I like the look of the first top, due to the neckline and necklace sitting perfectly in line together, I could not achieve this with my jewellery wardrobe. I also REALLY LOVE look three, however I can and probably will recreate the look tomorrow with separate pieces. Verdict undecided.

This isn’t a look that appeals to me very much I am afraid. Many times the extent of the chains/metal is just too much for my liking.
Then add more careful laundering as a necessity? Afraid not,must pass

I saw a few of these items in the INC department at Macys but I passed. I’d rather mix and match my own accessories with a top. Also, the laundry issue is there, and I’m not sure I’d want to risk spending money on an item that will be ruined in the wash. I suppose it can be a fun look, but I don’t think it’s necessary to have your accessories attached to your top.

Handwashing them gently would work. I have not seen these around here at all, how strange. I think I prefer to add my own jewelry.

I am not big on chains so this looks is not something I am dying to try out. Funnily enough, I had my husband remove a chain from a dress I recently bought because I love the dress, but the chain was just not doing anything for me or the dress. However, I do like the pearl version of the look. I don’t have enough pearls to copy it exactly, but I think it would be a fun exercise to mix and match various pearly beads.

No. No no no no no.

Beyond the cleaning issues, I find it hard to believe that the weight of the “necklace” doesn’t drag down the front of the top; I would be constantly worried about a wardrobe malfunction.

Also, I am really not a fan of the multi-layered, bits-n-pieces messy necklaces that are so popular now (like the second image, only more exaggerated). They tend to look like they’re broken, or dirty, and it just hits all my germ-aphobic triggers. That’s just my thing, I know, but there’s no way I woudl buy it on a shirt either.

Chains are an interesting detail.
What about chain details on a jacket? It´s more unexpected than on a top (most people won´t even notice that it´s not a “normal” necklace on your top) and it would solve the laundry problem since you don´t have to wash a jacket as often as a top. Studs and chains are cool on skinnies, too.
So: Yes, but not on a top.

I wondered about washing, too. The look is fun enough, but how on earth will these tees survive multiple wearings? I actually ended up making a huge chain bib necklace for myself to emulate the look … with separate pieces, I’ve got WAY more versatility!

Not sure if they will survive the wash, and I’m not willing to risk my washing machine’s well-being to find out! I think I’ll do it the old fashioned way and just wear a necklace.

The fact that some of these chains are detachable baffles me even more than those that are permanantly affixed (i.e. this is the look, like it or lump it). If you can remove the chains, why not just add your own to begin with? Not a fan.

Here is another version. I bought this at Macy’s but ended up returning it because I had another similar top. This doesn’t have long chains but it does have one heavier chain in the center of the neckline. Wen I fist saw this I thought,”Oh if only it didn’t have that metal stuck on it”, but it grew on me and now I think it is pretty. I like this better than the long chains. Long chains are difficult to handle even when they are not stuck on a top. You know, they get all messed up. I would pass on the long chains unless I absolutely loved the top for other reasons.
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I’m also concerned about washing the garment and the weight pulling the fabric. I especially don’t see how the shiny discs in the first example would stay shiny long with washing unless one takes the time to polish each one. I’ve avoided “jewel” embellished knits for the same reason. I’d rather add my own jewelry or be able to wear a scarf.

Passing trend. It won’t be around long enough for you to need to wash it. Buy cheap and throw it away.

Yikes, not over my bosom.

The first and the third look okay because it looks more like a necklace than stuck-on bits of metal….but then I ask myself: Why not just wear a necklace?

Too much bother to wash. I do like the idea on a jacket, or other item that is not washed so frequently. I have seen this idea on cocktail dresses, which I rather like. However if it makes the garment heavy, forget it.

Good observations ladies.

Phoebe, nice point about having an embellished jacket instead. Although, I’m trying to figure out where on the jacket the embellishment would work best. It’s perfectly positioned on a top and frock.

I’ve tried on a few tops and dresses and the embellishments are surprisingly light. My own necklaces are heavier! However, you’d need to wear the top for a while to road test its potential malfunctioning attributes.

MPJ, I guess the appealing part is that your top comes with a necklace. So easy. You don’t need to worry about matching one up with it.

Maya, I hear you on the bosom concern. Surprisingly, I’ve had chain detail tops on a few well endowed lasses and the chains drape over the bosom beautifully, probably because they are fine and light chains.

San, I like your different point of view. Can you remove the embellishment the came with your top?

I am kind of neutral. I like these tops, but I do not plan on running out and getting one. Than again, I recently got a very pretty Nanette Lepore sweater dress that has a tons of embellishment sewn on the front. I an quite nervous about cleaning it and will probbaly just bring it to a dry cleaner.

Hmm they would make washing a bit tricky. I prefer the layered necklace look over a plain top.

-meream

Love the look! I have one! I will try to post a pic tomorrow!

Not a fan at all, but thanks for the update! I love knowing what’s out there, even if I don’t love what it is.

In fact, I’m kind of glad I don’t like it, because that means I don’t have to run out and buy it! I spent a fortune once I saw that YLF post about dresses and leggings a couple of weeks back!

Wow, these were all over Ross this summer. I saw at least a dozen different versions, most with a removable chain. One had a necklace versus a chaing, but pretty much the same concept.

I always figured it was a trend on its way out, because I saw so many of them.

Now I need to rethink Ross. I have found good jeans and other doodads, so it’s hard to say.

I almost bought one top b/c the chain was both removable and the top itself stood nicely on its own legs, but I am not a fan of tank tops and I don’t wear jackets in the summer.

I think it could be a great no-brainer work look, though. Just grab and go. Easy peasy.

Several years ago, my teenage daughter left a necklace in her pocket when she laundered a pair of pants. The necklace destroyed my washing machine. (It somehow wrapped around some crucial part.) Enough said.

I love the look, but the one I have from Theory (which looks great with jeans and dressier bottoms) has a detachable multiple chain necklace that can also be worn shorter by fastening the ends together instead of in the loops at the upper shoulder.

I’m not quite sure why I don’t like it, but I just……….don’t.

I like the look, but would prefer to buy a necklace separately so it could go over several different tops.

To me, pre-accessorised tops are like sweaters with collars and cuffs attached, or shirts with a vesty front bit that doesn’t extend round the back. Tawdry, tacky, nasty, and cheap, even if one pays too much money for them. I hate the “look” and all it stands for.

I love those dress and I think that will look good on me, lol. Much better if the accessories are detachable or separate to the dress so you can choose other accessories too.

Interesting and a little odd. Why not just buy the necklace, so that you are able to wear it with many different outfits?

I personally hate Jewelry, so to me this is like awful. Ugh.

But the laundry. My guess is most of the shirts are supposed to be hand washed, though.

I like looks 1-3, but I’m not diggin’ the last look with the built-in chains. Looks like it’s pulling the shirt in a weird way – better when the chains hang from the neck rather than the shirt, in my opinion. But yea, I’d be curious to try on necklace #2…