Comments on: Bargain Friday’s TPS Report: Ann Taylor Loft’s Bow Tie Scoopneck Tee

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Reader Mail: How much do you spend on clothes? — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:16:01 +0000

[...] isn’t something, generally, that we would say is acceptable for the office. But we’re happy to buy a $34 t-shirt at $8. So, that said, we’ve listed below (after the jump) the price points that we would [...]

By: Delta Sierra

Delta Sierra — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:31:11 +0000

Not liking this thin knit stuff. Doesn’t hold up when washed. Cheap fabrics are filled with size, sort of a starch, to make them look better on the hanger, but the size washes out after a couple of launderings and the fabric goes totally limp, doesn’t hang at all the same. I think they’re looking for ways to make clothes less expensive to manufacture, and simply cutting down on the amount of fiber used to manufacture the yarns saves them $. This would be fine at home, but not for work.

By: FrugalShopper

FrugalShopper — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:28:52 +0000

I took a look at this tee in the store. The pics on the website (and on this corporette page) make it look really pretty, but the actual tee is made of very thin, sheer material. The material is thin and soft enough to be really comfy in for sleepwear. I have a couple of extra-washed soft, thin $5 t shirts from Old Navy that I wear to sleep and this one feels exactly like those except for the embellishments.
As for the embellishments, the edges of the leaves or bowties looked a bit frazzled to me (if you know what I mean- not cut/stitched/hemmed neatly but the edges were sorta fraying) and so the look was more like bits of jagged chiffon attached rather than an actual pattern. The leaf pattern embellishment 3-quarter sleeve top was better in that the ‘leaves’ stuck on were more uniformly shaped.
Of all the colors, I felt the black was the most solid (not as sheer) and would somewhat pass for work wear. My workplace isnt even that formal but I would not wear it except for weekend wear with jeans.

By: Emilie

Emilie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:53:19 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I get for working I guess.

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:45:11 +0000

Emilie: gotta shop early and often, girl! They had some bigger sizes left when I ordered mine this afternoon. Guess the corporette readers are buying.

By: Emilie

Emilie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:47:19 +0000

Not helpful when the only sizes remaining are XXS and XS.

By: AH

AH — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:42:04 +0000

I have an AT sweater that does the same thing. It doesn’t really appear to be a quality issue (although I know AT is having quality issues in general) – the shirt I have is well-made, the knit is lovely and hangs really well – it just seems like sometimes the light hits it just so…

Anyway, I wear a black cami underneath it and it looks fine – I think it even makes the color look a little more rich than it does on the hanger. I don’t mind it at all…

By: AH

AH — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:38:04 +0000

I agree, I think a shoulder detail off on one side (especially a detail in 3d) can balance a chest and distract the eye just a bit from boobage. If the detail were centered or over the chest rather than the shoulder – bad idea – but as it is, I think it would be good.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:31:47 +0000

I like the classiques entier brand print shirts. they pack extremely well.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3027059/0~2376780~6009391~6014865~6014869~6014876?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6014876&P=1

By: Lawgirl

Lawgirl — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:27:03 +0000

Thanks, RZS for clarifying. I’m a 36B/C (just a 7lb difference between the two). I don’t have a huge boob-age concern, but I worry that such a thin
t-shirt will look cheap under nice suits. For the money, I think I’ll stick to silk/cotton/spandex tanks or shells (love the square neck ones) that I can get on sale for $25. Another option under is to wear a nice cami with some sheen and spandex (I like the ones at White House-Black Market)… On weekends, I like to wear something prettier and warmer than this too. Just my 2 cents… Shop on Corporette sisters!