I'm showing you how to master the half tuck look when I get dressed in the
morning my mind has a battle and I say should i tuck my shirt in all the way?
should I untuck my shirt? should I just do a half tuck with my shirt? wearing a
half tuck is more flattering in my opinion but pulling it off is tricky I
have spent so much time in front of the bathroom mirror like at Michael's at
Hobby Lobby at Target at my church trying to get that half tuck just right
and with my trial and errors I will help you learn how to master the half tuck so
that you are confident through the day and not checking every shop window as
you go by asking did I tuck it in right? is it half tucked out right? what's the best
method? I'm going to show you how to master it
the first method to mastering that half tuck look is to put your fingertips on
your button of your jeans or your pants and then go over to the first belt loop
in this method you are only going to have tuck in your top and so it's going
to be on an angle we are doing what bathing suit companies have been doing
for years where you're tricking the eye we're disguising that tummy that is my
problem area that's where I think every single ounce of my weight is in my tummy
so I'm going to use a diagonal line to trick the eye and help elongate me if
the tummy is not your primary you might want to tuck in your shirts halfway all
the way across your waistline the second way we're gonna master the half tuck
method is by using the button method and that method is just grabbing your shirt
that is untucked and stuffing it in just a little bit behind that button and then
you're gonna blouse it out you're going to make your blouse puddle you're going
to pull out enough fabric so that it covers up that but we're tricking the
eye we're disguising that problem area for and what I'm learning I'm just
sharing with you you may have to tweak these ideas or these
instructions these methods to fit your body type and that's totally okay full
disclosure I am only learning this by observing other people I'm sharing what
I feel confident in after trial and error and thinking and trying out
different things one of the things that I try is fabric choice now this plaid
shirt that I have from Target I love it because it's 100% rayon I wanted to wear
it with lower cut jeans and I wanted the back to cover my booty this rayon fabric
is golden for mastering a half tuck look and when I have tucked this plaid shirt
in the rayon disguises my problem area helping me to feel more confident with
it being half tucked in and this top puddles instead of pokes out around the
button area see how it just puddles around my waistband instead of poking
out my 100% gingham blue and white shirt is 100% cotton and I'll show you this
when you pull it up it just it doesn't puddle it just folds and has to poke out
because cotton is a stiffer material with this shirt I use the half tuck
button method and I just don't like how it hangs even with the half tuck button
method its poking out at the front and if you have a more rayon type material
or fabric it just puddles better and it's more flattering be Goldilocks
when picking out your fabric it's not worth your money if you don't feel 100%
confident in it so be picky when you're choosing a fabric choice this massimo
relaxed v-neck t-shirt that I'm wearing from Target is amazing for explaining
the half tuck method you can see that the shirt looks okay hanging out because
it doesn't cling like the other Mossimo and Target t-shirts but because it's the
relaxed v-neck so it looks okay untucked but when I tuck it in it looks so much
more flattering I tucked the shirt in at my belt loop and then adjust it down on
an sometimes I have to tuck it in all the
way across if that looks better but you see how it doesn't cling the Mossimo is
loose enough and flowy this Mossimo relax the v-neck is 60% cotton and 40%
polyester and it does not clean my radiate love graphic t-shirt is another
example of that it's 55% cotton and 45% polyester this radiates love t-shirt
from Target also looks okay untucked but when I tuck it in it looks so much
better so you've got to look at the length of your t-shirt when you're
choosing one to half-tuck in put on the t-shirt and half tuck the shirt in using
the belt loop method and see if there's enough fabric to pull out so that it
drapes over your button and over that little tummy part that sticks out
sometimes under like when you're wearing your higher waisted jeans you can kind
of see the little bulge of your tummy under that button you want your t-shirt
to hang over so that that is disguise or cover it up this is my turkey trot shirt
made out of 60% cotton and polyester but it is a totally tight fit so if I wear
that top untuck it is not flattering you can see my stomach you see the bulges my
higher waisted jeans are accentuating that with this shirt there's only enough
material to halfway halfway half tuck it in so I need to wear that belt so that
it has something to hold that half tuck in because I only have a little bit of
material underneath my button but you can see how what how much better it
looks with a pair of low-rise jeans and belt and half tuft on the diagonal trust
