Talk:Tube top

Boob tube vs. halter top
The picture shows what I think of as a halter top rather than a boob tube. I understand a boob tube to be the sort that doesn't have any straps over the shoulders or round the neck, but stays in place by elasticity. It's the only use I've heard in person of the term. It's also the only clothing definition that OneLook gives me for either boob tube or tube top, besides our own and Wordsmyth's that doesn't exactly address the issue of straps or not.

OK, so there are also some tops that can be worn either as a boob tube or as a halter top, with a cord that ties either around the neck or in a bow at the front. Sometimes they are called boob tubes in catalogues, and I've also seen the phrase "boob tube with detachable straps", adding to the confusion. -- Smjg 20:03, 3 February 2006 (UTC)


 * I also wouldn't expect a boob tube to have straps, but my image of one also has a higher bottom edge than the one in the picture - ie it leaves the midriff exposed and really is little more than a tube around the boobs. PeteVerdon 11:31, 11 March 2006 (UTC)


 * There's another pic at commons:Tube_top if anyone wants to include that... Churchh 16:34, 20 April 2006 (UTC)


 * What is an "Avng woman"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.124.16.28 (talk) 15:23, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

So when was the first tube top made? Every website I've looked at that discusses the history of the garment is ripped off from Wikipedia, and not one gives a date for the supposed "mistake." I don't need the exact day, but a year would be nice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.226.132.158 (talk) 04:48, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I have removed the last sentence which said that halter tops are a form of tube top. No they are not. And if the preceding statement that tube tops are becoming more popular again, is considering halter tops, then that sentence should be modified or removed also. I was in college in the late 70's and know what a tube top is, and I never see them anymore.Flight Risk (talk) 21:09, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Dress code controversies
, in a series of edits, added some well-sourced text about dress-code issues, some of which relates, but only tangentially, to tube tops; and some of which really doesn't relate much at all to the topic. I've set it off in its own section Dress code controversies; but I really think it's off-topic enough to be removed. Arguably it has a home in dress code (maybe leaving behind a single line that mentions tube tops being "regulated as part of dress codes" or something like that, so there's a wikilink to that article), but not here. Thoughts? TJRC (talk) 22:18, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * The articles all refer to tube tops being banned by dress codes. The rules about wearing an item of clothing may be of interest to readers. In all the articles cited, there are direct references to tube tops. OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 22:56, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes: the subject of this article is mentioned in the references; but the references are in no way about the subject of the article; and the discussion added to the article itself is not about the subject of the article. Would you propose to add the same material to miniskirt, strapless dress, leggings, etc., which are also mentioned? I hope not. And if not, why here?TJRC (talk) 23:10, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * The article cited as a source does not have to be about the subject of the article. It sounds like you are saying only articles with titles like "Tube tops subjected to dress codes" could be cited in an article on tube tops. On the topic of whether to talk about social and cultural impacts, I edit many articles where the subject (the article topic) is construed to include these social and cultural impacts. For example, on the chocolate article, there are sections on the cocoa plant, its preparation, how to make chocolate, and so on. But there is also coverage of human slavery and child labour issues. You are correct in pointing out that any discussion of wider issues should not get undue weight. For example, if the chocolate article's section on human slavery and child labour should be small compared to the basic "what is chocolate" sections. Re: adding to all articles...yes, I think a short mention, properly sourced, that miniskirts, strapless dresses, and leggings, have been subject to dress codes/prohibitions would be helpful to the reader. OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 13:31, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Man with crop top
The first image on the page, captioned "Man (Johnny Depp) with crop top" definitely isn't a tube top. While it's a crop top for sure, it has sleeves and shoulders, something that the article explicitly says tube tops don't have. I'm really new here and I don't trust myself to be able to find an image that fits better with copyright that allows it being on Wikipedia, which is why I'm putting this on the talk page and not editing it myself. PetrichorVoices (talk) 01:04, 28 February 2021 (UTC)