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Post by susancinpa on Apr 19, 2018 18:51:24 GMT
Over the past 15 years I have put on a lot of weight. When I was skinny, I tucked almost all of my tops in, but now I don't like to tuck anything in. However, today I put on a top & ended up doing it because it was too flow-y and made me look much larger and sloppy if I didn't.
This is only the second time this year that I have done this and the last time I had a cardigan over my top. Today, I forgot to grab one and it would be too warm in the office for the cardigan anyway.
It seems I mostly see on-line pictures of either half-tucked t-shirts or untucked tops. It made me wonder what everyone else prefers.
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garcia5050
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Post by garcia5050 on Apr 19, 2018 18:55:21 GMT
Depends on the top. I think even when I was thin, I untucked. Then again, I'm not stylish (again, even when I was thin).
The fact that you are asking, tells me you care - - so maybe disregard my opinion!
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 19, 2018 18:57:49 GMT
Loosely tucked in at the front, left out at the back. 😉
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 19, 2018 19:12:22 GMT
At my weight I would not tuck in anything. Let it flow because there is no way I'm cramming a shirt down my pants and thinking it looks good.
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Post by GiantsFan on Apr 19, 2018 19:28:07 GMT
I'm fairly thin. Sometimes I tuck and sometimes I don't, but I'm never half tucked. And that was a weird sentance!
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Post by amom23 on Apr 19, 2018 19:29:22 GMT
Regardless of my weight I'm not a tucker.
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Post by annabella on Apr 19, 2018 19:30:25 GMT
I very rarely do a tucked shirt.
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 19, 2018 19:30:59 GMT
I don't tuck often...I feel it just emphasizes areas I would rather not emphasize, but I'm also not skinny. I did find this YouTube video helpful and follow some of the tips when I do decide to tuck. How to Tuck & Tie Your Shirts |
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Post by katlady on Apr 19, 2018 20:13:01 GMT
i don't like to tuck. I don't like the feeling of being confined, or how it starts to look sloppy when you are not retucking often.
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 19, 2018 20:13:42 GMT
You have to be tall and thin to tuck and have it look really good. I never tuck as I am short and even at my thinnest it doesn't look that great.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Apr 19, 2018 20:18:27 GMT
In the Adore Your Wardrobe course, I learned that short waisted folks like me should never tuck except in certain skirt situations. We also learned not to wear flowy tops because it adds visual weight. If you love the top, maybe you can have it tailored to be more fitted and then leave it untucked
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 20:25:16 GMT
I rarely tuck because it accentuates my muffin top.  |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 19, 2018 20:46:28 GMT
I sometimes tuck in my shirt-- okay, not as often right now, because I'm trying to lose the weight I gained- and I think it depends on your shape and what you want to show off. A loose flowy top doesn't show any of YOUR shape underneath it. I have a small waist and am very curvy, so one of those shirts on me would look like a sack, and I would be shapeless. For example, I have a knit polo shirt that is a bit too long and I think it does look sloppy when I wear it untucked, so that one, I tuck in. Plus, then you can see that I actually have a waist. I have some shorter knit tops that I leave untucked, because they're a bit closer to the body and still show my shape even untucked.
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MizIndependent
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Post by MizIndependent on Apr 19, 2018 20:59:54 GMT
I seriously I misread your title.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 21:07:46 GMT
I love a good tuck. And now the word tuck has lost all meaning!
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 19, 2018 21:25:26 GMT
I rarely tuck because it accentuates my muffin top.    in my case muffin topS might be more like it. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 19, 2018 21:26:15 GMT
I love a good tuck. And now the word tuck has lost all meaning! I think this just turned bad.  |
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 19, 2018 21:28:56 GMT
I don’t tuck.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Apr 19, 2018 21:31:32 GMT
I typically half tuck. Sometimes the side, sometimes the front.
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Post by pilcas on Apr 19, 2018 21:35:13 GMT
I used to when I was thin and it looked good. Now I prefer not to tuck and I’m very fussy about the exact flow of the top-not too loose, not too tight. I know the half tuck is a trend but honestly I don’t get it.
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Post by papersilly on Apr 19, 2018 21:35:18 GMT
tucking my shirt in would just draw the eyes to my muffin top and gut. thanks, no.
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Post by KelleeM on Apr 19, 2018 21:39:12 GMT
In the Adore Your Wardrobe course, I learned that short waisted folks like me should never tuck except in certain skirt situations. We also learned not to wear flowy tops because it adds visual weight. If you love the top, maybe you can have it tailored to be more fitted and then leave it untucked I have been overweight my entire adult life and never tuck. I believed flowy lows would make me look bigger but recently bought two flowy tops and I got huge compliments when I wore each of them. I no longer believe flowy is necessarily bad. |
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Post by kate on Apr 19, 2018 21:41:08 GMT
Like keithurbanlovinpea, I'm short-waisted. If I tuck, I look like a doll that's been put together with a too-small upper body. It's not good. |
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Post by Dreamsofnyssa on Apr 19, 2018 21:43:12 GMT
I never tuck.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 19, 2018 21:46:13 GMT
I rarely tuck anymore - or at least not at the waist. I do tuck a button-down into low-rise jeans sometimes. And I do the little part-of-a-tuck occasionally with certain longer tops as it keeps them from looking too blousy/bulky.
Part of it for me is that I am smaller-chested. A severe tuck makes for too straight a line down the front and is less flattering than some softness.
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Post by rickmer on Apr 19, 2018 21:46:36 GMT
i don't tuck. i noticed on queer eye, when the guys are a little bigger around the middle, they untuck the shirt but then put a more fitted cut bomber style jacket or sweater over top. just an observation.  |
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Post by malibou on Apr 19, 2018 21:54:48 GMT
I'm afraid to answer until I understand what tuck means to our UK peas lainey I'm looking at you. |
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Post by kelly8875 on Apr 19, 2018 21:59:20 GMT
I don’t like the half tuck. I think it looks sloppy, and like you just ar by getting dressed completely. I usually untuck, but I have one pair of jeans that with a belt looks good tucked. But I won’t wear big and flowy, it just makes me look bigger, and I don’t need the help  I’ll only wear flowy if I have a cardigan to go over it, to help tame it |
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Post by River on Apr 19, 2018 22:03:31 GMT
I don't tuck often...I feel it just emphasizes areas I would rather not emphasize, but I'm also not skinny. I did find this YouTube video helpful and follow some of the tips when I do decide to tuck. How to Tuck & Tie Your ShirtsI don't tuck, but after watching that youtube video may start trying some of those tips. I don't have a waist line, my shoulders are wider than my hips, so we'll see how that looks on me. |
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 19, 2018 22:03:46 GMT
I typically half tuck. Sometimes the side, sometimes the front. This is how I tuck. And to be clear, I'm talking about my clothing. I have a small chest chest and a pretty straight figure. A complete tuck makes me feel like a man, as ridiculous as that sounds. |
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in my case muffin topS might be more like it.
I’ll only wear flowy if I have a cardigan to go over it, to help tame it
