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A tube top is a
In the 2010s, tube tops were banned by some schools (e.g., one New Jersey school's dress code banned tube tops as "too 'distracting' for the eighth grade boys"). In 2018, opponents of these types of clothing bans argued that they are a "form of
shoulder
The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone) as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons.
The articulations between the bones of the shoulder m ...
less, sleeve
A sleeve (, a word allied to '' slip'', cf. Dutch ) is the part of a garment that covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips.
The sleeve is a characteristic of fashion seen in almost every country and time period, across a myri ...
less garment primarily worn by women that wraps around the upper torso
The torso or trunk is an anatomical terminology, anatomical term for the central part, or the core (anatomy), core, of the body (biology), body of many animals (including human beings), from which the head, neck, limb (anatomy), limbs, tail an ...
. It is generally tight over the breast
The breasts are two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso among humans and other primates. Both sexes develop breasts from the same embryology, embryological tissues. The relative size and development of the breasts is ...
s, and usually uses elastic bands at its top and bottom to prevent it from falling. The tube top's precursor was a beachwear or informal summer garment worn by young girls in the 1950s that became more widely popular in the 1970s and returned to popularity in the 1990s and 2000s.
In 2012, Iranian-Israeli fashion designer Elie Tahari
Elie Tahari (; born 1952) is an Iranian fashion designer. He is the designer of ready-to-wear clothing and fashion accessories. His company is headquartered in New York City, with stores located throughout the world.
Early life
Tahari was born ...
claimed that he helped popularize the tube top after his arrival in New York in 1971. The original tube tops, as spotted by Tahari in a New York factory run by Murray Kleid, were elasticated gauze tubes reportedly produced through a factory manufacturing error. Murray ran with this product for years, and eventually Tahari bought tubes from Kleid, later setting up his own factory to mass produce tube tops to meet widespread demand.
Dress code controversies
In the 2010s, tube tops were banned by some schools (e.g., one New Jersey school's dress code banned tube tops as "too 'distracting' for the eighth grade boys"). In 2018, opponents of these types of clothing bans argued that they are a "form of body shaming
Body shaming is the action or inaction of subjecting someone to humiliation and criticism for their bodily features. There are so many types of body shaming, including but not limited to fat-shaming, shaming for thinness, height-shaming, shami ...
" on women and should not be used; in one San Francisco Bay area school district, based on advice from the National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. It ...
, tube tops (along with miniskirts and other formerly disallowed items) are being permitted again.
See also
*Bandeau
A bandeau ( ; ; diminutive of the French word meaning 'strip') is a garment comprising, in appearance, a strip of cloth. Today, the term frequently refers to a garment that wraps around a woman's breasts. It is usually part of a bikini in sports ...
* Strapless dress
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