The shape is high at the neck but scooped at the sides, like a racer-back vest
The off-the-shoulder top, or cold-shoulder top, has been the headline story of this fashion season so far. The runaway success of the trend is all the more notable when you bear in mind all the things you can’t do in a cold-shoulder blouse. (Wear a comfortable bra, reach for any shelf above eye level, dance.) I think the explanation for its improbable triumph is that we really like a trend that lets us show some skin, but not in an overtly sexy way. Shoulders, being usually hidden but not actually rude, are perfect for this.
As you will have spotted, I am not wearing a cold-shoulder top today, because I have worn and written about them before and I am quite sure you have got the hang of them by now. I am wearing, instead, the post-cold-shoulder neckline. The shape is high at the neck but scooped at the sides, like a racer-back vest. It is smart but sporty, athleisure for evening.
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