Gap European Collection Tie-Neck Pintuck Top: Love It or Hate It?

September 20, 2007

Lately I've been pondering why girls wear tie-neck blouses because they're generally not flattering. This Gap Tie-Neck Pintuck Top, $88, from the limited-edition European collection, backs up my theory. It looks too matronly and does nothing for a gal's figure. What's your take?

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3 years 40 weeks

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lizlee89 5 years 9 weeks

I completely disagree - I love tie-necks, especially with bows. I like this tie-neck but I hate the bottom - it looks like the bottom of a peasant blouse which totally doesn't go...

kelleylocke 5 years 34 weeks

I love it, just not in that color.

citizenkane 5 years 34 weeks

I'd wear it....I just wouldn't spend that much $$$ on it.

vinnie 5 years 34 weeks

i kind of like the matronly look of it. you can sass it up with great jeans and fabulously sexy pumps.

Pepper 5 years 34 weeks

Ugly.

SFKitkat 5 years 34 weeks

it wasn't a good look in the '80s and it's not a good look now

Linny 5 years 34 weeks

it looks like something my grandmother wore in 1982

MrsJigglesworth 5 years 34 weeks

I'd wear it to work.

Jacqui 5 years 34 weeks

Pussy bow shirts are gorgeous if they are fitted and in a soft fabric, like silk. This is all just way too harsh. I said undecided.

Chalii911 5 years 34 weeks

Hate it.

hebden 5 years 34 weeks

I'm with you Kiki tee...I love pussy bows (I'm also glad to know that I'm not the only person who calls them that). They're one of those things that are totally dependent on who wears them and what they wear them with. They can look cool or awful, there's not much middle ground (having said that, this particular shirt isn't the greatest example).

trixiefire 5 years 34 weeks

Ugh I'm sure I saw something just like that in my grandmothers closet.

UrbanBohemian 5 years 34 weeks

oh, *put an 'a' between 'flatter' and 'woman's'*!

UrbanBohemian 5 years 34 weeks

Gross! It doesn't flatter woman's shape at all.

cindeerella 5 years 34 weeks

that's hideous!!!!!!

Ericka 5 years 34 weeks

This looks ridiculously frumpy! Not to mention something I could find in polyester at the Goodwill. A definite no especially for $88

lil l 5 years 34 weeks

It reminds me of something my grandma would have worn.

Talldiva45 5 years 34 weeks

Ewwww - I think this blouse is channeling all of the unfashionable grandmas's of the world.

cageyme 5 years 34 weeks

It is VERY 80's. That's all I'm gonna say.

Sarahjo 5 years 34 weeks

as long as everything else was slim and sleek and you had some great jewlery, like a wild broach or long gold pentand it could really work.

krampalicious 5 years 35 weeks

i usually love tie-neck blouses, but this one is just bad. the trick is find an old vintage one in a crazy pattern and then have it tailored to be more body conscious instead of blocky and weird. it's a great look when properly executed.

Kiki tee 5 years 35 weeks

Well put Rugelach! I like pussy bow tops (or dresses) for their very frumpiness! They're like a challenge and I've seen them lok very, very sexy on some people. I'm not thinking of Margaret Thatcher, by the way.

inertia 5 years 35 weeks

I usually like tie-necks, although the rest of this particular shirt looks really unappealing. Shirts with high necks and piles of voluminous ruffles and ribbons work much better on my flat bony chest than sleek or revealing tops. Also, they're great for layering. I think they're really cute peeking out from a jacket or sweater, and super-modest tops provide a nice balance for short skirts and heels.

clueliss 5 years 35 weeks

good grief that looks like something from the 80's.

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