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Are you looking for a top that is trendy, 80's style, and perfect for the club or bar? If you're someone who doesn't mind showing a little skin, then you would probably like the new Stanley Oversized Top by Forplay. This is a flash back to the 80's, with the over-sized style of shirt, that easily shows off your shoulders, and the sides of your body. With half of the top being shear, it shows off quite a bit of skin, so this is for someone who is comfortable in baring all. You could easily wear this shirt with a pair of jeans, leggings, shorts, dress it up or down, and add some funky jewelry with it. If you have a petite sized body, you would look like you're swimming in the shirt, or if you have extra meat on your body, you may want to stay away from this top.



Design / Craftsmanship / Material / Size / Fit



The Stanley Oversized Top by Forplay, comes in sizes: small, medium, and large, and is only available in the color black. The top contains two tags on the inside collar: the Forplay logo, and the main fabric breakdown tag that includes washing instructions. The tag states that the shell of the top is made up of 100% rayon, and the contrasting material is 100% nylon. I had to read that twice to get it right, as I originally was confused. Really it should have stated 50% rayon, and 50% nylon!





Starting from the top of the shirt, there's a wide round neck perfect for you to show one or both shoulders. The neck of the shirt without stretching it measures 11" across, and dips down quite low. The arms of the top are quite big in size, and resemble a wing like effect when arm is raised. From the neck to the end of the sleeve measures 12" in length, and the width of the end of the sleeve is 15".





Half of the top is solid black material, and the other half is a sheer mesh that is see-through. The front of the shirt is solid black that runs all the way down to the bottom of the shirt. The solid portion moves in a "V" shape, down to the bottom, which makes the sides of the shirt revealing your skin. At the bottom of the shirt, the solid portion measures 12" across, and on each side the black mesh measures an additional 4" each. The total measurement around at the end of the shirt is 30" without being stretched, however, anyone with hips and a bigger waist would still be able to fit into it. Measuring the shirt higher up, just below the armpits and bust, it's 62" around... which is quite big!





The back of the shirt is just like the front, solid down the front, and sheer on both sides. The neck doesn't dip down as deep as the front, but is still round in nature.



The key with this shirt is to get it to fall properly on your body. If you're more of a plus sized woman, it probably wont fall the way you want it to. If you're more petite and have a shorter body, you would probably look like you're swimming in it. Realistically, with the sides being sheer in nature, you pretty much need to have a perfect body to wear this top. With the way that it bunches and falls, you almost need to have the perfect figure to pull it off.



It's quite hard to describe this shirt in detail, so I will have to try and show you with additional photos of me wearing it. Keep in mind that I have a little extra meat on my body, so I'm not exactly the ideal model to wear it. It looks cute jazzing it up with a chunky colored necklace, and a big black belt on the waist to give it more shape. With the added accessories, I would actually wear it to a bar for a night out.

Care and Maintenance

This item you will want to wash by hand in cool water, and use a detergent that is mild. I personally like to use zero for my lingerie. You will also want this item to air dry, hang it on a hanger to keep it's shape. If you need to iron the shirt, make sure to only use a low/cool setting.

Packaging

The top came packaged and sealed in a clear plastic bag for protection. Opening the bag, removing the shirt, it was nicely folded around a white cardboard insert. It was nice having the insert, as it held the tops shape nicely. The original cardboard tag was attached to the tag at the neck of the shirt, and on one side it's white with the companies logo, and on the other side it had a model wearing the top.

The packaging is fully recyclable, and added excellent presentation to the product. Right away you could tell that it was of a higher quality, prior to opening the item.





Overall, the shirt is higher quality then I expected. I originally hesitated on getting this top, as I know I don't have the perfect figure, but with the added accessories, I made it work for me. I personally wish I got a size medium, so maybe it would have fallen better. Keep in mind that this top is meant to be big, so if you normally wear an XL, the large would actually fit. I wear an XL, and the large was plenty big enough. I have a short waist, so it falls a little longer then I would have hoped. The length of the top in the front is 20" long, but with such a big neckline, it makes it fall looking more like an 80's style top that falls all the way to your butt. Well, it is an 80's style top, so keep all that in mind!

After playing around with this top a bit, I did find a way to wear it on my body, and have it look good. I ended up wearing a black tank top underneath, as it was more shear then I originally expected. I also added a belt to my above waist, to give it a little extra shape.

This top is excellent quality, and perfect for an evening out with friends. It can be worn so many different ways, so it's well worth the purchase.