Clothing options change during spring and summer as the weather warms up and winter clothes are returned to the back of your closet. While you can wear bralettes all year, it’s especially fun to incorporate them into your outfits during the warmer months because instead of having your cute bralette hide under your wooly sweater, you can strategically style your outfit to let it show. Bralettes are basically cuter, more decorated, and much more comfortable bras. They are often designed to include fun patterns and prints or lace. They’re also better for spring and summer than regular bras since they’re made of breathable fabric and replace padding and underwires with seamless comfort.
When you’re swapping out your bras for bralettes this summer, keep in mind that there are many stylish ways to incorporate your bralettes into your outfits. Here are a few looks we love for letting your bralette be not just a comfy undergarment supporting you but also a style element.
Under a Low-V Top
Bralettes look amazing under a low cut top like one with a plunging V-neck neckline. This way you get to show off how cute your bralette is, and it also gives a more modest alternative to baring so much skin with your low-V top. Plunging blouses also tend to slip around, threatening a “nip slip,” but when you wear them over your bralette, you don’t have to worry about showing more than you’re comfortable with; all that others will see is your favorite bralette.
As a Top With Shorts and a Light Jacket
Bralettes can also be worn on their own as a crop top look. A trendy way to style a bralette in this way without it standing out as an undergarment is to pair it with highwaisted shorts (or pants) and either a flowy button down shirt or a light jacket. You’ll feel confidence in your comfy but chic outfit, and you’ll feel comfortable wearing your bralette as a top due to the balance of showing some skin while covering some up. This look is especially great for outdoor plans because if you get too hot, you can remove your jacket and be beach ready.
Over a T-Shirt or Long Sleeved Shirt
For those who still want to show off the cute bralette they’re proud of but don’t want to reveal much skin, there is a modest and stylish alternative to wearing a bralette as a top. Instead, you can wear your bralette over a plain top to add some pizzazz to your look. This works best with tight fitting t-shirts or long sleeve tops that are in a neutral shade and don’t have a pattern or print. You don’t want your shirt to bunch up under your bralette, so any well fitted top will do the trick. This look can offer a little extra flair when you use a more decorative, lacy bralette, or can be worn for everyday plans with a more casual bralette style.
As a Swimsuit
Whether you’re at the beach to swim, to tan, or to socialize with friends, you can wear your bralette in the place of a swimsuit top. When you wear a bralette instead of a bikini top, you know you will be comfortable, have full coverage, and not need to worry about it slipping around your body like some flimsy bikinis—and get you lots of compliments, too. These features will particularly come in handy if you end up participating in beach sports or other movement. Who wants to go to the beach and have to stay carefully arranged so their suit doesn’t show a little too much? Swimsuits should be comfortable, secure, and easily cleaned, which bralettes are all of. And you don’t need to worry about your bralette getting wet if it’s made of a blend of cotton and spandex like the ones sold by TomboyX.
Under a See-Through Shirt
You can style yourself as usual with a shirt and a pair of your favorite bottoms and still showcase your bralette by selecting a see-through top. The pattern or design of your favorite bralette will subtly show through your top, and yet you’ll remain covered and warm should a breeze pick up. This is a favorite way to wear a bralette in the summer time due to how simple and cute it is.
Under Your Clothes as Usual For Ultimate Comfort
While you can show off your cute bralette during the warmer months, you can also wear it like you would any undergarments—under your clothing, unseen, either matching or unmatching the rest of your outfit. Even if you are the only person who sees your amazingly adorable bralette, you’ll still feel cute, confident, and comfy as you move through your day. Bralettes were made to be worn and enjoyed both when they are seen and unseen.
You can use these style tips to make the most of your bralettes these warm seasonal months! No matter how you wear them, bralettes will suit your relaxed summer mood.
