Lightweight Ribbed Active Tank

The ribbed tank has quietly taken over the space that used to belong to the plain gym top, and it is easy to see why. The rib gives structure where a flat jersey goes shapeless, the slit keeps it from sitting flat against you, and the whole thing is light enough that you forget you put it on. This one does that job without any fuss.

The fabric is 95% polyester and 5% spandex with moderate stretch, so it moves through a session and settles back rather than staying stretched out. The rib runs the length of the body and the slit gives the hem somewhere to go when you reach or bend. Top length runs from roughly 24.8 inches at size S to 27.2 inches at XL, so it covers through movement rather than riding up on the first rep. Sizes run S through XL, in light yellow, black, pink, and purple.

It earns its keep well beyond the gym. Wear it with leggings and trainers for the obvious version, or pull it over bike shorts with an oversized shirt open on top for a walk that has nothing to do with exercise. The ribbed texture means it reads as a real top rather than kit, so it goes under a blazer or with wide leg trousers and still looks deliberate. Black is the workhorse, and the light yellow is the one that makes the outfit.

Why you will love it

• Ribbed texture that keeps its shape
• Side slit for easy movement at the hem
• Moderate stretch
• Material composition: 95% polyester, 5% spandex
• Lightweight enough for training or layering
• Four colors: light yellow, black, pink, and purple

Care

• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low