The tube top has had a significant impact on both pop culture and fashion. It was the preferred look during the early-2000s – Sarah Jessica Parker, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Stella McCartney, Eva Herzigova, and Stella McCartney are all known for their tube top looks. Even Toni Braxton’s “He Wasn’t Man Enough for Me” music video and Stella McCartney’s Chloé show in 1998 and 2000 featured cinched light-blue tubes and an elevated crop top with beaded rows.
With the revival of the Y2k style in recent years the tube top is part of the nostalgic trend making a comeback. Rihanna’s take on the y2k approved garment was a JW Anderson’s fuzzy brown tube top with a kangaroo pouch pocket – which she wore out for dinner in Paris . She paired it with streamlined blue trousers, a faux-fur coat, nude stilettos, and gold jewellery. Her monogrammed Louis Vuitton bag nods back to the aughts, with big, flashy logos.
Presently in Paris with beau A$AP Rocky — Rihanna was first seen sporting a gray crop top, sweatpants, and a vintage patchwork coat from Fendi from 1999 line. One thing about Rihanna is she’s going push trends further and really just have fun with maternity style.
