With Singapore’s year-round sizzling hot clime, innerwear as outerwear should practically be our style mantra. But no, we’re not suggesting that you start strutting around in your knickers (at least not in public). The next best thing is the bralette – where you can look cool and hot at the same time, minus the risk of indecent exposure.The tricky bit to sporting a bralette is how to avoid looking trashy. To pull it off with aplomb, take cues from these two looks.
Look #1
Set your style to red-hot and go crazy with fun, playful prints. Whether in tropical, floral, polka dot, or digital prints, the bralette-and-shorts set gets our vote every time. Add a leather jacket and strappy heels to your look, and you’ve got a winner.
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Pixie Market bralette set (US$65), Mango leather jacket ($99), NLY heels (£31.95)
Look #2
You’d never expect it, but a bralette is versatile for both day and night. From 9 to 5, keep your style subtly sexy and office appropriate with a high-waisted pencil skirt and blazer. And when happy hour beckons, throw on your highest heels and bling-iest baubles for a night on the town. Easy peasy.
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Topshop bralette ($39), Nicholas lace skirt (US$350), New Look blazer (£27.99), ASOS heels ($108.91)
We weren’t kidding when we said the bralette is versatile. Here are five more ways to rock the look.
1. Under a sheer blouse or lace top – for that peek-a-boo factor.
2. Over a muscle tee – if showing some skin isn’t your thing.
3. With high waisted pants – for the illusion of a teeny waist and mile-long legs.
4. Under a man’s shirt – for that casual I-borrowed-this-from-my-boyfriend look.
5. With high waisted denim cutoffs – a cuter alternative to your typical kaftan-at-the-beach look.