Fashion Pet Peeves

[lovetriangle]

I think there must be a whole lot of people in the world who buy clothes without trying them on.

I have no other explanation for seeing people out in the world who look reasonably put together but wearing something completely unflattering. Not an unflattering item that happens to be the height of fashion - like, say, the tube-top like item where the ruching ends just below the bust making even the skinniest woman look pregnant - no I mean a perfectly serviceable top worn in such a way as to baffle me.

Case in point, the surplice wrap top.

I see many tops with a V neckline from a crossed wrap of fabric than ends just below the bust and is snug from the under-bust down. You'd think this would look good on anyone, but it has a fatal flaw. I see more tops like this worn with that under-bust seam creeping halfway up the bosom. Not only is this entirely unflattering, it also looks uncomfortable and sloppy; like the wearer doesn't own a mirror.

My fashion pet peeve of the day. That is all.

Comments

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

There are few fashions that actually look good on the larger-busted woman, especially if we want to wear anything actually body fitting. It ends up being tight and too low, while baggy around the waist, or loose and ill-fitting. My waist is a size 10 (well, before I got preggo) but my top is a size 20. Makes it tough.

The problem with this particular fashion is that sometimes you can adjust it to look ok in the mirror, and it's only after an hour of wear that you figure out that it's going to continue to ride up. By that time, you're out the door and at work. :-/

Now, this is going to sound odd, but I've had *some* luck by shopping for brands marketed at black women. They're often cut proportionately larger through the bust and butt.

[love3angle.livejournal.com]

Very true, and also if you buy larger clothes at a store aimed at larger women, like Lane Bryant or something like that, you'll get a much better fit than buying larger sizes at a store that still carries size 2's.