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A top is also, speaking colloquially, an article of women's clothing for the upper body, though this term is not completely restricted to women's clothing.
For such clothing, including vests, sweaters, jackets, etc. one can disinguish:
With regard to covering the shoulders and arms:
- with no covering of the shoulders or arms - a tube top (not reaching higher than the armpits, staying in place by elasticity, see e.g )
- with only bands on the shoulders
- covering the shoulders, but without sleeves
- with short sleeves
- with half-long sleeves
- with long sleeves, may further be distinguished by the cuffs:
With regard to level of the lower edge:
- leaving the belly button area bare (much more common for women than for men)
- until the waist
- covering the crotch
- covering part of the legs (essentially this is a dress; however, a piece of clothing is either perceived as a shirt (worn with trousers) or as a dress (worn by women, and by men just in the special case of cross-dressing).
and levels in between.
With regard to opening:
- left and right front side not separable, put on over the head
- vertical opening on the front side, with buttons or zipper.
With regard to the neck:
- V-shaped permanent opening on the top of the front side
- with or without polo-neck
- no opening
- vertical opening on the top of the front side, with buttons or zipper
With regard to pockets: how many (if any), where, not closable, or with a button or zipper.
With or without collar. Furthermore the collar may have buttons at the tips for a "button-down collar".
Some common shirt types:
- T-shirt
- polo shirt - a shirt with collar but only a partial vertical opening with buttons
- dress shirt - a shirt with collar and full vertical opening with buttons
- tank top - a sleeveless shirt
- blouse - ladies dress shirt
- nightshirt - for sleeping
- sweatshirt - with or without hood
- rugby shirt - typically a long-sleeved T-shirt
- Hawaiian shirt - a colourful short-sleeve dress shirt
- golf shirt - a polo shirt
- baseball shirt - usually distinguished by a three quarters sleeve
- fishnet shirt, transparent, see e.g.
- tube top - a shoulderless, sleeveless "tube" that wraps the torso
- halter top - a shoulderless, sleeveless, backless garment, typically for women. It is mechanically analogous to an apron with a string around the back of the neck and across the lower back holding it in place.
