When will people stop tucking their tops in at the front of jeans etc

[PuppyMonkey]

I thought this would be one of those things that wouldn’t last long because people would realise how stupid it looks, but it showing no signs of stopping. Like the woman in this photo. I can’t be the only one who thinks this half tucking thing looks really, really silly. Can I?

I think it looks like you’ve been to the loo and got the front of your top caught in your trousers by mistake 😆

I am so glad you wrote this as I’ve actually stopped buying expensive tops because of precisely this problem.

I have started tucking in tops, but only when going out as a specific look because I like it.

Hadn’t occurred to me this would save my tops

I saw someone dressed like that yesterday but assumed it was some sort of wardrobe malfunction (it was short ugg type boots and the tucking was loose rather than pushed right down).

I think you need broader shoulders and/or and longer body than me for this to work and a flat stomach. I still have a waist at the back and sides, all my mum-tum is at the front and any tucking, belts etc at the front makes me look about 4 months pregnant, while the untucked bits hide where I do have a waist!

Is there such a thing as a "reverse French tuck"? I might try it and start an instagram account, but I don't know if the name would attract the wrong audience....

The tuck in the pic is not right. I don’t see/know anyone who would tuck the whole front in and leave a train at the back.

The millennial French tuck is more common, but this is being replaced with strategic buttoning of shirts, bringing them up to belt line. Tops tend to be shorter now too so no need for the tuck.

(Talking about x/millennials not youngsters)

I can always tell when my DS has been to the loo because he comes out with a perfect French tuck…except his top is always tucked into his underpants as well as his shirts/trousers

There’s a teacher at said DS’s school who does a left- or right-only French tuck. It’s soooo weird. She wears wide legged jeans and an immaculately ironed shirt (looks like a boyfriend shirt) that she buttons up only the middle of. 3/4 of the circumference of the shirt bottom hangs out of the jeans, one quarter (left or right) is tucked in. She also pops the collar and wears a Juste Un Clou-style necklace. And sandals/birkenstocks. It’s SUCH an odd look. I can’t works out the thought process at all.

I'm more concerned about when people like @OP will realise people have different tastes and stop being so controlling of other people's choices. You don't like it, don't do it.

She is not controlling of other people's tastes, just observing and commenting on a style, which is perfectly reasonable. The point of the board is to discuss style and beauty and it's ok not to like something.

A Bill is being passed in Parliament to stop this.

Goodness imagine sitting thinking about this, starting a thread and finding a photo. It’s so weird I have even clicked and read,

i know, right?

Discussing - as in “I don’t like this” is one thing but “ when will it stop” is something else / very negative about something that really doesn’t impact anything other than your internal sense of style - the original post was too dictatorial in tone hence people being a bit shirty

all that for a pun

We did and I have no inclination to do it again 😂

I agree with their comment. I sometimes do this if I have a baggy shirt or top. If it’s baggy you don’t see my figure underneath it but if you tuck a bit of the front in then you can my shape

A bit shirty.

Nice one!

😂 this is me. I’ve been considering joining in this new French tuck trend.

Haha - I was just thinking that I never get the right amount of ‘tuck’ in the places to make it look effortless and not contrived (and flattering). I don’t even bother to try these days. If my clothes are clean, I’m winning.

@ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets Just half of the front. Not at the back and not all the front. The pic is ok but quite a lot of tuck.

I think it looks messy.

it makes me look like a jacket potato!

I remember in the 1980s my nan saying it looked like a man who hadn't tucked his shirt in after going to the loo.

I'm not a fan; it just makes me look untidy.

Tucked in fully is a work look. The partial tuck is the off duty look.

I think it looks much more elegant.

Not at all. I do it now and my outfits look so much more 'put together' as a result.

You're allowed to not like it, of course, but hopefully those doing it don't care what you (and others!) think. 🤷‍♀️

My friend did this and I didn’t realise it was a fashion thing! I was helpfully tucking her in before she went through the front door, only to learn about the ‘half tuck!’ We are both retired ladies, but she is far more fashionable than me.