Splurge Monday’s TPS Report: Belted Intarsia Cardigan

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1. Love the style of the dress and sweater, despise those crazy cut-outs.

2. This is very Deanna Troy to me.

   1. Hee, now that you’ve pointed it out, I can’t unsee it.

   2. HA! Cheers to the TNG reference. “Make it so, Number One.”

   3. Yes!!

      This is just meh to me – I would pick it up if it were Zac Posen for Target @ $20.

3. Can’t understand what is being shown. Is this a three piece outfit? A two piece outfit? One piece? Regardless, I think that an expensive highly styled cardigan sits in my closet unworn moreso than any other item.

   1. I don’t understand what this is either. I think the cardigan is shown over the matching dress, but the picture is not very helpful. Not that it matters–I think it looks kind of like a bathrobe.

4. Gap/Banana/ON give and get is here!

   Does anyone have any recommendations of which of their (many) skinny jeans one should choose?

   1. I have Gap Always Skinny. I love them, they are super comfortable, and I get tons of compliments on them. Highly recommend.

      1. I also love the always skinny. I like them better than any of the designer skinny jeans I have. If you order on line, they come in a shorter ankle length which is great for me (I’m 5’4″.) All the washes are good, but I like the dark blue classic wash the best.

      2. I second the Always Skinny. I have both the dark wash & stone wash and get compliments on them all the time.

         Also, I recently bought a pair of denim leggings (aka “jeggings”) from the Gap and LOVE them. They are so comfortable and flattering and look great with both high heels & boots. It took me a while to get over the idea of wearing a “jegging” (the name makes me cringe) but I am so glad I did. I want to live in those suckers now!

         1. Same – the ON jegging converted me from a hater to a “wear so often i had to buy multiples”

   2. ON “Diva” jeans are great! I buy the darker wash and they are so affordable. I get compliments on them all the time and no one would even guess that they are ON.

   3. I hate Banana skinnies because they have no stretch. Stretch is key in my book.

   4. thanks everyone!

5. I like the matching dress more than the cardi.

6. Threadjack (sorry so early): For all of you Big Law Corporettes, do you have any suggestions for a gift for a female attorney who just made partner?

   1. What’s your budget? An engraved paperweight would be very nice and professional. If she’s a close friend, earrings or a bracelet.

   2. If you know that she drinks alcohol, then maybe a really nice bottle of champagne. I’ve done that a few times and it is usually really well-received. If you aren’t sure whether she drinks, then I wouldn’t go this route, though. If you know her well, then you could take her out to a nice restaurant to celebrate. I don’t know about earrings/bracelet suggestion – to me, the level of jewelry appropriate to commemorate a partnership promotion is pretty high, really more the kind of thing to come from a husband/BF.

7. I think this cardigan looks like the equivalent to a cheesy car with flames on the side with those arm cutouts. I’d pass if it was $30.

   1. Agree! This is so not chic….

8. Question about where people belt their dresses, cardigans, etc.

   I always belt everything at my natural waist. I’ve been seeing more and more people, though, with belts around what I would say is their lower ribcage, just under their bust. It looks fine from the front, but I think it looks a little strange from the back. Then, I just read in Lucky magazine that this is where you SHOULD belt your sweaters, jackets, and dresses – right under the bust, because that is actually the narrowest part of your torso. On me that’s not true – I am curvy and have a small waist compared to how wide my shoulders are and how big my hips are. I tried it this morning and on me – since I am short-waisted anyway – it looked odd. Where does everyone else put their belts? At your waist or your “high waist”?

   1. I always thought your natural waist was the narrowest part of your torso. I have a longer torso, so mine is more mid-way between the bottom of my bra and the top of a swimsuit bottom. I mean yeah, it’s higher than the “waist” of my pants (which hit me around my hips, right where my belly button is). If I were to wear a belt over a sweater, it would be at the narrowest part of my waist, not down by my belly-button. It woudn’t stay closed otherwise…

      Did “high-waist” pants exist before “low-waist” pants existed? Or in he era before “low-rise” anything, did all pants and skirts come up to your natural waist? I remember when I first went suit shopping with my mom in jr. high, I complained about the suit pants being up so high and my mom said, “Sarah, that’s how it’s always been.” Meh?

   2. I have a long torso and I belt a lot of cardigans/dresses/etc. It looks most flattering on me if I belt the narrowest part of my body, which is about halfway between the waist of my pants & my bust. I have also always considered the narrowest part of your body to be your “natural waist” as well.

      I say to just go with what looks best on you, personally. Every woman’s body is different.

   3. I have a long waist and will only belt higher up if I’m wearing a cardigan over a dress with an empire waist. Otherwise it just looks ridiculous to belt that high when my torso is so long. For me, the belt usually goes about 1-2″ above my belly button while most of my pants tend to fall about 1-2″ below.

      I had a teacher in HS who always did the belting you mentioned. She had a short torso and large chest and looked like she had no waist whatsoever. The look created an unattractive looking uniboob. I can’t imagine that is a look that works for anyone!

9. With my large bust, I would look like a cartoon character if I put a belt on right under my bust.

   1. Agreed, same here.

      I just wish there was a nice way to explain to my mother and all her friends that belting at your hips when you’ve got a large bust (or even a small one), and any semblance of a pooch is disastrous. Move the belt up, mom!

10. Threadjack: I have a very long body. As a result, I often have trouble getting blouses that don’t come out of my skirt when I lean over or stretch for something. I am also very petite, and am only a 34A.

    Is there anywhere I can find a supply of silk blouses that are extra long? All of the blouses I have found are meant for tiny women or 15 year old girls. I would prefer 100% silk with pastel colors, but will settle for a silk mix.

    1. don’t know the answer to that one, but if you find something, let us know!

11. I have a tall-sized silk blend top from Banana Republic that has lower armholes and a longer length so that it doesn’t come untucked. I wore it the other day and it felt *great* to have something fit so nicely. I wish everything came with a “tall” option. You can try Gap and BR, look under their women’s tall sizes to see if they have anything in silk or a blend. I bought mine more than a year ago but perhaps they still have something similar?

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