It was around the time of my thirteenth birthday – 2003, or there abouts – and there was nothing I wanted more than a spaghetti strap top with a slogan spelt out in rhinestones. I wasn’t picky; it could have said ‘Babe’ or ‘Juicy’, I’d have taken it. After all, everyone I’d admired from J.Lo to the girls who got asked out at the annual excruciating school disco seemed to have cupboards stuffed with them.
Memories like that sear into your sub-conscious, and before you know it you’re 27, and you’re still hankering for a diamante'd top. But, this time it’s by Polish fashion provocateur Mishbv or by Rihanna’s label of choice VENOMISS. The most stylish girls on Instagram are already two steps and one filter ahead and have already copped the best pieces. Focus now, this is how you wear a rhinestone top in 2017….
1. Baby, Baby, Baby
I can’t look at this top without having Justin Bieber’s song get stuck in my head. And, that’s no bad thing.
2. Barely There
With just the lightest dusting of diamante, Misbhv reminds us of club-hopping to a soundtrack of Christina Aguilera.
3. Make A Statement
Adding a little spice to pink crystals, GCDS makes Dua Lipa’s stage presence sing.
4. Still Jenny From The Block
Whether it’s the hoops or the hat, who can say, but these VENOMISS tops have a dose of Jennifer Lopez we all need in our lives.
5. Oh, Baby
Faur fur and rhinestone boob tubes, yes this really is 2017.
6. Throw Some Shade
Trashy isn’t an insult, as these homemade sunglasses by Yukihaze show. Glue guns at the ready….
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.