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Women's Tops

Summer starts with the right top. Baindoux makes its women’s tops in Giza cotton, and you choose between three shapes: the cropped, sleeveless Top, the wide Inca with a drawstring waist, and white T-shirts such as the T-St. Tropez. Each one sits under a jacket, over shorts or on its own at the beach bar.

Three tops for a hot day

Top: the cropped terry top

The Top is a sleeveless crop top in terry, with a round neck and white contrast trim along the neckline, the armholes and the hem. The hem sits at the waist, so the Top pairs naturally with high-waisted shorts. It comes in club blue and in white.

Inca: the poncho top

Inca is a wide, poncho-like top with a drawstring at the waist. Loose, the top falls straight like a small cape. Pulled tight, the drawstring gathers the fabric into a short, blouson shape. Inca comes in almost 20 colours, from white with dark blue to electric yellow and nautical blue.

T-shirts: the white base

The T-St. Tropez, T-Caviar, T-Slim Aarons and T-B are white T-shirts in Giza cotton. A white tee works everywhere in a summer wardrobe: under a blazer at dinner, alone at the market, tucked into shorts on the boat.

Where the poncho and the tank top come from

The poncho comes from the Andes. The word entered English in 1717 through American Spanish, from the Araucanian pontho, a woollen fabric from Chile. A poncho is a single piece of cloth with an opening for the head, and Inca keeps that idea with a drawstring added for shape. The tank top takes its name from the tank suit, a one-piece swimsuit from the 1920s. A tank was a swimming pool. From 1968, the sleeveless upper part of that swimsuit became a garment of its own. The Top follows the same line: born near the water, cut short for the heat.

Why terry feels different in the heat

Terry is a cotton weave with small loops on the surface. The loops absorb moisture, so a terry top feels dry on a humid day. Baindoux terry is made from Giza cotton, whose extra-long fibre keeps the loops soft and the colour deep after many washes. The properties of Giza cotton explain the difference with regular cotton.

How to wear a summer top

The outfits for Mykonos and what to wear in Palm Beach both lean on the same base: a simple top that looks good in bright sun. Three pairings cover most days:

Shop online or in a Baindoux store

Every top and T-shirt is available online, and the delivery and returns page explains shipping and exchanges. A crop top depends on where the hem falls on your body, so trying it on helps. The Baindoux stores show the full collection.

Frequently asked questions

What is a crop top?
A crop top is a top with a hem at or above the waist, so it shows a little of the midriff. It works best with high-waisted shorts, skirts or trousers.

A tank top is named after the tank suit, a one-piece swimsuit from the 1920s worn in swimming tanks, the old word for pools. The sleeveless top of that swimsuit became a separate garment in the late 1960s.

A poncho top is a wide top cut from one piece of fabric with an opening for the head. The shape comes from the traditional poncho of South America.

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