Peasant and elastic tops

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Peasant and elastic tops

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I recently found a couple of blouses at the local goodwill, which appear to have never been worn. I have been told that many of the blouses, jeans and other womens articles of clothing are donated by cloths stores as a tax write off. I am curious to know what sort of responses have been received for wearing such items. . .

I have always thought the style was "cute" and it would wear well with jeans or dungarees. The third entry, "Much more colorful," is interesting in that it has elastic at the bottom, and hugs the waistline well. In a strange way, more interesting to wear.

I would also like to know what everyones thoughts on such tops are. Wearable or a bit far out?
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Cccc-on-dddd-I-ttttion-ing. My initial thought was that these were so feminine. But then I put my brain in gear and started to think. My concern would be the same as for many female tops - the neckline which can be low as to show of the female bosom and this subject has been aired on other threads. As for anything else then if there was a high neckline then why not? I don't have any tops like this but MOH may have some tucked away somewhere. I know that she has a dress or two with this type of elasticated peasant top and full knee-length skater skirt which I would be interested to try on ( when she isn't around obviously ) I just can't remember on them how low the neckline is. I think that the top would have to be seen in the context of the whole ensemble and could go well with the right type of trousers also. I know that this is a skirt forum but there is still a time for trousers in the real world. Would I wear one? I don't know - perhaps. I would have to experiment.
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Would I wear one? The answer to that is YES. I like the style. It would not be hard for me to wear one with a knee length flowing knit skirt. So my suggestion is if you like it, wear it.
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Those are all fairly thematically similar to poet's/"pirate" shirts marketed to guys (and of which I have a couple I really like). Whether the pictured examples would "work" or not on an individual would be down to experimentation and the geometry of the individual involved.

Of the bunch, I like the plain white ones best.
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If you like them, go for it. Not for me, though.
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No. Far too 'femme'.

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I have black blouse along those lines, and since I wear a necessary bra due to my natural boom-booms, I have to wear a black bra due to the low neckline. I also have an ivory colored blouse of the same pattern, but until I win the Battle of the Bulge with my gut I cannot wear it lest I look like a beached whale.

Most of the time I wear men's shirts.

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Nice, but no cigar.

I did get one like this.
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A little less than I thought it might be while in the store, but I have worn it out and about. Something more in the middle, I think....
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Although I like the style, most blouses styled for woman are too short when worn by men. We have much longer trunks. I
prefer tunic styles that end just below the butt.
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Poet - Peasant blouses (shirts) and jacobite kilt blouses are pretty much all in the same category.
mikel wrote:Although I like the style, most blouses styled for woman are too short when worn by men. We have much longer trunks. I
prefer tunic styles that end just below the butt.
True but if you get the top bust chest dimensions and perhaps the waist all in order to your specs the sleeves are going to be TOO SHORT regardless !
So plan on rolling them up to elbow length or a bit higher. With short sleeves; cap sleeves and sleeveless no a problem.

These go excellent with kilts and skirts of any length - a very casual appearance !
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mikel wrote:Although I like the style, most blouses styled for woman are too short when worn by men. We have much longer trunks. I
prefer tunic styles that end just below the butt.
I have not run into issues of women's blouses being too short. It may be my waist is higher than the typical man.

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mikel wrote:Although I like the style, most blouses styled for woman are too short when worn by men. We have much longer trunks. I
prefer tunic styles that end just below the butt.
Arms are the bigger (literally and figuratively) problem for me. I like satin, feminine blouses with bows at the neck... but the sleeves end just below my elbows. I either have to widen the cuff to let it act as a 3/4 sleeve or find matching fabric so I can lengthen it to meet the needs of my gorilla arms.
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Fred in Skirts wrote:Would I wear one? The answer to that is YES. I like the style. It would not be hard for me to wear one with a knee length flowing knit skirt. So my suggestion is if you like it, wear it.
Agreed. However the first four are just not to my taste as when I wear a top that has sleeves, I like them when they are skin tight, I do however like the last one.

As I mentioned in my Moon Phases thread this last post, aside from work, I never wear anything from the men's section anymore. Tops included. I have "women's" tops of all types of configurations. Even a few that are vaguely like the ones above, the biggest difference being, mine have much shorter sleeves.

Tip from a man who wears these things... that draw string can be pulled pretty tight to help keep the wide neck from drooping too low when bending over.
mikel wrote:Although I like the style, most blouses styled for woman are too short when worn by men. We have much longer trunks.
True when worn with men's trousers, but I find them ["women's" blouses and tops] just right for skirts. Hike the skirt high on the waist and allow the top to hang over, it really brings an outfit together. In my opinion, men's tops hanging over skirts makes the outfit look too top heavy.

Not quite a "pirate", but frilly and has draw strings...

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You may have to enlarge it to see the draw string... but it's the same "style" top for the most part. BTW, Fred in Skirts is the photographer!
Kirbstone wrote:No. Far too 'femme'.
For femme... go PINK! :lol:

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Here's one I almost gave up on as it was VERY large in the breast area. However I pulled it's draw string very tight, to the point where the fabric rolled into it a bit and managed to make the top workable. Now it's one of my favorites. It doesn't have the sleeves though, and it's really not elastic.

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Love the look in both pictures, Moon! I think peasant tops are great, though I don't wear them too often.
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Darryl wrote:Nice, but no cigar.

I did get one like this.
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http://www.lanebryant.com/apparel/plus- ... 20selected

A little less than I thought it might be while in the store, but I have worn it out and about. Something more in the middle, I think....

Not a whole lotta difference between that blouse "for women" and a ghillie shirt

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