Over 45 Ways to Wear Lace Tops for Your Outfit Inspiration

Lace is for any time you want to be romantic or get in touch with your feminine side or just feel pretty. It dresses things up and is great for festive events and special moments, such as the holidays or Valentines Day. Lace can also be used to contrast a plain outfit or to add a little something to boost your mood. Today I have lots of outfit inspiration to share so you can get more ideas on how to wear your lace tops. Age doesn’t matter.

This post was number seven out of my top ten readers’ favorites from 2023. This is an update with lots more outfit combinations organized in a way to make it easier for you to style what you have the way you like best.

There are so many different ways to wear a lace turtleneck that I gave it a separate post of its own. Check out “How to Wear a Lace Turtleneck for Romantic Dates & Festive Occasions” HERE.

Ways to Wear Lace Tops (for Your Outfit Inspiration)

A lace top & blue jeans dress down the top and dress up the jeans for dressed-up day or an evening casual look. Jeans are the most popular bottoms to pair with a lace top, because it’s the easiest to wear anytime.

For an easy evening or dressed-up day event, pair a lace top with corduroy pants. Add heeled booties.

Try layering lace:  a lace top or cardigan or jacket over another lace top, a lace top over a lace skirt, etc.

Leather and lace is a perfect pairing of opposites for great style.

Ways to Wear Lace Tops with a Vest

1. Wear a short-sleeve or long-sleeve lace top with a vest or a sleeveless blazer. Add bottoms of choice.
2. A short- or long-sleeve white lace top + an ivory chiffon vest + distressed skinny jeans or your favorite blue jeans. Add ankle boots.
3. A long-sleeve lace top + a suede vest + jeans.
4. Black monochrome is the most popular way to wear lace tops. For instance, layer a black vest over a black lace top with black pants.

Ways to Wear White Lace Tops

1. Wear a white lace top over black pants. Add pearls.
2. A white lace top + a black pencil skirt. Add rings.
3. Layer a white lace top under a white slip dress. Or, layer black under black or any other color you may have.
4. An ivory lace top + dark denim. Add an ivory cuff + a ring.
5. Pair a short-sleeve white lace top + blue jeans. Add a narrow gold bangle + gold rings.

   

6. A solid white or ivory lace top goes with any printed pants. You might like to add wide gold hoop earrings.
7. A white lace top + white cardigan + blue jeans. Add an embellished or embroidered brown or gray belt + a striped knit scarf wrapped around neck with ends tucked under and just peeking out. If you’re still cold, you might like to wear fingerless gloves or hand warmer.
8. Layer a white lace top & white camisole or tank with a white jacket + blue jeans.
9. A white lace top + blue jeans. Add moccasins + a chunky chain bracelet + hoops.
10. Pair a white lace top with tan pants or skirt.

Ways to Wear Black Lace Tops

1. A black lace top + a black maxi skirt. To dress it down a bit, add a choker on a leather cord + black tights and chunky shoes.
2. For a chic evening look, wear a black lace top or sheer black top with a black suit.
3. For a sleek monochromatic look, wear a black lace top with black trousers and black-toned jewelry.
4. And for a slimming black & white evening look, wear a black lace top + a white topper + white pants. Add luscious earrings. Make up with smoky eyes and a medium-color lipstick.
5. A black lace top + blue jeans. Slide a black camisole or tank underneath for coverage. Belt in black. Add a black or gold cuff bracelet.

   

6. Pair a lace top with faux leather pants or skirt.
7. Long-sleeve black lace top + slim black pants + jean jacket.  Roll up sleeves of jacket.  Add red or gold or colorful pumps + a colorful print bag + a cocktail ring.  Looks nice with your hair up!
8. A black lace top or lacy camisole + dark blue jeans + a long, gray cardigan.
9. A black lace tank top & black jeans or pants. Top with a colored wrap cardigan loosely tied or any colored cardigan buttoned low to show the lace top.

   

10. A black lace top + a faux black leather skirt. Add hoop earrings and heels.
11. Try a black lace tank top over a long-sleeve red t-shirt over black pants. Add hoop earrings + a long locket.
12. A black lace top + a black cardigan + black pants.
13. A black lace top under or over a red top or topper. Add bottoms of choice.

