Every stripe addict knows there’s no such thing as having ‘too many’ breton tops in your wardrobe – and if this is starting to sound more and more like you, you’ll probably recognise these 16 variations in your collection.
1. The classic long sleeve fit
Every self confessed stripe addict owns at least one five classic fit, long sleeve cotton t-shirts with black or navy and white alternating stripes. Can you picture it now? Same.
2. The coloured variation
When you feel like putting a twist on your usual uniform (that’s striped top one and a pair of jeans, just FYI), you probably reach for a coloured stripy top. Red and white. Grey and white. You know the drill.
3. The thick stripe
Often in a thicker material than cotton, too, there’s probably a thicker striped top lurking somewhere in your collection, right? RIGHT?
4. The thin stripe
Sometimes so thin you can squint and all the colours merge into one, usually more casual than thick stripes and looks good under dungarees. True story.
5. The controversial vertical stripe
But this is only when you’re feeling really ~WiLd~.
6. The white one with black stripes
Which is very different to..
7. The black one with white stripes
Seriously. It’s a whole different vibe.
8. The one that’s a bit too small so you never wear it
It was probably your favourite once upon the time, but has shrink in the wash and you can’t bear to part ways.
9. The one you thought was different to number one. (xanax) But it isn’t.
You probably own this one 15 times over.
10. The one that lost it’s life to spilling stuff on a white stripe
GOD DAMN YOU KETCHUP. Rip.
11. The one that survived to tell the tale because the food dropped on a black stripe
A reliable mouth to t-shirt drop.
12. The one that never held it’s shape
You bought it, put one arm into a sleeve and OOPS it now resembles a towel that wouldn’t look out of place on a beach.
13. The one that EVERYONE owns
The Topshop dress with a cinched waist and vertical side panels on the skirt that Beyonce once wore? Yup.
14. The one that you *think* is perfect
The struggle to find the ‘perfect’ Breton t-shirt is SO real. When you’re out shopping you might think you’ve found it, only to go home and realise there’s something that isn’t quite right.
15. The one you wear to bed
It’s been demoted from your normal wardrobe… to your pyjama drawer instead.
16. The one you wear the most
Despite owning a LOT of striped t-shirts, you probably wear one at least three times more than all the others.
Originally appeared on cosmopolitan.co.uk