Blouse – Huge category but basically any top that is loose fitting and feminine looking.
Blouson – A French looking loose blouse fitted at the bottom. This creates a flowy torso (or just the sleeves) by having the body’s fabric be ‘suspended’ and the hem hang over itself, usually with an elastic.
Bodysuit – A bodysuit is a tight and body hugging top that you kind of step into like a leotard. There are sometimes buttons at the crotch as a closure. It almost serves as a kind of alternative to a tank top but usually tighter. Bottom part can be ‘shorts’ instead of solely between the crotch.
Button up – Usually any top with buttons as a closure. Typically in the front of the garment. Button up shirts are the most common.
Camisole – A short and feminine top (usually with) spaghetti straps. Often has a lace trim to the low neckline and often decorated with patterns such as floral.
Cardigan – A long open sweater. Usually uses a belt made of the same fabric as the body of the garment for closure, or buttons on the lower half.
Cropped – Anything where the bottom of the top is ‘cut off’ in a way to make it shorter in length. Usually meaning above the waist.
Flannel – Typically a rugged cotton with a plaid pattern. Usually quite warm and done up with buttons as a closure.
Graphic tee – T-shirts with some kind of graphic design on them, like a picture or design of some kind. Can also apply to hoodies.
Henley – A top with a lower neckline and a few buttons going down from the neckline.
Polo shirt – A collared shirt with only a few buttons going down from the neckline. Also usually made of a jersey like fabric.
Poplin shirt – Refers to a type of more rigid cotton, the style is usually a button up collared shirt. You’ll also often see these shirts have thin stripes.
Sweater – A garment with knitted fabric. Sometimes used as a catchall term for anything long-sleeved and warm but items will specify if they’re ‘knit-wear’ (in addition to being able to look at if and determine if it’s knitted).
Sweatshirt – A type of sweater that is typically like an oversized long sleeve shirt.
Tank Top – A top with straps instead of sleeves. Can vary in length but typically hip length.
Tie Front – A top with a fabric to tie into a bow, usually at the hem to close it or the neckline (to form a swanky scarf)
Tube top – A circular single piece fabric top that goes over you like a tube and does not have sleeves or shoulders, typically also cropped.
Tunic – A type of blouse with a closeable low cut neck, has a button or string at the top to close up the neckline.
Turtleneck – Refers to a kind of neckline with a long and rolled up neck, common for sweaters.
Western shirt – A cowboy inspired shirt typically made of denim, suede, or leather. Characterized by snap buttons and 2 triangle pockets on the chest. Almost always a button up shirt with a collar. Frequently features decorative embroidery along the garment.
Wrap top – Similar to tie front tops where you wrap an open top around your body to close it. Can often include a belt made of the same fabric to close it.
Zip up – A top with a zipper to close it. More common in jackets than regular tops but can be an important detail. Full zip refers to down the whole top, half zip refers to the upper half, quarter zip being the top 1/4th.
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