The Quiet-Luxury Basic You'll Be Seeing Everywhere This Summer
The second the weather turns even remotely nice in New York, I switch out the majority of my tops with tanks of all colors, materials, shapes, and even rib widths. (I prefer a finer rib.) Without an ounce of shame, I'll admit that I'm obsessed with the effortless shirt silhouette, mostly because of the styling opportunities it brings and the many variations it comes in. One such variation that has fallen to the wayside in comparison to racer-back, scoop-neck, and spaghetti-strap styles is the muscle tank. But in 2023, that's exactly the one I'm investing the majority of my annual tank-top budget in.
With a higher neckline and thicker straps, muscle tanks are inherently more modest and refined than your average tank top, making them the perfect basic for anyone hoping to get in on the quiet-luxury, stealth-wealth trend that centers around a hushed, laissez-faire sense of opulence and elegance. Unlike a regular tank top, a muscle tank can be tucked into trousers or a pencil skirt and worn to the office. It's also a great choice for weekend boating trips, Saturday afternoon lunches, and August holidays. It's the definition of chic, and to prove it to you, I went ahead and rounded up some of the most alluring styles on the market right now. Scroll on to see and shop every last one.
How to style a muscle tank:
Shop muscle tanks:
I own this top in both black and white, with each one getting at least one wear a week.
I'm seconds away from ordering this shirt in multiple colors while J.Crew's sale is still going on.
I just found this brand and am about to put in a huge order.
This top can be worn in about a thousand different ways. It's just waiting for a creative mind to take it for a test-drive.
I am honestly in shock over this top still being in stock in multiple colors.
This Frankie Shop top walked so muscle tanks could run.
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Eliza Huber is a New York City based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and Replica Handbags . She joinedBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.
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