sizing up when you are looking at the tops that you want to have tuck in and
use the half tuck method try a 100% cotton top and larger size try a 100%
polyester or a 60% cotton 40% polyester blend and see what looks best on you
these plaid shirts that I have are 100% polyester they do not cling they puddle
when you cinch them in in a half tuck method I love how flattering they
are when these shirts are untucked they're not as flattering because
they're not long enough to be a tunic and they're not short enough to just
hang on over my waistband so I need to use the half tuck method the belt loop
half tuck method when I tuck a shirt in like when I tuck it in all the way
around it cuts me in half so I need to have my half tucks on a diagonal like I
said earlier when you look at jeans I want you to find two jeans of more
fitted Jean and a lower waisted Jean and if you are not comfortable in skinny
jeans my mother-in-law has a wonderful Jean
they're called chic classic collection women's stretch elastic waist and they
are pull-on so they're elastic and they are more tapered I think for the older
women so that you feel comfortable and confident in a skinny jean but it's
elastic waist and you can't even tell I think lower waisted jeans or pants are
perfect for achieving and mastering the half tuck look some jeans say they are
mid rise but they inch down during the day so they become low waisted jeans if
you were self-conscious of your leg size if your legs are a little larger than
you want then you want to wear a jean that just skims outside of the length of
your leg it's gonna elongate your leg and bring the ID up to your waist and
your upper body in your face a looser fitting Jean like a wider leg Jean would
look more flattering on you than say skinny jeans but play around with the
fabric play around with the waist of jeans and then use the half tuck method
with tops that you are totally comfortable and confident in and see
which works best for you this burgundy t-shirt is more fitted so I'm wearing it
with a wider leg Jean notice that I did not say looser Jean I don't want the
jeans falling off of me I want the leg to be a little wider a little
certain leg and then the Sonoma everyday teas from Kohl's
are really good t-shirts they they cinch in without clinging to your problem
areas and they're very flattering on the woman's figure they're easy for making
the half tuck fit especially if you use a belt and here's one of the fitted tees
from Target I only have one top like this from Target I love how it feels on
my skin it's very very soft the sleeves are long enough for my long arms and it
puddles it like layers without poking out and you can just have tuck at the
button to the belt loop and it looks so flattering it doesn't hang too far down
on the back it just cinches you in and just is so flattering to the woman's
body as women we want to be real authentic people with our friends our
spouse and with ourselves god made us beautifully unique just the way we are
with no clothes on at all but he also gave us a personality and creativity I
like to express my creativity through my clothes most every day sometimes I don't
care what I wear a lot of times I want to look put together with creativity and
all that kind of stuff and feel confident and comfortable at the same
time so part of getting dressed every day is armoring ourselves with truths
that say okay I'm worthy enough and I'm enough just like I am before I'm fixing
to put on my clothes for the day now when I'm going to critique what I'm
wearing I'm critiquing the outfit and the method that I use instead of the
person that's in there now it's your turn put together an
outfit and use the half tuck method that is best for your body type and then try
to do it in the dark with your eyes closed go out and look at the mirror and
see if you did it correctly okay then practice again in front of the
mirror and then go back and try it in the dark or try it without looking and
then come out and look at the mirror and see if you did it right then try it
faster faster faster go to different mirrors in your house and look at
half tough look look at it from the side take a picture of yourself the whole
body and see what doesn't look right look at your outfit in an investigative
way you were educated now and now you need to practice it's not about being
vain it's about being smart quick and practical with what you are getting
dressed with every day so that you can save time you can know that that is
going to be flattering on you or hide something on you and we don't want to go
through life going how do I look now and then five minutes later how do I look
now we want to get dressed in the morning in a confident way because we
know who's we are and who we are and how we are dressed in who we are and we will
be confident and we can be more comfortable through our day and save so
much time and mental energy thanks for popping over to my LauriePOP channel
ideas that pop I hope these methods help you feel like you can master the half
tuck look and be comfortable and confident throughout the entire day
because of those with this shirt I used the button where's that fly coming from
that that is disguised or covered up where is that fly coming from get out of
here