Two interesting white shirts - YouLookFab Forum

I'm on a bit of a white shirt kick lately. They make me feel a bit more put together than knits and help offset my natural tendency to gravitate toward chic-but-dreary black.

I scored these two shirts on sale and thought they offered a nice twist to a classic. The first is a wrap shirt by rag & bone, with a longer back. The second is an off-the-shoulder shirt by Theory with a back collar.

Fit-wise, I like the wrap shirt, but wonder whether it would be better suited for somebody with a smaller waist/hip difference. The off-the-shoulder shirt requires a strapless bra, but it's just so interesting that I'm tempted to keep it regardless. These would pair nicely with casual denim or dressier leather bottoms.

I'm not sure if I should keep either, but the cuts were too interesting not to share.

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9 years ago

unfrumped

Veteran

Very interesting! I was dabbling in statement white shirts recently.
The first one looks too big in the shoulders, to my eye. I think that is frustrating about " crisp wrap shirts" which may bd sn oxymoron , because fit is trickier than say, jersey wrap dresses.
Both look like they may require undershirt / cami type garb. I get very annoyed by"grinning" with white or sheer tops, but it doesn't bother everyone so YMMV .

Ledonna N.

I like the look of both but I agree with unfrumped.

I would keep 2 it is on the sheer side but pretty.

barbaraq

Active Member

To me, No. 1 looks like something I would be constantly fiddling with, plus it would be hard to wear it under a topper of any sort. Hard to say if it is supposed to be a drop shoulder style or it is simply too big. Just my 2 cents (and maybe poison eye.)

minimalist

The cuts are interesting, and now I'm eager to look for your previous posts of white shirts so as to better get a sense of your general preferences.

In my life segment of wearing a lot of white shirts, I preferred those made of substantial fabrics so that, even though I was always wearing a camisole, and rarely removed my jacket, grinning wouldn't be an issue. Even placket grinning bothered me. So my POV might be too stodgy/antifashionista to be relevant here.

Would custom shirts be an option for you?

Elle

I really like #2 - if you can deal with a strapless bra. Or if you don't mind straps showing, you could wear it with a cami (contrasting color for an intentional look?)

#1 is an interesting cut but looks too big for you.

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