A shirt, a shirt, my kingdom for a shirt

August 12, 2009 1:13 PM

Personal Shopper Filter: Help me find an awesome shirt to wear to an awesome concert.

I'm looking for a shirt to wear to a concert this fall. I have an idea of the style that I want, but I'm having trouble finding it online.

The style I'm looking for is an open-backed or lace-backed t-shirt. I don't care if it has sleeves or is sleeveless, but I'd prefer a solid black with an almost completely skin-bearing back. Lace is preferred, but I'll also consider crochet (such as this) or a mostly open design.
Also, I'm a size 14/16, and that seems to limit my options a little bit.

Any help researching stores where I can find such a shirt would be super appreciated! I'm willing to order online or go in person to a store. I'm located in Atlanta and my price range is <$60.

posted by derogatorysphinx to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (6 answers total)

How good are you with DIY? Can you find a cheap solid-colour top, e.g. with a cowl neck, and then modify the back yourself? Generation T has lots of ideas on how to modify T-shirts, and I'm sure you can adapt some of their ideas to sew together a modified piece of lace fabric and a shirt of your choice.
posted by Phire at 1:19 PM on August 12, 2009

What precludes a cheapo corset?
posted by LSK at 1:21 PM on August 12, 2009

I haven't looked through it, but it seems like it must be something this site: greatglam.com must have. If I end up needing to procrastinate I might look through it for you... :) but try it out.
posted by brainmouse at 1:44 PM on August 12, 2009

I've seen a couple of shirts similar to what you're describing at Forever 21 *gulp* Yes, the annoying and loud store for teenage girls. I actually own two - they are racer-back style where the racer-back straps are dollie-like, rather than solid fabric. Pretty gosh-darn-freakin' awesome. I can't find any of the shirts on their website, but I was just in the store two days ago and they had literally dozens of types of shirts similar to what you're saying. I'm a 12/14 and their clothes are so cheap that if the shirt might get ripped or dirty at the concert, just dump it!
posted by banannafish at 1:51 PM on August 12, 2009

Best answer: This one (back) is a little, barely there... maybe more so than you want, but it's an option!
posted by brainmouse at 1:55 PM on August 12, 2009

You also might want to look at this or this, though they are probably too casual for what you're looking for?
posted by brainmouse at 2:08 PM on August 12, 2009