Cropped White Stripe Knit Top with Gold Buttons

Structure and ease do not usually sit together. This striped knit manages both, and the gold buttons down the front are the reason it lands on the polished side of the line.

The knit is soft and stretchable with a subtle texture running through the stripe. It is cut slightly cropped in a refined shape, with contrast trim beside the button front and faux pockets set into it. Light shoulder padding gives the top gentle structure at the top of the arm, so it holds its line without stiffness. The stretch is comfortable and it runs true to size.

Put it with high-rise denim and the whole thing reads weekend; put it with tailored trousers and it reads weekday, with no other change required. That range is unusual in a knit top, and it is mostly down to those buttons.