tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post6066293818740365082..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Tina Fey's YSL Jumpsuit: Yea or Nay?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-25357239106912597682010-10-04T08:35:21.059-04:002010-10-04T08:35:21.059-04:00a good one!a good one!fam noupahttp://famnoupa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52837328163057312012010-05-18T10:09:27.971-04:002010-05-18T10:09:27.971-04:00I'm not crazy about this jumpsuit, but will ad...I'm not crazy about this jumpsuit, but will admit to loving coveralls and the 70's jumpsuits worn in The Runaways movie as well.laphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129728708993920747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60214773743828970042010-05-10T16:24:07.103-04:002010-05-10T16:24:07.103-04:00I like the top - but, as with a lot of jump-suits,...I like the top - but, as with a lot of jump-suits, I think the hip-area is a real problem. I don't think she actually has hips quite that big and I don't think it looks very flattering...Alessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605755512224178329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-55463170746181406582010-05-09T03:34:24.661-04:002010-05-09T03:34:24.661-04:00I think she looks pretty great in it. Sure, there&...I think she looks pretty great in it. Sure, there's something funny about the crotch, but on the other hand, I think it would have been a complete cop-out to go with a more fitted silhouette below the waist. That lady is teeny-weeny, and looks so much the better for a bit of added hippage: sometimes closer-fit is not sexier, and certainly not classier!<br /><br />Appropriate for the occasion? Why not? It's fun, and people who take parties too seriously are kinda missing the point of parties ;)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922893283283290466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-41674506876206313152010-05-08T22:44:14.503-04:002010-05-08T22:44:14.503-04:00Now that I have read the other comments, I think J...Now that I have read the other comments, I think Jade and patsijean have a very good point: jumpers need some way to accomodate a great deal of physical movement between the torso and legs that is usually accounted for by having separate garments. That means you either need an extra-long crotch or a blousy top -- or a lot of spandex...<br />I agree with patsyjean that this movement requirement is most flatteringly accomplished with a tight pant and blousy top. That would mean that the fitted corset top inevitably leads to a baggy crotch once you make it part of a jumpsuit.Gaidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137796009019992269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52422359640443164332010-05-08T22:17:03.691-04:002010-05-08T22:17:03.691-04:00Nay, nay nay! Besides the fact that I find wearin...Nay, nay nay! Besides the fact that I find wearing such things irritating, I think that the cut in the entire transition area is off, not just the crotch. She looks like she has a balloon in between her bodice and her pant legs. The bodice itself is cute, and I would like it with a separate pair of trousers, but I think that making it into a jumpsuit has made the fabric move around her stomach and hips in an extremely unflattering way, especially where she put her hand in her pocket.Gaidighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137796009019992269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19531207075436533692010-05-08T09:27:52.352-04:002010-05-08T09:27:52.352-04:00Nay to this version of the jumpsuit. A jumpsuit h...Nay to this version of the jumpsuit. A jumpsuit has to be fitted perfectly and is best suited to a style that can blouse a little in the bodice (adds some sitdown flexibility) and fitted well in the crotch and leg. My mother has a khaki version in the 1980's that she wore quite often. It had short sleeves with cuffs, a convertible collar and breast pocket, and a trench style belt. The length was correct and the legs did not taper too much. She would never have worn a jumpsuit to such a formal event.<br /><br />I like some of the style elements of Tina Fey's garment. What about that bodice on a fitted skirt in the same fabric? The overall effect would be similar, but this incarnation would have been red-carpet appropriate and more flattering. I can't help with the make-up.patsijeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362426384481772370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64491120872043974432010-05-08T09:18:39.692-04:002010-05-08T09:18:39.692-04:00Sorry, but *shudder*. I can't stand jumpsuits ...Sorry, but *shudder*. I can't stand jumpsuits and rompers on anyone who is old enough to talk properly.<br /><br />Sophie<br />filasewphie.blogspot.comSophie Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984573258370585557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-37252650485255917342010-05-08T03:56:10.050-04:002010-05-08T03:56:10.050-04:00Very Studio 54, have a hazy recollections of Laure...Very Studio 54, have a hazy recollections of Lauren Hutton or Bianca Jagger wearing same. Requires a tad more oomph of the late 70's to get it quite right....smoky eyes with a hint of glitter shadow and slightly elongated eyebrows and more 'tude. I think YSL and the pantsuit absolutely rocked in it's heyday and this retro look is funky but needs to be braver. She works hard for the money!!!!!<br /><br />regards<br />M-CM-Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-77823705659141634802010-05-08T00:29:10.938-04:002010-05-08T00:29:10.938-04:00It's a Yay! for me. I think she looks great - ...It's a Yay! for me. I think she looks great - the crotch area looks bulky because of how she is standing - so no wonder it looks skewwiff.<br /><br />http://originalmischief.blogspot.comMoniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375537271773117124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2444178863524397182010-05-08T00:10:34.385-04:002010-05-08T00:10:34.385-04:00It makes me think of those all in one things that ...It makes me think of those all in one things that babies wear and they only look adorable on babies not on adults so I've got to say "Nay!