This $8 Tank Top Is the Ultimate Wardrobe Staple & I Own It in So Many Colors

I have fallen in love — with a tank top. Last year, on a standard Target run, I came across a display of colorful tanks and decided I needed them in my life. I wanted a basic layering piece to wear under a split-hem sweater, and Target’s offering had everything I was looking for: It […]

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I have fallen in love — with a tank top.

Last year, on a standard Target run, I came across a display of colorful tanks and decided I needed them in my life. I wanted a basic layering piece to wear under a split-hem sweater, and Target’s offering had everything I was looking for: It was lightweight, slim-fitting, long enough to tuck into a pair of pants, and had a flattering, just-scooped-enough halter neckline that didn’t require a racerback bra. Best of all: It was just $8. I tossed a couple in my cart and kept on shopping.

Those simple shirts — Target’s A New Day Slim Fit Ribbed High Neck Tank Top — have become a staple in my wardrobe ever since. Today, I own eight of them in five different colors (with multiples in black, white, and heather gray) because I love them that much. They’re cute, comfortable, and versatile. I’m not exaggerating when I say I sometimes wear one during the day — on its own during the summer, or as a layering piece during colder months — and then sleep in it, too. And maaaaybe I keep wearing it the next day? Hypothetically?

A few weeks ago, I showed up at my younger son’s baseball game wearing one of the tanks only to find one of my fellow moms wearing the exact same one in a different color. “Target?” I asked, eyeing her very familiar top. Then, lo and behold, another team mom showed up wearing — you guessed it — the same tank. We raved about how much we love these tanks and jokingly asked what color we should all wear the next day. (Speaking of: the tank top is available in 14 different colors and 10 sizes, from XS to 4X.)

Beyond my own circle of friends, it’s easy to find rave reviews of this tank top. SheKnows’ own commerce editor is a fan, saying “I swear I buy one every time I go to Target.” And the tank has nearly 12,000 reviews online, most of them 5-star.

Of course, there are some 1-star reviews, too, with some shoppers saying the tanks are too thin and see-through. And to be sure, they are thin — I probably wouldn’t wear my white one on its own — but that’s one of the things I like about them. Made of 58 percent cotton, 39 percent modal, and 3 percent spandex, these tanks are indeed lightweight, but, in my experience, hold their shape well.

I’m rarely the person who buys multiples of an item of clothing; more often, I find myself wishing I’d bought two of something that I’ve loved and worn to the point of shabbiness. I’m also not the person who has a closet stuffed with the latest trendy, inexpensive clothing that’s designed to be worn for a season. When it comes to buying clothing, I frequently shop used and I strive for a better-not-more mentality. But for me, these Target tank tops are a welcome exception: a basic, well-priced item that I can wear and wear and wear… and then not feel quite so bad about replacing when they get the inevitable pit stains and need to be relegated to the rag bin.

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