Fashion

[Coco Butter Bean]

I guess I just don't get it.

[Kathlen]

I like them. I have a straight body shape (no curves) and wide shoulders ... narrow hips.

[vermint]

On 3/27/2014 Kathleen said:

I like them. I have a straight body shape (no curves) and wide shoulders ... narrow hips.

You have the same body shape as my BFF, and yes, the banded tops look good on her. Not so much on my pear-shaped self! On the other hand, I can wear boho type skirts very nicely as I have a defined waist and hips. They don't look good on her at all.

[Rock_chick]

They have to be the right length to look good on my apple shape. They have to hit below the hip and hang a little lower, if that makes sense. I rarely buy them because the past few years most of the casual tops have banded bottoms. I have enough!

[Vamp]

A flowing, banded bottom top can hide a lot of lumps and bumps in the middle!

[goodstuff]

They look OK on tall, slim, lanky girls with little or no curves. The rest of us.......not so good. I think they look pretty awful on "apples" like me.

[peachesncream]

I have a straight up and down figure, with a wide waist, and they look good on me.

They also work well for me because I'm not very tall; these don't hang too low and can be adjusted to sit at the right place on the hips.

I like them.

[BeckiWV]

On 3/27/2014 GoodStuff said:

They look OK on tall, slim, lanky girls with little or no curves. The rest of us.......not so good. I think they look pretty awful on "apples" like me.

I hear you! I feel like they make my apple look that much more appley, LOL. No likey!

[willdob3]

I'm not sure. If I had no hips I would not want to make it more obvious by putting a band there any more than if I had extra large hips.

I'm an hourglass shape & I like to emphasize my smaller waist so the banded look is one I avoid.

[grandma r]

Not mine!