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Vest tops which eliminate the armpit scrotum pouch.

114 replies

custardlover · 01/06/2025 21:01

Do they exist? In my imagination I see something with a chic square neckline and thicker shoulder strap(bra friendly) which come right up under the armpit therefore hiding that irritating little purse full of fat and saggy skin.

I will pay good money if this can be found IRL!

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MMAMPWGHAP · 02/06/2025 22:08

This one https://www.baukjen.com/products/amber-organic-top-caviar-black

Though looking closer it still has the under arm problem.

Skulling · 02/06/2025 22:17

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 02/06/2025 20:46

I think you need to look for sleeveless T shirts rather than vest tops.

Nope, I’m showing off my hard-earned armpit vaginas
after two kids they probably look better than my actual one

YetAnotherNewNameAgain · 02/06/2025 22:50

Now I wish they hadn't removed the laugh emoji 😁

RuffledKestrel · 02/06/2025 22:58

I'm totally not sitting here moving my arms around trying to visualise what you are taking about? 😂

Is it the gap the vest makes just in front of your arm pit, or am I looking in totally the wrong please?

WearyAuldWumman · 02/06/2025 23:08

I was admiring the improvement in my arms at the gym the other day (whilst doing my lateral raises) and then spotted the horror that lurked beneath.

I'm dealing with it by not looking.

Pinkrabitt · 02/06/2025 23:28

More like armpit camel toe really. Nothing like a vagina or a scrotum.

Sgtmajormummy · 03/06/2025 05:57

We call them “chubblets” and personally I think they’re cute!
Ribbed tank tops often come up higher around the armhole.

GoBetween · 03/06/2025 06:10

The John Lewis 'Live Unlimited ' camis are cut nice and snug at the oxters.

NeverTalksToStrangers2 · 03/06/2025 07:02

Cyclingmummy1 · 02/06/2025 22:18

I have the same issue and looking at this tops i can confirm it definitely will NOT hide the problem. The armhole gap is too wide at the bottom.

Middleagedstriker · 03/06/2025 07:06

Pinkrabitt · 02/06/2025 23:28

More like armpit camel toe really. Nothing like a vagina or a scrotum.

Speak for yourself 😁

NeverTalksToStrangers2 · 03/06/2025 07:09

Bardot tops are your friend op.
And ones like this from sosandar. I've been eyeing it up but it's a bit pricey for a 'holiday' top imo (i know loads of posters on this board will be thinking it's a bit too cheap actually). I probably would wear it elsewhere though, but with black trousers it would be very winter and I'd need a cardy and I'm not gonna wear white trousers to work etc. Welcome to the conversation inside my head.

Vest tops which eliminate the armpit scrotum pouch.
NeverTalksToStrangers2 · 03/06/2025 07:10

I'll never understand why so many tops have such wide armpit holes though. Who really wants to show the armpit bit of your bra?

Confusedbylifeingeneral · 03/06/2025 07:17

NeverTalksToStrangers2 · 03/06/2025 07:10

I'll never understand why so many tops have such wide armpit holes though. Who really wants to show the armpit bit of your bra?

Totally agree! But then, it feels as if there is so much that makes no sense about clothes design…it’s as if they’ve never seen a normal looking woman!

EveInEden · 03/06/2025 07:25

Been looking for decades. BMI of around 22 and yet my armpits are dreadfully chubby. If its breast tissue, it doesn't scoop into bras. It's too under the armpits. Tried bras with extra side stuff too.

I've found Uniqlo bra vests better because you don't have to wear a bra, but it's not as much support as a bra.

unsevered67 · 03/06/2025 08:20

This one is better than lots of other vest tops I’ve tried
https://mintvelvet.com/products/yellow-scallop-vest mintvelvet.com/products/yellow-scallop-vest]]]]

Bjorkdidit · 03/06/2025 08:43

Confusedbylifeingeneral · 03/06/2025 07:17

Totally agree! But then, it feels as if there is so much that makes no sense about clothes design…it’s as if they’ve never seen a normal looking woman!

This. My bugbear is that tiny little chest pocket that appears on a lot of t-shirts. I reject so many otherwise nice t-shirts because of that. What is it for.

Plus the fact that most shops don't actually sell bras that fit women under about a size 12 properly. They all sell bras that fit if you're slim and flat chested, or larger than average build, but otherwise, forget it.

But until this thread, I had no idea that 'fat armpits' were a thing that so many women wanted to conceal, or that there was a name for it. I'm nowhere near skinny but have never noticed this on me and I don't think I'd care if I did.

PrincessofWells · 03/06/2025 08:48

I live in vests in the summer. The best ones are M & S ribbed vests, £8.50 but err on sizing down not up. Cos ribbed vests £19 - the higher at the front ones are also a good fit on me.

BadAmbassador · 03/06/2025 08:51

Oh I totally get it - I was just admiring mine in the mirror this morning 🤣 I was wondering what social etiquette is - not that I care hugely but is it acceptable to show ones wrinkly arm pit area in public?

BadAmbassador · 03/06/2025 08:53

The Uniqlo, John Lewis and M&S black vest tops are pretty good I think.

BadAmbassador · 03/06/2025 08:55

Pinkrabitt · 02/06/2025 23:28

More like armpit camel toe really. Nothing like a vagina or a scrotum.

I find as I get older that what used to be a camel toe is more unstructured and ‘extra skin’ looking. Like it’s gathered there above my bra because it has no where else to go.

MoodSwingSet · 03/06/2025 08:59

how about this style? The shoulder is just long enough so it covers armpit, and it also has fabric under the armpit so it covers the bra
https://oglmove.com/products/stretch-cotton-v-neck-side-ruched-muscle-tee

Stretch Cotton V-neck Side Ruched Muscle Tee

Slim fit V-neck High-hip length Wide shoulder Side ruching

https://oglmove.com/products/stretch-cotton-v-neck-side-ruched-muscle-tee