People Are Skipping Plain White Tank Tops for the Trend That Makes Outfits So Much Cooler
I love a plain white tank top just as much as the next person. They’re easy to throw on, they’re chic, and they’re lightweight. But if you want to spice things up, there's a new tank top trend to consider, and it's far less boring than basic white ones. The style I'm shopping instead right now is shirred shirts.
To make my outfits cooler, I have a few styling tricks. I'll add either pops of color, accessories, or texture (my personal favorite). Trends that include a textured fabric (such as Issey Miyake's signature pleats) are always on my radar. Right now, the texture trend I can't get enough of is shirred shirts, brought to the forefront recently by American designer Conner Ives, who you might know from his viral “Protect the Dolls” T-shirts that celebrities have been wearing. Ives didn’t invent the shirred trend, but he did bring it back in a modern way. On the designer’s recent F/W 25 runway, and before that, his F/W 24 runway, football shirts, polo tops, and, yes, tank tops all had shirred texture.
While celebrities and influencers alike love Ives’s “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt, they're also obsessing over his shirred tops. Supermodel Alex Consani was spotted during Milan Fashion Week wearing a shirred football shirt turned cropped top by the designer. Blackpink’s Jenni also sported a shirred shirt by Ives on her TikTok. Both are style icons, setting trends regularly. Seeing these trendsetters and other influencers wear shirred tops prompted me to go shopping IRL and online because I’m bored with my plain white tank tops. Keep scrolling to follow my journey and find the perfect shirred top to make your outfits 10 times cooler.
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Kerane Marcellus is a New York-based writer. She joined theBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing team in 2025 after writing for Essence Magazine and freelancing for a number of other arts and culture publications. Fashion is a form of expression that she encourages everyone to take part in. There is no right or wrong in getting dressed! When she's not writing, she's reading in the park or gallery hopping in the city.
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