5 details to make your basic top look anything but basic
26.7.2023
Translation: Eva Francis
Simple t-shirts and tank tops are wardrobe essentials – but can get a bit boring. Here’s how to spice up your basics with stylish details.
1. Folds
Ruching and draping create folds that add exciting movement to a simple top. They’re often used to emphasise the silhouette or highlight certain areas of the body, such as the waist or décolleté. Depending on their intensity and placement, they lend either playfulness or elegance to a garment. This makes ruffled and draped tops a versatile piece that can be worn on casual or special occasions.
2. Asymmetry
Asymmetry goes hand in hand with unpredictability and originality. This creates a tension that attracts our attention. There are numerous ways to break with the usual symmetry in a top. A very classic variation is the one-shoulder top that leaves one shoulder completely exposed. Other asymmetrical cut-outs or details such as slanted hemlines also add a surprise effect to basic tops.
3. Cutouts
Cleverly placed cut-outs create an exciting interplay of showing and hiding skin. Whether on the neckline, sleeves, back or waist, cut-out details allow you to highlight certain areas of your body in a subtle way. Tops with a single cutout usually look elegant, while those with several small ones are more playful. Asymmetrically placed cut-outs are particularly interesting.
4. Halter tops
Halter tops have straps that go around the neck. Their appeal lies in the fact that they expose and emphasise the shoulders and upper back. This creates a special silhouette that makes a simple top look special. Halter tops with ruffled details or wider crossover straps look particularly sophisticated, while those with spaghetti straps have summer written all over them.
5. Contrasts
Strong contrasts can make a garment look more dynamic and help emphasise certain elements in the design. Contrasting hemlines or seams are a great way to spice up basics without adding excessive embellishments or patterns. Two-tone tops in black and white are timeless and especially popular right now. Contrasting seams also draw the focus to the silhouette of the top. This detail works well combined with exciting styles such as the above-mentioned neckholder tops.
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