In my darkest days of Who-Am-I post-baby dressing, I found myself with one outfit and one outfit only: grey skinny jeans, grubby white Converse and a breton top. And that’s what I wore because that was the only thing I had to wear. Not only was I uncomfortable I felt dowdy – and the result was I had a *thing* about tops with stripes for years.
But the fact is that a striped top has a place in every wardrobe. Not fifty striped tops, you understand? Just one.
Buy 16 if you like – I can’t stop you – but you only need 1 that fits properly and is in good condition.
If you don’t have one, or if the one you have is looking a little raggedy, get a new one but please, I know there are some major stripe addicts out there and that you will buy a striped top just because you want something new and you know that a stripe top is always handy.
STOP. Wait. Don’t. Save your money or wait until another post in this series, which may reveal a gimme classic you can’t live without, which will rejuvenate your wardrobe more effectively than yet. Another. Breton.
Make sure whichever you buy is a classic navy stripe on white background. Nothing with colours or ribbons or a “twist”.
Here are some good ones.
I particularly like this one above with the 3/4 sleeves
I’m not ready to go back there yet. I went too heavy and ruined it for myself. I saw myself in the background of an old kids party photo the other day and had an involuntary shudder at the top I had on, the feeling of that awful sleepless time came rushing back in stripes.
My mother is addicted to a striped top. So, anytime I attempt to wear one my kids say ‘oh you look like grandma’… Needless to say it comes off pretty darn quick…
I have conservatively 24 of the bastard things. And they make me look 5ft wide. Darn it!
Ooh, as per everyone yesterday I’m very excited the capsule chat is back. Now to resist buying unnecessary Bretons… (although mine are in fact a bit tatty…)
Get a nice fresh one then… BUT ONLY ONE
I’ve been in this confessional before ….haven’t got a Uniqlo one though …
I have three – but they are my first ones ever – and two have the 3/4 length sleeves which are brilliant (no grubby cuffs). Also, I find stripes minimise my massive tits. Winner.
2 for £12 at New Look, and they’re organic cotton, and they are fitted, and they’re long enough to tuck in without leaving a horrible gap, and they don’t make big tits look like 2 little boys having a fight under a blanket, and they’re the first ones I’ve worn since 1994, and they are ace. Just sayin’.
2 little boys having a fight under a blanket LOL
Are Fatface actually as generous in length as that looks or is it a giant lie?