Before I share my thoughts on my Thomas Pink experiences, why don’t you give me your thoughts on the shirt below? Personally, I love it for its organza ruffle. But do you think I could wear it? Could you? Let me know in the survey that I’ve just added and in the comments section.
Now about Thomas Pink shirts in general. I thought I’d give them a try after someone commented about their fit on Corporette a while back. Unfortunately, they may fit that commenter, but they don’t fit me. In fact, when I stopped in this past Thursday, they didn’t even fit the saleswoman. She had been forced to choose between baggy fit or gappy bustline and had chosen gappy bustline. She was a perfect candidate to be my customer. I wanted to give her my card to tell her about my blog, but her co-worker was too close.
For me, the setup of a Thomas Pink store can be intimidating–the opposite of the Cego experience. I’m learning about quality features of shirts, and I admit that the shirts have them–French seams, for instance. But because of the store’s posh atmosphere, I expect amazing service if I’m serious about shelling out $190 for one of their shirts. I was hoping when I visited their store a few months ago that they would also offer alterations. As you can see from the only shirt that fit without gapping too much (a UK size 18), I definitely needed them:
I asked my saleswoman if alterations were an option. She simply told me it would probably fit better after it shrank a little bit in the wash. Yikes. Pay $190 and hope it fits better after washing it? I thanked her and went on my way.
For the record, here’s the size 16 I tried that day:
And here’s the size 14:
Depending on how full-bodied the ruffles are and how much of a ‘profile’ you’re comfortable with the ruffles adding, the shirt could be great or too much. I think really soft drapes would look great.
It completely depends on the woman wearing it! This style generally does not work for me, UNLESS I leave the top few buttons open and wear a camisole underneath. However, the ruffles on this top may be a bit much for this look.
Since I am a 34D, the ruffles would already be pushing it, but because of the many minimizer bra options (Wacoal or Chantelle), it would work…just not with a blazer or suit jacket.
I agree that it depends on the woman wearing it, and how comfortable she feels in it. It’s not always the clothes, rather the attitude and self assurance that they help create. IMO, if you feel good in an outfit, then you look great in that outfit.
Hard to tell – I think the ruffles could be too much, but generally I love frills, frills, frills!