Challenge: you have £25 to buy a top to wear with a black leather mini. What do YOU choose?

[EmiliaFart]

It's to wear to DP's bday dinner at naice restaurant. More than likely with black tights and chunky heeled ankle boots.

Not a thick jumper as would be too warm.

Usual style is animal print/sparkly/vintage but all seem too OTT with a leather skirt esp for a Thu night dinner in January.

Size 12-14. Apple shaped so nothing cropped/tight on stomach.

Usual shops are ASOS/new look.

What would you go for?

Personally I'd always go for animal or bling with a leather mini, but I have no shame. I have some good batwing tops from Mint Velvet but they are ££. Have you looked in Next? They have a few things in the slouchy T-shirt kind of style, this sort of thing: www.next.co.uk/g52182s5#307152

Plain white t-shirt or vest.

Get a Phase Eight slouchy batwing top on EBay. That's what I wear with my leather mini, black tights and boots anyway.

I wear mine mainly with fitted fine-knit crew neck jumpers, or polo necks, but I am pear shaped so probably no help. I don’t shy away from sparkly or animal print with it, but would then wear black Stan Smiths which makes it seem more dressed down.

What about an animal print body from Zara...

www.zara.com/share/-c0p7499510.html?utm_campaign=productShare&utm_medium=mobile_sharing_iOS&utm_source=red_social_movil&utm_term=&utm_content=05039847-I2018

I'm currently wearing a black mini skirt which I wore with black tights and grey ankle boots out to dinner this evening with DH.

I bought a new thin black jumper from H&M today, it's slightly batwing, covers my slight mum tum and left me room for my dinner. Wore it with a big sparky necklace.

I have this...tis fab

I wear mine with a red/black fitted check shirt with sleeve rolled up to elbow. I like it 😀

A wrap bodysuit

What about a merino fine knit jumper from UNIQLO? They have crew necks, v necks and boatnecks in a variety of colours.

Or, get a slogan t-shirt from somewhere like redbubble, again they do a variety of colours and necklines.

Thanks all. Have decided to embrace the animal and have ordered the following tops in the sale this morning.

Will see how they look when I pick them up.

Personally I think you should dress down leather as the skirt is the statement piece - I would go for the third top of those you have ordered as it has some black in it and is not as bold as the other two. I think a thin black knit polo neck with a flouncy top looks nice as well. It will be a great outfit for high heeled ankle boots which are very on trend. I agree with what juliestilldreams of horses and oholynightowl said above in regard to what goes best with leather. Hope you find the right top.

I just bought a really nice thin jumper in the whistles sale for £29 ... hang on

Oh it’s sold out

I wear this with my black leather mini
www.standingforwomen.com/product-page/t-shirt-with-definition-1?utm_campaign=2ddc791a-de55-41bc-aac4-aa7b53df885a&utm_source=so

What top did you choose in the end?

I think a black and white stripy boat-neck top.

Weshouldbefriends I have the hoody of that. So fab and warm