# Specific term for this type of tube top? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** fashion-clothing\ **Created:** [February 17, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656 "2022-02-17T07:13:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656/1 "2022-02-17T07:13:35Z")
Is there a specific term or words a fashion maven would use to refer to this tube top? I’m pretty sure fashion gurus would have terms to describe the specific shape of the over and under bust hems and the how the backside is lower? Front view: [![](https://i.gyazo.com/0f3be42336eee309285337c4c09ad173.png) ](https://i.gyazo.com/0f3be42336eee309285337c4c09ad173.png) Back view: [![](https://i.gyazo.com/4a2418a228491db9a0faa0cf3d76bf8f.png) ](https://i.gyazo.com/4a2418a228491db9a0faa0cf3d76bf8f.png) These are 3D renderings from a videogame. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656/2 "2022-02-17T07:33:43Z")
I’d use the term “bandeau top” for something like that. Here’s a very similar swimsuit top, which is labeled as a bandeau. [![](https://photo.venus.com/im/19255128.jpg?preset=xxl_70) ](https://photo.venus.com/im/19255128.jpg?preset=xxl_70) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656/3 "2022-02-17T07:55:26Z")
I concur with bandeau. It is not very related to a tube top. Strapless, yes, tube, no.The neckline of the top is reminiscent of a vintage sweetheart neckline. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656/4 "2022-02-17T14:02:16Z")
It’s only a model. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656/5 "2022-02-17T16:13:16Z")
Thanks everybody! So I’m going to go with “bandeau top with sweetheart neckline” to describe this bit of the character’s wardrobe. > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > It’s only a model. 🤪 True! – That’s my post; hope you liked it! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656/6 "2022-02-17T17:43:50Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > True! The _correct_ reply is, of course, [“Shhhhhh!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3dZl3yfGpc)