Picture it: The year is 1999. You call up your besties on your landline phone and see who wants to go out. You get ready by picking out your highest platform sandals and accessorize with a multitude of snap hair clips, but your look really hinges on one of your many going-out tops, and tonight you reach for your favorite halter top because you just saw Gwyneth Paltrow wearing one. Life is good.
In all seriousness, halter tops are synonymous with the late '90s and early aughts, and although they have kind of died out since then, 2022 is the year we're seeing the top come back into style in a big way. We took note of the neckline when we saw a handful of designers present halters in their latest collections and have even shared the fashion girls who are getting on board to prove that this new wave of halters is definitely happening. To revisit the celebs who wore the look back in the day and then see (and shop) the modern-day iterations, simply keep scrolling.
Halter Tops in the Early Aughts
Gwyneth Paltrow adored a halter top and was spotted here in 2000 donning one with another polarizing trend from that era: low-rise jeans.
None other than Posh Spice wore halters galore back in the day. From the choker necklace to her lip gloss focused beauty look, this has the late '90s written all over it.
On the spring runways:
If you need further proof that halters are undeniably back, just look to the necklines that keep popping up on the S/S 22 runways with shoulder-baring silhouettes.
Rejina Pyo S/S 2022
Jacquemus S/S 2022
Missoni S/S 2022
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Style Tip: Double down on the top's '90s vibe by wearing it with a column skirt and heeled mules.
French girls always get it.
Cult Gaia's halterneck pieces are all so good that I had trouble choosing just one.
Twisted details feels especially fresh.
Big summer vibes.
Wild (in a good way).
Basic, but far from boring.
Reformation always gets it.
Style Tip: Make a colorful halter top the centerpiece for your next night-out look with your favorite jeans.
This one will sell out in 3, 2, 1…
The contrast trim makes this look far pricier than it is.
So '70s and yet so now.
Retro prints are right at home on a halter top.
This is a best-seller on Revolve, and it's not hard to see why.
Everything looks cooler in this color if you ask me.
This would look so good with a low-rise maxi skirt.
Style Tip: Take a halterneck into the office by pairing it with trousers and knee-high boots.
A knit halter top feels especially fresh.
The only thing better than a great top is buying the matching set.
This draping is giving me Paris Hilton vibes circa 2001.
She's fun.
The square neck makes this one feel very modern.
The tortoiseshell detail really makes this.
Big "rich mom" energy.
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