacket over the top.

Occasionally I'll tuck into skirts. A lot of my tops are too long for skirts otherwise.

kkards

Veteran

it depends...on the shirt, on the pants, on the 3rd piece. more often than not, i don't, but i do see this changing if skinnies start to give way to flares.

milehighstyle (Linda)

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Depends on the rest of the outfit. With skirts, I almost always tuck. I have a small waist and larger bottom, so keeping the waistline visible in a skirt looks best on me. If the top is very close fitting and the right length, I can get away with not tucking. With pants and jeans, I'll try it both ways and see what looks better - sometimes I want to show a belt or the proportions look better with a tuck or the topper I'm wearing is competing with the length of the top so the top needs to be tucked out of the way.

Staysfit

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I used to tuck all the time, probably because my legs are short, but now I decide which looks best with the outfit. My jeans are all low to mid rise so it really depends on the top. I haven't mastered the partial tuck, no matter how many times I have read instructions how, so if I tuck, it's generally all the way around.

rachylou

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I don't tuck, mainly because I have to untuck to take an insulin shot when I eat. Also, I'm short-waisted and tucking can make it look like my waist starts at my chin. Also, I don't like the idea of anyone staring at my backside, lol.

Aziraphale

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It never works for me because my torso is too short and I've got a boyish shape with only slight waist definition. Tucking in makes my waist look like it's up by my armpits. What works better, if figure flattery is my goal that day, is a fitted top that gently curves in a the waist, and a hemline that ends somewhere in the hip area.

There's also, as you say, an element of "dressed-up-ness" to tucking. When you wear a suit to the office, you tuck in your shirt or blouse. I've never had an office job and I prefer more casual looks most of the time.

Anonymous

Tucking makes me feel like a child - not quite the look I'm after. I know that sounds silly, but all tucked in looks a little prim and proper to me . At best, I do a half-hearted semi-tuck, and even then it never stays put. Whatever happens, happens

Angie

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ALL THE TIME. I bat for Team Tuck or Faux Tuck.

I seldom wear fps untucked, but do that too.

paula

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Team tucked.

always trying

Veteran

Never. I usually try to find petite tops or buy shorter ones. I also hate the hi low as I do not wnat to sit on my tops.

Anonymous

I tuck tops into full skirts if I want a slightly retro look. I have a full coral skirt and I love to tuck a fine knit and wear a belt. I don't tuck into jeans or trousers at all apart from an occasional semi-tuck. I feel like I have no shape when I wear a jean or pant and do a full tuck. I think the reason I don't mind a top tucked in a full skirt is because the flare of the skirt gives me more of a shape and waist. I'm pretty much a rectangle/apple shape., so I'm considering figure flattery for myself.

Gennifyr

Very rarely. I don't like the way it looks.

Iron Ethel Flint

I used to all.the.time.

In the '90s as an adult, my mother would chastise me for "running around in public with your shirttails out" and literally stick her hands in my underwear to tuck them in.

In 2007, a younger friend informed me that tucking shirts was no longer fashionable. It works better for my body type and is much more comfortable. It also enabled me to wear low rise jeans well into my 40s, which was comfort heaven because I have a big squishy belly that the jeans didn't interfere with so I could breathe and not feel like I was wearing a corset all the time!

I do think some of my skirts would look better with the shirt tucked, so it's nice to see that it's a choice and not an absolute.

Anonymous

Nope never ever tuck.

Janet

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Sometimes yes. If the pants are a bit on the low-rise side, and the overall effect helps elongate my torso, yes. I'm more likely to semi-tuck because it's more flattering on my shape. It depends on the rise of the pants, the style of hem on the top, and the overall silhouette of the outfit.

Nannabella

Shorter legs, longer torso, and small waist here, so I prefer to tuck. It balances the proportions, and I would rather emphasize my waist.

Ginkgo

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Same as Nanabella. If I don't tuck I feel my shape is defined by my hips,when I'd much rather highlight my waist.

Marina

I don't tuck tops when I'm wearing bottoms with low or regular rise, but I tuck them in when I use skirts and pants with high rise

old chic

Always used to tuck because I had a really trim waist and liked to show it off. But now the inevitable body-fat shift is in full force, and I feel the need to camouflage that spare tire around my torso. Trying to figure out if the semi-tuck can work for me. For the moment, I am experimenting with wide belts that cover the area and give the illusion of a trim waist -- although that waist is inches larger than it used to be, so can't use the old belt collection. Even thinking of trying this trick over untucked linen shirts. Or maybe I should try the semi-tuck with them?

Thistle

Veteran

Nope, my torso is very long, and tucking them in just looks odd. Plus, I find it more comfy to leave them untucked, so comfort wins

Sal

Veteran

Less often, but I do with one or two combinations. I generally choose tops that are meant to be worn out, with shaped hems. I have a high waist pencil skirt that I tuck the odd thing into. As a short waisted person I look better usually with tops untucked.

texstyle

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I almost always semi-tuck these days unless the top is designed in a way that doesn't seem right to tuck like the one here in my Finds. I used to not tuck for many years, then I discovered the correct pant rise for my body is a lower rise, and tucking/semi-tucking and wearing belts became a daily thing. I do sometimes wear button downs with the bottom two buttons undone and no tucking for a very casual warm weather look.

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Nebraskim

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100 percent a tucker. I have tried so much to embrace faux and semi tuck. But alas, no. I have resorted to weaing camis or t-shirts tucked in, under shirts where the hem is exposed. I like the feel better with fabric protecting my skin against the waistband.

Carole

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I will semi tuck, but prefer no tucking for skirts especially ...I will wear a longer hemmed shirt or top and wear a low slung belt . I am extremely high waisted and long legged (34 in inseam) and this works best for me.

UmmLila (Lisa)

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It really depends on what I'm wearing. I want to get the proportions between upper and lower body to look right. I also want to avoid the dreaded muffin top. I probably only do full tuck about 20 percent of the time.

Aquamarine

Veteran

Too short-waisted to tuck. If I am wearing a jacket or cardigan, I may semi tuck in front with a belt.

Deborah

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I do a bit of everything:) Since having lost some weight I have noticed that I am happier to tuck?? I will often semi tuck or even full tuck into my pants or skirts particularly when wearing a jacket/blazer for office wear. Less likely for casual.

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