Hot Designer Tops for Summer
Anyone can wear a t-shirt but it takes a real woman to pull off the look of a true designer top. This summer’s tops are very unique looking and have a combination of both retro and futuristic details.
For instance Karl Lagerfield makes a shirt that looks like the ordinary white sleeveless button up cotton linen shirt only his version has a pleated long collar that fans out over the shoulders and breastbone. There are no buttons and it does primly up at the neck only. It is an expensive item and it looks expensive to maintain too as it will need very specific pressing techniques to look good. It is the perfect kind of designer top to wear to a wedding.
Some designers are going very simple and relying on a stunning color to make the top look great. Helmet Lang’s specialty this summer is a bright fuscia top that has tow thick straps that flow into a single strap at the back like a swimsuit. It is not a tight fitting shirt and it flares at the bottom with a bit of a swing, presumably to hide figures with pot bellies.
The utilitarian look is also very in. It is cool to wear a shirt that looks like it belongs on a uniformed waiter or on a janitor. Elizabeth and James makes a white nylon shirt that fits the bill for this fashion trend. It has short rolled up and buttoned sleeves and a widish collar. The shirt has tiny buttons that fasten to the neck. A look like this looks best if the shirt is highly tailored as is the case with this Elizabeth and James version of the white short sleeved shirt.
Belted tops are also very fashion fierce this summer. The designer Philip Lim makes a version that has a very short capped sleeve and a heart shaped neckline. The belt is taupe fabric and contrasts nicely with the wooden buttons on the cream colored shirt. The look is very late seventies in style.
If you want a long sleeved shirt then the GAP blue pin striped cotton shirt is a very good choice. It has a short cuff that is tied with fabric ribbons and a thinner collar that is more reminiscent of early eighties styles of shirts. This shirt is mannish enough for a male to wear. It looks great with a scarf tied around the neck. The cotton fabric is very sheer which helps you to keep cool during the summer months.
No matter how beautiful a shirt is it is very much recommended that you choose comfort or style as temperatures are predicted to soar this summer. Tight fitting shirts may not cut it especially if you are known to live in a climate that really heats up during the summer months.