As much as we obsess over our trophy tops, with their statement-making prints and their attention-seeking sleeves, we’ll always secretly love our basics that little bit more.
They don’t get the recognition they deserve – no one ever remembers the stretchy bandeau top that solved our ‘what do we wear with this’ situation that happens so often with all kinds of outfits from boyfriend blazer getups to dresses with plunging necklines or high-waisted pants in busy prints. We rarely applaud the plain cami that saved our too-sheer blouses from the back of our wardrobes, that same one that we always reach for when we’re ducking out for a quick coffee or dashing to the supermarket.
Those wardrobe basics, they’re the real heroes of every outfit – the hardest working pieces in our styling repertoire – not the statement-makers.

If you now love plain, staple tops more than you ever realised, here are a few of our most reliable styles for this season and beyond.
