Brat summer came and went, and we’re hit with yet another new trend. While we’re all closing the loop of the season by being demure and mindful, there’s still merit in exploring the in-between. These players come in the shape of your favourite t-shirt, which can be styled and layered to suit your needs regardless of whether you’re in your 365 party girl era or office-going responsible girl era that straddles the new and elegant “demure” fashion concept.
Enter t-shirts, the humblest of clothing articles that have the prowess to make a boring outfit fun, and give you the status of a cool girl who doesn’t have to try too hard to nail her outfit. I must admit, this is not an entirely original thought; I was first re-introduced to the merits of a simple t-shirt by a close friend, who purchased a grey t-shirt from a random beach shack in a small seaside town near Barcelona, Spain, while we were on our “brat-girl-summer” vacation. It wasn’t impressive with its quality.
In fact, it was quite ratty. And it cost as much as what I’d pay the autowala to go from Bandra to Bandra Kurla Complex (₹150 give or take), but the permutations and combinations my friend whipped up with that t-shirt were magical to watch. Wear your t-shirt tucked into a pair of tailored trousers and finish with cute loafers or your colourful gazelles.
You can also instead swap trousers out with a structured skirt to bring a bit of polish to the look. The key? Keep it tucked in to give it more.