Lace-up Tops, Lattice Tops or Crisscross Tops: How to Wear It
I have a roomy t-shirt that has crisscross straps at the v-neckline. Since I’ve had it awhile, I was feeling the need to come up with more ways to wear it. While I was surfing the net for ideas, I found that I needed to use a variety of terms to find what I wanted. I looked for lace-up tops, lattice tops and crisscross tops. Yet I found only a little in each category of exactly what I was looking for. There were lots of sexy, bare tops shown, but that’s not what I’m talking about. A lace-up top can be subtly sexy or it can be more romantic, like a soft blouse or a poet’s shirt or even a peasant top. I hadn’t even been thinking of those and I own each of them.
My focus at the moment is more of a t-shirt with a lace-up neckline as a camisole, tank, short-sleeve, long-sleeve or tunic length top. These can be worn on their own in warm weather and layered during cool weather. Do you have any of these? Let’s take a look at a few ideas on how to wear lace-up tops. Age doesn’t matter.
Outfit Ideas for Lace-Up, Lattice or Crisscross Tops:
- Wear a lace-up tank or tee over blue jeans. Accessorize with dangle earrings, bead bracelets, rings, espadrilles and a woven bag.
- A short-sleeve lace-up t-shirt front tucked into a short jean skirt. Add a chain necklace above the crisscross lattice.
- Top a lace-up tee and blue jeans with a sheer or semi-sheer tunic shirt worn as a jacket. Or top with a kimono or duster instead. During warm weather, add blat black sandals + big hoop earrings + a couple of narrow gold or silver bangles + sunglasses if sunny.
Matte Jersey Lace-Up Tank from White House Black Market can be worn alone during warm weather and with a jacket during cool weather. - A lace-up top + black pants. If the top is tunic length, wear with leggings or skinnies. Add black heeled booties + a long pendant + bangles + hoop earrings. You might like to top with a black drape-front cardigan and a fedora hat.
- A lace-up top front tucked into blue jeans. Add a floppy hat or fedora + two or three rings.
- Wear a lace-up tee over yoga pants. But it has to be long enough, to cover the rear. That’s the beauty of high-low tops. 😉
- A crisscross v-neck top goes easily over pants. You might like to add a delicate little necklace above the laces.
- Start with a lace-up top and slim pants in a matching color. Add a moto jacket + Western boots.
- A lace-up top with moto leggings or faux leather pants or skirt. Add hoop earrings + a bar necklace + narrow bangles in mixed metals, textures and/or colors. You might also want to add a watch.
Creating Outfit Combinations for Less Cost Per Wear and More Enjoyment
The examples above are the style of my top that I was searching ideas for. Now it’s time to look at my poet’s shirt and peasant tops and lace-up blouses in the same light. First, I would see if I could style them with the same pieces as in the ideas above. Then, I would see if there are any bottoms in matching colors or toppers that would go easily over these tops. I plan to write a post next spring on ways to wear peasant tops.
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Angie
These are all beautiful examples of how to wear a laceup top, but I’ve just never caught on with them. When I buy them, they are soon donated. I’ve finally learned to not buy them in the first place! Thanks for linking up on the 10 on the 10th!
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Hahaha! Well, I’m glad you checked out my post and let me know that in the end it seems not to be something that works for you. I think they are romantic and if they lie straight without sagging or tangling up, I enjoy wearing them. I just check that out before I buy them. The lacing lends interest to a basic tee or top and they fill in the neckline without having to add any necklaces.
Lovely choices of lace-up tops, wery romantic looks, I do have a few in my wardrobe, including a dress that I can wear with the laces at the front or back.
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I guess when we think about it, we all most likely have some kind of lace-up top. It comes in more styles than I realized. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!
I absolutely LOVE lace-up tops, and you selected some really beautiful shirts, Angie!
Thank you so much, Lola! There’s something for everyone and long-sleeve versions that will work for fall, too.