Bodysuits are making a comeback, and I am so pleased. As a long-torsoed person, I can never keep a shirt tucked in and looking smooth. But with a bodysuit, this problem is eliminated. Here are a few affordable options that caught my eye.
Missguided Polka Dot Top ($37)
J.Crew Stretch Perfect Bodysuit ($78, also in plus)
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Have a big day ahead? Major hearing? Big trial? The presentation of your life? Gonna be at a conference with that ex? Whatever it happens to be, these are the fashion weapons that get me to the confidence level that I need to be at.
Without question, the most worn item in my wardrobe is a black-and-white striped tee. I wear it in winter under sweaters, in spring with white jeans, in summer with black shorts. I’ve been wearing the same one for years (it’s the best). But they don’t make it anymore. So here are some options for replacement.
When I started this blog, influencers still re-wore clothes. There were no haul videos filled with the latest from Shein before it winds up in a beach in Ghana poisoning the planet. There were no sponsored campaigns delivering fresh wardrobes each month. The content machine doesn’t like reruns.
Have a big day ahead? Major hearing? Big trial? The presentation of your life? Gonna be at a conference with that ex? Whatever it happens to be, these are the fashion weapons that get me to the confidence level that I need to be at.
Without question, the most worn item in my wardrobe is a black-and-white striped tee. I wear it in winter under sweaters, in spring with white jeans, in summer with black shorts. I’ve been wearing the same one for years (it’s the best). But they don’t make it anymore. So here are some options for replacement.
When I started this blog, influencers still re-wore clothes. There were no haul videos filled with the latest from Shein before it winds up in a beach in Ghana poisoning the planet. There were no sponsored campaigns delivering fresh wardrobes each month. The content machine doesn’t like reruns.
When I was young, my Mother used to bring me along when she would go shopping for fabric. As a result, I spent a lot of time, killing time, flipping through pattern books. So when I spotted this dress, I was instantly transported to the pattern table at a Jo-Ann Fabrics.
I love that a lot of these bodysuits are wrap tops. I can never quite figure out how to get these to look flattering with skirts on me (stop too low but look weird tucked in), and this might do the trick.
We must have different body types, because I was thinking, “I hate that these are all wraps.” My G-cup boobs would create seriously inappropriate cleavage or peep shows in these. I’ve never worn a body suit, but I’m interested. I’ve just got to find something with a high neckline , I think.
I like this square neck one. https://shopstyle.it/l/ZTQ3
And this simple crewneck one. https://shopstyle.it/l/ZTRC
I mean, some of these definitely require a cami underneath to be daytime appropriate.
That depends on your comfort level/workplace and your bust size probably. I own two of them and I’m good at a 32C with no cami.
Do you get VPL with the JCREW one, and if so, do you stick to skirts, or can you still wear trousers/jeans?
I get a little when I wear my thinner pencil skirts. Not with jeans or with thicker pants. I just wear those Jockey slimmers when I wear it with a pencil.
I seriously don’t know what I’m going to do when bodysuits go out of style. They just look fantastic with high-waisted pants.
Many of my favorite bodysuits have come from Anthropologie (if you’re looking for another source!) and many are in petite.
I’ve had my eye on the J.Crew one for over a year. Abra, can you speak to how easily it wrinkles or if the white is on the transparent side?
The white has more opacity than most cotton shirts on the market right now. Not as opaque as I would like, but pretty good. I wash it and then have to press out some wrinkles, but it doesn’t wrinkle much while wearing it, except in the elbow crease.
Do you have to have a flat tummy to wear with a bodysuit or are some designed to be a little forgiving? My guess is that you need to be pretty flat in the belly area but wanted to ask before I purchased since I do love the look and functionality.
Surprisingly, the opposite is actually true because they have a slimming effect. The trick is you must try them on. In my case, I’ve grown thicker in my midsection recently, so I have to size up a bit to get the fit I need.
I like the idea and the look of these but I cannot handle how they ride up for me… a wedgie all day. Maybe it’s just me since everyone else seems to like them, but I found the JCrew one so uncomfortable.
A friend had the same problem. Her tailor sewed hers to a pair of boyshorts. She bought the shorts, brought them to the tailor, and from what I understand, the tailor cut the attached thong leaving an inch of the thong material, and then sewed that to the boy shorts.