WHAT: Aerie No BS Tank Top
WHY: The dumbest name for any garment on earth notwithstanding, this is a life-altering tank top.
Tank tops aren’t talked about enough. But they’re more important than a little black dress or a “crisp white shirt” or whatever else the Fashion People shame us into thinking are essentials.
Here are 3 indisputable reasons why the humble tank top is so crucial in ones wardrobe:
1. If you have a heavy bosom, eschew buttoned shirts and instead throw a tank on under a blazer so you have zero bulk.
2. If you’re bloated and tired and have no interest in dressing up for some mind-numbing work party, you can fling on a maxi skirt with a tank top and maybe a quick bow around your high-ponytail and whoops you’re the chicest one in the room.
3. If you don’t have a thing about your arms (just don’t, ok? Your arms are excellent) you can pile on on a bunch of necklaces and pearls a la Carrie circa when she was lying to herself about being in love with Aiden while doing that engagement-ring-around-the-neck thing. Because even though she was a hideous shrew who ruined his life and frankly treated Aiden the way Big treated her, this multi-necklace pile-up over a tank is chic as shit.
And this isn’t just any tank top.
It is ribbed, so the stretch is deeply flattering. It is tagless, so you’re not consumed with itchiness. It is cut perfectly in the arm-hole so as not to slice your side-fat. It is slightly elongated so that long-torso’d ladies can wear it without fear of midriff exposure, but not so long that a little scrunching won’t look perfect on a shorter gal.
Me, personally, I would pay any price for the perfect version of something. Because when it’s perfect, it’s actually cheaper, no matter the cost, because the hunt is over. The cycle of purchasing and hating is done. You just have it now. It’s yours. And that is priceless.
So it’s a mere bonus that this tank top is under $20.
*adds 27 to cart*