Do you wear tops tucked in or tucked out?
Tucking is most essential on women with shorter legs, because wearing a longer shirt untucked can further shorten your legs and lengthen what might already be a longer torso. For women with shorter torsos, an untucked look can often work, provided it looks current, but a tucked look will still look more flattering.
Untucked tops suggest a relaxed, off-duty attitude, while tucked-in symbolizes professionalism.
The Front Tuck:
The front tuck or half tuck is probably the most popular and easy option when it comes to tucking in your top. The main reason you want to do this is to visually create a waist. Front tucking your top draws the eye up to your waist rather that leaving your body visually one long line. To do this, simply grab the front middle of your top and tuck it fully in where there isn’t extra fabric on top. From there tuck a little on each side. Loosen a little as necessary. The goal is to not have a super tight tuck but also not too much fabric out.
- Do front tuck when you have a thinner top that is not too long paired with mid to high rise pants or a skirt. Front tucks are most typically done casually with jeans.
- Don’t front tuck with a thick top that will create a pouch effect in the front because it doesn’t tuck nicely. The only caveat to this is if you have a cropped sweater that will easily tuck. Remember, the whole goal is visually showing your waist not creating a bunch of fabric. Don’t front tuck a long tunic type top that will have too much fabric to tuck in front adding a lot of fabric below your pants.
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The Full Tuck:
In practice, I fully tuck in my shirt less than I do a half tuck/front tuck. When considering when to tuck and not tuck your shirt, I typically reserve this for dressier occasions. This might be when I want to look more tailored for work, when I am layering and want my bottom layer tucked in for less bulk, or when I am wearing a high waisted pants and want a streamlined look. Another reason to always tuck is if the waist of the garment is made to be shown off like the currently trendy paper bag waist. Doing anything other than a full tuck on it wouldn’t work.
Don’t Tuck – Leave Your Top Untucked
Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing! Don’t tuck your top at all leaving it untucked and loose. The reasons for this would be if the top has a specific hem or a band at the bottom. Another reason not to tuck would be a long tunic made to be worn out . Alternatively you might just have a pair of pants and top that go best together left alone.
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Janie Lotter
