A smart white blouse is a wardrobe MVP and celebrities ranging from Deepika Padukone to Kangana Ranaut have been spied giving this classic must-have the cold shoulder (in a good way, of course), in the process, favouring the trend that’s come to define this season. Enter the off-shoulder top. The perfect antidote to the ubiquitous crop top, it is playful and feminine like its predecessor, though not without a dash of cool-girl insouciance. Its all-white avatar is high on versatility, and can easily take one from the beach to the bar without a breaking a sweat.
So what makes the white off-the-shoulder top increasingly off-the-moment? The patronage of an army of fashion fiends across the globe. Combine this style with the equally popular head-to-toe white trend like Sonam Kapoor and Padukone—with relaxed culottes and tan accessories for a day of running errands or with white shorts and bold lips when on holiday. Update your blue-jeans-and-white-shirt uniform by throwing in this au courant top to the mix. Wear it with a hint of ’90s nostalgia and a tattoo choker like Shraddha Kapoor. Kangana Ranaut’s look—denim shorts, white off-shoulder crop and gladiator sandals—is the one you should be imitating for a day at the beach club. Check out our slideshow for all the inspiration.