More Ways to Wear Lace Tops

Wear Lace Tops With Any Jeans

1. A lace top + white jeans. If the weather is warm, add cute sandals.
2. Layer a black crochet lace top over a different color lace tank top + dark denim. Add a delicate necklace. If cold, you might like to wear hand warmers.
3. Layer a velvet blazer or tuxedo jacket over a lace top and blue jeans.  Add an embellished belt + multiple chain or bead necklaces + a short delicate pendant + a bracelet + hoop earrings + a big ring.
4. Wear a lace top and a jacket in a matching color, such as brown, with blue jeans. Add pearls + a gold necklace & earrings.
5. A lace top under a short-sleeve t-shirt in a matching color + blue jeans. Add hoop earrings.

   

6. Layer a lace tank top under a basic button-down shirt tucked into blue jeans. Then belt it.
7. A black velvet blazer + a coral lace tunic or other lace top in a bright color + blue jeans.
8. Layer a long-sleeve fitted tee under a lace tank or lace cardigan with blue jeans. Add necklaces.
9. Any lace top, including a turtleneck + a velvet jacket + blue jeans.  Add one or more brooches.  Do a smoky eye.  You might like to tease your hair and pin back the sides, in which case some statement earrings would be a good addition.
10. A short-sleeve t-shirt in a colored neutral, such as green, over a long-sleeve ivory lace top. Partially tuck the tee into blue jeans. Add a tan belt + ethnic gold earrings. (For more about colored neutrals, see my post HERE.)

    

Ways to Wear Lace Tops With Pants or Trousers

1. Monochrome: Wear a lace top, camisole and pants or skirt all in one color or different shades of one color.
2. A lace top + black or white pants.
3. Wear a lace top over a nude-color camisole or tank + black pants.
4. A brown lace top over black pants or jeans. Add a brown watch, or one or more leather bracelets.
5. A lace top + black faux leather pants.  Add a statement necklace + bangles and bracelets + rings + earrings + black heels or cut-out booties.

   

6. A lace top over a colored tank top with shimmer + menswear trousers. Or simply put the lace top over a matching color tank for modesty.
7. Pair a lace top with velvet or velveteen pants.  Add chandelier earrings + a cocktail ring.
8. Layer a long-sleeve brown lace top under a short-sleeve blouse tucked into brown tweed pants. Or match your lace top to your tweed pants. Add some chunky beads + boots.
9. A long-sleeve lace top + corduroy pants.  Add boots with a heel.

Valentino Garavani Lace Cape Top from Neiman Marcus with a black lace skirt

Ways to Wear Lace Tops With Skirts

1. A lace top with a lace skirt.
2. A lace top + a short suede skirt.
3. Pair a lace top with a leather skirt.  Add boots.  You might want to accessorize with long earrings.  If your top and skirt are black, add leopard-print accessories.
4. Tuck a lace top into a pencil skirt.  Add tights and boots.
5. A lace top + a short slim skirt. Add pumps.

   

6. A lace top + a faux suede skirt. Add a belt + big gold earrings + tall heeled boots.
7. Tuck a long-sleeve lace top into a blue velvet or velveteen skirt.  Add black tights. Black footwear will elongate your legs.
8. A lace top + a velvet skirt.  Add earrings + a bracelet.
9. Pair a lace top with a cotton skirt. Add heels.
10. A sequined or colored neutral maxi skirt + a lacy top + a moto jacket. Add a gold chain necklace + a long gold pendant, such as a shark’s tooth + gold and silver bangles on each wrist + brown boots. (For more about colored neutrals, see my post HERE.)

Lace Tops With Dresses

1. A lace top over a maxi or midi dress. Add statement earrings + heels.
2. Layer a long-sleeve lace top under a sleeveless dress.  Add tights + heels.  You might like to add a couple of bracelets, a colorful statement necklace, a shorter chunky embellished chain necklace.

Lace Tops With Bottoms of Your Choice

1. A lace top + a leather jacket + moto boots.  Add bottoms of choice.
2. Layer a lacy tank top over a t-shirt with pants or skirts.
3. A brown, gray or navy lace top over brown, gray or navy pants or skirt. Add earrings + boots.
4. A lace top under a button-down or a blazer + pants or skirt.

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