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79765694781663805552010-05-07T19:25:14.152-04:002010-05-07T19:25:14.152-04:00Yea! I used to be a jumpsuit hater. But I have gro...Yea! I used to be a jumpsuit hater. But I have grown to love them (though never wear one). I found a very cute Liberty of London for Target jumpsuit that really sealed the deal for me.Artsy Authttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351524362816578939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-75691889176527799542010-05-07T18:47:58.669-04:002010-05-07T18:47:58.669-04:00Nay. Proverbial potato sack on the bottom and tota...Nay. Proverbial potato sack on the bottom and totally nondescript on top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-11563975081501602182010-05-07T18:20:48.841-04:002010-05-07T18:20:48.841-04:00I'm afraid that I'm against jumpsuits on a...I'm afraid that I'm against jumpsuits on a general basis and I think rompers should be illegal on anyone over the age of five....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-62158195907151686072010-05-07T17:33:54.203-04:002010-05-07T17:33:54.203-04:00I love it, I think the tailoring in the bodice abs...I love it, I think the tailoring in the bodice absolutely makes it.<br /><br />As for the crotch, as someone who's worn a jumpsuit lately, let me tell you that if you intend to sit in it and not be garrotted, it needs a little more ease than may be strictly flattering.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775869219913229009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54024760276112660692010-05-07T17:06:46.851-04:002010-05-07T17:06:46.851-04:00YEA
I think she looks adorable, but you are right ...YEA<br />I think she looks adorable, but you are right - it did need adjusting on the fit.<br />I am not totally loving the exposed silver zipper, but the rest looks really good. <br /><br />I do not normally like jumpsuits much. They certainly do not flatter every body. Not to mention, I have a longer torso so they are always too tight on me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606407845216027155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-5973070497433441452010-05-07T16:36:17.043-04:002010-05-07T16:36:17.043-04:00Absolute YAE!
I love her no matter what she has on...Absolute YAE!<br />I love her no matter what she has on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71799038524348885512010-05-07T16:13:51.988-04:002010-05-07T16:13:51.988-04:00I quite like the concept, but agree the crotch len...I quite like the concept, but agree the crotch length looks ridiculously low. I think a really angular peg-topped style of trouser would suit the bodice better, than the rounded silhouette used. <br />I've never liked trousers in this type of silk - it always looks puffy, and the sheen emphasises every crease.Sheryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13393629665617834712010-05-07T15:52:33.165-04:002010-05-07T15:52:33.165-04:00I can't believe that no one has considered the...I can't believe that no one has considered the possibility that a good part of what looks like a misfitting crotch may be in the way she is standing....the right hand in the pocket is pushing fabric toward the left side and distorting the zipper. She also has her weight on her left leg with the right thrust forward so that her hips are not level. If she were standing up straight it may look fine. <br />I think that there has to be ease in the hip area when the legs are pegged in at the bottom to allow room for sitting down, unless the fabric has lengthwise stretch. Maybe the proportion would look better if the pantlegs were wider at the bottom and the hip area could be more fitted. Just a thought. I like the top part a lot though.<br />Jumpsuits will come and go. If you like them, wear them...if not, don't. No one has to be a slave to fashion!kaydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247729036946905054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23338064643892763432010-05-07T15:22:08.359-04:002010-05-07T15:22:08.359-04:00It's cheeky, I like it...wish I could look tha...It's cheeky, I like it...wish I could look that good in something so, um, odd looking. It sure beats her Sarah Palin look!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359607109385057176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38760220235024730782010-05-07T15:05:26.051-04:002010-05-07T15:05:26.051-04:00Jumpsuit OK for her. For me, never. But totally in...Jumpsuit OK for her. For me, never. But totally inappropriate for a ballgown event.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57300324006662916872010-05-07T14:47:48.168-04:002010-05-07T14:47:48.168-04:00I think Tina rocked the look--and that took confid...I think Tina rocked the look--and that took confidence. I've seen some bad jumpsuit revisits lately. I didn't really like them back in the 80s. And it was absolutely because of the crotch area issue.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265763475632104771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51591026625822059122010-05-07T13:46:42.215-04:002010-05-07T13:46:42.215-04:00NAY!
A Big YUCK!NAY!<br /><br />A Big YUCK!Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064220415021728232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-6398685932592846542010-05-07T13:43:42.082-04:002010-05-07T13:43:42.082-04:00I love jumpsuits. Even easier to wear than dresses...I love jumpsuits. Even easier to wear than dresses in a your-outfit-is-automatically-coordinated way... until you have to pee ;) I think she looks cute though; a little under-dressed for the event maybe, but good for her for taking a chance.Tatlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758571257238170735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-10887650295004230732010-05-07T13:35:30.910-04:002010-05-07T13:35:30.910-04:00I do like this jumpsuit, and I think she looks ado...I do like this jumpsuit, and I think she looks adorable in it (and wouldn't have noticed the crotch if you hadn't pointed it out) but I don't think it has star quality. It's reminiscent of something I would have worn to the discos in the late 70s, something fun and glitzy but not so much for this event.Sharon Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987831277077411438noreply@blogger.com