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For the Foreseeable Future, I'm Swapping T-Shirts For This Affordable Elevated Basic

Published 1 month ago2 minute read

While I love a good tee, I wear them a lot, and it gets kind of boring. But Hailey Bieber just inadvertently reminded me that it's time to dust off my tank tops again (and perhaps order a few new ones). While out in L.A. over the weekend, Bieber wore the elevated basic that's straight out of the '90s: a boatneck tank.

When you swap a T-shirt or scoop-neck tank top for a boatneck one, your outfit will instantly look chicer and more expensive in one fell swoop. I can't explain it—it just does. But while it may look expensive, there are actually tons of affordable boatneck tanks on the market in a wide variety of colors (and materials, but a nice structured knit is my favorite of the bunch).

If you're inspired by Bieber to order a new elevated basic, keep scrolling to shop my favorite boatneck tank tops from some of everyone's favorite brands.

Hailey and Justin Bieber wearing all-black in L.A.

(Image credit: Backgrid)

Hailey and Justin Bieber wearing all-black in L.A.

(Image credit: Backgrid)

Vivid 90s Vintage Sunglasses ($45); Emma Mulholland Rendezvous Cap ($39); Bottega Veneta bag

Reformation Dusk Knit Top

Reformation

Dusk Knit Top

Boat Neck Sleeveless Top

Open Edit

Boat Neck Sleeveless Top

Aritzia

Sunday Best Chill Filo Tank

Madewell, Sleeveless Boatneck Side Slit Tee

Madewell

Sleeveless Boatneck Side Slit Tee

Everlane, The Selfie Boatneck Tank

Everlane

The Selfie Boatneck Tank

Shirring Boat Neck Sleeveless T-Shirt

Uniqlo

Shirring Boat Neck Sleeveless T-Shirt

Asymmetrical Ruched T-Shirt

ZARA

Asymmetrical Ruched T-Shirt

Super Stretch Tank Top

Good American

Super Stretch Tank Top

Boat-Neck Tank Top

Refined Rib Shell Tank

J.Crew

Refined Rib Shell Tank

Boat Neck Tank Top

Almina Concept

Boat Neck Tank Top

Dusk Knit Top Es

Reformation

Dusk Knit Top

Iris Ribbed Stretch-Cotton and Modal-Blend Jersey Tank

ÉTERNE

Iris Ribbed Stretch-Cotton and Modal-Blend Jersey Tank

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.

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